Backend Developer

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Come and join the Kforce Family! Kforce has a client that is seeking a Backend Developer in Palo Alto, CA.

Overview:
As a Software Engineer on this team, you will design and deliver distributed systems that streamline information flow across the organization. You will move beyond traditional processing by integrating modern Vision Language Models (VLM) and NLP to classify documents, alongside deterministic methods like barcode recognition. You will work with modern architecture and AI agents to solve complex challenges that form the foundation upon which operations depend.

If you're passionate about high-impact engineering, automating complex workflows, and building intelligent platforms that matter, this is where you want to be.

Duties:
* Design, develop and support applications and systems under the team's scope, including document generation, email processing
* Write clean, maintainable, performant, and well-tested code to implement new features and fix bugs
* Write unit tests, integration tests, and work with QA to coordinate timely regression for new features
* Monitor live system metrics, respond to alerts, and troubleshoot production issues
* Collaborate with Product, Design, and Business stakeholders to plan and prioritize new feature development
* Own feature development and projects through design, development, testing, release and production
* Understand and improve the scalability, maintainability, availability, and visibility of applications
* Document newly implemented technologies and application functionality
* Learn new technologies, practices and business concepts to solve new problems as the company grows
* Work with technologies such as C#, .NET core, MySQL, Redis, Kafka, GraphQL, Python, NLP, React, Docker, Kubernetes

REQUIREMENTS:
* 5+ years of experience building scalable backend systems and microservices
* Proficiency in Python, or C#. (Strong preference for Python experience regarding AI/ML integration)
* Experience with AI/ML integration, specifically working with LLMs, Vision Language Models (VLM), or NLP pipelines for document classification and extraction
* Expert knowledge of REST APIs and distributed system design patterns
* Hands-on experience with Message Queue architecture (e.g., Kafka) for high-throughput processing (email/document ingestion)
* Database proficiency with both SQL (e.g., MySQL)
* Experience building complex workflow orchestration systems
* Strong testing culture: Experience with unit, integration, and load testing for high-availability systems
* Collaborative mindset: Proficiency working in a high-impact, fast-paced environment with cross-functional teams

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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