Senior Software Engineer

Gordon Food Service

$90K — $120K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field preferred.
  • 5+ years of software development experience required.
  • Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to multitask, prioritize, and work independently and collaboratively.
  • Innovative thinker with a knack for solving complex problems consistently with organizational objectives.

Responsibilities

  • Develops applications and scripts following specifications and coding standards.
  • Analyzes and tests solutions for accuracy and optimal implementation.
  • Assesses current business systems and estimates tasks for issues.
  • Conducts integrated testing for accuracy and performance.
  • Constructs and validates software components for quality.
  • Coordinates development efforts and assists in code reviews.
  • Mentors junior engineers and facilitates code review processes.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work schedule allowing 4 days in-office and 1 day remote.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and mentorship.
  • Access to modern technology and cloud platforms.
  • Inclusive culture that values employee input and contributions.
Full Job Description

Position Summary:

Are you a seasoned engineer who loves building cloud-native applications from the ground up? The Gordon Technology Services Limson Team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help spearhead the evolution of our core client BackOffice system.

In this pivotal role, you will be a driving force behind the design, development, and deployment of a brand-new, modern web application built entirely within our Google Cloud Platform (GCP) ecosystem. You will sit at the intersection of innovation and execution—writing clean, resilient code, optimizing system performance, and helping shape the future-proof solutions that drive our business forward.

What you will do:

  • Develops programs or scripts according to specification and established coding standards

  • Analyzes, reviews and tests for accuracy and optimal implementation of developed solutions

  • Analyzes current business systems, determines scope and estimates for tasks related to issues to be resolved

  • Performs integrated testing of systems for accuracy, reliability and optimal performance

  • Constructs various software components and validates completeness and quality

  • May coordinate development efforts, and coordinate and assist with code reviews

  • Establishes and enforces coding standards for programs or scripts

  • Mentors Associate or Intermediate software engineers

  • Analyzes and resolves program/script or system failures

  • Facilitates formal code reviews for programs/scripts

  • Performs software system maintenance, support and requirement analysis

  • Assists in designing GUI and software components

  • May participate in on-call support rotation

  • Other duties and responsibilities as assigned


When you will work:

  • Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm

  • Hybrid Schedule, 4 days in office in Wyoming, MI or Atlanta, GA, with 1 day remote


What you9ll bring to the table:

  • Bachelor Degree Computer Science, Information Technology or related field preferred

  • Five or more years of related software development experience required

  • Must have good written and verbal communication skills as well as good organizational and problem-solving capabilities

  • Must have the ability to multi-task, prioritize and be able to work independently or within a team environment

  • Ability to develop solutions to complex problems that require the regular use of ingenuity and innovation, and ensures solutions are consistent with organization objectives

Backend Development Skills

  • Strong Java (current LTS) with deep experience in Spring Boot and the Spring ecosystem 1 Spring MVC REST, Spring Data/JDBC, and Spring Security

  • Relational data modeling on PostgreSQL (Cloud SQL)

  • Building and consuming RESTful web services in a microservices architecture

Cloud & DevOps Skills

  • Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform, AWS or Azure

  • Build tooling with Maven or similar

Frontend Development Skills

  • Proficiency in TypeScript (strict) / modern JavaScript, HTML, and CSS

  • Component development with Angular or React

Testing & Quality Skills

  • Test-first discipline using tools like JUnit, Mockito, and AssertJ for unit testing

  • Frontend/E2E testing with Playwright or WebdriverIO or similar

  • Commitment to code quality using tools like SonarQube/SonarCloud and static analysis (ESLint)

Preferred / Nice to Have Experience

  • CI/CD and source control with GitLab

  • Infrastructure-as-code using Terraform

  • Event-driven design with Google Cloud Pub/Sub

  • API management with Apigee

  • Observability with Dynatrace and Google Cloud Monitoring

  • Experience building AI-powered features with Gemini and the Google Agent Development Kit (ADK)

  • Containerization and orchestration with Kubernetes (GKE)


BE PART OF AN AMAZING CULTURE WHERE WHAT MATTERS TO YOU, MATTERS TO US!

Gordon Food Service values our customers and understands that their success is largely dependent upon their workforce. To demonstrate our commitment to our partnership, we will require any candidate who works for a Gordon Food Service customer to provide a letter of support from their management if they are selected for the interview process.

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