About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Chemical Manufacturing; Food & Beverage Services; Food & Beverage Manufacturing.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

This full-time Software Engineer role partners with cross-functional teams to design, build, test, deploy, and support scalable software solutions that meet business needs for a confidential client in the chemical and food & beverage manufacturing sector. You’ll work on moderately complex features, participate in code reviews, and contribute to continuous improvement across the development lifecycle.

• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code to implement new features and enhance existing systems
• Build and maintain unit and integration tests to ensure software quality
• Participate in code reviews and collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers
• Use internal deployment platforms and automation tools to deliver reliable releases (CI/CD)
• Troubleshoot and debug moderately complex production issues and provide technical support
• Draft and maintain documentation for applications, deployments, and system configurations
• Recommend and implement process improvements to increase development efficiency and reliability

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Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of relevant professional software engineering experience (typical hires have ~3+ years)
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• Experience writing unit and integration tests, debugging, and troubleshooting
• Familiarity with software deployment automation and CI/CD practices
• Strong collaboration and communication skills; experience working with cross-functional teams
• Commitment to writing maintainable, well-documented code and participating in peer reviews

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Nice-to-Haves / Preferred

• Practical experience with modern version control workflows (e.g., Git)
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code or deployment tooling used in CI/CD pipelines
• Exposure to performance tuning, monitoring, or observability tools
• Experience in regulated or manufacturing environments is a plus

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Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary range: $80,000–$110,000 (range provided by the confidential client). Final pay will depend on factors such as experience, location, and qualifications.
• Position is eligible for discretionary incentive awards tied to organizational and individual performance.
• Comprehensive benefits package (medical and other benefits dependent on role and hours worked).
• Additional perks and professional development opportunities may be available.

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Location & Eligibility

• Location: Peoria, IL, USA. This position is expected to be based in Peoria, IL.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

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About the Industry

This role supports a confidential client operating in Chemical Manufacturing; Food & Beverage Services; and Food & Beverage Manufacturing. You’ll be contributing to software systems that help operate and optimize processes in these industries.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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