Overview
We are seeking a Staff Full Stack Engineer (Contract) who will play a pivotal role in enhancing a rapidly evolving platform. This fully remote position targets a contractor with extensive experience in Rust and Java as primary technologies, complemented by skills in React and Python. The successful candidate will collaborate with a product-focused engineering team on impactful projects that involve designing scalable backend systems and developing modern frontend applications, all while influencing architectural direction.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop scalable backend services using Rust and Java.
- Build high-performance, reliable systems focusing on scalability and clean architecture.
- Develop and maintain customer-facing applications utilizing React.
- Contribute to backend services, APIs, and integrations using Python.
- Take ownership of complex features from architectural design to production delivery.
- Collaborate closely with product, design, and platform teams to deliver functional features.
- Influence technical direction and engineering standards across the platform.
- Apply best practices in performance, reliability, testing, and security.
Requirements
- Extensive commercial experience as a Senior or Staff-level Full Stack / Backend Engineer.
- Strong backend engineering experience with Rust and/or Java.
- Solid understanding of concurrent programming and distributed systems.
- Commercial experience in developing modern frontend applications with React.
- Hands-on experience with Python for backend services and APIs.
- Strong knowledge of REST APIs, microservices, and cloud-native development.
- Experience in designing and maintaining production-grade systems.
- Comfortable using AI-assisted development tools in engineering workflows.