Application Engineer

About the role

HireArt is assisting an autonomous ride-hailing company in its search for an Application Engineer to design, develop, and maintain internal applications, integrations, and backend systems that support critical business operations.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain internal applications, backend services, integrations, and automation scripts primarily using Python.
• Develop applications supporting product design, manufacturing, logistics, inventory, and operational workflows.
• Design and implement APIs and backend services using technologies such as GraphQL and REST.
• Deploy and manage cloud infrastructure resources using Terraform and AWS services.
• Contribute to frontend development efforts using JavaScript, React, and TypeScript as needed.
• Define system requirements and architecture standards for new and existing applications.
• Implement security best practices and improve consistency, scalability, and data integrity across internal platforms.
• Support major application deployments, upgrades, and ongoing maintenance activities.
• Review peer code and contribute across multiple internal repositories and engineering initiatives.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to gather requirements, support users, and improve application workflows and tooling.

Requirements

• Strong Python programming skills and experience with web frameworks such as Flask or Django.
• Experience developing APIs using REST, GraphQL, or related technologies.
• Understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or DynamoDB.
• Experience with ORM libraries such as SQLAlchemy.
• Experience deploying and supporting cloud infrastructure within AWS environments.
• Familiarity with Terraform or similar infrastructure-as-code tools.
• General frontend development knowledge using React, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
• Experience with Docker or containerized application environments.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and customer support skills.
• Ability to gather technical requirements and collaborate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience developing internal business or operational applications.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, logistics, inventory, or product lifecycle systems.
• Familiarity with bill of materials (BOM) management and data integrity workflows.
• Strong Linux systems knowledge.
• Experience supporting authentication, authorization, and access control systems.
• Experience working within fast-paced engineering or operations environments.

Skills

• Python programming
• Web frameworks (Flask, Django)
• REST, GraphQL
• SQL, NoSQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB)
• ORM libraries (SQLAlchemy)
• Terraform, AWS services
• React, JavaScript, TypeScript
• Docker

Benefits

• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Employer (HireArt) subsidized healthcare benefits
• Flexible Spending Account for healthcare-related costs
• HireArt covers all costs for short- and long-term disability and life insurance
• 401k package

Pay

Commensurate with experience

Schedule

Hybrid, requires at least three days per week onsite