Parthenon Management Group

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Position: Senior-Level Business Application Engineer

Reports to: Director of Innovation and Director of Information Technology

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We are Solutionaries.

Parthenon Management Group is an association management company offering management services to professional and trade associations. We offer strategic guidance and bring creative solutions with a vision for the future.

The Senior-Level Business Application Engineer will support PMG’s goals, values, and philosophy by exhibiting excellence, quality service, commitment, and accountability. As a member of the PMG team, you will be responsible for the maintenance and enhancement of software platforms for Parthenon Management Group and all its clients.

ABOUT THE PROJECT: Our work focuses on iterative delivery and continuous improvement, supporting current clients while helping build toward a scalable product vision. You’ll contribute to development and refinement, making sure each release moves the platform forward. Our product is built for extensibility from the ground up, so this role calls for thinking beyond standard patterns and leaning into our purpose-driven approach. The ideal candidate is someone who can align with and execute this intentional development philosophy while leveraging both established engineering practices and innovative architectural thinking.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following but are not limited to:

• Meet regularly with the Business Applications Team and Business Analysts to clarify priorities and requirements.
• Quickly translate user/business requirements into solid technical specifications.
• Design, develop, test, debug, and document application features and enhancements for the Association Management Software (AMS) platform.
• Build and maintain relational and dimensional data models; write efficient SQL and optimize queries.
• Implement integrations between the AMS and client websites or third-party systems.
• Participate in code reviews, both giving and receiving constructive feedback.
• Provide mentorship to less-experienced team members
• Assist in developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.
• Support deployment processes and post-deployment validation.
• Collaborate with other engineers on software architecture and technical approach.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues in collaboration with the team; participate in on-call rotation
• Serve as an escalation point for complex support tickets or client issues.
• Contribute to mobile app development and maintenance.
• Support client onboarding (data migration, configuration, etc.).
• Actively suggest improvements to existing systems and processes.
• Assist with database reporting, Excel data manipulation, and ad-hoc data tasks.
• Occasionally present technical topics or demo completed work in team or external meetings
• Attend twice-yearly in-person planning sessions
• Ability to communicate and assist staff in the office with technology related issues.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects at one time.
• Creative Problem Solver.
• Creates an inclusive and dynamic culture.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Position is in an office setting or work from home that involves everyday risks or discomforts requiring normal safety precautions. On occasion, the individual must be able to do moderately demanding physical activity such as handling and opening boxes weighing 35-40 pounds, standing, and walking extensively throughout the day.

BENEFITS

People come first at PMG. That goes for both our clients and our team members. We are known for our exceptional customer service and work ethics. Our clients are like family to us! But our real families are also a priority. From flexible work schedules, including work-from-home plans, paid volunteer days, profit sharing, and more, PMG takes great care of its team members.

We offer: Medical, Vision, and Dental insurance

• Disability insurance
• 401(k)
• 2 Personal Days, 8 Paid Holidays, PTO Days
• 6 weeks parental leave
• Employee Development
• PMG offers one paid Give Back Day to employees where team members can volunteer at their favorite cause on PMG's dime.

We are passionate about creating a workplace that promotes and values diversity. We serve associations who are global, multicultural, and diverse, and we want to reflect that inside our walls. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work is just the right thing to do.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• 10 years minimum experience as a full-stack developer OR or an equivalent combination of development experience and other relevant qualifications.
• Experience working on an agile team or some form of software development project management.
• Ability and enthusiasm for quickly learning new technologies.
• Experience with the following technologies is required: React, NodeJS, SQL, GIT, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s Degree or relevant training program(s)
• Experience with the following technologies: DNS, X.509 Certificates, SAML, OIDC, JWT, NextJS, Ionic React, PrismaJS, WebSocket, TDD, Building REST API or GraphQL Backends, PHP (WordPress & Symfony & Composer), Linux (Apache, Nginx, PostGress, MySQL, Shell Scripting), Docker, and AWS (Lambda, EC2, SES, SQS, CloudFront), Windows System Administration, C# .NET.
• eCommerce / Payment Card Industry Standards
• Conference and Convention Planning and Management