Job#: 3036042 Job Description: Software Engineer
Location: Foster City, California (Onsite)
Employment Type: Contract
Role Overview
An opportunity is available for a Software Engineer to join a team focused on developing autonomous vehicle technology. This role involves migrating and optimizing data infrastructure, contributing to system architecture, and collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams to deliver robust solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Migrate existing data infrastructure, specifically from PostgreSQL to DynamoDB (DDB).
- Split single databases into multiple sharded databases.
- Design, deploy (using Terraform), and implement highly available and resilient systems.
- Contribute to long-term architecture, technology initiatives, and technical roadmap.
- Work cross-functionally with engineering, product, and program management teams.
- Develop and adapt software on Kotlin and Python microservices.
Required Qualifications
Education: BS / MS in Computer Science or a similar degree.
Experience: 7+ years of relevant experience, including successfully shipping large-scale backend services or platforms to production.
Technical Skills: Proficiency with Kotlin, SpringBoot, REST API design patterns, and database technologies. Experience running production services using cloud infrastructure such as Kubernetes and Docker. Deep experience with AWS, including IAM, DynamoDB (DDB), and PostgreSQL for multi-region deployments.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in transportation, robotics, logistics, or autonomous vehicles.
- Experience with protocol buffers (protobufs) and gRPC.
- Experience with LLM-based coding tools.
- Experience with observability frameworks and tools like Open Telemetry and Grafana.
Work Environment
This position is 100% on-site, Monday through Friday. It is a 6-month contract with the potential for extension.
This employer is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
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Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.
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