Contract Fresh Graduate Software Engineer Jobs in Michigan

Job Summary:
LER TechForce is an industry leader in embedded controls and engineering talent, seeking a Software Engineer Calibration to work onsite. The role involves implementing platform and API solutions while collaborating with a software delivery team to enhance customer experiences in the mobility business.
Responsibilities:
• End-to-end responsibility for the software services involving greater customer experiences and the platform supporting those experiences.
• Serve as a Full Stack Software Engineer that enables the design, development, and support of Platforms, APIs, and services
• Participate in white board sessions to gather customer requirements
• Develop SpringBoot/Java API/microservices on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) utilizing GCP services such as Cloud Run, Cloud Spanner, Cloud Pub/Sub, and more
• Perform software engineering using Test Driven Development (TDD), continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD)
• Work in an extreme software development environment using Kanban software methodology
• Work with team members to establish best practices to maximize efficiency and minimize risk.
• Interact and work closely with product managers to devise solutions and break them down into incremental production-ready user stories
• Identify opportunities for adopting new technologies to solve existing needs and predicting future challenges. Refactor API/microservices for simplification and efficiency
• Execute API Load and Performance (L&P) on API/modules developed
• Develop software that is Clean Code compliant and utilize tools such as SonarQube
• Perform individual development and collaborate with cross functional teams on end-to-end integration, testing and issue triage efforts.
• Use DevOps tools such as Jenkins, SonarCube, CheckMarx, Fossa, and GitHub to deploy, improve and manage software
• Stay current on the latest technology and contribute to the technical direction of the company while keeping a customer-centric approach
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field Master's degree desirable
• At least 6+ years of progressive responsibilities in cloud-based technically aligned functions
• Strong technical acumen in cloud computing platforms and technology is required
• Data driven, but also has ability to drive to conclusions with imperfect/incomplete data
• Knowledge of the Agile methodology and associated management tools (i.e. Jira)
• Serve as a Full Stack Software Engineer that enables the design, development, and support of Platforms, APIs, and services
• Develop SpringBoot/Java API/microservices on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) utilizing GCP services such as Cloud Run, Cloud Spanner, Cloud Pub/Sub, and more
• Perform software engineering using Test Driven Development (TDD), continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD)
• Work in an extreme software development environment using Kanban software methodology
• Work with team members to establish best practices to maximize efficiency and minimize risk
• Interact and work closely with product managers to devise solutions and break them down into incremental production-ready user stories
• Identify opportunities for adopting new technologies to solve existing needs and predicting future challenges
• Refactor API/microservices for simplification and efficiency
• Execute API Load and Performance (L&P) on API/modules developed
• Develop software that is Clean Code compliant and utilize tools such as SonarQube
• Perform individual development and collaborate with cross functional teams on end-to-end integration, testing and issue triage efforts
• Use DevOps tools such as Jenkins, SonarCube, CheckMarx, Fossa, and GitHub to deploy, improve and manage software
• Stay current on the latest technology and contribute to the technical direction of the company while keeping a customer-centric approach
• Backend: Java (11/17/21), Spring Boot, Spring Cloud
• Frontend: React, Angular, or Vue.js
• Build/Dependency Management: Maven, Gradle
• Anthos: For managing hybrid and multi-cloud environments, ensuring consistency between on-prem and GCP
• Compute: Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and GKE Enterprise
• Serverless: Cloud Run, Cloud Functions
• Anthos Service Mesh (ASM) / Istio: For managing microservices communication, traffic splitting (canary releases), and observability
• mTLS (Mutual TLS): Implementing 'Zero Trust' security by ensuring all service-to-service communication is encrypted and authenticated via the Mesh
• API Gateways: Google Cloud API Gateway, Apigee, Ingress Controllers
• Cloud Load Balancing: Global and Regional Load Balancers (L7 and L4)
• Pipeline Tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Google Cloud Build
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform (GCP Provider), Helm Charts (for K8s packaging)
• Deployment Strategies: Blue/Green, Canary, and Rolling updates (automated via Service Mesh or GKE)
• Unit/Integration: JUnit 5, Mockito, Test containers
• Contract Testing: Pact
• End-to-End: Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress
Preferred:
• Certification Program, Master's Degree
• Experience in designing, deploying, and supporting cloud-based solutions
• Experience with underlying application programming interface (API) methods for systems integrations/data exchange
• Knowledge of security considerations and how to implement them in cloud-based software solutions
• Experience supporting critical applications in an 'always on' environment
• Experience working with Google Cloud Platform, and related cloud native tools like Cloud Run, GKE, PubSub, Cloud Functions/Schedulers, APIGEE, GCP Logging, Terraform scripts, etc. and deployment pipelines like Cloud Build and Tekton
• Efficient with canary deployments, and API related technologies such as JSON, REST, Swagger and Postman
Company:
LER TechForce is an engineering recruiting firm. Founded in 2001, the company is headquartered in Columbus, USA, with a team of 201-500 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.