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Programmer Analyst

United Rentals
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 17 Jun 2025

About the role

Great company. Great people. Great opportunities.

If you’d like the chance to make your mark with the world’s largest equipment rental provider, come build your future with United Rentals!

The Programmer Analyst will be an integral part the Customer Digital Technology team focused on integrating software systems affecting the company website, mobile app and automated notifications. You will have the opportunity to work with world-class vendors and software providers, where technical enthusiasm and creative solutions meet to have tangible impact in the real world. A strong management team will support you in achieving your project and self-development goals.

What you’ll do:

  • Collaborate with the product team and other IT groups in an agile framework to analyze requirements, determine scope, estimate tasks, document, develop, test, deploy and maintain solutions.

  • Build a thorough end-to-end understanding of API call chain for company websites and the mobile app.

  • Design algorithms, workflows and data models for backend systems to create new software features.

  • Deploy, configure and maintain programs and applications from Middleware APIs to Back-End systems.

  • Partner with IT Operations/ Infrastructure to architect solutions that are secure, robust and scalable.

  • Produce efficient, sustainable and elegant code based on requirements and specifications.

  • Perform tests to improve quality of software promoted up through different stages of development and avoid performance issues.

  • Perform root cause analysis across system call chains for issues reported.

  • Collaborate with the product team and other IT groups in an agile framework to analyze requirements, determine scope, estimate tasks, document, develop, test, deploy and maintain solutions.

  • Build a thorough end-to-end understanding of API call chain for company websites and the mobile app.

  • Design algorithms, workflows and data models for backend systems to create new software features.

  • Deploy, configure and maintain programs and applications from Middleware APIs to Back-End systems.

  • Partner with IT Operations/ Infrastructure to architect solutions that are secure, robust and scalable.

  • Produce efficient, sustainable and elegant code based on requirements and specifications.

  • Perform tests to improve quality of software promoted up through different stages of development and avoid performance issues.

  • Perform root cause analysis across system call chains for issues reported.

  • Participate actively in Agile ceremonies and in technical meetings like Code Reviews.

  • Research and follow latest security requirements, software trends and perform best-practice research to support team goals.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related Mathematics, Engineering and Business Management fields or equivalent experience

  • 3+ years of software development experience

  • Strong experience in programming concepts and SQL programming (like SQL Server, DB2)

  • Strong critical thinking skills with in-depth experience in: PHP including frameworks like Zend, Laravel, Symfony and developing web service APIs

  • Foundations of web including HTML, CSS

  • Experience with Javascript including frameworks like Vue.js is a plus

  • Effectively communicate (written/verbal) complex concepts with team and vendors

  • Rapidly absorb complex technical and/or conceptual information

  • Anticipate issues and provide solutions for complex problems

  • Balance a self-motivated, independent work ethic with intense cross-functional collaboration needed to drive project success

  • Hands-on software troubleshooting experience while under pressure

  • Experience working on a CMS like Drupal is strongly preferred

  • Regular office environment with remote work option

Why join us?

We don’t just “talk the talk!” We’re an award-winning company (recently named a Glassdoor Best Place to Work in 2023) that truly cares about our people - That’s why we offer best-in-class benefits and perks that will support you and your family. In addition to our health and financial plans, we also offer:

  • Paid Parental Leave

  • United Compassion Fund

  • Employee Discount Program

  • Career Development & Promotional Opportunities

  • Additional Vacation Buy Up Program (US Only)

  • Early Wage Access through Payactiv (US

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