Senior Software Engineer

Description Hybrid: Fully Remote until West LA office opens - then 3x a week onsite in Los Angeles, CA Our client seeks a Senior Software Engineer to build scalable, secure, and resilient platform services. You will design backend services and APIs, embed automated testing into CI/CD workflows, and operate within an AI-driven SDLC. You will collaborate across QA, Security, and Infrastructure to enable reliable releases, observability, and incident response while contributing to engineering best practices. This is a contract to hire opportunity. Applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis and convert to FTE following contract duration. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance. Rate: $45.00 to $53.00/hr. w2 JN -082026-108254 Responsibilities Implement and maintain automated unit, integration, and smoke tests to improve delivery confidence and reduce production risk.Embed automated testing and quality gates into CI/CD workflows for reliable releases.Design and develop backend services and APIs supporting release engineering, DevOps pipelines, and system integrations.Operate in an AI-driven SDLC and use AI code assistants.Collaborate with QA, Security, and Infrastructure for seamless deployment and performance.Implement monitoring and alerting to meet SLAs and support rapid incident response.Contribute to engineering best practices and knowledge sharing across the platform domain.Support platform releases through validation, monitoring, and post-deployment oversight. Experience Requirements 5+ years of software engineering experience.Proficiency in C# and .NET.Experience with Azure and AWS cloud-native technologies and Azure migration.Automation testing tools experience such as Postman, Bruno, SpecFlow, or Cucumber.End-to-end test automation for APIs, batch processing, and big data validation.Strong understanding of RESTful API design, OAuth2, and microservices architecture.Infrastructure-as-code with Terraform.DevOps tools familiarity such as Jenkins, TeamCity, GitHub Actions, and ArgoCD.Containers and observability tools such as Datadog or Prometheus.Ability to work independently and collaboratively with strong problem-solving and communication skills.Ability to work in the U.S. without sponsorship and meet the stated location requirement. Education Requirements