Sr Software Engineer, PLM Platform

Cayuse Holdings; Columbus (OH); Remote; USD 94,000 - 99,000; Part time

Job summary

Cayuse Holdings is seeking a Sr Software Engineer to support a PLM platform. This role is remote in the US or Canada and involves building and operating backend services, integrations, and automations that link PLM to ERP, analytics, ECAD, and other enterprise systems.

The candidate will own end-to-end delivery from architecture and code to CI/CD, deployment on Kubernetes, observability, and production support. Strong backend focus with C#/.NET preferred and Azure experience required.

Qualifications

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

• This is a hands-on senior individual-contributor role supporting the technical layer around a PLM platform. The engineer will build and operate backend services, integrations, automation, and custom extensions connecting PLM with ERP, analytics, ECAD, and other enterprise systems.
• The ideal candidate is production-minded and will own solutions end-to-end—from architecture and coding through CI/CD, Kubernetes deployment, observability, and production support.

Skills

Backend development

C#/.NET

Java/Go/Kotlin

Azure

Kubernetes

REST APIs

OAuth 2.0 / OIDC

CI/CD / IaC

Terraform / Bicep

Telemetry & observability

Data modeling / SQL

Tools

Azure DevOps

Terraform

OpenTelemetry

Grafana

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.