About the Role:
As a CBRE Application Developer, you will design, build, and maintain in-house tools and programs that support day-to-day operations and finance. This is a build-and-own role: rather than configuring purchased software, you will develop custom applications, integrations, and reporting to meet business needs.
You will also build the business intelligence behind these tools: the dashboards, metrics, and reporting that operations and finance rely on day to day, from performance tracking to cost, budget, and forecasting.
What You'll Do:
• Design, develop, test, and maintain in-house applications and tools that support business operations.
• Build and maintain REST API integrations between internal systems and third-party platforms.
• Develop automation that reduces manual work and streamlines data entry and reporting.
• Build business intelligence dashboards and metrics that surface day-to-day operational performance for business leaders.
• Develop financial and cost reporting, including budget tracking and forecasting inputs, to support finance and business decisions.
• Design and maintain the databases, data pipelines, and reporting views behind these tools.
• Build internal-facing and mobile tools as business needs require.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to translate business needs into working software, and assess feasibility against time and cost constraints.
• Gather and evaluate user feedback, and improve tools for usability and reliability.
• Oversee testing, validation, and deployment, and ensure tools operate within established specifications and approved data-handling rules.
• Modify and extend existing tools to correct errors and improve performance.
• Apply sound engineering judgment to solve non-routine problems, and document code, integrations, and procedures so tools are maintainable.
• Lead by example and model behaviors consistent with CBRE RISE values.
• Impact the quality of your own work and the work of others on the team, and explain complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders clearly.
What You'll Need:
• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 2-5 years of relevant software development experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Strong Python development skills, including building and consuming REST APIs.
• Front-end development for internal tools and dashboards (HTML, JavaScript, and CSS; a modern framework such as React is a plus).
• Experience building business intelligence dashboards and operational or financial reporting (with a tool such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar) is strongly preferred.
• Experience designing relational databases and writing SQL, and comfort building data pipelines from multiple sources.
• Experience integrating with third-party platforms via API keys, OAuth, or service accounts, and handling authentication securely (no stored end-user credentials).
• Ability to analyze possible solutions, apply appropriate judgment and precedent, and solve moderately complex problems independently.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Strong organizational skills with an inquisitive mindset and a bias toward shipping working tools.
• Advanced math skills, with the ability to work with percentages, rates, and other financial-related calculations.
CBRE GWS
CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) works with clients to make real estate a meaningful contributor to organizational productivity and performance. Our account management model is at the heart of our client-centric approach to delivering integrated real estate solutions. Each client is entrusted with a dedicated leader and is supported by regional and global resources, leveraging the industry's most robust platform. CBRE GWS delivers consistent, measurably superior outcomes for our clients at every stage of the lifecycle, and across industries and geographies.
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