Talener
Compensation: Up to $80/hour
Duration: 3-Month Contract-to-Hire
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong hands-on experience building and supporting cloud-native applications and infrastructure within AWS.
- Expert-level development experience with JavaScript, Node.js, and React.
- Experience designing, building, and scaling distributed applications and APIs.
- Previous experience leading engineering teams, technical projects, or major software initiatives.
- Experience building cloud platforms, applications, or infrastructure from the ground up rather than solely maintaining existing environments.
- Strong understanding of software architecture, system design, and application scalability.
- Experience working directly with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and production support experience across application and cloud environments.
- Ability to remain hands-on with coding while providing technical leadership and mentorship.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building and scaling applications and infrastructure within startup or high-growth environments.
- Experience with API management, integrations, and platforms such as Jitterbit.
- Background spanning Software Engineering, Full-Stack Development, Cloud Engineering, or Technical Leadership roles.
- Experience driving technical direction, architecture decisions, and engineering best practices.
Additional Information
- Hybrid position requiring 3 days per week onsite in Naperville, IL.
- 3-month contract with the intention of converting to a full-time employee.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States. No visa sponsorship available.
- This is a highly visible role focused on both technical leadership and hands-on software engineering.
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