Software Engineer II

Essential Job Functions

• Develop test and maintain backend services (C#; F# experience or willingness to learn).
• Implement and document APIs (REST/gRPC) with guidance on versioning and security.
• Work on event-driven pipelines using Kafka (produce/consume messages handle basic consumer groups and retries).
• Assist in building systems for higher volume near real-time event processing; implement batching retry/backoff and monitoring patterns.
• Implement or collaborate on front-end tasks as needed (JavaScript/TypeScript React/Angular basics).
• Participate in CI/CD automated testing (unit/integration) and observability (logs metrics tracing).
• Collaborate with product QA and DevOps; participate in code reviews and follow engineering best practices.
• Learn and apply domain-driven and functional programming patterns where appropriate.
• Document integration workflows partner configurations and solution patterns.

Technical Expertise

• 25 years professional experience in backend or full-stack development with ecosystem.
• Experience writing code in C#; some exposure to F# or eagerness to learn.
• Familiarity with basic Kafka concepts (topics producers consumers consumer groups) and message-handling patterns.
• Azure or AWS experience (deploying monitoring and operating cloud services using native SDKs and management consoles)
• Working knowledge of API design and documentation like Swagger.
• Some front-end development experience (JavaScript/TypeScript and a modern framework such as React/Angular).
• Understanding of distributed systems fundamentals retries idempotency batching and eventual consistency.
• Comfortable with unit testing and participating in CI/CD processes.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Experience with stream processing frameworks (Kafka Streams).
• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code (ARM Bicep Terraform).
• Experience with container orchestration.
• Experience designing multi-tenant or high-throughput systems.
• Open-source contributions relevant side projects or public repos.

Preferred Qualifications

• Practical experience or interest in stream processing frameworks like Kafka Streams.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code (ARM Bicep Terraform). Classification: Internal
• Experience with containers.
• Exposure to high-throughput or low-latency systems.

Education & Experience

• Bachelors degree in computer science Information Systems or a related technical fieldor equivalent hands-on experience.
• Strong preference for candidates who pursue continued learning and certifications.

WHY SHOULD YOU WORK FOR CRANE

At Crane we believe in providing our employees with excellent benefits at a Great Place to Work.

We offer:

• Quarterly Incentive Plan
• 136 hours of Paid Time Off which equals 17 days for the year that can be used for Sick Time or for Personal Use
• Excellent Medical Dental and Vision benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement for education related to your job
• Employee Referral Bonuses
• Employee Recognition and Rewards Program
• Paid Volunteer Time to support a cause that is close to your heart and contributes to our communities
• Employee Discounts
• Wellness Incentives that can go up to $100 per year for completing challenges in addition to a discount on contribution rates

Come join the leader in logistics and take your career in the right direction.

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time as needed.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

This position requires the final candidate to successfully pass an E-Verify Check.

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