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Synergy BIS

Lead Platform Developer

$59 - $77.25/hr

... data contracts. * Technical strategy: Evaluate build vs. buy, set platform roadmaps, deprecate ... Expert in at least one backend language (e.g., C#/.NET, Java/Kotlin, Go, Node.js, Python). * Strong ...

Autodesk

Software Development Engineer

Portland, OR · On-site

$98K - $175K/yr

As a Backend / Platform Developer, you will design and build the core APIs and orchestration layer ... Pricing and contract rules, Enterprise and channel policies, Approval flows and rollback handling ...

Autodesk, Inc.

Software Development Engineer

Portland, OR · On-site

$98K - $175K/yr

As a Backend / Platform Developer, you will design and build the core APIs and orchestration layer ... Pricing and contract rules, Enterprise and channel policies, Approval flows and rollback handling ...

Kasmo Global

Salesforce Marketing Cloud Developer

Portland, OR · On-site

$58.75 - $78/hr

Contract (C2C, 1099, W2) LinkedIn Needed Develop and maintain personalized marketing campaigns ... The work tends to be more backend and data focused than working within the SFMC platform itself but ...

Exol

OR

$252K/yr

Backend microservices and APIs * Event-driven service components * User-facing web applications and ... Promote clean API contracts and separation of concerns between systems * Drive consistent ...

Grafana Labs

Staff AI Engineer | US | Remote

OR · Remote

You'll build multi-agent architectures, LLM integrations, and backend services that connect AI ... You'll define the technical direction for the automation platform-data models, API contracts ...

Grafana Labs

Staff AI Engineer | US | Remote

OR · Remote

You'll build multi-agent architectures, LLM integrations, and backend services that connect AI ... You'll define the technical direction for the automation platform (data models, API contracts ...

Grafana Labs

Senior AI Engineer | US | Remote

OR · Remote

$55.25 - $71.25/hr

You'll build multi-agent architectures, LLM integrations, and backend services that connect AI ... You'll define the technical direction for the automation platform (data models, API contracts ...

Rapta, Inc

Senior Software Engineer

Portland, OR · On-site +1

$140K - $175K/yr

Design and evolve protobuf contracts and gRPC service definitions across the platform * Provide ... distributed backend systems on Linux * Deep curiosity for all software and systems architecture ...

Terzo

OR

The Financial Intelligence Graph gives our customers visibility into contracts, vendors, spend ... You might thrive in this role if you have * 5+ years building backend systems or developer ...

Zocdoc

Senior Staff Software Engineer, Data

OR · On-site +1

$105K - $143K/yr

Partnering with Engineering to improve upstream data quality and contracts. * Leading cross ... or Backend Software Engineering. * Operated at Staff-level scope with cross-team technical ...

Natera

OR · On-site

$126K - $166K/yr

The Clinical Genomics Engineering organization builds software that supports complex, regulated ... data contracts, and backend services. The Lead PM will drive strategic investment decisions ...

Netflix

OR

$380K - $610K/yr

... and API contracts for consumers and pipelines Partner with product engineering teams Deeply ... backend services and understand how to apply core algorithms, and systems design to real-world ...

NinjaTrader

OR

... contracts across clearing, risk, and reporting systems * Architect systems that process high ... Strong proficiency in modern backend languages such as Python, C++, Go, or similar, with the ...

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What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Contract Backend Developer, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Contract Backend Developer, you need strong programming skills in languages like Python, Java, or Node.js, along with experience in database management and API development, supported by a relevant degree or proven project experience. Familiarity with frameworks (such as Django, Spring, or Express), cloud services (like AWS or Azure), and version control systems (e.g., Git) is typically expected. Excellent problem-solving abilities, strong communication, and the ability to quickly adapt to new codebases and team environments set top contractors apart. These skills and qualities are crucial for delivering reliable, scalable backend solutions and integrating smoothly into diverse project teams.

What are some common challenges faced by Contract Backend Developers when joining a new project?

Contract Backend Developers often encounter challenges such as quickly understanding existing codebases, adapting to different tech stacks, and aligning with the team's development practices. Since contract roles usually have tight deadlines, developers must rapidly familiarize themselves with project documentation and workflows. Effective communication with team members and proactive clarification of requirements are essential to ensure smooth integration and successful project outcomes.

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Contract backend developers are professionals hired on a temporary or project basis to build and maintain the server-side logic, databases, and APIs that power web or mobile applications. They work behind the scenes to ensure that applications function smoothly, handle data efficiently, and communicate effectively with front-end systems. Unlike full-time employees, contract backend developers typically work for a set duration or on specific projects, offering flexibility to both clients and developers. They often bring specialized expertise in programming languages such as Python, Java, Node.js, or Ruby, and may work remotely or on-site depending on the contract terms.
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Lead Platform Developer

Synergy BIS

Remote

$59 - $77.25/hr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 7 days ago

Job description

Synergy Business Innovation & Solutions is a premier implementer of cutting-edge software solutions. Synergy brings the experience and expertise necessary to deliver capability that provides tangible ROI to our customers. Synergy’s core areas of expertise are in the fields of Digital Transformation, Cloud Solutions, SaaS and Low-Code/No-Code solutions, Emerging Technologies, Data analytics and Visualization, Information Assurance, and Business Process Re-Engineering.

Synergy offers its employees a generous portfolio of core and voluntary benefits including: group medical, dental, and vision insurance, company paid life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance; HSA, FSA; 401(k) with immediately vested company match; PTO/Sick Leave, 11 paid federal holidays, parental leave; tuition and training reimbursement; a referral bonus program; and life management programs.

At Synergy, you’ll be challenged and given the opportunity to grow in your career path. In fact, growth is such a big deal to us that you will have dedicated career coaches available for every employee, company-funded certification opportunities, education reimbursement, and a general open-door policy so that you have support when you need it. Our team is eager to learn, fast-paced, and quality-driven—if that sounds like you, Synergy has a position for you!

This position is designated as work-from-home.

Description: 

    We’re looking for a Lead Platform Developer to own the architecture, scalability, and reliability of our core platform. You’ll lead a small team of engineers, define platform standards and patterns, and build highly available services and tooling that accelerate product teams. This role is part hands-on development, part technical leadership, and part cross-functional influence.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Own the platform architecture: Design and evolve cloud-native, multi-tenant, secure platform components (APIs, services, eventing, data pipelines, shared libraries).
    • Lead the team: Mentor engineers, lead code/design reviews, improve engineering practices, and drive continuous improvement.
    • Build platform capabilities: Authentication/authorization, service discovery, configuration, observability, feature flags, rollout/rollback tooling, and developer experience (DX) pipelines.
    • Reliability at scale: Implement SLOs/SLIs, error budgets, and chaos/resiliency testing; drive performance benchmarking and capacity planning.
    • Security by design: Champion secure coding, secrets management, dependency hygiene, and compliance needs (e.g., SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI—depending on domain).
    • Cloud & infra automation: Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, environment strategy, container orchestration, ephemeral environments.
    • Data platform collaboration: Partner with data teams on streaming (e.g., Kafka), warehousing, schema governance, and data contracts.
    • Technical strategy: Evaluate build vs. buy, set platform roadmaps, deprecate legacy systems, and guide modernization.
    • Cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with product engineering, SRE, security, QA, and architecture to deliver platform capabilities that product teams love.
    • Incident leadership: Lead severity incidents, postmortems, and drive preventive improvements.

    Required Skills and Qualifications

    • 7–10+ years of software engineering experience, with 2–4+ years in platform, infrastructure, or distributed systems roles referred 
    • Expert in at least one backend language (e.g., C#/.NET, Java/Kotlin, Go, Node.js, Python).
    • Strong with cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), containers (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD (GitHub Actions/Azure DevOps/GitLab CI/Jenkins).
    • Hands-on with IaC (Terraform, Pulumi, or ARM/Bicep) and environment management.
    • Solid understanding of distributed systems concepts: idempotency, backpressure, eventual consistency, retries/circuit breakers, caching.
    • Proven experience designing observability (logging, metrics, tracing) with tools like OpenTelemetry, Prometheus/Grafana, ELK, Datadog, or New Relic.
    • Experience leading projects, mentoring engineers, and collaborating across teams.
    • Clear, concise communication and stakeholder management.
    • Experience with event-driven architectures, Kafka/PubSub, or service mesh (Istio/Linkerd).
    • API design expertise (REST/GraphQL/gRPC), versioning, and contract testing (PACT).
    • Security depth: OAuth2/OIDC, mTLS, policy-as-code (OPA), secrets management (Vault/SM/Key Vault).
    • Data platform familiarity: CDC, streaming ETL, lakehouse/warehouse patterns.
    • Reliability practices: SRE, SLOs/error budgets, chaos engineering.
    • Regulated environments (e.g., SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, FedRAMP) and audit-readiness.
    • Performance profiling and cost-optimization at scale.

    Citizenship or Work Authorization Required:  

    • Ability to attain Federal Government Position of Trust.
    • Must be a U.S. citizen
    • Must pass a background investigation.
    Required Education, certification & Experience:
    • A BS degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, or Computer Science, from an ABET accredited or CAE designated institution fulfills the educational requirement . 
    Note: The U.S. Department of Education Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs located at https://amspub.abet.org/aps/name-search?searchType=institution identifies accredited postsecondary institutions. In Lieu of education requirement listed, candidate must have the required certification or will obtain required certification within 6 months of the start date. Certification requirement(s) for this role is AN IASAE II certification (CASP+CE, CLSSP associate) or CSSLP. 

    Preferred Education & Experience: 
    • Commensurate experience in IT and in new and related older technology that directly relates to the required area of expertise. Compensation for roles at Synergy varies depending on a wide variety of factors including but not limited to the requirements of the role; education and certifications; knowledge, training, skills and abilities; level of experience; geographic location; and alignment with market data, law, and other business and organizational needs. As required by local law, the posted pay range represents the lowest to the highest pay that Synergy believes in good faith it might pay for this particular job, depending on the circumstances. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

    Compensation for roles at Synergy varies depending on a wide variety of factors including but not limited to the requirements of the role; education and certifications; knowledge, training, skills and abilities; level of experience; geographic location; and alignment with market data, law, and other business and organizational needs. As required by local law, the posted pay range represents the lowest to the highest pay that Synergy believes in good faith it might pay for this particular job, depending on the circumstances. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

    A reasonable estimate of the current pay range is: $86,000-$123,305.00

    Essential Job Function Physical Requirements: The physical requirements of this position are critical in evaluating the qualifications and abilities of an applicant or employee. The physical efforts needed to perform the essential duties of this job 90% of the time are repetitive motions, grasping, holding, and finger dexterity of the hands, reading, writing, eye-hand coordination, color distinction, and full visual abilities, hearing, talking, sitting, and use of IT equipment, phones, and office machines.

    To a reduced degree, <30% of the time, candidates may have to stand, walk, lift 0-30 pounds, push or pull objects, climb stairs, bend, squat, reach, drive a car, or work overtime.

    Synergy is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate against applicants for employment or its employees on the basis of age, race (including hair texture/style), creed, color, religion, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or veteran status, sex, medical condition, pregnancy (childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), physical or mental disability, personal appearance, organ donation and hair length associated with race, genetic information or characteristics, family responsibilities, familial status, marital status, citizenship or immigration status, status as a victim of domestic violence, a sexual offense, or stalking, political affiliation, arrest records and criminal convictions, credit information, matriculation, homeless status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state and local law. Discrimination or harassment based upon these protected categories is expressly prohibited. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including job selection, assignment, promotion, compensation, benefits, training, discipline and termination.

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