Weekend Software Engineer Jobs in Lancaster, SC (NOW HIRING)

Requirement - Programming Engineer

Location- USA Remote

Contract W2

Assessment required

•      Architect, build, and maintain scalable Angular applications using modern patterns: standalone components, signals, lazy loading, and module federation.

•      Lead front-end technical design — component libraries, state management routing, and performance budgets.

•      Build accessible (WCAG 2.1 AA), responsive interfaces that work consistently across browsers and devices.

•      Define and uphold front-end coding standards; conduct thorough, constructive code reviews.

•      Integrate Angular apps with RESTful and GraphQL APIs, applying robust error handling, retry logic, and security best practices (OAuth 2.0 / OIDC).

•      Mentor and support junior and mid-level developers through pairing, design reviews, and knowledge sharing.

•      Write performant T-SQL queries, stored procedures, views, and functions against SQL Server (2019/2025), PostgreSQL

•      Contribute to database schema design and data modelling in collaboration with DBAs and back-end engineers.

•      Analyse query execution plans and apply indexing strategies to resolve performance bottlenecks.

•      Utilise SQL Server 2025's native VECTOR data type for AI-powered semantic search and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines.

•      Implement data access layers using Entity Framework Core, Dapper, or similar ORMs — choosing the right tool for the job.

•      Participate in database migration planning, code-first migrations, and version-controlled schema management.

•      Work confidently within CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions) — understanding build, test, and deployment stages.

•      Containerise and run applications using Docker; understand Kubernetes concepts for deployment in AKS or similar environments.

•      Manage environment configurations securely using secrets management tools (environment variables, .env conventions).

•      Engage with infrastructure-as-code practices (Terraform, Bicep) at a working level — able to read, adjust, and contribute to IaC scripts.

•      Participate in monitoring and observability: dashboards, alerts, and log analysis using Application Insights, or Grafana.

•      Contribute to incident response, post-mortems, and continuous improvement of deployment reliability.

•      Actively use AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude) to accelerate feature development, generate boilerplate, and explore solutions faster.

•      Apply prompt engineering skills to get the most from LLMs — writing precise prompts for code generation, test writing, documentation, and debugging.

•      Build AI-integrated features chatbots, semantic search, content generation, or recommendation engines using APIs such as OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, or Anthropic.

•      Implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) patterns combining vector databases or SQL Server VECTOR columns with LLM inference.

•      Evaluate AI-generated code critically: spot errors, security issues, and architectural mismatches before they reach production.

•      Stay current with the fast-moving AI tooling landscape and share learnings with the team — blog posts, demos, lunch-and-learns.

•      Experience:  7+ years of professional software engineering experience.

•      Angular:  5+ years building production Angular applications (v12 or later); strong TypeScript and RxJS fundamentals.

•      SQL:  3+ years writing and optimising SQL in SQL Server, PostgreSQL.

•      DevOps:  Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and cloud deployment workflows in AWS or equivalent Cloud.

•      AI Tooling:  Hands-on experience using AI coding tools (Copilot, Claude, or equivalent) in real projects.

•      AI Integration:  Experience consuming LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic) in a front-end or full-stack context.

•      APIs & Security:  Solid understanding of REST and GraphQL API design, authentication patterns, and security principles.

•      Agile:  Experience working in Agile / Scrum teams with Jira, Azure Boards, or equivalent.

•      Communication:  Clear, confident communicator — comfortable explaining technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.