Software Engineer

Kokosing (www.kokosing.biz) is one of America's 50 largest General Contractors and services a broad spectrum of clients in both the private and public business sectors. Kokosing's services include heavy civil/industrial construction such as highways, bridges, underground utilities, water/wastewater facilities, and marine construction. For over 75 years, Kokosing has successfully attracted the most qualified technical personnel in the construction industry by offering visible challenges, superior quality, and attractive rewards. With over $2.8 billion in annual sales and a commitment to its workforce, Kokosing is the winning team.

Job Description:

We're seeking a hands-on Software Engineer to join our application development team and help build modern, web-based applications. Our ideal candidate is one who pairs strong software engineering fundamentals with AI-assisted development practices to work faster, learn continuously, and deliver high-quality solutions.

Your focus will be building APIs for system integrations, developing web applications, contributing to our DevOps and CI/CD ecosystem, and helping evolve an AI-assisted coding environment. This position is on-site at our Westerville, Ohio office and works closely with cross-functional engineering partners.

Please note: This role is not eligible for sponsorship at this time.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain APIs to support system integrations and data flows with our enterprise data platform.
• Review and recommend system/solution architecture. Tasks would include research, scope, and creation of design documentation.
• Develop and enhance web applications using TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, .NET, and/or other languages.
• Contribute to the improvement and maturation of the software development lifecycle, including CI/CD pipelines, developer tooling, and DevOps workflows.
• Apply AI-assisted development tools (e.g., copilots, code generation, automated testing, refactoring assistants) to increase productivity and code quality.
• Collaborate with IT team members and stakeholders to implement solutions aligned with architectural standards and best practices.
• Troubleshoot application issues, optimize performance, and ensure reliability across applications and development infrastructure.
• Participate in code reviews and knowledge sharing to raise the team's overall engineering maturity.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of professional software development experience.
• Strong experience with TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, .NET, and/or other languages.
• Hands-on experience with Azure services such as App Services, Functions, Logic Apps, and Azure DevOps pipelines.
• Experience designing, building, and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Familiarity with modern web application frameworks and front-end development practices.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD, developer tooling, and modern development environments.
• Ability to work independently on well-defined tasks while collaborating effectively within a team.

Preferred Experience

• Experience working with data lakes or hybrid data platforms.
• Knowledge of version control best practices, branching strategies, and code quality tools.
• Practical experience using AI-assisted development tools for rapid application development, testing, or refactoring.
• Curiosity and willingness to experiment with new tools and techniques to improve how software is built.