Description

We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer/Full stack Developer to join our IPG Technology team in Ann Arbor, MI. This is an amazing opportunity to work on Foundation IP, including the web application and Spring-based REST API supporting an external-facing product for our customers. We have a strong skill set in Java, Spring Boot, Angular, SQL Server and Agile software development, and we would love to speak with you if you have hands-on full-stack experience building scalable enterprise applications. 

About You – experience, education, skills, and accomplishments 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant work experience. 
• At least 5 years of hands-on software engineering experience, including Java development. 
• 5+ years pf experience with Core Java, Spring Boot, Spring REST applications, JPA, Hibernate, and open-source libraries. 
• 5+ years of experience with SQL Server, including writing queries and working with relational databases. 
• 5+ years of experience with JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and modern front-end development using Angular. 

It would be great if you also had . . . 

• Experience with AWS cloud infrastructure or another cloud provider such as Azure or GCP. 
• Understanding of Docker containerization and Linux environments. 
• Exposure to cloud-based monitoring platforms. 
• Experience optimizing SQL queries and indexes for high-throughput applications. 
• Exposure to application profiling tools such as JMeter or similar tools. 
• Experience with tools such as Jira, Git, Maven, Jenkins, or other CI/CD tools. 

What will you be doing in this role? 

• Full-stack product development: Design and develop product features across Angular 17 front-end applications and Java/Spring Boot REST services. 
• Customer-facing application support: Develop and support Foundation IP, an external-facing product used by customers. 
• Feature delivery and maintenance: Work on a mix of new development, client-reported bugs, and support activities as needed. 
• Engineering best practices: Apply software development best practices, unit testing, object-oriented design, code reviews, secure coding guidelines, and OWASP Top 10 awareness. 
• Agile collaboration: Work in small scrum teams with two-week sprint cycles, partnering with QA, Business Analysts, Product Owners, and other engineering team members on planning, estimation, and delivery. 
• Technical ownership: Conduct scoped POCs, produce useful design documentation, communicate identified risks to technical leads, participate in RCA, and help define prevention strategies. 
• Team support: Provide technical help to junior team members and contribute to a collaborative engineering culture

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Education

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