Back-end Software Development Engineering Senior Engineer #1057397
Summary
Design and build scalable back-end services and APIs using Java/Spring Boot, cloud platforms, and databases, while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Senior Back-end Software Development Engineer
Location: Dearborn, Michigan
Responsibilities
- Engage with customers to understand their use-cases and requirements
- Solve complex problems by designing, developing, and delivering using various tools, languages, frameworks, and technologies
- Align with architecture guidelines for unified and coherent approach to development
- Design, develop, and deliver new code using various tools, languages, frameworks, and technologies
- Develop and maintain back-end applications like APIs and microservices using server-side languages like Java, Python, C#, etc.
- Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate user interface elements and with cross functional teams like product owners, designers, architects etc.
- Manage application deployment to the cloud or on-prem, health and performance monitoring, security hardening and disaster recovery for deployed applications
- Manage data storage and retrievals in applications by utilizing database technologies such as Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB, etc.
- Promote improvements in programming practices, such as test-driven development, continuous integration, and continuous delivery
- Optimize back-end infrastructure and deployment practices to improve application resiliency and reliability
- Support security practices to safeguard user data including encryption and anonymization
Required Skills
- Spring Boot - Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and secure microservices and web applications using the Spring Boot framework. This includes leveraging Spring ecosystem components, integrating with databases, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness of applications.
- REST APIs - Architect, implement, and maintain well-documented, efficient, and scalable RESTful APIs.
- Java - Utilize strong proficiency in Java programming to write clean, efficient, and testable code, applying object-oriented programming (OOP) principles and design patterns.
- Cloud Infrastructure - Experience designing, developing and supporting applications using any cloud platform.
Preferred Skills
- GCP - Have experience working with GCP or equivalent services to design, develop and deploy cloud-native scalable solutions.
- Kotlin - Develop and maintain applications using the Kotlin programming language, potentially focusing on backend services or Android development, while adhering to best practices and design patterns.
Experience Required
- Senior Engineer Exp: Prac. In 2 coding lang. or adv. Prac. in 1 lang.; guides.
- 10+ years in IT; 8+ years in development
- Must have prior API development experience, bonus points for developing publicly facing enterprise APIs
Experience Preferred
- Highly effective in working with other technical experts, Product Managers, Dev Ops, Big Data, UI/UX Designers, and business stakeholders.
- Experience with restful interfaces and OAS standards.
- Comfortable with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery tools and pipelines.
- Experience with backlogs, user stories, Jira or similar Agile Tools.
Education Required
- Bachelor's Degree
Benefits
- Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
- Vision
- Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
- Long Term Disability (100% paid)
- Life Insurance (100% paid)
- 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match
