Software Developer (Contractor)

Proto Labs

Amsterdam, NY

Contract

Senior

1 day ago

Job Description

About the Role

Protolabs is a leader in digital manufacturing, focused on bringing innovative products to market quickly through a culture centered around meaningful work, diversity, and creativity. The company values doers, makers, and creative thinkers who thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. The role of a Backend Software Engineer is to join the Product Operations team, which is responsible for streamlining the order lifecycle, optimizing workflows, and leveraging AI/ML models to automate complex tasks, thereby enhancing operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

Own features end to end, working cross-functionally with stakeholders to find elegant solutions to complex and interesting problems
Build APIs, integrate with eventing systems, and focus on scaling our systems as business volume increases
Improve the quality of our products by implementing best practices in testing and observability
Collaborate with our Backend guild to set standards and improve the state of our backend systems

Requirements

5+ years of experience building web applications and backend services
Proficiency in Python for designing, developing, testing and monitoring production systems
Experience with relational databases like PostgreSQL
Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD environments
Experience working in an agile team with product managers and designers
Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Nice to Have

Deep understanding of event-based architectures
Familiarity with Angular

Working at Proto Labs

Our culture is centered around meaningful work that brings new and innovative products to market at unprecedented speeds. We are a diverse team that comes from all walks of life and take pride in our team who is smart, genuine, humble, and passionate about what we do. It's our people who fuel our creativity and make our culture feel like home.

Apply Now