Job#: 3040458
Job Description:
Hybrid On-Site Dearborn MI - 4 Days
$55-65/HR
12+ Month Contract
Position DescriptionJob Function Overview
Employees in this job function develop and maintain the back-end/server-side components of an application, including APIs, services, and business logic.
- Current focus: ~90% backend / 10% frontend development
- While primarily backend-focused, candidates should expect exposure to frontend engineering with React
- The backend/frontend balance may shift over time based on product requirements
- Work is performed in a cloud-native environment, leveraging modern AI/LLM tools to enhance development workflows and productivity
Key Responsibilities
- Engage with customers and stakeholders to understand use cases and translate requirements into scalable technical solutions
- Solve complex problems by designing and delivering robust services, primarily using:
- Java / Spring Boot
- Node.js / TypeScript
- Contribute to frontend development using React as needed to support end-to-end feature delivery, maintaining flexibility across backend/frontend work
- Leverage AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) to:
- Optimize development workflows
- Accelerate code generation
- Improve overall team productivity
- 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) with a focus on:
- High availability
- Performance optimization
- Champion quality through TDD/BDD, using tools such as:
- Maintain CI/CD pipelines using:
- Apply Agile and Clean Code principles, including:
- Small releases
- Continuous integration
- Unified architectural approach
- Optimize infrastructure to improve application resiliency, including monitoring system health and performance
- Support security best practices, including:
- Encryption
- Anonymization
- Proactive security hardening to safeguard user data
Skills Required
- GCP Cloud Run
- Cloud Architecture
- Java
- Application Testing
- Agile Software Development
Skills Preferred
- Node.js
- Testing Methodologies
- JavaScript
Experience Required
- 6+ years of combined experience in backend development with:
- Java / Spring Boot
- Node.js / TypeScript in a professional setting
- Demonstrated experience leveraging:
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Large Language Models (LLMs)
- to enhance development workflows and productivity
- Working experience with:
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or other major cloud providers
- Experience with:
- Test Driven Development (TDD)
- Behavior Driven Development (BDD)
- using tools such as Cucumber and Playwright
- Familiarity with frontend engineering principles using React
- Strong understanding and application of:
- Agile software development frameworks and methodologies
- Clean Code principles
- Small releases
- Continuous integration
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as:
Experience Preferred
- 2+ years of experience with frontend libraries such as:
- AngularJS
- (professional or personal setting)
- 2+ years of professional experience with TypeScript
- Experience with PostgreSQL or other relational databases
Education Required
Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.
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