Software Engineer @ Chroma Technology Corp

Software Engineer
Bellow Falls, Vermont

Chroma Technology Corp., a world leader in the advanced manufacturing of thin-film optical coatings, has an exciting opening for a Software Engineer!

JOIN OUR AWARD-WINNING TEAM! Recognized as a Best Places to Work in Vermont and awarded the DCD Outstanding Vermont Business of the Year, Chroma Technology Corp. is a 100% employee-owned company and certified B corporation. We are able to offer an extremely generous package of benefits, rewards, and a value-driven work environment. Join our team of collaborative employee-owners who are self-motivated, independent workers willing to strategize and together work towards the long-term prosperity of the company.

The Software Engineer will be part of a small team responsible for the design, creation, integration and continuous improvement of software systems throughout Chroma. You will be part of the succession plan for our Senior Systems Architect, one of Chroma’s founders. You’ll be getting in at the ground floor of a new integration of the Acumatica ERP platform with Chroma’s in-house systems. Chroma values strong relationships, so we are seeking someone available and excited for a long career with us.

We are looking for applicants who use a blend of creativity and an analytical approach to solve process and programming challenges. If you enjoy learning and using a variety of languages and tools to build and maintain rich and complex environments, then this position could be right for you.

It is essential that applicants have the following qualifications:
● BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or similar, or the ability to prove equivalent work experience.
● Programming:
o 3+ years programming in various environments
o 3+ years programming in a Microsoft Windows environment
o 2+ years with SQL database programming
● Experience with team development of software using a code repository system such as SVN or GIT

Having experience with any of the following areas is an advantage, and it’s really fun stuff to learn:
● Developing for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems or complex shop floor management, including Acumatica ERP
● Employee ownership and employee governance. Chroma has a unique ownership structure that welcomes and rewards employee participation.
● Optical thin-film filters are used to see the smallest structures seen by microscopes, and the biggest structures you can see by telescope. Chances are good that if you took a PCR test over the last few years, you’ve benefited from a Chroma filter. It’s a fascinating industry, and our in-house software team covers portions of all our business processes, optical design, spectroscopy, thin-film coating and processing automation.

Competencies for success include:
● Excels at learning new industry, company, product, or technical knowledge
● Can look beyond the surface to see hidden issues, and use rigorous logic and processes to effectively solve difficult problems
● Is an attentive, active, and patient listener; can accurately restate differences of opinion
● Intellectually sharp, capable and agile. Comfortable with complex concepts
● Works easily with others to solves problems based on common ground; easily earns the trust and support of peers by being candid and collaborative
● Seizes opportunities and is energized by challenges
● Keeps confidences, admits mistakes, direct and truthful

Please visit our career page at www.chroma.com to review the full job description, summary of benefits, and to apply online.

Chroma Technology Corp is an employee-owned company and equal opportunity employer.

Please apply on our website: https://www.chroma.com/company/careers