Software Engineer 5685

Tier4 Group is seeking a Software Engineer focused on document processing, automation, and high-volume PDF generation. This is a 6-month contract with strong potential to extend and possibly convert to full-time. 100% Remote ; candidates must reside in the Eastern or Central time zones. NO 3rd-party candidates or candidates requiring Visa sponsorship will be considered for this opportunity.

What You'll Do

Build and maintain document automation systems using PHP and PDFLib Develop high-volume PDF generation and document delivery solutions Implement advanced PDF functionality, including font management, encoding, embedding, and rendering Integrate with AWS services, internal applications, and third-party APIs Develop automated data-processing and mailing workflow integrations Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code Collaborate with business and technical teams to deliver scalable solutions Troubleshoot, enhance, and support production applications

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience 4-6 years of LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) development experience Strong experience with PDF generation, document automation, and PDFLib Experience supporting high-volume document processing environments AWS experience including S3, EC2, RDS, CloudWatch, and AWS SDK Experience with REST and/or SOAP APIs Strong knowledge of JSON, XML, fixed-width, delimited, and legacy data formats Excellent problem-solving and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with document composition or CCM platforms (Quadient, Crawford Technologies, Adobe, iText, etc.) Print industry experience, including PDF, AFP, PostScript, or PCL Exposure to mail automation, postal optimization, or compliance-driven workflows Experience supporting enterprise-scale production systems Interested? Apply today to learn more.