Senior Full Stack Engineer, Contract

Who You’ll Be Working With

You’ll join our engineering team, collaborating closely with designers, product managers, and other developers to architect scalable, high-performing headless content management solutions. You’ll work with enterprise clients to shape technical strategy, guide best practices, and ensure seamless integration with their broader digital ecosystems.

Responsibilities  

• Designing, developing, and maintaining backend services using Python (FastAPI preferred; Flask or Django also considered) and frontend applications using Vue.js
• Building and maintaining event-driven microservices, including PubSub-based messaging and asynchronous processing patterns
• Developing and optimizing PostgreSQL data models, including revision-based/audit-trail schemas, and writing and running Alembic migrations
• Deploying and managing services on GCP, including Cloud Run, GCS, IAM/service accounts, and Secret Manager
• Building and maintaining containerized applications with Docker, and supporting CI/CD pipelines via GitHub Actions
• Implementing effective security protocols, data protection measures, and storage solutions
• Writing testable, reusable, and efficient code across the stack, and integrating REST APIs between frontend and backend
• Running diagnostic tests, troubleshooting defects, and providing technical support
• Documenting engineering processes, including database schemas and system architecture, as well as preparing reports
• Recommending and implementing improvements to processes and technologies

What you’ll need to be successful

• Ideally 6+ years of engineering experience in a full-stack capacity
• Strong hands-on experience with Python (FastAPI preferred; Flask or Django also considered)
• Building responsive, component-based user interfaces with Vue.js
• Experience with GCP services: Cloud Run, PubSub, GCS, IAM/service accounts, Secret Manager
• Comfortable with event-driven microservice architecture (this is not a monolith-style role)
• Experience with revision-based/audit-trail data models
• Ability to write and run Alembic migrations
• Working experience with PostgreSQL (AlloyDB experience a plus)
• Familiarity with Docker and containerized deployments
• Experience with Terraform/Spacelift and GitHub Actions a plus
• Nice to have: Elasticsearch experience
• Great organizational and time management skills
• Availability to resolve urgent application issues outside business hours occasionally

Salary:

• The hourly rate for this contract role is $50-$55 USD per hour.
• We continually review ranges to address skills, experience, and markets. Rates are determined during our interview process, by assessing a number of factors that include but aren’t limited to, a candidate’s experience and skills relative to the scope and responsibilities of the position