Backend Software Engineer **THIS IS A W2 POSITION WITH BENEFITS** [Remote]

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  JOB TYPE: Freelance, Contract Position (no agencies/C2C - see notes below)


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  Location: United States only - Remote - (Time Zone: PST/CIST | Partial overlap)


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  HOURLY RANGE: Our client is looking to pay $72 – $82/hr


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  ESTIMATED DURATION: 40hr/week 

The Opportunity

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or engineering


• 3+ years of experience building large-scale software applications


• Evidence of exposure to architectural patterns of a large, high-scale web application (e.g.. well       designed APIs, high volume data pipelines, efficient algorithms).


• Knowledge of Kotlin, Java, or Python


• Excellent debugging and optimization skills


• Unit/integration testing experience


• Information security and privacy experience is a plus

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities 

•  Participate in all aspects of agile software development including design, implementation, and deployment


• Architect and provide guidance on building end-to-end systems optimized for speed and scale


• Work primarily in Kotlin, Java, or python


• Collaborate with leading back end engineers


• Collaborate across time zones via Slack, GitHub comments, documents, and frequent video conferences

Objectives of this Role

• Automate process of Identifying and measuring data risk from 3rd party vendors and tools  in a security organization at the company


• Work across the full stack, building highly scalable distributed solutions that enable positive user experiences and measurable business growth


• Develop new features and infrastructure development in support of rapidly emerging business and project requirements


• Interact with cloud based applications via their APIs


•  Assume leadership of new projects from conceptualization to deployment


•  Ensure application performance, uptime, and scale, maintaining high standards of code quality and thoughtful application design


• Work with agile development methodologies, adhering to best practices and pursuing continued learning opportunities