Senior Contract Middleware Engineer - Remote

Role: Senior Contract Middleware Engineer
Location: Remote
Duration: 12+ Months
Required Experience: TypeScript, Node.js, OpenAI, Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, MongoDB, MySQL, Redis, MCP, Python, Pandas, Jupyter notebooks
What We re Looking For
10+ years of extensive professional experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code (Terraform), Kubernetes deployments, and cloud networking, with the expectation of personally implementing and debugging these systems rather than delegating them
Proven track record of owning end-to-end technical delivery of complex middleware platforms in large-scale enterprise environments, including architecture, implementation, rollout, and post-deployment stabilization under real production load
Deep hands-on expertise across backend engineering and cloud-native infrastructure, including designing, deploying, and operating production systems at scale, handling failure modes, incident response, performance bottlenecks, and live customer-impacting issues
Demonstrated ability to act as the primary technical owner in ambiguous, high-stakes environments, making architectural and operational decisions independently and being accountable for outcomes in live enterprise systems especially when deploying live to enterprise systems
A builder s mindset with bias for action, creativity under pressure, and an obsession with making things work in the real world
Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical fi eld
Strong plus: Hands-on experience designing and deploying AI/LLM-powered production systems, including prompt orchestration, agent workflows, tool calling, vector databases, latency/cost optimization, and operational monitoring
High-Stakes Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the capacity to clearly articulate complex architectural decisions, system roadmaps, and production incident status updates to both highly technical teams and non-technical client executives.

Contract Middleware Engineer
Required Technical Experience: TypeScript, Node.js, Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, MongoDB, MySQL, Redis
What We re Looking For
5+ years of professional experience in software engineering, systems integration, DevOps, or data engineering roles with direct customer impact
Proven experience executing production deployments and implementing enterprise integrations, including troubleshooting deployment failures, configuration issues, and environment-specific constraints
Hands-on experience across backend engineering and cloud-native infrastructure, including implementing and maintaining APIs, databases, Kubernetes workloads, and infrastructure-as-code in live production environments - with proven experience in systems design and the ability to go hands-on in production systems
Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous environments by taking ownership of assigned components, asking the right questions, and delivering reliable production changes without close supervision, especially when deploying live to enterprise systems
Experience supporting and debugging live production systems, including log analysis, performance troubleshooting, and participating in incident response or on-call rotations
A builder s mindset with bias for action, creativity under pressure, and an obsession with making things work in the real world
Familiarity with integrating services across enterprise environments, including authentication/authorization, networking constraints, environment-specific configuration, and coordination with customer or platform teams
Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical fi eld
Strong plus: Experience building or integrating AI/LLM-powered systems (e.g., embedding agent workflows, vector databases, prompt orchestration)
Consultative Communication: Ability to serve as a technical liaison, effectively communicating complex technical details and architectural decisions to non-technical stakeholders and clients.