Software Design Engineer

Overview

This is a remote role.
Pay Range: $37/hr – $42/hr​

Join us in building a groundbreaking knowledge library that uses human curation and AI to democratize UX research and design knowledge. The Human Insight Tracking System, HITS is a transformative knowledge management system for revolutionizing how research is analyzed, captured, shared, and utilized within product teams to make data informed decisions. This role will contribute to remediating and correcting issues in the current service, implementing and deploying security hardening, providing technical support, and developing feature enhancements

Job Responsibilities

• Reproduce and remediate reported user issues by developing, testing, and deploying bug fixes across a mixture of front-end and back-end service code.
• Implement and deploy security hardening for the Cloud-Based Services & Backend Frameworks services to provided specifications.
• Provide technical support to users and coordinate with customer service PM.
• Develop, test, and deploy feature enhancements in partnership with PM & UX.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering, or a related field required.
• 2+ years of experience required.
• A solid foundation in computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design.
• Large systems software development, and support experience, ideally in Cloud-Based Services & Backend Frameworks, and front-end React development.
• Experience performing in-depth troubleshooting with both new and legacy production systems.
• Experience in programming and experience with problem diagnosis and resolution.
• The ideal resume would contain experience with large system software development and support, ideally in Cloud-Based Services & Backend Frameworks, and front-end development

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Frontend Development
  • Proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
  • Experience with modern frontend frameworks/libraries like React.
• Backend Development
  • Experience with server-side frameworks 
  • Proficiency in RESTful API design and GraphQL.
  • Knowledge of authentication protocols (e.g., OAuth, JWT).
• Database Management
  • Familiarity with databases 
  • Understanding of database optimization and indexing.
• Cloud Services & DevOps
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines 
  • Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools.
  • Prior experience with Cloud-Based Services & Backend Frameworks services 

Top 3 Hard Skills Required + Years of Experience:

• Minimum 2 years experience with Cloud-Based Services & Backend Frameworks services
• Minimum 2 years experience with front-end development, such as React JS
• Experience in troubleshooting and technical support

The target hiring compensation range for this role is $37/hr – $42/hr. Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.

About Aquent Talent:
Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world’s biggest brands.

Our eligible talent gets access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits! 

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We’re about creating an inclusive environment—one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.