Remote Backend Engineer — Scalable APIs & Performance

Crossing Hurdles; United States; Remote; CAD 41,000 - 138,000; Part time

Job summary

Crossing Hurdles is seeking a Software Engineer Backend for a remote contract in Canada. You will create scalable Services and APIs, implement deterministic verifiers, and optimize backend performance while collaborating with AI-focused teams.

The role emphasizes strong backend expertise across Java/Node.js/Go/Rust/TypeScript/Python/C++ and a track record of building scalable systems, with code reviews and testing as core practices. 10-40 hrs/week offered with flexible schedule.

Qualifications

• Proven experience building scalable services and APIs.
• Strong debugging, performance optimization, and automated testing skills.
• Solid code review instincts and CS fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Create realistic and challenging coding tasks for AI to solve.
• Implement deterministic verifiers for solution validation.
• Build scalable services and APIs.
• Debug and optimize performance of backend systems.
• Conduct thorough code reviews to ensure quality.

Skills

Java

Node.js

Go

Rust

TypeScript

Python

C++

Job description

Crossing Hurdles is seeking a Software Engineer Backend for a remote contract in Canada. You will create scalable Services and APIs, implement deterministic verifiers, and optimize backend performance while collaborating with AI-focused teams.

The role emphasizes strong backend expertise across Java/Node.js/Go/Rust/TypeScript/Python/C++ and a track record of building scalable systems, with code reviews and testing as core practices. 10-40 hrs/week offered with flexible schedule.