Sr Software Engineer

Rite-Hite Company; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Well-being

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

Rite-Hite seeks an experienced software engineer to advance our integration platform. You will own production-grade services, build data pipelines, and design scalable data models for enterprise integrations.

The role blends backend with customer-facing interfaces, emphasizing reliability, security, and modern tooling. Ideal candidates bring 7+ years of hands-on experience, strong Node.js/TypeScript skills, and comfort with React.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on software engineering delivering production systems.
• Deep experience with event-driven architectures, messaging systems, and data flows.
• Proven ability to design and operate enterprise-scale integrations (REST APIs, webhooks, data pipelines).
• Independent contributor who takes initiative and communicates tradeoffs clearly.
• Strong API security, secrets management, and integration practices.
• Proficiency in Node.js/TypeScript for backend and React for interfaces; AI-assisted tooling usage.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to integration capabilities, including REST APIs, webhooks, and event-driven data flows.
• Build and maintain services that ingest, transform, and expose data; own underlying data models.
• Write unit, integration, and contract tests; participate in code reviews and design sessions.
• Drive observability, troubleshooting, and durable fixes for production issues.
• Evaluate scalability and maintainability; communicate short-term vs. long-term options.

Skills

Event-driven architecture

REST APIs

Node.js / TypeScript

Security fundamentals

React front-end interfaces

Cloud platforms (GCP)

Docker / Kubernetes

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Pub/Sub / Kafka

BigQuery

Apigee / API gateway

Git / CI/CD

Job description

At Rite-Hite, your work makes an impact. As the global leader in loading dock and door equipment, we design and deliver solutions that keep our customers safe, secure, and productive. Here, you'll find innovation, stability, and the chance to grow your career as part of a team that's always looking ahead.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Integration and Platform Engineering

• Contribute to enterprise-scale integration capabilities, including REST APIs, webhooks, and event-driven data flows that enable automation.
• Build and maintain services that ingest, transform, position, and expose data, optimizing retrieval for consumer purpose and access patterns. Design and own the data models that underpin these services.
• Help design and transform the platform toward an agent-first digital ecosystem, enabling seamless interaction with internal and third-party agentic services.

Hands-On Development

• Write production-quality code on an active delivery cadence, contributing directly to shared team deliverables.
• Write and maintain unit, integration, and contract tests as a standard part of delivery.
• Participate actively in code reviews, technical discussions, and design sessions through thoughtful input and a collaborative mindset.
• Proactively explore new technologies, patterns, and approaches relevant to the team's mission.
• Contribute to customer-facing and internal interfaces as needed, delivering across the full stack when the team requires it.
• Evaluate existing applications for scalability and maintainability. Communicate clear short-term and long-term options, including when to stabilize, when to invest, and the tradeoffs of each.
• Sustain and support legacy solutions, keeping them stable and secure while contributing to the platform's forward direction.

Reliability and Operability

• Build services with observability, error handling, and resiliency as core design considerations.
• Support troubleshooting of production integration issues, drive root cause analysis, and implement durable fixes.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Individual contributor role focused on hands-on development and shared team deliverables.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on software engineering experience delivering production systems.
• Deep, practical experience with event-driven architectures, including messaging systems, publish/subscribe patterns, asynchronous workflows, and event sourcing concepts.
• Proven experience designing and operating enterprise-scale integrations, including REST APIs, webhooks, data pipelines, and third-party service connectivity.
• Demonstrated ability to work and deliver independently, take initiative, proactively explore unknowns, and operate without constant direction.
• Solid foundation in security fundamentals applied to APIs, data access, secrets management, and integrations.
• Proficiency in Node.js and TypeScript for backend service development, with the ability to contribute to customer-facing and internal web interfaces using React.
• Active use of AI-assisted engineering tools, such as Copilot, Cursor, or equivalent, in daily development, with demonstrated judgment around validation, security, and code quality.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud-native platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and distributed system design.
• Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes for containerized service deployment.
• Exposure to data analytics platforms and/or streaming systems, such as Pub/Sub, Kafka, BigQuery, or equivalent.
• Experience contributing to teams working through modernization or platform-building initiatives.
• Familiarity with API gateway tooling, such as Apigee, Kong, AWS API Gateway, Tyk, or equivalent, for managing and securing API traffic at scale.
• Familiarity with enterprise integration patterns, including Saga, CQRS, the outbox pattern, and idempotency design, and when to apply them.

What We Offer

At Rite-Hite, we take care of our people - because when you're supported, you can do your best work. Our benefits are designed to support your health, your future and your life outside of work:

• Health & Well-being: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus life and disability insurance. A robust well-being program with an opportunity to receive an extra day off and more.
• Financial Security: A strong retirement savings program with 401(k), company match, and profit sharing.
• Time for You: Paid holidays, vacation time, and personal/sick days each year.

Join us and build a career where you're supported - at work and beyond.

Rite-Hite is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. In accordance with VEVRAA, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for protected veterans. We are also committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace for the safety of our employees and customers.