Back-end Software Engineer

Apex Systems; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth Apex is seeking a Back-end Software Engineer in Dearborn, MI (hybrid: 4 days in office) to design scalable backend services and APIs for telematics data. The role emphasizes processing GPS, driver behavior, vehicle diagnostics, and sensor telemetry at fleet scale, with real-time and batch pipelines using Pub/Sub, Kafka, and BigQuery.

Required: Bachelor's degree plus 7+ years IT experience, 5+ years in development, and experience in two coding languages or advanced practice in one.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in IT, with 5+ years in development.
• Experience in two coding languages or advanced practice in one language.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable, high-performance backend services and APIs.
• Build real-time and batch data pipelines ingesting vehicle event streams into data stores.

Skills

Backend development

REST API

Data pipelines

GCP

BigQuery

Spark/Hadoop

API security

Kafka Pub/Sub

Programming languages

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

GCP

Kafka

Pub/Sub

BigQuery

PostgreSQL

Job description

• Frameworks: Spring Boot, gRPC, REST API design.
• Data: BigQuery, PostgreSQL, Redis, Bigtable, Kafka or Pub/Sub.

Job#: 3049385

Job Description:

Back-end Software Engineer

Location: DEARBORN, Michigan

(Hybrid) 4 days per week in office

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable, high-performance backend services and APIs that process and expose telematics data, including GPS, trip events, driver behavior, vehicle diagnostics, and sensor telemetry, at fleet scale.
• Build and maintain real-time and batch data pipelines that ingest high-volume vehicle event streams from messaging systems (e.g., Pub/Sub, Kafka) into data warehouses and operational stores.

Required Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's Degree

Experience: 7+ years in IT, with 5+ years in development. Experience in two coding languages or advanced practice in one language.

Technical Skills

• GCP: Design, deploy, and manage workloads on GCP (Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, IAM, VPC networking, Cloud Composer, etc.), including provisioning infrastructure, configuring security/access controls, and troubleshooting performance or cost issues in production. (3+ years)
• Big Data: Design and optimize data pipelines and storage architectures for large-scale datasets using tools such as Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, or Dataflow; understanding of distributed computing, partitioning, and data lake/warehouse patterns. (3+ years)
• Artificial Intelligence & Expert Systems: Build, train, and deploy machine learning models or rule-based expert systems to support decision automation (e.g., predictive maintenance, fraud detection, recommendation engines); familiarity with TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Vertex AI. (1+ years)
• API: Design, build, secure, and document RESTful (or GraphQL) APIs, including authentication/authorization (OAuth2, API keys), versioning, rate limiting, and integration with internal and third-party systems. (3+ years)
• BigQuery: Write optimized SQL queries in BigQuery; manage datasets/partitioning/clustering for performance and cost control; integrate BigQuery with BI tools (e.g., Looker, Data Studio) or downstream applications for reporting/analytics. (2+ years)

Preferred Qualifications

• Google Cloud Platform: Broader GCP ecosystem knowledge beyond core required skill, such as Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions, GKE (Kubernetes), Cloud Build/CI-CD pipelines, or cost-optimization/FinOps practices.
• Languages: Kotlin, Java, Python, or equivalent JVM/backend language.
• Frameworks: Spring Boot, gRPC, REST API design.
• Data: BigQuery, PostgreSQL, Redis, Bigtable, Kafka or Pub/Sub.
• Infrastructure: GCP (or equivalent), Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines.
• Practices: TDD, MLOps-adjacent data pipeline patterns, database performance tuning, API versioning.
• Education: Certification Program.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth 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 ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth 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. Everforth 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, Everforth 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. Everforth 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 Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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Everforth Apex is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [e-mail] or 804-523-8228. (Do not submit resumes or solicit consultants to this email address). UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex.