Senior Software Engineer - Platform
Rocket · Detroit, MI · 1 wk ago
EngineeringFull-time
About the role
You will design and develop scalable back-end software solutions with heavy integration focus to our new platform initiatives. You'll use various programming languages and cloud technologies to develop, improve, test, and maintain software that meets user needs while leveraging AI and modern development practices.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, or modify software by using various programming languages (.NET, JavaScript, Python, PostgreSQL ) depending on the needs of the product(s)
- Develop and maintain back-end services with heavy focus on platform integration and scalability
- Modify existing software to fix errors, improve overall quality and functionality, or update integrations with other software
- Analyze user needs to determine how software should be built or if existing software should be modified
- Develop and/or perform software automated testing procedures, solutions, and frameworks to ensure software functions as needed
- Translate business requirements and specifications into usable and scalable software
- Process and understand capabilities and limitations of data outputs from the software
- Participate in design and code reviews
- Absorb and execute software deployment processes using Azure DevOps pipelines
- Leverage AI and Claude for development efficiency and problem-solving
- Act as a mentor to other team members
- Subject to participate in on-call rotations to support business functions
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in software development and design
- 5+ years of experience in database management as it relates to software development, preferably with PostgreSQL
- Heavy expertise in .NET and AWS technologies
- Proficiency with JavaScript, Python, and PostgreSQL
- Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CloudWatch for monitoring
- Experience with Azure DevOps for pipeline management and CI/CD
- Experience using Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration
- Experience with GitHub for version control and collaboration
- Proficiency with AI tools and Claude for development workflows
- Experience translating business requirements into scalable software solutions
- Strong understanding of software testing frameworks and automated testing procedures
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with software development frameworks and platforms such as C# and .NET
- 8+ years of experience in software development and design
- Amazon Connect experience is strongly preferred
- Mentoring and leadership experience within engineering teams