Sr. Software Engineer

Jackson, Michigan Sr. Software Engineer #1039335

Job Description:

• If you're looking for a career that will provide a challenging work environment and many opportunities to learn, our company is the place for you. Join our team and become part of a company full of exciting opportunities.
• We help employees achieve their personal best by offering many opportunities that develop and enhance their skills for career advancement.
• The Applications and Analytics team is at the heart of innovation, powering Michigan's future by crafting cutting-edge digital solutions that transform how our customers and communities experience energy.
• Guided by our Digital First strategy, we harness modern technical practices and agile methodologies to create intuitive, impactful software that drives measurable business value and enhances user experiences.
• Join a dynamic team where collaboration, creativity, and impact converge! We partner closely with business teams to uncover digital opportunities, prioritize high impact outcomes, and deliver trustworthy, user-friendly technology.
• By embracing our CE Way principles—engaging on solutions, illuminating priorities, and minimizing waste—we build systems that are simple, helpful, and valuable.
• If you're passionate about innovation, community, and shaping a sustainable energy future, come grow with us.
• The Sr Software Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining software applications and systems.
• This role requires advanced technical expertise in programming languages and development tools to create solutions that meet user needs and business objectives.
• The Sr Software Engineer collaborates with cross-functional teams including other engineers, designers, and product managers to ensure the software is functional, scalable, and reliable.
• Additionally, this role plays a key leadership role in mentoring junior and mid-level engineers while driving technical direction and architectural decisions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the team in Agile expertise and clean coding practices throughout the product lifecycle, providing extensive mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers
• Support the team in growing their Agile, clean coding, and technical expertise
• Drive the technical direction for solutions, ensuring the team understands and implements key technical concepts
• Collaborate with other developers in an Agile team environment, leveraging clean coding principles
• Make significant architectural decisions, applying best practices to system design while ensuring solutions meet non-functional requirements such as performance, scalability, security, and maintainability
• Understand business context, nuances, and objectives, articulating how software solutions contribute to overall business value
• Work on a team responsible for maintaining end-to-end solutions, addressing production bugs, and ensuring overall system reliability
• Provide direct velocity on product development initiatives where needed
• Other duties as assigned or may be necessary

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Strong ability to coach, mentor, and teach others, leading technical aspects for product teams, including architectural and development strategy
• Demonstrates complex decision-making capabilities, with the ability to influence both technical and business stakeholders
• Expertise in full-stack architecture, system design, and multiple development languages, demonstrating mastery of syntax, idioms, and toolsets
• Able to evaluate and implement best practices in software engineering, including teaching fundamentals
• Strong analytical skills in assessing challenges, applying problem-solving techniques, and refining engineering approaches to enhance technical solutions
• Promotes collaboration within teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence, while maintaining a learning attitude to continuously improve expertise
• Able to constructively critique the code of others based on principles of craftsmanship and leverage conflict resolution as a learning opportunity rather than negotiation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ensuring clarity in technical discussions and stakeholder alignment

Education/Experience

• Bachelor's degree in computer, engineering or related discipline with four (4) or more years of relevant coding experience
• [OR] Associate's degree in computer, engineering or related discipline with six (6) or more years of relevant coding experience
• [OR] High School Diploma/GED with degree with eight (8) or more years of relevant coding experience

Preferred Experience

One or more of the following skills will set you apart:

• Proven expertise in C# and .NET (Core, .NET 5)
• Proven expertise in front-end languages/frameworks (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Next.js)
• Skilled in API Management platforms (e.g., Apigee, Azure API Management, Mulesoft) and API security (OAuth, JWT)
• Skilled with testing tools (e.g., Bruno, Postman, Blazemeter, Jmeter, Certify)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Azure services (e.g., Azure AD, Data Factory, Logic Apps, Functions)
• Skilled in Azure Generative AI services and methods (OpenAI, Cognitive Services, Speech Services, RAG model)
• Skilled in Azure DevOps, CLI, PowerShell, and CI/CD
• Knowledgeable in cloud architecture (PaaS, SaaS, IaaS, serverless)
• Proven expertise in Python and experience with machine learning frameworks
• Skilled in data modeling and data engineering

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-fashionedhard 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!

AI & Hiring Disclosure

We use AI tools to support parts of our hiring process, such as reviewing applications and identifying potential matches. These tools are designed to promote efficiency, consistency, and fairness, and they are always used under human oversight. All personal data collected is used solely for recruitment purposes, and you have the right to know, access, or request deletion of your data at any time, subject to legal limits. If AI will be used in a video interview, you'll be informed in advance and asked for your consent, with the option to opt out. Our tools are regularly reviewed to detect potential bias and to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and our commitment to inclusive hiring. To learn more or exercise your rights, please contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io.