Senior Software Engineer - AI-Driven ERP for Manufacturing

Steelhead Technologies Inc; Calumet (MI); On-site; USD 100,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Steelhead Technologies in Calumet, Michigan, is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to work on the ERP powering metal finishing and fabrication shops. You’ll own cross-cutting features, shape data models, and set technical direction with the leads while mentoring peers.

Stack: React, Node.js, TypeScript, Postgres, GraphQL. You’ll collaborate with deployment specialists, support, and sales to translate customer needs into production features and guide AI aspects across the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Track record of leading large features or systems end to end, including the design decisions
• Strong SQL and data model design — you've lived with the consequences of schemas you designed
• Experience mentoring engineers and improving how a team builds, not just what it ships
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Action-oriented and self-directed
• Focused on making great product experiences
• Deep experience with React.js or a similar web app framework

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of large, cross-cutting features from ambiguous requirements through production
• Own architecture and data model decisions for major areas of the product, in partnership with tech leads
• AI-native development using Claude Code or Cursor — directing large efforts through loops and multiple agents
• Set the bar for engineering quality through code review, technical design review, and mentorship of other engineers
• Identify and drive the technical work nobody asked for but the product needs — performance, reliability, and paying down architectural debt
• Develop test plans for your work and thoroughly test different workflows
• Collaborate with QA to work through testing feedback
• Own your features in production: instrument them, watch operational logs and product metrics, and act on what you find

Skills

React.js

SQL

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Product focus

Self-directed

Education

B.S. in Software Engineering/CS

Tools

GraphQL

AWS

Docker

DataDog

Job description

Steelhead Technologies in Calumet, Michigan, is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to work on the ERP powering metal finishing and fabrication shops. You’ll own cross-cutting features, shape data models, and set technical direction with the leads while mentoring peers.

Stack: React, Node.js, TypeScript, Postgres, GraphQL. You’ll collaborate with deployment specialists, support, and sales to translate customer needs into production features and guide AI aspects across the lifecycle.