Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer

Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Senior Software Engineer opportunity.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, document, and test software based on formally defined requirements and bug reports from the in‑house user base.
• Design and implement refactorizations and maintenance to maximize near‑ and long‑term productivity of users and developers.
• Identify and prioritize tasks without them being explicitly assigned to you.
• Support verification and validation efforts to prove that the code meets specifications and is correct.
• Systematically identify performance or productivity bottlenecks; design and implement solutions to eliminate them.
• Perform administrative data management operations on the backend based on user and management needs.
• Understand and translate new feature requests into formal software requirements.
• Train and support reactor designers to use the software system.
• Provide mentoring to other developers.
• Support software build and testing systems (e.g., Jenkins and related dashboards).
• Support server configuration and maintenance needs.
• Facilitate design reviews for ongoing developments to keep the review/approval process as productive as possible.
• Review proposed code changes and provide detailed feedback before allowing it to go live.
• Ensure compliance with quality standards and regulatory requirements for software.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an applicable field of Engineering.
• 6+ years of relevant experience in web application development.
• Advanced programming skills in Python and JavaScript.
• 3+ years in‑depth experience with Django and DRF.
• 3+ years in‑depth experience with at least one JavaScript framework such as Vue3.
• 3+ years regularly writing software tests.
• Advanced capabilities with software development tools, including Git, IDEs, profilers, debuggers, test frameworks, and packaging tools.
• Ability to focus and comfort with delivering a challenging project under evolving conditions and rapid‑paced development.
• Professionalism to work within the robust regulatory environment of nuclear reactor design and construction, with a strong commitment to software best practices.
• Strong communication skills desired.
• Actual position starting level and title will be determined based on assessment of qualifications.

Employment Details

• Employment type: Contract
• Pay Rate Range: $56‑$95 per hour
• Location: Bellevue, WA or 100% Remote
• Travel Required: 0‑5%
• Export control regulations require candidates to be a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Legal Permanent Resident, or of a protected person status.

Benefits

Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre‑tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.