Job Title: GraphQL Engineer (Remote – Long-Term Contract)
Location: Remote (U.S. based candidates Preferred)
Contract Type: W2 Long-Term Engagement Start Date: Immediate / Flexible
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior GraphQL Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in designing and implementing GraphQL APIs, working with event-driven architectures (such as Confluent Kafka), and hosting distributed applications in Azure. Experience with C# .NET is a plus. You will play a key role in building scalable, high-performance systems that power our platform and enable seamless data integration across services.
Key Responsibilities
• Design, develop, and maintain GraphQL APIs to enable efficient data querying and manipulation across distributed systems
• Implement and optimize event-driven architectures using Confluent Kafka to ensure reliable and scalable message streaming
• Host, deploy, and manage distributed applications on Microsoft Azure, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate GraphQL APIs with backend services and event-driven workflows
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code in C# .NET and other relevant technologies
• Troubleshoot and resolve performance bottlenecks to ensure optimal system performance and reliability
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the team's technical growth and best practices
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and industry trends, and propose innovative solutions to improve our architecture and workflows
Qualifications
• 3+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on GraphQL API development
• Proven experience working with event-driven architectures, particularly with Confluent Kafka
• Strong expertise in hosting and managing distributed applications on Microsoft Azure
• Proficiency in C# .NET and familiarity with the .NET ecosystem
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and distributed systems
• Experience with containerization (e.g., Docker) and orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes) is a plus
• Strong knowledge of database systems (SQL and NoSQL) and data modeling for GraphQL
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
This is a remote position.
