Job#: 3030315 Job Description: Role: Full Stack Developer
Location: Hybrid - 4 days/week onsite in SE MI
Duration: Long-Term Contract
Job Description:This role leads the end-to-end design, development, and orchestration of a complex Risk Platform hosted in a Zero Trust Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform) environment. The engineer will partner closely with architects, product owners, and cross-functional teams to modernize the platform, improve user experience, strengthen CI/CD and delivery practices, and ensure scalable, maintainable solutions that align with Ford standards and business outcomes.
Key Responsibilities- Lead the design, development, and orchestration of the Risk Platform in Zero Trust Google Cloud Platform.
- Partner with architects to plan and execute technology refresh initiatives, ensuring performance, scalability, and maintainability.
- Improve user experience through strong URL management, analytics integration, localization support, and component interoperability.
- Drive continuous improvement and expansion of reusable code and shared components.
- Design and implement robust CI/CD pipelines and scalable delivery processes to accelerate development and support dynamic content across multiple products.
- Mentor junior engineers, lead code reviews, and champion best practices for code quality, testing, and performance optimization.
- Collaborate with product owners and stakeholders to align technical solutions with business goals, fostering innovation, teamwork, and InnerSource contributions.
Required Skills / Technical Competencies- Full-stack software engineering experience (front-end + back-end)
- Back-end development with Java (8+) and Spring (Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security)
- Front-end development using React, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS
- Strong understanding of RESTful API design and service development
- Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform services, including:
- Cloud Run
- Cloud SQL (including PostgreSQL)
- Cloud Pub/Sub
- BigQuery
- Strong SQL skills with proven ability to navigate and extract data from legacy relational databases (e.g., DB2)
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams across the full SDLC (design, development, testing, deployment, operations/support)
- Proficiency with source control (Git) and modern engineering collaboration practices
Preferred Skills- Python (including exposure to "agent"/automation patterns)
- Artificial Intelligence / Expert Systems and Machine Learning familiarity
Required Experience / Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
- 15+ years of professional software development experience with a strong focus on Java
- Experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL) and ORM frameworks (e.g., Hibernate, JPA)
- Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to quality
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
Preferred Experience- Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
- Cloud platform experience (AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud Platform)
- Containerization and orchestration experience (Docker, Kubernetes)
- CI/CD implementation experience (e.g., Cloud Build, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps)
- Messaging / eventing experience (e.g., Kafka, Pub/Sub, RabbitMQ)
- Testing frameworks experience (e.g., JUnit, Mockito, Selenium, Jest, React Testing Library)
- DevOps principles and performance tuning/optimization of Java applications
- Strong understanding of web application security best practices
Toolchain / Environment (Plus)- Familiarity with organization's software delivery toolchain, including:
- Git/GitHub, Gradle, Terraform, Jenkins, Cloud Build
- Nexus / JFrog Artifactory
- Checkmarx, SonarQube, FOSSA, 42Crunch
Education Requirements Education Preferred- Certification program and/or Master's degree
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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join 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 ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.
Apex Benefits Overview: 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. 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, 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. 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 Apex team member can provide.
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