Sr Software Engineer, PLM Platform

Cayuse Holdings; Des Moines (IA); Remote; USD 194,848,000 - 206,309,000; Full time

Job summary

Cayuse Holdings is seeking a Sr Software Engineer for a PLM Platform. This remote US/Canada role focuses on backend engineering, building and operating services that connect PLM with ERP, analytics, ECAD, and other systems.

The ideal candidate will own solutions end-to-end—from architecture and coding through CI/CD, Kubernetes deployment, observability, and production support. Strong expertise in C#/.NET and cloud platforms is required, with experience in REST, OAuth, and enterprise integration.

Qualifications

• 11+ years of experience building and supporting production backend software.
• Strong expertise in modern backend development; C#/.NET is preferred.
• Java, Go, or Kotlin 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
• OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect/OIDC
• 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

• Hands-on senior backend engineer building and operating PLM platform backend services and integrations.
• 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

Kubernetes

Azure

AWS/GCP

REST APIs

OAuth 2.0 / OIDC

CI/CD

SOLID principles

Testing & observability

Tools

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Bicep

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.