Remote AI Native Engineer for Claude Code & Harness Systems

Cayuse Holdings; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 96,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Cayuse Holdings is seeking an AI Native Engineer to implement features, agents, and MCP integrations using Claude Code, working under senior engineers. This hands-on role involves building and maintaining harness components and tackling architecture-level challenges.

Ideal candidates will be proficient in React/TypeScript/JavaScript/Node.js, Python, AWS services (Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, Step Functions, API Gateway, Bedrock), Terraform, Playwright, and Azure DevOps.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with Claude Code or comparable agentic tooling.
• Fluent professional English, written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Builds and maintains harness components (retrieval, tool invocation, evaluation, observability) under review, and contributes improvements back to the shared base harness.
• Works through architecture- and systems-level problems under senior review as the path to progression.

Skills

Claude Code

React

TypeScript

JavaScript

Node.js

Python

AWS

Terraform

Playwright

Azure DevOps

Job description

Overview

Job Title: AI Native Engineer

Location: Remote

Job Type: Independent Contract (Contractor / Non-Employee)

Start Date: ASAP

Pay Rate: $70-100/hr 1099 / C2C

Contract Length: 6-8 Months - Renewable

AI Native Engineer (Context Engineer / Harness Engineer) A hands-on builder who implements features, agents, skills, and MCP integrations using Claude Code, working within an architecture defined by senior and principal engineers.

Responsibilities

• Builds and maintains harness components (retrieval, tool invocation, evaluation, observability) under review, and contributes improvements back to the shared base harness.

• Works through architecture- and systems-level problems under senior review as the path to progression.

Qualifications

• Tech: Claude Code, React / TypeScript / JavaScript / Node.js front end, Python and backend data engineering, AWS (Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, Step Functions, API Gateway, Bedrock), Terraform, Playwright, Azure DevOps.

• Professional English fluency, written and verbal.

• AI-enabled and hands-on with Claude Code (or comparable agentic tooling).

• Timezone overlap of at least 5 hours with PST working hours (8am–6pm PST).

• Hands-on AWS delivery is required for the engineering roles

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Location US-

ID 2026-4161

Category Information Technology

Position Type Independent Contractor

Remote Yes

Clearance Required None

Pay Range USD $70.00 - USD $100.00 /Hr.