Software Engineer

Sr. Software Engineer Location: Sunnyvale, CA (Hybrid Preferred – Remote OK) Duration: 6 months This contract opportunity is with a company seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build cloud-native backend systems that help internal teams operate at scale. The role is centered on Python, modern API development, cloud platforms, data systems, and backend infrastructure, making it a strong fit for engineers who enjoy building reliable production services in a collaborative environment. This is a chance to work on high-impact platform engineering that directly supports data scientists, product teams, and other internal stakeholders. What makes this opportunity stand out is the blend of backend architecture, developer experience, cloud infrastructure, and data workflow support, offering the kind of breadth that can sharpen both technical depth and cross-functional influence while working remotely. Contract Duration: 6 Months Required Skills & Experience · 6+ years of software engineering, platform development, or related experience · Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, related field, or equivalent professional experience · Strong Python skills with experience building production-grade services and libraries · Experience designing and building RESTful APIs using modern Python frameworks such as FastAPI or Starlette · Strong experience with relational databases, ORMs such as SQLAlchemy, and schema migration tools such as Alembic · Experience building production data systems, including ETL and data processing workflows · Cloud platform experience in AWS and/or GCP, including services such as S3/GCS, Lambda/Cloud Functions, SQS/Pub-Sub, and managed databases · Experience with Docker and containerized application development · Practical CI/CD experience with regular production deployments · Strong commitment to automated testing, including unit, integration, and end-to-end testing · Strong fundamentals in version control, code reviews, testing, and documentation · Excellent problem-solving, communication, and team collaboration skills · Ability to translate data science needs into scalable platform abstractions Desired Skills & Experience · Kubernetes experience, including EKS or GKE · Infrastructure-as-code familiarity with Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation · Experience integrating LLM APIs such as Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, Anthropic, Vertex AI, or Bedrock into applications · Experience with prompt engineering, token management, and error handling for LLM-enabled applications · Experience with data manipulation and analysis using pandas, NumPy, and SciPy What You Will Be Doing Tech Breakdown · [Estimated 50% Backend APIs and shared service architecture] · [Estimated 25% Cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and containerization] · [Estimated 25% Data pipelines, database design, and platform support] Daily Responsibilities · [Estimated 85% Hands On] · [Estimated 0% Management Duties] · [Estimated 15% Team Collaboration]