Job Description

Are you someone with new ideas, a solid technical background, and a desire to make a big impact in retail? Dillards is looking for experienced developers who enjoy solving business challenges with technology. Our agile development teams write applications to support our customers, stores, and associates.

Our Dillards IT team is based out of our Corporate Office in Little Rock, AR. Weve spent the last few years updating our store network and infrastructure, and are excited for the new applications were currently building that will provide new, more modern experiences for both our customers and associates. Were looking for developers to join our team who are motivated and who can help us get stuff done!

To apply, please submit a PDF of your resume and a PDF of your cover letter answering the following questions.

1. Tell us why youre interested in this position. What are you looking for in a career move?
2. Give us your elevator pitch! Why are you a good fit for this position? What skills and abilities do you have that you feel make you qualified?
3. We want to ensure were on the same page when it comes to compensation. What is your salary expectation (amount required to move forward with your application)? Is it negotiable?
4. Our team works in our corporate office in Little Rock, AR. Are you local? If not, are you willing to relocate?

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop and maintain both the front and back end of web applications
Research problems, make, test, and implement code changes, and then follow up to ensure the desired results were achieved
Ensure that all systems and third party integrations are available and functioning properly
Learn the business environment and collaborate with some of the nicest, smartest people (admittedly, we may be a bit biased)
Participation in an on call rotation

REQUIRED SKILLS

Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship
Ability to work onsite at Corporate Headquarters in Little Rock, AR
Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience
2+ years development experience
Experience with Java
Experience with relational databases, such as DB2
Familiarity of web server/app server setup and configuration, continuous integration pipelines, and various testing tools
Work well under pressure, grasp new ideas quickly, and be able to thrive in a dynamic and diverse environment
Highly motivated, self driven, effective communicator willing to work well in a group environment as well as function independently

DESIRED SKILLS

Experience with Scala
Experience with MongoDB
Experience with Linux
Experience with Groovy/Grails and Kotlin
Experience with Angular, Typescript, JavaScript, HTML, Struts and JQuery

MINIMUM YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
2