Application Developer Job Description

What does anc Application Developer do?

Application Developers are software development professionals who design and develop applications using a variety of programming languages as well as write and maintain software code for core enterprise applications. They can create new applications,  improve on existing applications, run tests, develop prototypes, or create technical documents and manuals.

Duties and Responsibilities:

These are some of the core duties and responsibilities of an Application Developer, however, specific tasks will depend on the type of business, organization, client, or project.

• Analyze data to determine an application’s specifications and requirements
• Oversee the design and development process
• Create models and prototypes, check for potential defects, analyze specifications, build and customize based on those specifications and requirements
• Provide technical support where necessary such as disaster recovery, data integrity, and security
• Troubleshoot or modify existing programs to improve performance
• Ensure that the application software is effective and efficiently designed, developed, and tested

Key languages an Application Developer may need to know:

• Java, J2EE, J2SE
• ASP.Net MVC, C#.Net, VB.Net
• Python
• JavaScript
• C/C++/ C#
• Perl
• Ruby
• R