Sr Software Engineer, PLM Platform

Cayuse Holdings; Cheyenne (WY); Remote; USD 194,848,000 - 206,309,000; Full time

Job summary

Cayuse Holdings is seeking a Sr Software Engineer to own backend development for a PLM platform, connecting PLM with ERP and analytics. You’ll design, implement, and operate backend services and extensions, including CI/CD, Kubernetes deployment, and production support, with a focus on scalable APIs and enterprise integration.

The role emphasizes hands-on development, architecture ownership, and production reliability, with cloud-native tooling and observability practicalities in a modern

Qualifications

• 11+ years of experience building and supporting production backend software.
• Strong expertise in modern backend development; C#/.NET is preferred.
• Strong Java, Go, or Kotlin engineers are also acceptable if willing to work in C#/.NET.
• Cloud-native engineering experience, preferably Microsoft Azure.
• AWS or GCP experience is acceptable.
• Hands-on experience with containers and Kubernetes, including real-world troubleshooting.
• Strong API and enterprise-integration experience, including REST APIs, pagination, retries, idempotency, and partial-failure handling.
• OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect/OIDC.
• Experience with relational and document data modeling.
• Infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD ownership.
• Bicep, Terraform, ARM, Azure DevOps Pipelines, or comparable tools.
• Strong understanding of code-level design patterns and SOLID principles.
• Automated testing, production telemetry, troubleshooting, and operational ownership.
• Excellent written communication for design notes, runbooks, and engineering documentation.
• Interest in product-engineering domains, including product definitions, BOMs, engineering changes, and release processes.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate backend services, integrations, automation, and PLM platform extensions connecting PLM with ERP, analytics, ECAD, and other systems.
• Own end-to-end solutions from architecture and coding through CI/CD, Kubernetes deployment, observability, and production support.

Skills

Backend development

C#/.NET

Java/Go/Kotlin

Azure

Kubernetes

APIs/Integrations

OAuth/OIDC

CI/CD

SOLID design

Observability/Telemetry

Automated testing

Tools

Azure DevOps Pipelines

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

OpenTelemetry

Application Insights

Grafana

Kubernetes

Azure Service Bus

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Sr Software Engineer - PLM Platform (Product Lifecycle Management)

Location: Remote - US or Canada

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

Start Date: ASAP

Pay Rate: $68-72/hr 1099 / C2C

Responsibilities

Role overview

This is a hands-on senior individual-contributor role supporting the technical layer around a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) platform. The engineer will build and operate backend services, integrations, automation, and custom extensions that connect PLM with ERP, analytics, ECAD, and other downstream enterprise systems.

The ideal candidate is a production-minded backend engineer who can own solutions end-to-end—from architecture and coding through CI/CD, Kubernetes deployment, observability, and production support.

Qualifications

Core requirements

• 11+ years of experience building and supporting production backend software

• Strong expertise in modern backend development; C#/.NET is preferred

• Strong Java, Go, or Kotlin engineers are also acceptable if willing to work in C#/.NET

• Cloud-native engineering experience, preferably Microsoft Azure

• AWS or GCP experience is acceptable

• Hands-on experience with containers and Kubernetes, including real-world troubleshooting

• Strong API and enterprise-integration experience, including:

• REST APIs

• API pagination, retries, idempotency, and partial-failure handling

• OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect/OIDC

• Experience with relational and document data modeling

• Infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD ownership

• Bicep, Terraform, ARM, Azure DevOps Pipelines, or comparable tools

• Strong understanding of code-level design patterns and SOLID principles

• Automated testing, production telemetry, troubleshooting, and operational ownership

• Excellent written communication for design notes, runbooks, and engineering documentation

• Interest in product-engineering domains, including product definitions, BOMs, engineering changes, and release processes

Preferred experience

• PLM, PDM, ERP, CAD, or engineering-systems background

• PTC Windchill experience is a strong plus, though PLM experience is not mandatory

• Azure Service Bus, Event Hubs, Event Grid, or other message-driven architecture experience

• OpenTelemetry, Application Insights, Grafana, or related observability tooling

• Experience modernizing legacy applications while maintaining production stability

• Experience using AI-assisted engineering tools productively for development, debugging, testing, and documentation

Location US-

ID 2026-4531

Category Information Technology

Position Type Independent Contractor

Remote Yes

Clearance Required None

Pay Range USD $68.00 - USD $72.00 /Hr.