Software Engineer  - Core Senior Engineer #1035016
Job Description:

• Employees in this job function are responsible for designing, developing, testing and maintaining software applications and products to meet customer needs.
• They are involved in the entire software development lifecycle including designing software architecture, writing code, testing for quality and deploying the software to meet customer requirements.
• Full-stack software engineering roles, who can develop all components of software including user interface and server side also fall within this job function.

 
Key Responsibilities:

• Engage with customers to deeply understand their use-cases, pain points, and requirements, showcasing empathy and advocating for user-centric software solutions
• Solve complex problems by designing, developing, and delivering using various tools, languages, frameworks, methodologies (like agile) and technologies
• Assess the requirements of the software application or service and determine the most suitable technology stack, integration method, deployment strategy, etc.
• Create high-level software architecture designs that outline the overall structure, components, and interfaces of the application
• Collaboate with cross functional teams like product owners, designers, architects etc.
• Define and implement software test strategy, guidelines, policies and processes in line with organization vision, industry regulations and market best practices.
• Work on continuously improving performance and optimizing the application and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency
• Familiar with programming practices, such as test-driven development, continuous integration, and continuous delivery
• Support security practices to safeguard user data including encryption and anonymization.
• Create user-friendly and interactive interfaces
• Develop and maintain back-end applications like APIs and microservices using server-side languages
• Evaluate and incorporate emerging technologies and capabilities to deliver their solutions, and are monitoring and participating in solutions for new stack layers, often involving industry collaboration
• Provide L3 Application support for critical and high incident

 
Skills Required:

• GCP Cloud Run
• GCP
• js
• Serverless Computing
• Testing Methodologies
• React
• Tekton
• Test Unit Testing

 
Skills Preferred:

• Serverless Computing
• GitHub
• Endpoint Security
• REST APIs
• API

 
Experience Required:

• 5+ years of understanding, practicing, and advocating for clean code principles such as test-driven development (TDD),¿self-documenting code, continuous refactoring , and Extreme Programming (XP)
• 7+ years of experience and proficiency in front-end languages such as JavaScript/Typescript, and a familiarity with other languages such as Java
• 7+ years of practical, meaningful experience with front-end frameworks such as React, Angular, Vue.Js
• 7+ years of practical, meaningful experience with backend framework like Nest.js, GoLang Api development and Spring boot
• Enthusiastic about AI Driven coding with the help of tools like Github Co-Pilot, Cursor AI or Windsurf
• Strong understanding of Fullstack architecture principals
• Working knowledge of CICD with popular tools like Jenkins, Tekton, Github Actions etc
• Strong understanding of any public cloud provider like GCP, AWS or Azure

 
Experience Preferred:

• Experience with web and mobile accessibility standards (WCAG compliance), tools, and testing (e.g. screen-readers, axe, user interviews)
• Experience with Behavior Driven Development
• Mechanical and engineering empathy
• A desire to collaborate closely with UI/UX designers
• Self Starter and have keen interest of problem solving Have skillset of leading a team and bringing along the junior engineers

 
Education Required:

• Bachelor's Degree

 
Education Preferred:

• Master's Degree

 
Additional Info:
 
At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra.  We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.
We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years!
FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused.
We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.
Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:
 

• 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

 
Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.
FastTek Global was 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!
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