QuickBase Lead Developer

Job Title: QuickBase Lead Developer Location: Chicago, IL Work Setting: Hybrid Start date: Immediate Client: It’s a multinational food processing company. About the role: We're hiring a QuickBase Lead to own the design, delivery, and governance of business-critical applications on the QuickBase platform. You'll be the senior technical voice on QuickBase across the organization — architecting solutions, mentoring developers, partnering with business stakeholders, and integrating QuickBase with enterprise systems including SAP, Boomi, Power Automate, and external APIs. This is a hands-on leadership role: you'll write formulas and code pages as readily as you'll run design reviews and roadmap discussions. Key Responsibilities: • Lead end-to-end design & development of QuickBase applications including data modelling, automation, reporting, and security • Build complex formulas, Formula-Query fields, Pipelines, and advanced workflow automation • Develop and maintain HTML/JavaScript code pages for enhanced UI and API-driven solutions • Design integrations with SAP, Boomi, RPA platforms, and third-party applications using REST/XML APIs • Architect high-volume, multi-system Pipelines with strong error handling and retry logic • Define architecture standards, governance, documentation, and best practices across the platform • Conduct code reviews, mentor developers, and manage dev → sandbox → production deployments • Partner with Finance, Supply Chain, IT, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable technical solutions • Drive application performance, monitoring, security, platform upgrades, and disaster recovery readiness • Evaluate and recommend QuickBase, Power Apps, or custom solutions based on business needs Required Experience: • 6+ years of QuickBase development experience, with at least 2 years in a senior or lead capacity • Deep expertise in QuickBase formulas, relationships, roles & permissions, Pipelines, and reporting • Hands-on experience with QuickBase RESTful and XML APIs, including authentication and rate-limit handling • Proven ability to build code pages with HTML, JavaScript, and client-side API calls • Experience integrating QuickBase with enterprise systems (SAP, Boomi, Power Automate, RPA, or similar) • Strong data modelling skills and the judgment to know when to normalize vs. de-normalize • Track record of leading delivery on applications with hundreds of users and 100K+ records • Excellent written and verbal communication; comfortable presenting to senior business and IT leaders Preferred Experience: • QuickBase certifications (App Builder, Pipelines, Solution Consultant) • Experience with adjacent platforms: Power Automate, Blue Prism, UiPath, Boomi • Background in finance, supply chain, trade promotion, or CPG business processes • Familiarity with SAP modules (AR, vendor master, OData/BAPI) and ERP integration patterns • Exposure to agentic AI, ML classification, or document-grounded automation workflows • Experience in regulated environments (SOX, GDPR, internal audit requirements)