Software Developer

Who we are:

Dentists, insurance agents and law offices make up most of the client list. Clients have the owner's cell number, and the owner still takes the occasional Saturday call. Our dress code is a company polo and clean jeans.

What this job is:

Midwest Computer Services is hiring for the Software Developer role on our operations team. You'll write, test and ship code that runs in production every day. Nobody expects you to know every framework. We want someone who writes clear code, tests it and asks good questions. This is a long-term contractor role, paid monthly in USD. You will need at least 4 hours of overlap with US Central time. You need a reliable internet connection and somewhere quiet to work.

What you'll do:

• Migrate older modules out of the monolith where it makes sense.
• Review pull requests from teammates and give clear, specific feedback.
• Break down product requirements into technical tasks and rough estimates.
• Design, build and maintain services in Python, Go or Java that handle real customer traffic.

Requirements:

• 2-4 years of professional software development experience.
• BS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL, including writing efficient SQL.
• Strong skills in at least one of Python, Java, Go, C# or TypeScript.
• Comfortable working in Linux and on the command line.

Also helpful:

• Infrastructure as code with Terraform.
• Prior work at an early-stage startup.
• Kubernetes and Docker in production.

Pay and benefits:

Pay: $1,250 - $1,450 per month

• Flexible hours.
• Monthly payments via wire transfer or Wise.

Due to the number of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Duration: 9 months. Start: Flexible.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Midwest Computer Services.