An integration developers influences society's core functions through information flow.

Finnish Frends iPaas has rapidly gained ground in the global market by helping companies to automate, scale up and digitally transform their businesses.

For integration developers, Frends provides meaningful work that influences society's core functions through information flow. Without integrations, the world would not spin. 

🧐 What does the job of an integration developer include?

An integration developer models workflows and helps transfer information from one system to another. For example, in the healthcare sector, a doctor writes an electronic referral for the laboratory, from which the results are forwarded to the patient information system. In the past, the process likely involved sending around paper notes, but now, messages travel electronically through integrations.

Integration process modeling is primarily based on the customer's business needs and system documentation. The most demanding challenges occur due to missing or incorrect documentation, and the developer has to start investigating the issue. Therefore, a comprehensive understanding of databases, business processes, enterprise architecture, network and server maintenance, and overall data flow in the web environment is crucial for integration developers.

Being one of the easiest low-code platforms, Frends minimizes the amount of coding. Nevertheless, the job requires programming thinking and understanding the overall process. When necessary, C# code can be embedded into Frends – so the power of expression doesn't run out.

⭐ From business logic to process logic

On average, Frends integration developers work on 1-5 customers, where tasks depend on the project and customer phase. The flow of the work week is directed by team and customer meetings, where general issues and tasks in the work queue are discussed. The more experienced the developer is, the more responsibility they can take for prioritizing their workload.

Typically, the work of a junior developer is more distinct and guided, with ready-made contacts and tickets. In addition, they receive active support from a service manager in customer communication. As the technical requirement level rises, an integration developer often contacts the customer directly and includes the service manager with other team members in the communication. 

Frends iPaaS is a low-code platform, so working does not require building a frame for the code. Instead, an integration developer gets to move straight to the point: transforming a business process into a technical implementation. Frends iPaaS offers many ready-made functionalities, and copying processes and tasks, the building blocks of processes, is effortless. A previously made process can be used as such or as a basis for a new one. Furthermore, testing processes during development are convenient. 

The work is about solving problems and seeking information. At times, a developer must build and test processes with incomplete information. Even though the job requires a lot of logical reasoning, it also comes with a creative aspect. Processes can be built differently, due to which every developer has their unique handprint. Of course, there are also generally recognized good practices that should be followed.

With experience, an integration developer learns to build increasingly simpler, more efficient, and versatile processes and utilize subprocesses. Simultaneously, the understanding of error management increases. This means considering various error possibilities and analyzing whether the defined error management is sufficient or whether a feature of the target system or the message has been ignored. 

⭐ Process definition, development, review, and troubleshooting

Most of the customers’ development needs are handled through tickets in Jira. Furthermore, integration developers use email, Slack, and Teams daily.

The life cycle of a single ticket can be from an hour to half a year, and the tasks can be viewed through tickets:

🏆 What is the key to work satisfaction at Frends?

🌟 As an employer, Frends treasures a strong culture and sense of community. Besides diverse tasks, the week of a Frends integration developer consists of mentoring, sparring, training, tech hours, office breakfasts, coffee breaks, leisure events, and sports and culture activities. 

🌟 Developers work mostly in own teams, which promotes a strong team spirit. It's easy to ask for advice or a second opinion from a familiar team, and the technical community supports professional development. Almost invariably, Frendzies name an excellent work community and teammates as one of the cornerstones of their job satisfaction. Working as an integrator within a team of integrators is a whole other story compared to working as a solo integrator in a project team. You will feel valued here. 

🌟  Frends is both a product and a consulting house, where the fast-growing product adds its own twist to the work. The Frends product development team works near the developers and provides answers to upcoming issues. In addition, the R&D team holds open tech hours, where product development news is shared, and there is room for any tech-related thoughts or ideas.

🌟 Frends offers a modern, stable, and sensibly growing global integration community that supports different stages of life and ways of working. Flexible working hours and remote work stood out in the latest staff satisfaction survey, in which Frends employees gave flexibility a score of 3.8/4.

🌟 The backbone of Frends is strong, and the future looks very bright. Furthermore, Frends has received recognition in the global 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ study.

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