The Bradbury Co., Inc. is recognized around the world as the leader in quality roll forming solutions. We are a family-owned company located in Moundridge, KS. Our headquarters employs around 350 employees. Join our team!
Position Summary
The Bradbury Group is seeking a Software Developer to design and build software solutions that improve business processes across the organization.
This role is less about simply writing code and more about solving complex business problems. The ideal candidate can learn unfamiliar processes, identify inefficiencies, simplify workflows, and use modern development tools, including AI, to rapidly create accurate, secure, and maintainable applications.
Manufacturing experience is not required. Strong problem-solving skills, curiosity, technical aptitude, and the ability to understand business needs are more important.
Location: Moundridge, KS
Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday - Friday
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, test, deploy, and maintain internal business applications.
- Work directly with employees and department leaders to understand business problems and requirements.
- Simplify inefficient processes before automating them.
- Replace manual processes, spreadsheets, paper forms, and disconnected applications with modern solutions.
- Heavily use AI-assisted development tools to accelerate coding, testing, troubleshooting, and documentation.
- Validate AI-generated code for accuracy, security, performance, and maintainability.
- Develop database-backed applications, APIs, and integrations with existing business systems.
- Work with structured and unstructured business data.
- Build intuitive applications that are easy for employees to use.
- Create prototypes quickly, gather feedback, and improve solutions iteratively.
- Document applications, architecture, integrations, and deployment requirements.
- Support and improve applications after deployment.
- Follow company cybersecurity, data governance, and AI usage standards.
Required Qualifications
- Software development experience.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with database-backed applications and SQL.
- Experience with modern web application development.
- Experience with APIs and system integrations.
- Experience with source control such as Git.
- Ability to troubleshoot independently.
- Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical users.
- Ability to quickly learn unfamiliar business processes.
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools.
Preferred Technical Experience
Experience with some of the following is preferred:
- C# / .NET
- ASP.NET Core / Blazor
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Entity Framework
- REST APIs
- Azure
- Microsoft Entra ID / Active Directory
- Python
- JavaScript / TypeScript
- OpenAI or other LLM APIs
- RAG, vector databases, or AI agents
- OCR / document processing
- ERP or CRM integrations
- Automated testing and CI/CD
Manufacturing experience is helpful but not required.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate:
- Enjoys solving problems more than simply writing code.
- Is curious and comfortable learning unfamiliar processes.
- Can simplify complicated workflows.
- Is comfortable working with incomplete requirements.
- Uses AI aggressively but understands its limitations.
- Can work independently.
- Communicates well with both end users and leadership.
- Focuses on practical business outcomes.
Measures of Success
Success will be measured by:
- Business problems solved.
- Employee time saved.
- Reduction in manual processes and errors.
- User adoption.
- Application reliability and accuracy.
- Speed from business request to working solution.
- Effective use of AI to increase development productivity.
- Overall business value created.
Education
A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field is preferred but not required.
Demonstrated technical ability, problem-solving skills, and effective use of modern AI development tools are more important than a specific degree.
Benefits
- Competitive salary with annual performance evaluations
- Health Insurance
- Health, dental, vision, and prescription drug insurance
- No Waiting Period
- Coverage starts on the first of the next month following day 1 of employment
- Company-Paid Life Insurance
- Roth & 401(k) + Company Match
- PTO
- All new hires start with 80 hours of PTO on day 1
- Paid Holidays
- Safety Shoe Allowance of $175/yr
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Reduced Fee Child Care at Cradle to Crayons in Moundridge