Lead Applications Developer-Full Stack (Onsite)
West Coast University, Inc2 years ago
Irvine, CA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$134k - $187k/yr
Responsibilities
- Gather and analyze requirements from users and business analysts and translate them into technical specifications and application solutions.
- Design, develop, modify, test, debug, document, deploy, and maintain full-stack web applications and microservices.
- Use ASP.NET, .NET, C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, SQL Server, HTML, XML, CSS, and React or Angular to build software solutions.
- Provide technical leadership for application architecture, implementation, deployment, releases, patches, and platform solutions in on-premises and cloud-native environments.
- Identify software defects, implement enhancements, and develop strategies to prevent project and system problems.
- Create project definition documents, business requirements, functional specifications, technical specifications, requirements plans, and deliverable plans.
- Collaborate with quality assurance teams, business users, third-party vendors, and organizational stakeholders throughout solution delivery.
- Manage implementation of business solutions, including software releases, process changes, end-user training, and documentation.
- Provide system and process training to administrative, professional, and staff users.
- Use LLM-based coding agents and agentic coding practices for complex refactoring, boilerplate generation, rapid prototyping, codebase analysis, and root-cause analysis.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
- At least 5 years of hands-on web application and microservices development experience using C#/.NET, JavaScript/TypeScript, SQL Server, and React or Angular UI frameworks.
- At least 5 years of technical leadership experience in application solution design, architecture, implementation, and deployment across on-premises and cloud-native environments.
- Expert-level proficiency with C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, SQL, and associated development tools.
- Extensive experience working with business analysts to develop software requirements that address concrete business needs.
- Solid experience with LLM-based coding agents such as Claude or OpenCode and agentic coding practices.
- Knowledge of project management and the software development life cycle.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, facilitation, time-management, multitasking, and judgment skills.
- Ability to work independently, across organizational levels, under deadlines, and with conflicting priorities.
- Willingness to work a flexible schedule and collaborate effectively with business users, vendors, and quality assurance teams.
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About West Coast University, Inc
West Coast University, Inc. is a private, for-profit higher-education institution offering healthcare-focused degree programs for aspiring nurses and allied health professionals, delivered on campus and online. Revenue comes from tuition and fees across undergraduate and graduate programs such as nursing, dental hygiene, physical therapy, and occupational therapy. The university operates multiple campuses in California, Texas, and Florida, including a Los Angeles site in North Hollywood, and holds regional and programmatic accreditations.