Senior Software & Automation Engineer - AI-Driven ERP

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

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.