WHM X3 Software Programmer

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Datalinx Warehouse Management and Barcoding for Sage

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Datalinx is a software house specializing in writing, selling and supporting barcode and warehouse management systems to users of Sage accounting and ERP systems. These systems provide warehousing, job tracking and costing applications that deeply integrate to Sage 200 and Sage X3 across the world.

Due to our ongowing business expansion, we are looking to grow our UK based team. The successful candidate will join our Development team at our head office in Dormansland, Surrey. All team members work physically in the same space and interact constantly to ensure nothing is missed or overlooked when the team’s developments come together for a product release.

Position: Developer - WHM X3 Software Programmer, reporting to the Development Director

Location: Datalinx HQ, Dormansland, Surrey

Department: Development

Term: Full time role, office based

Hours: 9am - 5.30pm

Company Culture: At Datalinx Computer Systems Ltd, we foster a collaborative and innovative work environment. We value teamwork, continuous learning, and a commitment to excellence. Our team members are passionate about technology and dedicated to providing top-notch solutions for our clients.

How to Apply

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual with a passion for technology and customer service to join our growing team. If you are passionate about technology and eager to contribute to a dynamic team, we encourage you to apply!

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Day to Day Duties and Essential Skills

Purpose of the Role		Technical Skills
You will work as part of a growing team writing software that will increase and develop the business functionality within Datalinx’s core product WHM X3. This product adds significant functionality to the Sage global ERP system, Sage ERP X3.		Proven experience writing software using languages, such as BASIC, any 4GL, COBOL, PASCAL or similar Extensive working knowledge of the Microsoft Windows Desktop and Server environments Experience of using, but not writing, Microsoft Windows Services Knowledge of particular systems Knowledge and experience of the Sage ERP X3 language “SAFE” is desired but not required Knowledge and experience of the Eclipse IDE is desired but not required
Key Responsibilities		Skill Set
Understanding the requirements for discrete pieces of work allocated to the role, designing solutions to fulfil the requirements, developing the solutions and unit testing the completed work until testing has concluded successfully. Communicate with Development Director and team members regarding assigned tasks as and when necessary. Key areas of responsibility Discussing with the team potential solutions to fulfil the requirements Writing code which conforms to the standards and methods already established by the team Writing any unit tests, test harnesses, test applications which can be used to exercise the developed functionality Re-developing as and when necessary to ensure the developed functionality is fit for purpose and passes the ultimate User Acceptance Testing Committing to the training programme by attending training courses from time to time		Essential Skills A talent for writing structured, efficient code in a non-object-oriented language akin to BASIC Microsoft SQL Server: The ability to write queries to interrogate tables to diagnose the status of situations post-execution Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint A good understanding of what Web Services do and how they work A good understanding of how Web Browsers communicate with Web Servers and the associated protocols Desired Skills Ability to identify third party tools which could be of use to the team Technical experience / knowledge of warehousing systems and equipment
Day to Day Duties		Examples of Work
Attend the offices in Dormansland Attend and contribute to the daily Team Stand-Up meeting held currently at 09:00 daily Focus upon the engineering of the requirements allocated to produce unit tested software fulfilling the requirements Participate in and contribute to intra-day ad-hoc design discussions Document and share with other team members any acquired insights or information which could be useful to the team and project as a whole.		Within the Datalinx warehousing product, an example piece of work would be to write the code to deliver functionality which allows users to efficiently pick stock items (products) from bins within the warehouse and deliver the picked items to the correct packing benches for despatch to the customers.

Personal Qualities and Abilities

Organisation

Communication

Work well within a growing team, interacting with team members on technical issues and ideas;
Maintain a professional personal working environment as appropriate.

Having an ability to communicate technically with team members and also to non-technical company members such that the information is transferred successfully.
Be capable of presenting ideas and solutions to the team using flipcharts, whiteboards or other medium from time to time.

Qualifications and Experience

Creative

Educated to a “Further Education” level - Within a Computing discipline;
“Qualified By Experience” – Proven experience within the role described herein (or very similar role) which cannot be examined but carries significant weight to this company during the candidate selection process.

Experience

Have successfully worked within a team to deliver part of an overall team requirement;
Have designed and developed software using the desired languages;
Have participated in the Unit & Operation Acceptance Testing process.

Be able to “think laterally” or “outside the box” to design solutions to challenging problems which deliver functionality against a requirement.
Use software tools creatively to improve the efficiency of the work allocated to the role.

The Team

The Team

Team Ethos

The team in which this role sits is comprised of two main groups:
(i) The Sage ERP X3 Development group and
(ii) The Microsoft .NET Development group;

This role sits entirely within the Sage ERP X3 Development group. Both groups work physically in the same space and interact constantly to ensure nothing is missed or overlooked when the two groups’ developments come together to make a Product Release.

The team for which this role has been created has a very positive, creative and enthusiastic approach to their work. They are extremely proud of their achievements thus far and would be delighted to welcome a new team member who would join them in bringing a similar level of enthusiasm and creativity to the team.

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If you would like to apply for this position, please include a covering letter/email with your CV & application and send it to enquiries@datalinx.co.uk Any applications received without a covering letter/email will NOT be considered. Thank you.

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