Senior Fullstack Engineer [Remote]

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• JOB TYPE: Freelance, Contract Position (no agencies/C2C - see notes below)
• HOURLY RANGE: Our client is looking to pay $25 – $55/hr
• BRAINTRUST JOB ID: 6645
• ESTIMATED DURATION: 20h/week - Long term
• LOCATION: Remote - Work from anywhere (TimeZone: MST | Partial overlap)

THE OPPORTUNITY
Requirements Experience Expectations:

• Strong database development experience (Mongo preferred) and data modeling experience a plus
• 5+ years of experience with serverless technologies like AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions, or Azure Functions (AWS Preferred)
• 5+ years of experience developing web applications using modern web frameworks (React preferred)
• Strong communication, collaboration and people management skills
• Proficiency with Git tasks
• Excellent open-ended problem-solving skills
• Experience with containerization and cloud platforms (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, AWS)
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, microservices, and security protocols

What You’ll Be Working On
Our client is looking for a talented senior engineer, with interest in open ended problem solving and building scalable artificial intelligence (AI) software to join their cutting-edge AI startup. As the first senior technical hire you will be responsible for the full software life cycle behind their web-based AI software systems.
You will be expected to help in establishing and leading their engineering team and in developing a high-performance culture within the group. You will take ownership of managing the design, implementation, testing, and delivery of their AI software systems, while championing software development best practices, such as creating and managing project plans, code reviews, and agile development methodologies. You will also work alongside their founders to develop and execute their AI vision and to ensure their solutions always align with their clients' needs.
The company is an AI company on a mission to build the highest quality AI assistants through constant innovation, and cutting edge software. They offer a unique and exciting opportunity for career growth in a fast-paced environment. As they rapidly expand our client's AI solutions and explore new business domains, there are endless possibilities for you to learn and develop new skills.
The team practices agile development methodologies and values innovation, so you can expect to work on many different challenges and collaborate to solve open ended problems. Expect to learn new things: They prioritize fostering a culture of continuous learning for all our client's employees, by providing opportunities for training, attending events and conferences, and collaborating with industry experts.
Key Responsibilities:

• Stay up-to-date with emerging AI and Cloud technologies and industry trends
• Troubleshoot and debug issues across the entire technology stack
• Develop APIs, microservices, and serverless functions that integrate with our client's AI solutions
• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and proper version control
• Design, develop, and maintain the web-based AI applications using modern web frameworks (React)
• Work with their chief AI scientists to integrate AI models into the web applications
• Work with the latest web technologies, including serverless computing, microservices, containers, and cloud platforms
• Write clean, testable, and scalable code following best practices
• Develop and maintain databases, including data modeling, optimization, and administration (Mongo experience preferred)

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C2C Candidates: This role is not available to C2C candidates working with an agency. If you are a professional contractor who has created an LLC/corp around their consulting practice, this is well aligned with Braintrust and we’d welcome your application.
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