Job Description
Are you a dedicated engineer looking for a role that makes a massive impact? ApexTech Solutions is seeking a skilled Software Engineer (Weekend Shift) to join our high-performing team in Kansas City, Missouri. In this pivotal role, you will ensure the stability, security, and performance of our critical infrastructure while working a structured weekend schedule.
Our weekend team plays a vital role in our 24/7 operations, handling deployments, emergency patches, and system maintenance that keeps our enterprise clients running smoothly. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy solving complex technical challenges, we want to hear from you.
Responsibilities
- Develop & Maintain: Design, code, test, and deploy software features and fixes specifically during weekend maintenance windows.
- Incident Resolution: Troubleshoot and resolve critical production issues and outages with minimal downtime to ensure business continuity.
- System Optimization: Analyze system performance logs and optimize database queries or application code to improve speed and efficiency.
- Collaboration: Work closely with the on-call engineering team during handover processes to ensure seamless operations from Friday night to Monday morning.
- Documentation: Maintain accurate technical documentation, runbooks, and code comments for future reference.
- Code Quality: Participate in code reviews and adhere to best practices, security standards, and coding guidelines.
Qualifications
- Experience: 3+ years of professional software development experience in a full-stack or backend environment.
- Core Tech: Proficiency in Java, Python, or Node.js is required.
- Databases: Strong working knowledge of SQL (PostgreSQL/MySQL) and experience with NoSQL databases.
- Availability: Must be available to work a rotating weekend shift (e.g., Friday-Sunday or Saturday-Monday).
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Tools: Familiarity with containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipelines.