Back-End Software Engineer
Apex Systems · Dearborn, MI · Yesterday
EngineeringContract
About the role
Employees in this job function develop and maintain the back-end/server-side parts of an application, typically consisting of APIs, databases and other services containing business logic. They work with various languages and tools to create and maintain services on-prem or in the cloud.
Key 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
- 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
Skills Required
- GCP Cloud Run
- Software Development
- GCP
- Cloud Computing
- Data Analysis
- Zero Trust
- Spring Boot
- Application Development
- Problem Solving
- REST APIs
- JUnit
- Analytical skills
- Application Design
- Full Stack
- Java
- API
- Application Testing
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree required
- 5+ years in IT; 3+ years in development
- Practitioner: 1 coding language or framework
Skills Preferred
- Technical Communication
- Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)
- Root Cause Analysis
- User Experience Design (UX)
- Gap Analysis
- Application Design
Experience Preferred
- DevSecOps development (not just using pipelines)
- GitHub Actions
- Cloud security
- IAM
- GCP preferred
Additional Information
Hybrid Role 4 days a week onsite. Will accept Remote candidates also.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection
- ESPP (employee stock purchase program)
- 401K program allowing you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure
- HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan)
- SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions
- Corporate discount savings program and other discounts
- On-demand training program
- Access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure
- Certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA
- Dedicated customer service team for Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources
- Certified Career Coach