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, Information Technology & Services.

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

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Role Overview

Confidential Client is seeking an entry-level Software Engineering Specialist to join their engineering team based in New Jersey. This is a full-time opportunity for early-career engineers who want hands-on experience building, testing, and delivering production software while working closely with experienced engineers and cross-functional partners.

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What You’ll Do

• Contribute to design, development, and maintenance of software features and components.
• Write clean, well-tested code and participate in code reviews.
• Debug and resolve defects across development, staging, and production environments.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver solutions that meet customer needs.
• Build and maintain automated tests and CI/CD pipelines.
• Document implementation details and support knowledge-sharing across the team.
• Learn and adopt best practices for security, performance, and reliability.

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Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field — or equivalent practical experience.
• 0–2 years of professional software development experience (internships and school projects count).
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (examples: Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript).
• Working knowledge of version control (Git) and collaborative software development workflows.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and basic web development concepts.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to learn quickly.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

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Preferred Qualifications

• Internship or prior work experience on production software teams.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks and test-driven development.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and container technologies (Docker).
• Experience with databases (SQL or NoSQL) and basic data modeling.
• Exposure to CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.).
• Interest in observability, performance tuning, and scalable system design.

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Skills & Tools

• Strong fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, and software design.
• Source control: Git.
• Languages: Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript (one or more).
• Testing: unit, integration, and automated test frameworks.
• CI/CD and deployment basics.
• REST APIs, HTTP, and JSON.

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Why Join

• Early-career mentorship and clear paths for skills growth.
• Real ownership of meaningful engineering work.
• Collaborative, learning-focused engineering culture.
• Exposure to modern engineering practices and tools.

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Location & Work Model

This role is based in New Jersey, United States. Candidates must be able to work from the job location as required by the client.

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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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