[Remote] Senior Software Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. SoTalent is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to build and maintain scalable backend platforms and cloud-based services. The role focuses on backend development, cloud infrastructure, reliability engineering, production support, security, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable server-side applications and services
• Take end-to-end ownership of the systems you build, including deployment, monitoring, and ongoing operational support
• Enhance application performance, reliability, and maintainability through continuous improvements
• Contribute to architecture discussions and technical decision-making
• Collaborate with cloud and platform engineering teams to maintain and improve production environments
• Implement and enhance monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions to ensure system health
• Support cloud-based deployments and troubleshoot infrastructure or application issues as needed
• Help improve operational processes, automation, and platform stability
• Participate in on-call rotations to investigate and resolve production incidents
• Support application releases, dependency upgrades, and operational maintenance activities
• Partner with support and engineering teams to address customer-reported issues and system incidents
• Drive root-cause analysis and preventative measures to reduce recurring issues
• Work closely with frontend developers, product teams, designers, and platform engineers to deliver solutions aligned with business needs
• Contribute to API design, integration strategies, and data contract definitions
• Ensure backend services effectively support evolving product requirements
• Foster strong communication and collaboration across technical and non-technical teams
• Participate in code reviews and promote high standards of code quality and reliability
• Contribute to testing strategies, automation, and engineering best practices
• Support security reviews and ensure compliance with data protection and privacy requirements
• Leverage modern development tools and technologies to improve productivity and software quality

Skills

• 4+ years of professional software development experience with a strong backend engineering focus
• Experience building backend services using technologies such as Python, TypeScript/Node.js, Rust, or similar programming languages
• Strong knowledge of relational databases, SQL optimization, schema design, and database migrations
• Experience deploying, operating, and troubleshooting cloud-based applications
• Hands-on experience with containerized environments and cloud deployment pipelines
• Familiarity with monitoring, observability, and incident management practices
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to make sound technical decisions in ambiguous situations
• Demonstrated ownership mindset with experience supporting systems in production environments
• Experience mentoring developers and contributing to engineering excellence initiatives
• Experience with performance testing and system optimization
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and container orchestration platforms
• Exposure to cloud automation and platform engineering practices
• Experience contributing to open-source projects or personal technical initiatives
• Familiarity with modern backend frameworks and distributed system architectures

Benefits

• Remote work in the Continental U.S.
• Occasional travel

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