Software Engineer

JATO Dynamics Limited; Detroit (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

JATO Dynamics Ltd is seeking a Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain robust backend systems in .NET/C#, delivering cloud-native solutions that power our automotive data products. You’ll work in a collaborative environment where quality, automation, and continuous improvement are valued.

You will leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate testing, refactoring, and code quality while ensuring secure, reliable software.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of backend development with .NET/C# in a professional setting.
• Experience deploying applications to public cloud (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with CI/CD and version control (Git).
• Practical experience using AI-assisted development tools like Copilot/ChatGPT.
• Ability to evaluate AI-generated code for security and correctness.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs using .NET/C#.
• Build, deploy, and support cloud-native apps, preferably on Azure.
• Write clean, testable, and well-documented code.
• Participate in peer code reviews and promote engineering best practices.
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate development and improve quality.
• Assess AI-generated code for correctness, security, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with Product and cross-functional teams to deliver solutions.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize production systems.
• Contribute to technical design and architectural decisions.
• Support continuous improvement of processes and tooling.

Skills

.NET/C#

Azure

REST APIs

Microservices

Distributed systems

CI/CD

Git

AI-assisted tooling

Code review (AI)

Tools

Azure services

GitHub Copilot

Job description

About us:
JATO Dynamics is a global company and the leading provider of automotive market intelligence. With an insight into over 50 overseas markets, we deliver the world's most complete, accurate and up-to-date automotive data and insights, creating significant competitive advantage to our customers.

Find out more about what we do here: JATO

Our vision. Our vision is to be the world’s most exciting leader in automotive business intelligence solutions. We aim to generate excitement through implementing pioneering ideas, problem solving and going beyond our customer expectations. Our JATO colleagues are partners in our future and stakeholders in our desires. Our strategic intent is to help customers create significant competitive advantage by constantly leading in connected data, information and knowledge provision, ultimately improving our customers’ work processes, informed decision-making and business results.

Role Overview:
As a Software Engineer, you will design, develop, and maintain robust backend systems using .NET/C#, delivering cloud-native solutions that support our products and services. You'll work in a collaborative environment where quality, automation, and continuous improvement are highly valued.

You will also leverage AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot to enhance productivity, generate tests, support refactoring, and improve code quality, while applying sound engineering judgement to ensure maintainable, secure, and reliable solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs using .NET/C#.

• Build, deploy, and support cloud-native applications, with a preference for Microsoft Azure.

• Write clean, maintainable, testable, and well-documented code.

• Participate in peer code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices.

• Use AI-assisted development tools, such as GitHub Copilot, to accelerate development and improve code quality.

• Critically evaluate AI-generated code for accuracy, security, and maintainability.

• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and other cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimise production systems.

• Contribute to technical design discussions and architectural decisions.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives across development processes and tooling.

Key Requirements:

• 3+ years' professional experience developing backend applications using .NET and C#.

• Experience building and deploying applications in a public cloud environment (Azure, AWS, or GCP).

• Strong understanding of REST APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.

• Experience working with relational and/or NoSQL databases.

• Knowledge of CI/CD practices and version control systems such as Git.

• Practical experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or similar).

• Ability to assess AI-generated code for correctness, security, and maintainability.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• A passion for software engineering, quality, and continuous learning.

Desirable skills:

• Experience with Microsoft Azure services, such as App Service, Functions, Azure SQL, Service Bus, Cosmos DB, or Azure AI Search.

• Experience using AI tools for code review, test generation, documentation, or coverage analysis.

• Knowledge of prompt engineering techniques for developer tools.

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Bicep, Terraform, or ARM templates.

• Understanding of secure software development practices.

• Experience mentoring or supporting the development of other engineers.

Why join JATO?

• Work with modern cloud and AI technologies.

• Be part of a collaborative and supportive engineering culture.

• Contribute to products used by leading organisations across the automotive industry.

• Continuous learning and development opportunities.

• Hybrid working environment with flexibility and autonomy.

• Competitive salary and benefits package.

Our values. JATO core values are Integrity, People First, Collaboration, Innovation and Excellence.

Learn more about our values here: JATO Core Values

JATO Dynamics is a global business and our success is attributed to the diversity, skills and experiences of our colleagues across the world. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, sex, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or belief, disability, marital status or veteran status.