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Protingent

Software Development Engineer, Simulation Foundations

On site

Redmond, United states

$ 80 /hour

Junior

Freelance

20-11-2025

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Data Analysis Docker Monitoring Test Architecture Programming AWS Software Development

Job Specifications

Job Description

Position Title: Software Development Engineer, Simulation Foundations

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting Contract Software Development Engineer opportunity located in Redmond, WA.

Job Responsibilities:

Build systems using the latest AWS technologies
Design and Implement Distributed Cloud-based Services and APIs
Docker experience.
Invent new tools that enable more frequent and reliable software deployment, test execution, and data analysis as part of a continuous integration and release system.
Develop tools that allow for test execution across multiple environments: virtualised hardware, real hardware-in-the-loop simulations, and on-orbit testing.
Evangelize engineering excellence, best practices, and mentor junior engineers.
Knowledge of object-oriented programming concepts.
Experience with systems integration and testing methodologies.
Deep understanding of testing, continuous integration, build, deployment & continuous monitoring.

Job Qualifications:

3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Job Qualifications:

3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience.
Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.

Job Details:

Job Type: Contract
Location: Redmond, WA.
Pay Rate Range: $65-80/hr.
Must be a U.S. citizen

Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.

About Protingent: Protingent is a niche provider of top Engineering and IT talent to product development companies nationwide. Protingent exists to make a positive impact and contribution to the lives of others as well as our community by providing relevant, rewarding, and exciting work opportunities for our candidates.

About the Company

Protingent is a technical staffing firm specializing in providing IT and engineering professionals for all areas of product design, development and test. We place high-caliber engineers with many of the leading technology companies in the U.S. We were founded in 2001 by an engineer and have always been dedicated to providing the right engineers who possess a high level of skill and knowledge regarding the technologies required to drive our clients' success. The intrinsic value of any enterprise comes down to the quality of ... Know more