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This is a fully remote opportunity for one of our esteemed clients.
About the role: We are seeking an experienced and innovative Software Developer to join our Seattle-based team. This role is ideal for someone with a strong foundation in software engineering, GIS mapping, and cloud services (particularly AWS), combined with a passion for data engineering. As a Software Developer, you will work on high-impact projects involving the automation of map data updates, maintaining data repositories, and ensuring reliable data flows that drive INRIX's mission.
Responsibilities Develop and Maintain Software Applications: Focus on GIS mapping and data-driven systems to support INRIX's core traffic and analytics platform. Automate Map and Data Processes: Build and manage tools for updating maps and internal datasets, leveraging AWS technologies for scalability and efficiency. Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with project managers, developers, and technical teams to ensure project timelines and requirements are met. Ensure Code Quality: Adhere to design standards and best practices for maintainability, scalability, and reliability. Interview and Assess Future Team Members: Participate in technical interviews to help build a strong, cohesive team. Build Scalable, Efficient Systems: Contribute to designing robust systems that can handle large-scale data with reliability and efficiency. Optimize System Performance: Regularly deploy, monitor, and optimize systems in collaboration with partner teams to ensure high uptime and minimal customer impact. Innovate and Improve Processes: Continuously improve software processes and designs, striving for efficiency and reliability. Required skills: 5+ Years in Software Development: Extensive experience in production-level software development, architecture, and design. Strong Coding Skills: Proficiency in two or more programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, C#). GIS/Mapping Technology Expertise: Experience with GIS and map data technologies is highly preferred. Database Proficiency: Solid skills in relational, document, and key-value databases; experience with SQL or similar query languages is advantageous. API Development: Experience in developing high-scale, RESTful APIs for data delivery. AWS Cloud Services: Familiarity with AWS services such as Kinesis, RDS, Elasticache, S3, Athena, Data Pipeline, Glue, Lambda, EMR, Spark, EC2, ECS, CloudWatch, or Elastic Beanstalk. CI/CD and Containerization: Knowledge of Jenkins or similar CI/CD tools, along with containerization, microservices, and cloud technologies. Type of contract : Contractor. You will be responsible for your taxes.
Contract length: 12-months (minimum). Renewable contract.
Dedication: Full-time (40 hours/week)
Location: 100% remote
Timezone : You'll need to overlap at least 5 hours with UTC-8.
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