Mid-Level Software Developer (Laravel + Python + AWS) – Hybrid Ann Arbor | Report Directly to CEO

Mid-Level Software Developer (Laravel + Python + AWS) – Hybrid Ann Arbor | Report Directly to CEO

Ready Signal is a high-growth SaaS company building the next generation of external data infrastructure for AI and predictive modeling. We automate the discovery, normalization, and delivery of high-value signals (economic, weather, demographic, and more) straight into business intelligence and forecasting pipelines.

We’re hiring a mid-level Software Developer (3–6 years experience) who will have immediate ownership of our core platform.

In the first 6 months you will:

• Lead optimization of our data pipeline (performance, scalability, reliability)
• Take new product prototypes and successfully integrate them into production
• Own break-fix and architecture improvements on our Laravel/PHP application

This is a high-visibility, high-impact role. You’ll report directly to the CEO, work alongside a very small team (1 Data Scientist + 1 Data Manager + 5 outsourced developers), and have real autonomy to ship meaningful work fast.

This role is hybrid — 3 days per week in our Ann Arbor, MI office (in-person interviews required).

What You’ll Do:

Application Ownership & Development

• Gain deep ownership of our core Laravel/PHP application and infrastructure
• Drive performance and scalability improvements
• Manage legacy code while building clean, scalable new features

Prototype → Production

• Integrate and deploy new application modules and product prototypes built by our outsourced team
• Write clean, well-documented code that directly supports business outcomes

Infrastructure & Pipeline

• Support and improve our AWS infrastructure (EC2, Lambda, RDS)
• Contribute to DevOps and deployment automation
• Help evolve our data pipeline into a more robust, scalable system

Required Qualifications

• 3–6 years of software development experience
• Experience with AI-assisted coding tools (Claude, Cursor, etc.)
• Strong proficiency in Laravel/PHP or a solid OOP background (Java, C#, C++) with quick ability to ramp on PHP
• Hands-on with Python (object-oriented usage and scaling)
• Real experience with AWS (especially EC2 and Lambda)
• Comfortable in Linux environments and basic DevOps practices
• Self-starter who thrives in a small, fast-moving startup

Nice-to-Haves

• Background working with outsourced developers
• Exposure to data-heavy applications, APIs, or analytics platforms

What We Offer

• Competitive base compensation + phantom stock (real upside participation in company growth)
• Discretionary PTO
• Comprehensive health benefits
• Direct line to the CEO and meaningful equity-like participation
• Clear growth path into senior engineering or platform leadership

Location & Logistics

Ann Arbor, MI (Hybrid – 3 days/week in-office). In-person interviews in Ann Arbor. Must be a U.S. citizen or legally eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

If you’re a mid-level developer who wants real ownership, loves shipping prototypes into production, and wants to work on AI-powered data infrastructure in a small, high-trust team — we want to talk to you.

• Apply below and answer the quick qualifying questions so we can move fast.