Senior Software Engineer – Cloud Engineering (GCP / AWS / Azure)

Senior Software Engineer – Cloud Engineering (GCP / AWS / Azure)

Location: 100% Remote – United States

Time Zone: Eastern Time (ET) preferred

Employment Type: W-2 Contract

Pay Range: $83.00–$90.00 per hour (W-2)

Experience: 8–10+ years

IMPORTANT EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS

• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States on a W-2 basis without employer sponsorship, now or in the future.
• No C2C (Corp-to-Corp), 1099, staffing agency submissions, or third-party candidates will be considered.
• Direct applicants only.

About the Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to support a leading global biopharmaceutical organization, in designing, developing, and delivering reliable, scalable, secure, and high-performing software applications.

This fully remote opportunity is ideal for a hands-on software engineer with extensive cloud development experience who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, architecting innovative solutions, and collaborating with talented engineering teams.

The successful candidate will be comfortable taking loosely defined business or technical requirements, translating them into well-architected solutions, and delivering high-quality software from design through implementation.

You will join a collaborative engineering environment that values curiosity, innovation, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement. The team encourages collaborative problem-solving and pair programming while also recognizing the importance of independent, focused development work.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and implement scalable, secure, and maintainable software applications.
• Translate complex or loosely defined business and technical requirements into practical, well-architected software solutions.
• Develop and deploy cloud-based applications using Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), or Microsoft Azure , with a strong preference for GCP.
• Lead technical design discussions and contribute to software architecture and system design decisions.
• Champion software engineering best practices, including clean code, application security, performance optimization, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams, product teams, and internal/external stakeholders to deliver innovative technical solutions.
• Support cloud infrastructure automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) initiatives using tools such as Terraform.
• Participate in Agile development activities, including sprint planning, code reviews, technical discussions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Troubleshoot complex technical challenges, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions.
• Promote collaborative engineering practices, including pair programming, peer reviews, and knowledge sharing.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to software development processes, tools, and architecture.
• Ensure software solutions align with organizational security, reliability, and scalability standards.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline. Master’s degree or PhD preferred. Equivalent relevant professional experience may be considered.
• 8–10+ years of professional software engineering experience , including substantial hands-on experience developing cloud-based applications.
• Strong experience with at least one major cloud platform:
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP) – strongly preferred
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Microsoft Azure
• Demonstrated hands-on software development experience is essential. Candidates must have experience designing, writing, testing, and deploying production-level application code.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, system design, and scalable application development.
• Experience developing reliable, secure, and high-performing applications in cloud environments.
• Familiarity with cloud-native development principles and modern software engineering practices.
• Experience working within an Agile software development environment .
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with distributed engineering teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Terraform …