Senior Developer - Remote Flexibility

At Fort Wayne Metals, we specialize in producing top-quality wires, cables, and assemblies designed to enhance and safeguard lives. Our products are used in everything from our customers’ stents and surgical robots to aircraft and automobiles. At our essence, we are thinkers, innovators, and problem solvers, leveraging our knowledge of materials to create customized solutions for our customers.

Join us in our dedication to making a tangible impact through our advanced materials and superior products.

The Senior Developer will lead the design, development, support, and securing of the information technology systems for Fort Wayne Metals (FWM) while thoroughly understanding of the structure of the businesses data, the systems being used, and how they are integrated. You will lead projects from a development viewpoint following standards and methodology.

Education & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field or equivalent demonstrated skills and abilities is required.
• Minimum of 6-years’ relevant experience preferred

Job Responsibilities

• Write technical specs with Business Analysts for projects.
• Research new technologies to benefit Fort Wayne Metals (FWM).
• Develop custom applications based on business requirements to support Fort Wayne Metals (FWM) and the Enterprise Resource Planning system (ERP).
• Create and maintain critical databases including performance monitoring.
• Perform rigorous problem solving and debugging techniques of developed applications to identify technical and software issues and determine root cause, adjust and improvement as necessary.
• Communicate effectively with end users to provide support and to gather requirements.
• Develop custom advanced reports for specific data results as requested by management.
• Work with the IT team for projects of large scope.
• Collaborate with the IT team to provide on-going support to business units for Enterprise Resource Planning system (ERP) and custom applications through effective communication with end-users.
• Follow development standards, project methodology, and best practices per Fort Wayne Metals (FWM) IT established standards.
• Support the development team to accomplish project-based tasks, with direction from management.
• Properly document code, processes, and end user functions in a professional manner with the business analysis team.
• Perform other duties as requested by management.  

Skills Needed

• Communicate with vendors to resolve concerns with systems and applications.
• Ability to coach and mentor team members.
• Must be able to work without close supervision and be capable of self-checking completed work.
• Excellent troubleshooting ability to solve development problems as they arise.
• Ability to interact collaboratively with a team.
• Must possess excellent organizational skills.
• Must have strong communication skills to relay technical information to non-technical employees.
• Understand and apply safe work practices.

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

• Fast-paced office environment.
• Travel between facilities required.
• Typical work hours consist of 45 per week.
• Sitting and working at a computer for extended periods of time. Must be able to access all areas of operation.

Benefits & Wellness Resources

The health and wellbeing of Fort Wayne Metals is a critical part of our culture. In addition to offering medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance options to suit your needs, we’d like to share some of the other fundamental resources that make Fort Wayne Metals a premier place to work:

Physical Wellness

• Parkview Wellness Coach
  • Ready to assist with your physical and nutritional wellness needs.
• Gym Facilities
  • 4 onsite gym locations as well as discounts for regional gym facilities
• Health Challenges
  • From pickleball tournaments, sponsored races and sports leagues, to participating in the YMCA’s Corporate Challenge, we have a variety of fun ways to stay active.

Mental Wellness

• When You Need to Talk
  • 5 sessions of counseling are available to you and all members of your immediate household at no cost.
• Relaxing Time-Off
  • Qualify for Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay on your first day of employment.

Social Wellness

•  Epic Events
  • From TinCaps Night to family days at the zoo, we offer multiple activities throughout the year for employees and their families.
• Employee Resource Group
  • A voluntary, employee-led group formed to bring employees together and centered around a common interest or identity.

Professional Wellness

• Grow Your Career
  • We offer many opportunities to continue your development and growth.
• Performance Feedback
  • Receive regular and constructive feedback from your manager and peers to help you grow and improve.

Financial Wellness

• Annual Profit Sharing & 401k matching
  • Dropping dollars into your 401k. When you contribute 7%, we’ll contribute 3.5%.
• Quarterly Bonus
  • When we perform well, everyone benefits! Receive discretionary bonuses each quarter based on company performance.
• Tuition Reimbursement
  • Getting your first degree? Great! Whatever your major, we’ll help pick up the tab!
• Your Money Line
  • Employer-provided 1:1 financial guidance, education, & tools – so you can stress less about money and enjoy greater stability & confidence.