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# Senior Software Developer

- **Company:** Fifth Wheel Freight
- **Location:** Kentwood, MI, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Software Bug Management, Database Design, PostgreSQL, TypeScript, ReactJS, Front End Software Development, Api Design
- **Published:** July 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=e013634722e29ed0

## About the Role

* 7+ years of full-stack development, including building complex systems from the ground up
 * Proven track record supporting live systems through maintenance and bug fixes, with strong communication throughout
 * Demonstrated proficiency with TypeScript, React, Postgres, and AWS
 * Experience with TypeScript API development, modern front-end frameworks, database design, and automated testing (unit and end-to-end)
 * Comfortable operating under pressure with competing priorities
 * Receptive to feedback and quick to adapt
 * Resourceful problem-solver
 * Interest in learning the freight industry
 * Able to work on-site in Kentwood for the first 90 days, hybrid thereafter

Bonus

 * Experience with high-volume transactional or sales-driven platforms



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