Software Engineer

Lake Effect Data is seeking a Software Engineer to build, fix, and document applications and workflows across multiple projects. Work ranges from small purpose-built tools to full internal and external apps, usually on existing codebases with incomplete specs. The ideal candidate can read a codebase, turn requirements into working software, and research when the path is not obvious.

Key Responsibilities:

• Turn technical and business requirements into working apps, integrations, and workflows
• Build and maintain web applications and small tools (data transfer, scheduled jobs, internal utilities)
• Debug, test, and improve existing code
• Connect systems through APIs and third-party services
• Write the documentation needed to implement, hand off, and operate what you build
• Work with technical and business stakeholders to close gaps before and during build

Required Qualifications:

• Experience building and shipping web applications (React or similar)
• Comfort working in existing codebases: reading, debugging, and extending them
• Familiarity with databases and SQL as used inside applications
• Experience using and building APIs
• Strong problem-solving and attention to detail
• Able to work independently and clarify ambiguous requirements

Preferred Qualifications:

• Next.js or similar modern web stack
• Workflow automation and scheduled jobs (n8n, Azure Functions, cron, or similar)
• Cloud and hosting: Azure, AWS, Vercel, Cloudflare, or similar
• Auth, email, or other third-party integrations
• Monitoring and troubleshooting in deployed environments
• Clear technical writing: runbooks, architecture notes, requirement summaries

What Success Looks Like:

• Apps and tools that do the job they were scoped for, and keep doing it
• Existing systems improved without introducing new ambiguity
• Integrations and workflows that other people can operate
• Documentation that matches what was built and speeds the next change

Work Location: In person, Holland, MI

Pay: $45,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person