Software Engineer - Remote / Telecommute

Job Title: Software Engineer - Remote / Telecommute

Job Location: San Jose, CA

Job Type: Contract

Job Overview:

Pay Range: $55.00hr - $60.00hr

Requirement/Must Have:

• Proficiency in C++ including modern C++ standards and idioms.
• Working knowledge of Starlark or strong experience with Bazel build systems.
• Familiarity with developer ecosystems, development workflows, and release automation systems.
• Understanding of build systems, microservices, and client-server metadata services.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple migrations in parallel while keeping statuses and roadmaps structured.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders and diverse engineering teams.
• Careful approach to production rollouts, change management, and rapid incident response.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and execute an end-to-end migration of clients from legacy services to modern target services.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for internal client teams to communicate timelines and migration expectations.
• Track, organize, and orchestrate concurrent client migrations across multiple developer teams.
• Author, test, and submit configuration changes utilizing release tooling.
• Monitor health metrics, telemetry dashboards, and build logs during and after cutover to identify anomalies.
• Directly update client codebases to migrate service requests and dependencies.
• Read, write, and refactor build rules and dependencies in Starlark across internal build files.
• Implement, test, and submit production-quality changes in internal C++ libraries and client wrappers.
• Ensure changes pass presubmit checks and integration test suites.

Nice to Have:

• Prior experience executing large-scale deprecations or service migrations.
• Experience writing or refactoring custom Bazel/Starlark build rules.
• Background in Developer Infrastructure, Core Build Tools, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).

Skills:

• C++.
• Bazel.
• Starlark.
• Infrastructure Migration.
• Configuration Management.
• Refactoring.
• Build Systems.

Qualification And Education:

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering.

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• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Disability Insurance (Short-Term and Long-Term)
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Paid Sick Leave (where required by applicable state or local law)
• Supplemental Insurance Plans
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Career Growth and Professional Development Opportunities