Senior Application Developer

We are looking for a Senior Application Developer who combines strong hands-on development skills with the ability to lead strategically, communicate clearly, and contribute to future architectural direction.

This is a hybrid role and may require you to be in the office 2-3 days per week.

In this Role You will:
Combine hands-on development, technical leadership, and strategic influence.

Connect ideas across teams, drive clarity from ambiguity, and communicate technical recommendations in a way that builds alignment with both technical and business partners.

Lead and contribute to the design, implementation, and evolution of scalable, cloud-hosted software within the VetConnect PLUS ecosystem, incorporating strong testing, monitoring, performance, and reliability practices.

Drive technical direction for complex features and systems with high autonomy using strong engineering judgment to identify connections, risks, and opportunities across domains; navigate ambiguity with incomplete information and shake long-term system direction.

Mentor engineers and contribute to development standards; guiding teams to apply sustainable technical practices, code quality through reviews, and operational excellence.

Translate business objectives and product concepts into clear technical solutions, evaluating tradeoffs and downstream impacts; collaborate closely with product, UX, business stakeholders, and cross-team engineering partners to drive shared understanding and alignment.

What do you need to succeed?

10+ years of application development experience, including technical leadership and large-scale system design contributions.

Solid plus grounding in software design principles, modern development methods, automated testing, and CI/CD practices; technical proficiency with Java/Spring and TypeScript/NodeJS, and familiarity with cloud technologies (AWS & GCP preferred).

Strong communication and influence skills with the ability to explain complex technical topics to business partners and non-technical audiences.

Proven ability to drive clarity and progress in ambiguous situations, connecting dots across teams and domains.

A proactive, forward-looking mindset with a passion for learning, influencing, and helping set long-term technical direction.

What you can expect from us:
Base salary range starting at $138,000 based on experience

Opportunity for annual cash bonus

Health / Dental / Vision Benefits Day-One

5% matching 401k

Additional benefits including but not limited to financial support, pet insurance, mental health resources, volunteer paid days off, employee stock program, foundation donation matching, and much more

Why IDEXX?
We’re proud of the work we do because our work matters. An innovation leader in every industry we serve, we follow our Purpose and Guiding Principles to help pet owners worldwide keep their companion animals healthy and happy, to ensure safe drinking water for billions, and to help farmers protect livestock and poultry from disease. We have customers in over 175 countries and a global workforce of over 10,000 talented people.

So, what does that mean for you? We enrich the livelihoods of our employees with a positive and respectful work culture that embraces challenges and encourages learning and discovery. At IDEXX, you will be supported by competitive compensation, incentives, and benefits while enjoying purposeful work that drives improvement.

Let’s Pursue What Matters.

IDEXX values a diverse workforce and workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBT individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

IDEXX is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal laws.

While we appreciate our staffing partners, we are unable to accept unsolicited agency resumes.