About the job

Annual releases gave way to two-week sprints years ago, and the platform now handles over 200 million API calls a day. We run one of the larger SaaS platforms for commercial insurance carriers, processing millions of policy transactions a year. Most engineers work remotely and come into the office one week a quarter for planning.

Role overview:

This role opened up after a team member moved internally. You'll work mostly on server-side code: services, queues, databases and the glue between them. Little to no frontend work. You will join as an independent contractor on a long-term agreement. Payment is monthly in USD. Core hours are 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM US Eastern. We ship you a laptop and accessories before your first day.

What you'll do:

Model data and write migrations for PostgreSQL, MySQL or DynamoDB.
Implement background jobs and event consumers using Kafka, SQS or RabbitMQ.
Secure endpoints with OAuth 2.0, JWT validation and proper input checks.
Instrument services with metrics, structured logs and OpenTelemetry traces.
Write integration and contract tests so API changes don't break consumers.
Document APIs in OpenAPI and keep the docs current.
Tune slow queries, add indexes and read query plans.
Coordinate with frontend and mobile engineers on API contracts and versioning.

Qualifications:

1+ years of backend development experience in a production environment.
Proficiency in at least one of Go, Java, Kotlin, Python, C# or Node.js.
Hands-on experience with AWS, GCP or Azure services.
Strong SQL and relational data modelling skills.
Working knowledge of message queues or streaming platforms.
Understanding of concurrency, transactions, idempotency and retries.
Familiarity with Docker and CI/CD pipelines.

Why work with us:

Flexible hours.
Monthly payments via wire transfer or Wise.

The posting will close once we have a strong shortlist.

Duration: 12 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Torres Labs.