Senior Software Engineer — AI-Powered ERP for Manufacturing

Steelhead Technologies Inc.; Michigan; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Steelhead Technologies is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to build the ERP that runs metal finishing and fabrication shops across the country. You’ll own cross-cutting data model decisions, ship features, and guide AI-enabled development in a fast-moving product.

You’ll mentor peers, review code, and influence production systems from requirements to deployment. The stack includes React, Node.js, TypeScript, Postgres, and GraphQL, with base in Calumet, Michigan.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Software Engineering, CS, or related field.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience leading large features or systems end to end, including design decisions.
• Strong SQL and data model design.
• Experience mentoring engineers and improving how a team builds.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• 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

SQL

Data modeling

React.js

Mentoring

Communication skills

Self-directed

Product-focused

Education

B.S. in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

GraphQL

AWS

Docker

DataDog

Job description

Steelhead Technologies is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to build the ERP that runs metal finishing and fabrication shops across the country. You’ll own cross-cutting data model decisions, ship features, and guide AI-enabled development in a fast-moving product.

You’ll mentor peers, review code, and influence production systems from requirements to deployment. The stack includes React, Node.js, TypeScript, Postgres, and GraphQL, with base in Calumet, Michigan.