<p>Join The #1 Furniture Company-Join The #1 Furniture Brand</p> <p>Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. is the largest manufacturer of furniture in the world. Established in 1945, Ashley offers one of the industry's broadest product assortments to retail partners in 123 countries.</p> <p>Summary</p> <p>Lead .NET developer is a strong software developer who participates in and leads the design and development of Web Applications, Integration pipelines and supporting applications and infrastructure that execute within Microsoft's software stack (On-prem and cloud). They are responsible for leading the software development life cycle from concept design through to development, release, and maintenance. A top-class Lead .NET Developer will ensure that the software development team produces scalable, resilient, and functional applications that meet company requirements.</p> <p>To ensure success as a Lead .NET developer, you should have extensive experience with Microsoft .NET Framework, large-scale databases, and complex distributed systems.</p> <p>Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>This is a hands-on technical/programming role. </li><li>The Lead .NET Developer will work closely with the program owner to ensure the successful development of new applications while maintaining the business continuity of existing applications. </li><li>Helping with triaging the application issues, supporting the customer requests, enhancing the existing functionality, and building new applications. </li><li>Support and maintenance of existing web applications. </li><li>Requirements gathering and interaction with stakeholders working in a collaborative, team environment. </li><li>Designing applications and their components and interactions with internal and/or external consumers. </li><li>Document and maintain project artifacts. Suggest best practices and implementation strategies. </li><li>Maintain comprehensive knowledge of industry standards, methodologies, processes, and best practices. </li><li>Develop and integrate software applications using AGILE methodology, applying design patterns, considering critical performance characteristics, and security measures. </li><li>Help maintain CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps. </li><li>Collaborate with Business Analysts, Architects, and Senior Developers to establish the physical application framework (e.g., libraries, modules, execution environments). </li><li>Monitor application health and usage, identify issues, plan, and execute their rectification. </li><li>Mentor and support junior developers. </li></ul> <p>Required Skills:</p> <ul> <li>7+ years of .NET/.Net Core Development experience with 2 years as a Lead Developer </li><li>C#, ASP.NET, MVC, Web-API </li><li>JavaScript/ jQuery /CSS/Bootstrap/HTML 5/CCS3 </li><li>SQL Server, SQL </li><li>Design Patterns, Clean Code/Architecture </li><li>Problem-Solving Skills </li><li>Collaboration/Communication Skills </li><li>Agile software development </li><li>CS degree or equivalent experience </li></ul> <p>Preferred Skills:</p> <ul> <li>Windows Azure </li><li>Azure Data Factory </li><li>Data lakes </li><li>Containers/Kubernetes </li><li>Microservices </li><li>Event Driven Architecture </li><li>Application Health and Observability (AppInsight, Splunk, Grafana) </li><li>A modern UI framework (React, Svelte, Angular, Vue etc.) </li><li>A NoSQL Database (MongoDB, CosmosDB) </li><li>Python </li></ul> <p>Who Are We?</p> <ul> <li>We offer competitive pay and excellent benefits! </li><li>We are a multi-billion dollar company and the largest manufacturer of furniture in the world, and offer one of the industry's broadest product assortments at over 20,000 storefronts in 123 countries. </li><li>Growth-Focused is one of our core values, and we are dedicated to helping you grow with us through training, mentoring, and coaching as well as investing in the latest design tools, production equipment, and new technologies. </li><li>Environmental efforts are a priority as we continually seek to recycle, reus,e and replenish every day. </li><li>Millions of dollars are contributed annually to local and national charities as we seek to improve the lives of people around the world. </li></ul> <p>Apply today and find your home at Ashley!</p> <p>Benefits We Offer</p> <ul> <li></li><li>Health, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program </li><li>Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Your Birthday off </li><li>Generous Employee Discount on home furnishings </li><li>Professional Development Opportunities </li><li>Ashley Wellness Centers (location-specific) and Medical Tourism </li><li>Telehealth </li><li>401(k) and Profit Sharing </li><li>Life Insurance </li></ul> <p>Our Core Values</p> <ul> <li>Honesty & Integrity </li><li>Passion, Drive, Discipline </li><li>Continuous Improvement/Operational Excellence </li><li>Dirty Fingernail </li><li>Growth Focused </li></ul> <p>To learn more about Ashley Furniture, our community engagement programs, environmental stewardship, and our core values, please visit our Corporate Social Responsibility information page:</p> <p>Corporate Social Responsibility</p> <p>We are an equal opportunity employer and provide a drug-free working environment. While Ashley appreciates the interest of all candidates, only those meeting specific position requirements may be contacted. Principals Only.</p>