Senior Application Developer

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Job Title Senior Application Developer

Reporting To Director, Digital Execution

Work Schedule Hybrid – Buffalo, NY

Moog’s IT Applications Development Team is looking for a Senior Application Developer for Azure and on-prem environments! In this role you will be responsible for designing, building, operating, and continuously improving enterprise applications hosted on Microsoft Azure and on-premises environments.

You will combine hands‑on full‑stack development, cloud architecture, DevOps automation and AI‑assisted software delivery practices, while serving as a key collaborator across distributed engineering teams, enterprise architecture, security teams and business stakeholders.

You will work a hybrid work schedule (~three days per week) at our East Aurora, NY facility.

To qualify for the Senior Application Developer role, here is what we would expect you to bring to Moog…

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or equivalent experience.
• At least five (5) years of professional software development experience.
• Strong experience with Azure (e.g. Functions, APIs, messaging, data services).
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages (C#, .NET, Python, or similar).
• Experience building or supporting distributed, cloud-based applications.
• Comfortable working in Agile/DevOps environments.

It would also be beneficial if you have…

• Experience with event‑driven architectures.
• Exposure to AI / ML integration or MLOps concepts.
• Manufacturing or industrial systems experience.

As the Senior Application Developer, you will have the following responsibilities… Application Development & Architecture

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise cloud applications using .NET (C#, MVC, Blazor), Java (Struts 2, Spring), leveraging modern front‑end and back‑end patterns
• Perform code analysis, refactoring, and modernization across legacy and modern stacks using AI-assisted tools to improve maintainability, test coverage, performance, and security posture.

AI‑Assisted SDLC & Engineering Excellence

• Apply AI‑assisted development practices responsibly across the software delivery lifecycle, without replacing human ownership of design decisions.
• Help evolve team practices toward AI‑enabled engineering workflows, documenting patterns, guardrails, and best practices for sustainable adoption.

Cloud Platform & Data Management

• Work proficiently with data platforms on Azure and on-prem, including PaaS SQL databases, Azure Storage (Blob, Queue, Table)
• Perform schema design and evolution, including controlled updates to production schemas, orchestrating data migrations, ensuring data integrity, minimal downtime, and auditability.
• Ensure applications align with Azure security, scalability, resiliency, and cost‑management best practices.

DevOps, Automation & Continuous Improvement

• Design, implement, and maintain DevOps and cloud automation, including CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (ARM, Terraform, or equivalent), Certificate and secret lifecycle management
• Drive continuous process improvement, evolving delivery practices toward industry best practices in Automation, Reliability, Observability, and Secure-by-design patterns

Production Support & Reliability

• Provide support for time‑sensitive, business‑critical production systems
• Design and troubleshoot cloud application patterns and cloud-to-on-prem patterns.
• Participate in on‑call or escalation rotations as required for critical systems.

Cross‑Team Collaboration & Leadership

• Collaborate closely with remote and distributed development teams, stakeholders, product owners, enterprise architecture, security and infrastructure.
• Translate business requirements into sound technical designs and implementation plans.

How We Care For You

• Financial Rewards: great compensation package, annual profit sharing, matching 401k, and the ability to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Work/Life Balance: Flexible paid time off, holi…