Sr. Software Engineer

Description Robert Half is hiring! We are looking for an experienced Sr. Software Engineer to join a growing team in the Southeast. In this role, you will build modern software solutions across backend services, APIs, and user-facing applications while contributing to cloud-based architecture and system reliability. The ideal candidate brings strong full-stack development experience, enjoys solving complex technical challenges, and works effectively with cross-functional partners to deliver secure, scalable products.

Responsibilities:

• Create, enhance, and support scalable backend applications using Python frameworks or Node.js technologies.
• Develop and maintain API solutions for web platforms, including services built with REST and GraphQL patterns.
• Build responsive front-end features with React and connect them effectively to backend systems.
• Design cloud-based application architectures and manage deployments across services such as compute, storage, serverless, and databases.
• Engineer microservices and distributed application components that support scalability and long-term maintainability.
• Improve system efficiency by tuning application performance, refining database interactions, and managing cloud resource usage.
• Apply secure development practices by implementing authentication, authorization, and other application security controls.
• Support automated delivery workflows and container-based deployment processes using Docker and CI/CD tools.
• Partner with product, design, and DevOps teams to deliver technical solutions aligned with business and user needs.
• Investigate production issues, monitor application health, and resolve incidents in cloud-hosted environments. Requirements
• At least 6 years of relevant experience in software engineering or application development.
• Strong hands-on programming ability in Python and Node.js.
• Experience building front-end applications with React.
• Practical experience deploying and supporting cloud-native applications in AWS environments.
• Working knowledge of relational and/or NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or DynamoDB.
• Solid understanding of API development concepts and asynchronous programming techniques.
• Experience using Git and participating in collaborative development workflows.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and code quality practices, including writing maintainable and well-documented solutions.

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