Software Engineer

MS2 is a national leader in transportation data management and analysis and has the largest traffic count database in North America. More than 270 agencies in 31 US States, and 3 Canadian Provinces, including 28 state Departments of Transportation, are using MS2 software to manage their transportation data.

MS2 is located in the beautiful city of Ann Arbor, Michigan, the home of high-tech industries and the University of Michigan. Residents of the city enjoy beautiful parks, mature neighborhoods, amenities of the Huron River and easy access to downtown Detroit or to colorful “Pure Michigan” woods and waterways.

MS2 is a friendly, open team working to support our clients' software needs. Staff members work on a variety of tasks and are given a high degree of responsibility. We offer an excellent environment for transportation professionals and Software Engineers with competitive compensation and benefit packages. We're a small team and you'll have an opportunity to make a big impact!

We are seeking a Software Engineer who can reliably deliver features end-to-end with occasional direction, while growing toward the independence and ownership expected of an Senior Engineer. You will contribute across the SDLC, collaborate closely with product, QA, and other engineers, and steadily take on more complex work over time.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver small to moderately complex features across the SDLC, from understanding requirements through implementation, testing, and release.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code, following team standards and established patterns.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and other engineers to clarify requirements and translate them into workable technical tasks (including constraints, risks, and tradeoffs).
• Contribute to system reliability and supportability through automated tests, debugging, and incremental improvements.
• Triage and resolve defects in production and non-production environments, escalating and pairing as needed.
• Participate in code reviews as both author and reviewer, and incorporate feedback to improve engineering quality.
• Create and maintain lightweight technical documentation (implementation notes, runbooks, and operational considerations).
• Grow ownership over one or more modules, workflows, or services over time, including knowledge sharing with the team.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience (or equivalent demonstrated capability).
• Experience with TypeScript, JavaScript and React
• Experience building production software with C#/.NET.
• Working knowledge of SQL and relational databases (writing queries, understanding schemas, and using SQL to troubleshoot issues).
• Experience identifying and resolving application performance bottlenecks through profiling, data access optimization, and responsiveness improvements.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to learn unfamiliar systems.
• Clear written and verbal communication.

Preferred:

• Experience working on systems with large datasets, ETLs, or complex data workflows.
• Experience writing and maintaining automated tests (unit and/or integration), plus comfort working in CI workflows.
• Experience with Git / GitHub workflows and pull-request-based collaboration.
• Experience with ASP.NET (Web Forms, MVC, or Core).
• Experience with GIS systems including ESRI and map visualization tools such as Google Maps or Mapnik.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package.

We promote a strong work/life balance at MS2. We encourage our employees to pursue their professional interests and take ownership of projects from start to finish. You’ll be working with big data and cloud-based solutions using the latest technologies as part of a fun and energetic team. We get along so well, we even have regular nights out and company sponsored dinners to celebrate our successes! It’s a great place to work.

Salary:

$90,000 - $112,000 a year, to be determined based on candidate's individual skills and experience.

Benefits:

• Participation in the company's annual bonus program
• 401(k) with matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Disability insurance
• Vision insurance

We Want You to Be You at MS2.

At MS2 a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace is one where all employees, whatever their race, gender, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, sexual orientation or identity, education, disability, religion, or veteran status, feel valued and respected. We are committed to a nondiscriminatory approach and provide equal opportunity for employment and advancement in all of our departments and programs. We respect and value diverse life experiences and heritages and ensure that all voices are valued and heard.

MS2 is committed to maintaining a welcoming environment with equitable treatment for all, and we strive to:

• Provide a working environment where all employees feel safe, comfortable, and valued.
• See diversity, inclusion, and equity as connected to our mission and critical to ensure the well-being of our staff and the agencies we serve.
• Examine and dismantle any inequities within our policies, systems, programs, and services, and continually update and report our progress to our employees.
• Explore potential underlying, unquestioned assumptions that interfere with inclusiveness.
• Encourage company-wide thinking about how systemic inequities impact our organization’s work, and how best to address that in a way that is consistent with our mission.
• Help to challenge assumptions about what it takes to be a strong leader at our organization, and who is well-positioned to provide leadership.
• Practice and encourage respectful and transparent communication in all interactions.
• Commit time and resources to expand more diverse leadership at all levels of our organization.
• Lead with respect and tolerance. We expect all employees to embrace this notion and to express it in workplace interactions and through everyday practices.

MS2 wants every employee to feel our commitment to showing respect for everyone, and we encourage open communication that enables each person to be their best self.

MS2 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Hybrid work

We expect staff to work from our office in Ann Arbor generally at least one day per week. Relocation assistance is available to successful candidates who are interested in moving to the Ann Arbor area.