Job Title: Senior Full-Stack Developer (Perl)
Location-Type: Remote
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Contract-to-Hire
Compensation Range: $55-60/hr W2
Benefits: Eligible for Health, Dental, Vision, and 401K
Visa Sponsorship: Not eligible for visa sponsorship
Job Description:
This role is responsible for hands-on maintenance, modernization, and reliable delivery of legacy Perl/CGI systems running on Linux, while actively contributing to CI/CD pipelines, build workflows, and incremental migration toward containerized infrastructure.
Job Summary
โขDesign, develop, refactor, and optimize Perl modules and legacy CGI applications for high-performance, secure production operations.
โขTroubleshoot and resolve production issues end-to-end across system, application, and deployment layers, including memory leaks and performance bottlenecks.
โขOwn and improve Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, including build, release, versioning, and integration of static analysis tooling.
โขManage Linux server environments, covering processes, permissions, user/group management, cron, and performance monitoring.
โขWrite and maintain unit tests and runbooks to support reliability and knowledge continuity.
โขApply observability practices including structured logging, log rotation, telemetry, and actionable monitoring across Apache and application layers.
โขContribute to incremental modernization efforts, including migration from VM-based infrastructure toward containerized deployments.
Minimum Requirements:
โข8-10 years of professional software development experience with strong, real-world Perl expertise including legacy Perl/CGI systems.
โขProficiency in Linux server operations (RHEL, CentOS, Debian, or Ubuntu) using CLI tools such as grep, awk, sed, jq, and diff.
โขHands-on experience with module management (CPAN, Makefile.PL, Build.PL), secure input handling, and performance tuning.
โขSolid front-end proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
โขExperience owning Jenkins pipelines (multibranch, Jenkinsfile), artifacts, credentials, and release cadence.
โขStrong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis mindset with the ability to work independently in legacy and ambiguous environments.
โขDemonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across distributed, cross-timezone teams.
Preferred Qualifications:
โขExperience with Angular or React in an enterprise development context.
โขContainerization experience, including Docker and container-based deployments.
โขAWS or cloud platform exposure.
โขFamiliarity with observability tooling such as OpenTelemetry or structured logging frameworks.
โขExperience modernizing legacy systems incrementally, including VM-to-container migrations.
โขBackground with Node.js-based build tooling for static assets, including bundling, minification, and cache busting.
โขFamiliarity with enterprise tooling such as Jira, Bitbucket, GitHub Enterprise, Azure DevOps, or Octopus Deploy.