Software Engineer

• 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.
• AI Integration & Prompt Engineering: Architect production-ready integrations and custom utilities to embed AI tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, QODO) into workflows. Act as the technical lead for prompt design and LLM orchestration to automate code generation across React, Angular, Spring Boot, and FRF. CI/CD, IaC & Tool
• Modernization: Design and optimize automated CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins) to deploy developer utilities. Modernize tooling infrastructure (SonarQube, GitHub Enterprise) using Terraform (IaC) and containerized workloads on Kubernetes (GKE).
• API & Backend Development: Own the end-to-end API lifecycle. Design and secure high-throughput backend services using Java (Spring Boot), Go, or Python. Integrate with enterprise API gateways (Apigee) using OAuth2/JWT.
• Data Engineering & Analytics: Build ETL/ELT workflows to process and move developer data from cloud storage (GCS, BigQuery) to reporting layers.
• DevOps Metrics & DORA Analytics: Proven ability to define, surface, and analyze key DevOps performance metrics—including DORA metrics such as Deployment Frequency, Lead Time for Changes, Change Failure Rate, and Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR)—to drive engineering effectiveness and continuous improvement. Design and maintain Power BI dashboards to track utility adoption and platform performance.
• XP Craftsmanship & Technical Support: Embody Agile/XP practices through Test-Driven Development (TDD) and continuous integration. Serve as a technical escalation point to resolve complex build, scan, and deployment issues while mentoring junior engineers.

Skills Required

• Jenkins
• GitHub
• Actions
• Tekton GitHub
• Enterprise ecosystem
• Cloud-native CI/CD practices Infrastructure and workflow automation

Skills Preferred

• Strong experience with CI/CD pipeline development, administration, and optimization.
• Hands-on experience with Jenkins.
• Experience with GitHub and modern source control workflows.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices, automation, and software development lifecycle processes.
• Experience supporting enterprise software engineering organizations.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Experience Required

• Engineer Exp: Prac. In 2 coding lang. or adv. Prac. in 1 lang.
• 6+ years in IT
• 4+ years in development

Experience Preferred

• Full-Stack & Backend Development: Strong programming proficiency in Java (Spring Boot), Go, or Python, coupled with modern frontend frameworks (React, TypeScript, or Angular).
• API Design & Security: Expert-level knowledge of RESTful API development, API Gateway management (Apigee), and enterprise security protocols (OAuth2, JWT).
• Data Engineering (ETL/ELT): Hands-on experience designing data pipelines to process, clean, and move data from cloud storage (GCS) to analytics engines (BigQuery), alongside data visualization experience (Power BI, DAX).
• Agile & XP Practices: Deep understanding of Extreme Programming (XP) practices, continuous delivery, and collaborative software engineering across global, cross-functional teams.

Education Required

• Bachelor's Degree

Education Preferred

• Master's Degree
• Bachelor'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.

Benefits

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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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 [email protected].