Advanced Developer, Core Sites

Job Description

Company Overview

General Mills is reshaping the future of food. We believe food makes us better. It nourishes our bodies, brings us joy and connects us to each other. As one of the world's leading food companies, General Mills operates in more than 100 countries and markets more than 100 consumer brands, including Cheerios, Nature Valley, Betty Crocker, Yoplait, Annie's Homegrown, Old El Paso, Epic Provisions, Blue Buffalo and more. Are you passionate about the future of food? You've come to the right table. We want the very best talent to help lead something big.

Job Overview

General Mills is seeking an Advanced Developer to join an established development team in the Tech and Solutions organization. Our team is responsible for delivering the largest General Mills brand websites - such as BettyCrocker.com and Pillsbury.com with millions of users and half of billion pageviews every year. We are looking for candidates who enjoy working on product-focused teams and solving new and difficult problems at scale.

Qualifications

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Passion for learning new technologies and solving challenging problems
• Team player with good communication skills
• 3+ years of development experience based on Microsoft platform, including ASP.NET and C#
• Experience in web front-end development including JavaScript and front-end frameworks
• Strong understanding of OO design and principles
• Good understanding of CI, CD, TDD and tools such as Jenkins
• Agile software development experience such as Kanban and Scrum
• Experience in software version control team practices and tools such as GIT and TFS
• Ability to mentor others and lead the team in technology and best practices
• BA/BS or equivalent experience

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Experience with Content Management Systems (CMS) such as Sitecore
• Experience with RDBMS such as SQL Server, T-SQL, Document Databases, and ElasticSearch
• Exposure to public facing, high-traffic web sites
• Exposure to service-oriented architecture