Senior Software Engineer

Eliassen Group; Columbia (SC); Remote; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A strategic consulting firm is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build scalable backend systems for their technology solutions. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in microservices development using .NET Core, Docker, and Kubernetes. This remote role offers a competitive hourly rate of $65 - $75.

Benefits

medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with match

sick time and other voluntary benefits

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in backend development.
• Experience with decomposing monolithic applications.
• Expertise in multiple datastore technologies.

Responsibilities

• Build backend supporting catalog and order systems.
• Ensure backend systems are performant and scalable.
• Integrate with internal teams and improve based on feedback.

Skills

microservice application development

.NET Core

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

RDBMS

NoSQL

communication skills

leadership

collaboration skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

PostgreSQL

SQL Server

MongoDB

Redis

GitHub Actions

Terraform

Job description

Overview

Senior Software Engineer — Anywhere

Type: Contract

Category: Development

Industry: Technology

Workplace Type: Remote

Reference ID: JN -052025-102092

Date Posted: 10/11/2025

Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/2wztGk

Responsibilities

• You will build the backend (including datastores, APIs, and event streams) that will support our next-generation catalog, omni-channel inventory, price points, and orders systems.
• Ensure that our backend systems are highly performant and scalable to accommodate an ever-growing amount of data and load.
• Work closely with internal teams integrating with our backend systems and ship iterative improvements based on their requirements and feedback.

Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology or a related field, or a combination of education and experience
• 7+ years of large-scale microservice application development (we’re using .NET Core, Docker, and Kubernetes in AWS), including experience with decomposing monolithic applications.
• Kafka
• Expert knowledge of multiple datastore technologies including both RDBMS (PostgreSQL, SQL Server) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis).
• Strong communication, leadership, and collaboration skills with teammates and stakeholders.
• A ship-often mindset and ability to break down requirements into components that can be released rapidly

Nice to Have

• Interest and experience within the hobby gaming industry
• Experience with eCommerce and high-volume transaction-based applications
• Experience with:
• GitHub Actions
• Terraform
• Automated testing
• Kafka
• Data sharding strategies
• AWS Technologies

Rate: $65 - $75 / hr. w2

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

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About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company for human-powered solutions. For over 30 years, Eliassen has helped thousands of companies reach further and achieve more with their technology solutions, financial, risk & compliance, and advisory solutions, and clinical solutions. With offices from coast to coast and throughout Europe, Eliassen provides a local community presence, balanced with international reach. Eliassen Group strives to positively impact the lives of their employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which they operate.

Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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