Skills

Communication Python Java SQL GitLab CI/CD Kubernetes Databases apache AWS Software Development Microservice Snowflake Gitlab CI Kafka Terraform GitLab CI/CD Flink

Job Specifications

Job Description

Job Title: Software Development Engineer 3

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Software Development Engineer 3 opportunity with our client located in Santa Clara, CA.

Job Responsibilities:

Build highly scalable distributed systems that leverage event-based and streaming data pipelines to handle ingestion and processing of robot, manufacturing, and clinical data
Enable users by providing self-service APIs and applications to access and interact with data
Work closely with core engineering teams to consistently evolve data models based on growing business needs
Apply software development best practices such as CI/CD, automated testing, infrastructure-as-code, and microservice architectures
Effectively participate in the team’s planning, code reviews, KPI reviews, and design discussions leading to continuous improvement in these areas.

Job Qualifications:

Exceptional quantitative background (Computer Science, Math, Physics, and/or Engineering), or at least 5+ years of industry experience in a quantitative role
Fluent coding with Python and Java
Proven experience building data pipelines and working with distributed systems using technologies such as Kafka/Flink, Snowflake, AWS Lambdas
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Proven understanding of best engineering practices, such as unit testing and integration testing, and deployment patterns.
Experience with Kubernetes
Experience with SQL and relational databases
Ability and enthusiasm to work collaboratively and cross-functionally, and take end-to-end ownership to deliver results for customers.

Nice To Have:

Experience on a Platform team
Experience with Gitlab CI/CD or other CI tooling
Experience with Apache Iceberg
Experience with Terraform and general IaC best practices
You’re familiar with CNCF projects and have successfully used them in the past.

Job Details:

Job Type: Contract
Pay Range: $75-$83 an hour.
Location: Santa Clara, CA (Onsite)

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 an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.

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