Contract IT Software Engineer: APIs, Cloud & Distributed Systems

engineersandconstructorsinternationalinc; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ECI Group, through its Professional Technical Services Network, seeks a contract IT Software Engineer in Houston for an anticipated 4-month assignment starting Sept 14, 2026. The role requires US citizenship or permanent residency to qualify.

You will work on the Deal Entry Portal project for Shell, designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems, and collaborating with business stakeholders to deliver reliable software and automation.

Qualifications

• API development using Python in OOP style.
• Understanding of distributed asynchronous systems and design to avoid data conflicts.

Responsibilities

• Work independently within defined projects/work streams and deliver results.
• Design and develop large-scale applications; provide guidance and testing support.

Skills

API development

Distributed systems design

OOP

Collaboration

DevOps / CI-CD

Mentoring

Debugging & testing

Automation

Software architecture

Strong communication

Tools

SQL

Oracle

Docker

Kafka

Kubernetes

Azure

AWS

GitHub

Messaging (RabbitMQ/ActiveMQ)

Job description

ECI Group, through its Professional Technical Services Network, seeks a contract IT Software Engineer in Houston for an anticipated 4-month assignment starting Sept 14, 2026. The role requires US citizenship or permanent residency to qualify.

You will work on the Deal Entry Portal project for Shell, designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems, and collaborating with business stakeholders to deliver reliable software and automation.