job summary:
You will build products that automate and productize platform operations Your first product is the unified service catalog the system that records what services we run who owns them how they are deployed and how they relate to each other and that security and reliability partners and development teams use as their working view of the platform You will build and extend the catalog integrate it with our source control delivery infrastructure and observability systems and expose it through APIs a CLI and chat and web interfaces including AI assisted ones
location: New York, New York
job type: Contract
salary: $50 - 60 per hour
work hours: 8am to 4pm
education: Bachelors
responsibilities:
NA
qualifications:
3 years of professional software engineering experience building backend services internal tools or data backed systems that other engineers depend on
Strong coding skills in Python Go or Typescript Node including testing code review and CICD habits You have shipped and maintained services not just scripts
Experience implementing APIs and data models REST or GraphQL relational databases such as Postgres and event driven or webhook based integrations with third-party systems
Secure coding and identity fundamentals working knowledge of authentication and authorization patterns RBAC or ABAC least privilege access and secrets handling
An AI-native development approach You use AI coding agents eg Claude Code as part of your daily work and you validate what they produce against security reliability and quality standards before you ship it
Working familiarity with modern delivery Git and a hosted source control platform eg GitHub including its webhooks and APIs CICD systems GitOps and Kubernetes
Good judgment about when to reach for an LLM and when deterministic code a cron job or a wellplaced is the better answer
Clear written communication and the habit of turning feedback from the engineers who use what you build into well scoped changes
skills:
AI coding agents,API contracts,APIs,AI,AI features,backend services,Claude Code,CICD,cron job,DevSecOps,event driven,Git,GitHub,GraphQL,Kubernetes,LLM,LLM APIs,native development,Model Context Protocol,Node,Postgres,Python,regression testing,relational databases,RBAC,Secure coding,coding skills,software engineering,source control,integrations,Typescript,authentication and authorization,web interfaces,webhooks,written communication,reliability,asset inventory,automate,automated,data model,data models,infrastructure,hygiene,least privilege access,quality standards,risks,security,service catalog,threat modeling,workflow automation,clear documentation
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.
At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
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