Software Engineering | $75/hr Remote
Posted 3 days ago by Crossing Hurdles
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
Remote
Summary: The Software Engineering position is a contract role focused on various software engineering tasks, including backend and full-stack development, infrastructure, and systems projects. The role requires collaboration with the customer's team and involves reviewing and improving code, designing solutions, and communicating technical reasoning. Candidates should have strong hands-on experience in software engineering and be proficient in at least one backend or full-stack environment. The position offers flexible hours ranging from 10 to 40 hours per week and is fully remote.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work on challenging software engineering tasks across backend, full-stack, infrastructure, and systems-related projects.
- Review, debug, improve, and explain code across different technical environments.
- Design or evaluate practical solutions involving APIs, databases, services, integrations, testing, and deployment workflows.
- Identify tradeoffs around scalability, maintainability, performance, reliability, security, and developer experience.
- Communicate technical reasoning clearly in writing, including why a solution works and what alternatives were considered.
- Collaborate with the customer's team on technical reviews, implementation decisions, and problem-solving exercises.
Key Skills:
- Have strong hands-on software engineering experience of at least .
- Have strong experience in at least one backend or full-stack engineering environment, such as Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, Java, C#, .NET, C++, Go, Ruby, PHP, or similar.
- Have experience building, maintaining, or reviewing production-level applications, APIs, services, databases, or integrations.
- Have a strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including debugging, testing, code quality, architecture, and technical tradeoffs.
- Have the ability to explain complex engineering decisions clearly and objectively.
- Be comfortable reading and reasoning through unfamiliar code or technical requirements.
Salary (Rate): £75 hourly
City: undetermined
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Position: Software Engineering
Type: Contract
Compensation: $20 - $75/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10-40 hrs/week
Role Responsibilities
- Work on challenging software engineering tasks across backend, full-stack, infrastructure, and systems-related projects.
- Review, debug, improve, and explain code across different technical environments.
- Design or evaluate practical solutions involving APIs, databases, services, integrations, testing, and deployment workflows.
- Identify tradeoffs around scalability, maintainability, performance, reliability, security, and developer experience.
- Communicate technical reasoning clearly in writing, including why a solution works and what alternatives were considered.
- Collaborate with the customer''s team on technical reviews, implementation decisions, and problem-solving exercises.
Requirements
- Have strong hands-on software engineering experience of at least .
- Have strong experience in at least one backend or full-stack engineering environment, such as Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, Java, C#, .NET, C++, Go, Ruby, PHP, or similar.
- Have experience building, maintaining, or reviewing production-level applications, APIs, services, databases, or integrations.
- Have a strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including debugging, testing, code quality, architecture, and technical tradeoffs.
- Have the ability to explain complex engineering decisions clearly and objectively.
- Be comfortable reading and reasoning through unfamiliar code or technical requirements.
Application Process
- Easy Apply on LinkedIn
- Check email for next steps
- Participate in resume evaluation & interview stage