Application Developer

• Title: Application Developer
• Location: Portland, OR (Hybrid — onsite Tuesday–Thursday)
• Contract: W2 only, 6-month contract with potential for extension or conversion to full time with the client.
• Pay: $ 70-75/hour + optional medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match

Overview
This role supports a physics-enabled digital twin platform and its underlying AWS data services, with an emphasis on application stability, integrations, and user support. You will help maintain the AWS Aurora database, S3-based image repository workflows, and related APIs/data pipelines while partnering with business users and vendors to deliver enhancements and resolve incidents.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day technical support for a cloud-hosted application and its AWS services.
• Support AWS Aurora database operations, including schema/table updates, data validation, and performance troubleshooting.
• Maintain and improve S3-based image repository functionality, including imagery upload workflows.
• Design, support, and troubleshoot integrations (REST APIs, JSON-based interfaces, and data pipelines).
• Code, test, debug, and document application and configuration changes.
• Participate in incident and problem management, including root-cause analysis and prevention measures.
• Draft and maintain operational procedures and documentation for application and platform support.

Required Skills

• Hands-on experience supporting applications running in AWS environments.
• Strong experience with AWS Aurora (or comparable relational database platforms), including schema/table changes and performance troubleshooting.
• Experience supporting integrations using REST APIs and JSON payloads.
• Experience with S3 (or comparable object storage) and file/asset upload workflows.
• Application support and troubleshooting experience in production environments (incident/problem management mindset).
• Ability to work with vendors and internal business partners to implement enhancements and resolve issues.
• Strong documentation skills for support procedures and technical changes.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, engineering, management, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Typically 8+ years of related experience.

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with digital twin platforms and/or physics-enabled modeling solutions.
• Experience supporting image repositories, imagery processing workflows, or inspection/asset-management platforms.
• Exposure to LiDAR concepts and data workflows (helpful but not required).
• Experience supporting security updates, backups, and disaster recovery practices in collaboration with enterprise standards.

Why Should I Apply?
If you enjoy solving complex production support and integration challenges in AWS-backed platforms, this role offers a chance to work on a highly visible system and drive measurable improvements in reliability and performance.

About CEI:
As a trusted technology partner, CEI delivers solutions that help our customers transform their business and achieve meaningful results. From strategy and custom application development through application management - our technology and digital experience services are tailored to meet each unique need of our customers. Our staffing solutions bring specialized skills to complement our customers' workforce and project requirements.

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