Senior Software & Automation Engineer

Universal Steel; Fort Lee (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Vacation, Sick Days, Holidays

Performance Bonuses

Educational Training Reimbursements

Employee Referral Incentives

Daily Lunch Fringe Allowance

Team Lunches & Dinners

Fitness Membership Reimbursements

Employee Birthday Gifts

Recognition & Service Year Awards

Job summary

Universal Steel seeks a Senior Software & Automation Engineer to own end-to-end work across our in-house ERP, data pipelines, automation, and AI tooling. You will operate as a senior individual-contributor in a bilingual Korean-English setting, wearing multiple hats in a small team.

You’ll design APIs, build data pipelines, automate workflows, and contribute to AI initiatives while collaborating with business users to deliver practical software solutions and improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong backend skills in TypeScript/Node.js and Python with API design and data modeling.
• Full-stack capabilities with React/TypeScript.
• Solid SQL and relational DB experience (MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Experience using AI assistants or coding CLIs in daily development.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain services and APIs for in-house ERP and internal systems (Node.js, Python, React).
• Build and refine data pipelines and reporting (BigQuery, Dataform, Data Studio).
• Investigate and resolve production issues across ERP, databases, and integrations; improve reliability and data integrity.
• Develop internal automation/tools (Google Apps Script) to streamline workflows across teams.
• Create AI-enabled automation, including AI agents and coding-assistant harnesses.
• Collaborate with business users to translate requirements into working software in Korean and English.

Skills

Backend development

TypeScript/Node.js

Python

React/TypeScript

SQL databases

AI tooling

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

BigQuery

Dataform

Data Studio

Google Apps Script

ERP systems

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Software & Automation Engineer to join our small technology team and work hands-on across our in-house ERP, data pipelines, automation, and AI tooling. This is a senior individual-contributor role, not a management role: you will own work end to end alongside our existing engineer and split a broad, real-world workload in a bilingual (Korean-English) corporate environment. Full-stack engineering is the core of the job; because our team is small, you should be comfortable wearing multiple hats and using AI to multiply what you deliver.

Who Thrives in This Role:

You enjoy variety and autonomy over deep specialization. In a given week, you might build a full-stack feature, automate a business workflow, wire up an AI agent, fix an ERP data issue, and talk directly to the people who use what you build. You see leveraging AI to multiply your own output as the fun part, not a distraction. This role is probably not for you if you want to focus on a single stack or a narrow specialty with a large team and well-defined tickets handed to you.

Responsibility Areas:

• Design, build, and maintain services and APIs for our in-house ERP and internal systems (TypeScript/Node.js and Python backend, React front-end).
• Build and improve data pipelines and reporting (BigQuery, Dataform, Data Studio) that business teams rely on for decisions.
• Investigate and resolve production issues across the ERP, databases, and integrations; improve reliability, performance, and data integrity.
• Build internal automation and tools (including Google Apps Script) to streamline Sales, SCM, Accounting, and Operations workflows.
• Build AI-enabled automation, including AI agents and coding-assistant harnesses, and contribute to the company’s broader AI initiatives.
• Work directly with business users to turn requirements into working software, communicating in both Korean and English.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong backend skills (TypeScript/Node.js and Python, or a comparable stack), including API design and data modeling.
• Comfortable across the full stack, including modern front-end (React/TypeScript).
• Solid SQL and relational database experience (MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Hands-on experience using AI assistants and coding CLIs (e.g., "Claude Code") in daily development and genuine interest in building AI agents and automation.
• Ability to work independently, own work end to end, and take on a broad range of technical tasks in a small team.
• Cloud experience (GCP preferred; AWS/Azure acceptable).
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Korean (verbal and written).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with ERP or other core business systems, including modernization or migration work.
• Software design experience with patterns such as Domain-Driven Design (DDD), CQRS, and incremental modernization.
• Familiarity with modern data stacks (BigQuery, Dataform, Data Studio).
• Experience with Google Apps Script or workflow automation.
• Industry experience in steel, manufacturing, distribution, logistics, or supply chain.

Work Hours: Full-Time (Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM)

Salary Range: $70,000-$110,000 annually

We believe great work deserves great support. Here’s what we offer:

• Paid Vacation, Sick Days, and Holidays
• Performance Bonuses
• Educational Training Reimbursements
• Employee Referral Incentives
• Daily Lunch Fringe Allowance
• Team Lunches & Dinners
• Fitness Membership Reimbursements
• Employee Birthday Gifts
• Recognition & Service Year Awards

USP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - M/F/Disabled/Vets. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.