What are the responsibilities and job description for the Application Support and Development Engineer position at Rose International?
Date Posted: 05/07/2026
Hiring Organization: Rose International
Position Number: 500882
Industry: Retail
Job Title: Application Support and Development Engineer
Job Location: Brooklyn Park, MN, USA, 55445
Work Model: Hybrid
Work Model Details: Wed/Thurs onsite, the rest can be remote
Shift: Monday-Friday normal business hours
Employment Type: Temporary
FT/PT: Full-Time
Estimated Duration (In months): 6
Min Hourly Rate($): 70.00
Max Hourly Rate($): 90.00
Must Have Skills/Attributes: AWS, Cloud, DevOps, Docker
Experience Desired: Experience building or enhancing APIs, microservices, or event-driven systems (5 yrs); Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) (5 yrs); Proficiency in at least one backend language (Python, Java, Kotlin, or Scala) (5 yrs)
Required Minimum Education: High School Diploma or equivalent
Preferred Education: Bachelor’s Degree
**C2C is not available**
Job Description
Client Job ID: 8502
Required Education
This position combines real-time monitoring, incident response, user support, and break-fix activities with hands-on development work, including implementing enhancements, fixing defects in code, and contributing to system and pipeline improvements. The role works in close partnership with engineering and data science teams to deliver both operational excellence and incremental product development.
The ideal candidate brings a DevOps-oriented engineering mindset, combining strong software development skills with systems operations, troubleshooting expertise, and a passion for building and maintaining high-performing, data-driven applications.
Job Duties
For information and details on employment benefits offered with this position, please visit here. Should you have any questions/concerns, please contact our HR Department via our secure website.
California Pay Equity
For information and details on pay equity laws in California, please visit the State of California Department of Industrial Relations' website here.
Rose International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender (expression or identity), national origin, arrest and conviction records, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Positions located in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California will be administered in accordance with their respective Fair Chance Ordinances.
If you need assistance in completing this application, or during any phase of the application, interview, hiring, or employment process, whether due to a disability or otherwise, please contact our HR Department.
Rose International has an official agreement (ID #132522), effective June 30, 2008, with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Employment Verification Program (E-Verify). (Posting required by OCGA 13/10-91.).
Hiring Organization: Rose International
Position Number: 500882
Industry: Retail
Job Title: Application Support and Development Engineer
Job Location: Brooklyn Park, MN, USA, 55445
Work Model: Hybrid
Work Model Details: Wed/Thurs onsite, the rest can be remote
Shift: Monday-Friday normal business hours
Employment Type: Temporary
FT/PT: Full-Time
Estimated Duration (In months): 6
Min Hourly Rate($): 70.00
Max Hourly Rate($): 90.00
Must Have Skills/Attributes: AWS, Cloud, DevOps, Docker
Experience Desired: Experience building or enhancing APIs, microservices, or event-driven systems (5 yrs); Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) (5 yrs); Proficiency in at least one backend language (Python, Java, Kotlin, or Scala) (5 yrs)
Required Minimum Education: High School Diploma or equivalent
Preferred Education: Bachelor’s Degree
**C2C is not available**
Job Description
Client Job ID: 8502
Required Education
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
- Experience in monitoring, troubleshooting, and improving distributed systems
- Hands-on use of observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk, Datadog, etc.)
- Ability to diagnose and resolve production issues (latency, memory, throughput)
- Strong root-cause analysis with the ability to implement code/configuration fixes
- Proficiency in at least one backend language (Python, Java, Kotlin, or Scala)
- Ability to read, debug, modify, and write production code
- Experience building or enhancing APIs, microservices, or event-driven systems
- Version control experience (Git) and structured code review practices
- Working knowledge of data pipelines (batch and/or streaming)
- Experience developing or supporting tools like Apache Spark or similar frameworks
- Understanding of data validation, logging, and error handling
- Ability to monitor, troubleshoot, and enhance ETL/ELT workflows
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.)
- Production support or SRE experience (triage, escalation, resolution)
- Ability to work within SLOs/SLAs and contribute to operational improvements
- Experience supporting end users and handling break-fix scenarios
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Cloud Deployment Manager)
- Exposure to ML/analytics-driven systems or forecasting platforms
- Experience building or enhancing scalable data services or APIs
- Advanced performance tuning and scalability optimization experience
- Familiarity with retail, merchandising, or supply chain systems
- Experience supporting globally distributed teams across time zones
- Knowledge of automated alerting, runbooks, and operational playbooks
This position combines real-time monitoring, incident response, user support, and break-fix activities with hands-on development work, including implementing enhancements, fixing defects in code, and contributing to system and pipeline improvements. The role works in close partnership with engineering and data science teams to deliver both operational excellence and incremental product development.
The ideal candidate brings a DevOps-oriented engineering mindset, combining strong software development skills with systems operations, troubleshooting expertise, and a passion for building and maintaining high-performing, data-driven applications.
Job Duties
- Monitor application health, performance, and availability across distributed systems
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, including latency, data inconsistencies, and system failures
- Perform root-cause analysis and implement durable fixes, including code changes where appropriate
- Design, develop, and deploy enhancements, bug fixes, and small features across applications and data pipelines
- Provide timely support to end users, including ticket triage, escalation, and resolution
- Collaborate with engineering and data science teams to design, implement, and validate solutions
- Support, maintain, and enhance data pipelines, ensuring reliable and efficient data flow into planning and forecasting systems
- Maintain and improve observability through logging, metrics, and alerting tools
- Participate in incident management processes, adhering to defined SLOs/SLAs
- Contribute to documentation, runbooks, and knowledge-sharing practices
- Participate in code reviews and follow best practices for testing, deployment, and maintainability
- Assist with and improve deployment processes and CI/CD pipelines
- Monitor distributed applications and forecasting systems for reliability and performance
- Investigate and resolve production incidents and user-reported issues
- Debug and modify backend code to implement fixes and enhancements
- Support and optimize ETL/data pipeline workflows
- Collaborate with engineering and data science teams on technical improvements
- Participate in deployments, observability improvements, and operational support activities
- Work with offshore and Minneapolis-based teams in a hybrid environment
- **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**
- **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**
For information and details on employment benefits offered with this position, please visit here. Should you have any questions/concerns, please contact our HR Department via our secure website.
California Pay Equity
For information and details on pay equity laws in California, please visit the State of California Department of Industrial Relations' website here.
Rose International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender (expression or identity), national origin, arrest and conviction records, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Positions located in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California will be administered in accordance with their respective Fair Chance Ordinances.
If you need assistance in completing this application, or during any phase of the application, interview, hiring, or employment process, whether due to a disability or otherwise, please contact our HR Department.
Rose International has an official agreement (ID #132522), effective June 30, 2008, with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Employment Verification Program (E-Verify). (Posting required by OCGA 13/10-91.).