Senior Software Engineer

Confidential Client

Senior Software Engineer (Golang/GraphQL) - Contract

Contract Term:
100% remote, contract position (12+ months)

W2 role

NO C2C

Role Overview:

We are seeking Senior Software Engineers with expertise in Golang, GraphQL and ideally Node.js to develop and enhance mission-critical web APIs used by millions of customers daily. This role focuses on building a GraphQL middleware platform to streamline API data management, ensuring efficient and scalable query handling.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and optimize APIs to improve data retrieval and integration.
• Design and implement GraphQL middleware to simplify API interactions across multiple domains.
• Support and enhance high-traffic, customer-facing web APIs.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues spanning multiple teams and platforms.
• Improve observability, stability, and scalability of backend services.

Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.

Required Skills & Experience:

• GraphQL/API Development (Apollo GraphQL preferred).
• Golang development expertise (legacy system in .NET, familiarity is a plus).
• JSON / REST API development.
• CI/CD experience using Jenkins.
• GitHub, Atlassian Stack (JIRA, Confluence, etc.).
• Unit testing frameworks like Mocha/Chai.
• Experience in Agile development environments.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• AWS experience (as the team transitions from on-prem to cloud).
• .NET/C experience (for working with the legacy codebase).
• Kubernetes for container orchestration.
• Experience with Apollo GraphQL (SuperGraph).

Work Environment & Culture:

• Highly diverse team with a strong focus on equity and inclusion.
• Leadership that fosters a growth mindset and career development.
• Collaborative hiring process requiring 100% consensus from team leads.
• Engineers are encouraged to ask questions, seek understanding, and embrace constructive feedback.

Why work with our client:

• Work on a high-impact, large-scale platform used by millions of customers.
• Exposure to cutting-edge GraphQL and API development.
• Direct involvement in a high-visibility, ongoing initiative backed by executive leadership.
• Opportunity to contribute to scalable, cloud-based microservices.

Interview Process:

• Two rounds:
  
  
  1. Technical Q&A interview
  2. Coding assessment.