Software Engineer

FastTek Global · Dearborn, MI · Yesterday

EngineeringFull-time

About the role

Join our team, where you'll design and develop command-line tools, developer productivity utilities, and automation pipelines that simplify Developer experience. The goal of this role is to enable developers to spend less time maintaining testing hardware pipelines and more time innovating. This is a hands-on senior engineering role focused on Golang, CLI tooling, and DevOps pipelines.

Responsibilities

Design and implement functionalities for Golang-based command-line tools.
Develop and implement unit, integration, and end-to-end tests.
Write technical specifications for new features and improvements.
Actively participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.
Contribute to process improvements, CI/CD pipelines, and toolchain upgrades.

Requirements

Senior Software Engineer with 8+ years total engineering experience, 8+ years production Golang development, focused on CLI/DevOps/API work.
Strong hands-on engineering background (not people-management or architect-only).
Proven track record building developer tooling and automation pipelines.

Skills

Leading the end-to-end development process with a focus on clean code and maintainability.
Ownership of the production environment and a proactive approach to reliability.
Implementation of a comprehensive, automated testing strategy.
Mastery of containerization best practices for security and efficiency.
A broad understanding of the GCP ecosystem and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
Using static analysis to enforce high engineering standards across the team.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree.
Strong proficiency in SQL, including advanced query writing, stored procedure development, and relational database design principles.
Experience with data modeling and optimization for performance and scalability is valued.
Demonstrated full-stack development experience, with a solid understanding of integration and communication between front-end and back-end systems.
Proven experience integrating services and systems through APIs (e.g., RESTful, gRPC) or direct communication over a bus, focusing on efficient, scalable, and secure integration patterns.
Familiarity with microservices architectures and event-driven systems is a plus.
A strong commitment to software quality, including expertise in testing methodologies (e.g., unit, integration, end-to-end).
Possesses a 'test-to-break' mindset, with the ability to identify vulnerabilities and design resilient, fault-tolerant software.
Solid understanding of software architecture principles, design patterns, and best practices.
The ability to design and clearly articulate complex technical concepts and decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
You recognize that your work is part of a larger system. You possess the willingness to learn other areas of the codebase and infrastructure to ensure your contributions fit seamlessly into the architecture.
A proactive mindset with ability and willingness to independently research, learn, and find solutions to unfamiliar challenges. Demonstrates intellectual curiosity and a commitment to continuous growth.

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.
Leverage our employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.
Named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023!

Pay

TBD based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Full-time.