Software Engineer #1049905
Job Description:

• Employees in this job function are Full-Stack Software Engineers responsible for the development and maintenance of the end-to-end application lifecycle, including frontend interfaces, APIs, and backend business logic.
• This role is designed for versatility; while the technical landscape is broad, the specific focus of the work is fluid.
• Depending on product requirements and team priorities, engineers may have more of a frontend or backend bias at any given time.
• You will work within a cloud-native environment, leveraging modern AI/LLM tools to enhance development workflows and maintain a high-frequency release cadence.

 
Key Responsibilities:

• Engage with customers and stakeholders to understand use-cases and translate requirements into scalable, full-stack technical solutions.
• Design, develop, and deliver robust end-to-end features, utilizing Java/Spring Boot and Node.js/TypeScript for backend services and React for frontend engineering.
• Adapt to shifting project needs, maintaining a flexible mindset as the role's bias moves between server-side architecture and client-side implementation based on current priorities.
• Leverage AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) to optimize development workflows, accelerate code generation, and improve overall team productivity across the entire stack.
• Utilize and integrate with application data storage (Postgres) to support business logic and API requirements.
• Architect for the Cloud, deploying and managing services on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) while ensuring high availability and performance.
• Champion Quality through TDD/BDD, utilizing tools like Cucumber and Playwright to ensure comprehensive test coverage for both APIs and user interfaces.
• Maintain CI/CD Pipelines using GitHub Actions or Tekton to automate deployments and maintain a high-frequency release cadence.
• Apply Agile & Clean Code principles, focusing on small releases, continuous integration, and maintaining a unified architectural approach across the stack.
• Optimize Infrastructure to improve application resiliency, monitoring health and performance to ensure end-to-end reliability.
• Support security practices to safeguard user data through encryption, anonymization, and proactive security hardening at every layer of the application.

 
Skills Required:

• GCP Cloud Run
• JavaScript
• Cloud Architecture
• js
• Java
• Application Testing
• Agile Software Development

 
Experience Required:

• 6+ years of combined professional experience in full-stack development, with a strong emphasis on backend services using Java/Spring Boot and Node.js/TypeScript and frontend engineering using React (or similar frameworks like VueJS/AngularJS).
• Demonstrated experience leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) to enhance development workflows, code quality, and productivity.
• At least 2+ years of professional experience with TypeScript across the stack.
• Working experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or other major cloud providers.
• Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD) and Behavior Driven Development (BDD), utilizing tools such as Cucumber and Playwright for end-to-end testing.
• Proficiency with PostgreSQL or other relational databases for application data storage.
• Strong understanding of Agile software development, including Clean Code principles, Small Releases, and Continuous Integration.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions or Tekton.

 
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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