Software Engineer, Contract[Data Operations]

Experience: 5+ years building and operating production-grade Python services. 

Location: Remote 

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Why This Role Matters

Every insight Terrabase delivers travels through a Python service you will own. Our platform powers real-time agent workflows, multi-connector data pipelines, sandboxed execution, and versioned artifact delivery, all streaming live to enterprise customers. Reliable async workers, low-latency APIs, and precise observability are not nice-to-haves here. They decide whether customers trust the system.

Your mission: keep this engine reliable and scale it as we grow.

What You Will Do

Own the FastAPI platform. Design, extend, and operate the core services powering agent orchestration, connector management, schema resolution, streaming chat, and sandboxed execution. Async handlers, SSE and WebSocket support, Pydantic v2 validation, SQLAlchemy with Alembic migrations against PostgreSQL.

Build and scale async workers. Operate Celery workers backed by Redis and RabbitMQ for schema fetching, task routing, stuck-task detection, and real-time notifications. Understand failure modes at the worker level, not just the API level.

Own the context layer pipeline. Build and operate the ingestion pipeline that processes enterprise documents, extracts and ranks business concepts, and builds the structured knowledge layer that agents reason over. This covers connector integrations, chunking strategies, and the data contracts between upstream sources and the agent layer.

Manage data connections at scale. Build and harden runtime connectors to Snowflake, DuckDB, Databricks, BigQuery, and other warehouse and SaaS sources. Handle encrypted credentials, OAuth flows, and live schema discovery. Make connections stay alive, fail cleanly, and recover fast.

Instrument everything. Own the observability stack: Prometheus and Grafana, structured logging with correlation IDs, OpenTelemetry tracing, health endpoints. P99 latency and error budgets are yours to define and defend.

Ship and operate on AWS. Docker-based deployments, Nginx, Terraform, GitHub Actions CI/CD. Write runbooks and post-mortems anyone can use to debug at 2am. Harden secrets management and SOC 2 logging.

Collaborate across teams. The platform serves LangGraph-based agent workflows and React frontends. Design API contracts that enable sub-second streaming responses and zero-downtime releases.

What We Are Looking For

• 5+ years building and operating production Python services
• Strong bias for ownership: you identify problems, propose fixes, and drive them to closure without supervision
• Deep FastAPI expertise: async handlers, dependency injection, middleware, SSE streaming, WebSocket
• Solid Celery and Redis knowledge: retry logic, task routing, idempotency, worker failure recovery
• Hands-on with Docker, Linux, and AWS deployment
• Experience with Terraform or equivalent infrastructure-as-code tooling
• Production observability mindset: Prometheus, Grafana, structured logging, distributed tracing, alerting
• Proficient with type hints, pytest, and modern Python packaging
• PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy, and Alembic in production
• Clear communicator: your design docs and PRs show first-principles thinking

Bonus Points

• Experience with Snowflake, DuckDB, or Databricks connector patterns
• Prior work integrating LangGraph or LangChain workflows into a production API layer
• Exposure to document processing pipelines, chunking, retrieval, or knowledge graph construction
• Contributions to open-source backend or infrastructure tooling
• Experience operating under SOC 2 or equivalent compliance requirements

Life at Terrabase

Sharp, fully remote team shipping to enterprise customers weekly. Real ownership, generous cloud budgets, and a culture that prizes reliability over ceremony.

Terrabase is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for every team member.

Required Technical Skills:

Backend

• Strong proficiency in Node.js and TypeScript
• Extensive experience with NestJS framework
• Hands-on experience with Prisma ORM and complex database schemas
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design and Swagger documentation
• Proven experience writing unit and integration tests with Jest

Frontend

• Expert-level React knowledge and modern React patterns (hooks, context, etc.)
• Deep understanding of JavaScript and TypeScript fundamentals
• Experience with performance optimization techniques (code splitting, memoization, lazy loading)
• Strong grasp of responsive design and modern CSS practices

General

• Demonstrated experience conducting thorough code reviews
• Commitment to following strict development standards and best practices
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles and design patterns

Technical Lead

The ideal candidate should possess the following qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience: 9+ years in software development with a proven track record of delivering scalable applications.
• Leadership Skills: 4+ years of experience in a technical leadership role, demonstrating strong mentoring abilities.
• Technical Lead must Lead and mentor a team of software developers and validation engineers.
• Technical Skills: Technical Lead must have Proficiency in programming languages such as C#, React js, SQL, MySQL, Javascript, Web API are required .NET, or Python, along with frameworks and tools used in software development.
• Technical Lead must have General working knowledge of Selenium to support current business automation tools and future automation requirements.
• General working knowledge of PHP desired to support current legacy applications which are on the roadmap for future modernization.
• Technical Lead must have Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Experience with agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban or similar).
• Knowledge of version control systems (Git or similar).
• Development Methodologies: Experience with Agile development methodologies and experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities that enable the identification of complex technical issues.
• Collaboration: Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively within a team environment.
• Innovation: A passion for technology and innovation, with a keen interest in exploring new technologies to find the best solutions.

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled React Native Developer with a strong background in the MERN (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js) stack to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years of professional experience and a proven track record of developing robust, scalable mobile applications using React Native. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on innovative projects and significantly contribute to the growth and success of our startup.

Key Responsibilities

●     Develop High-Quality Mobile Applications: Create user-friendly mobile applications using React Native, ensuring high performance and responsiveness.

●     Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams: Work closely with product managers, designers, and other developers to define, design, and deliver new features.

●     Maintain Clean and Efficient Code: Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following industry best practices and coding standards.

●     Optimize Application Performance: Enhance application performance for speed and scalability.

●     Participate in Code Reviews: Engage in code reviews, discussions, and knowledge-sharing sessions to improve team output and code quality.

●     Troubleshoot and Debug: Identify and resolve application issues to ensure smooth functionality.

●     Stay Updated with Trends: Keep abreast of emerging technologies and trends in mobile development to incorporate best practices.

Requirements

●     MERN Stack Proficiency: Strong expertise in MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, and Node.js.

●     RESTful APIs and Web Services: Solid understanding and experience in integrating RESTful APIs and web services.

●     Version Control Systems: Proficient with Git for version control.

●     Mobile UI/UX Design Principles: Knowledge of best practices in mobile UI/UX design.

●     Problem-Solving Skills: Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.

●     Team and Independent Work: Ability to work both independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced startup environment.

●     Communication and Collaboration: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with team members.

Nice to Have

●     GraphQL: Familiarity with GraphQL for efficient data fetching.

●     Cloud Services: Knowledge of cloud services such as AWS or Firebase.

What You will do:

● Create beautiful software experiences for our clients using design thinking, lean and agile methodology.

● Work on software products designed from scratch using the latest cutting edge technologies, platforms and languages such as JAVA, python, Javascript, GoLang and Scala.

● Work in a dynamic, collaborative, transparent, non-hierarchical culture.

● Work in collaborative, fast-paced and value-driven teams to build innovative customer experiences for our clients.

● Help to grow the next generation of developers and have a positive impact on the industry.

Basic Qualifications:

● Experience: 4+ years.

● Hands-on development experience with a broad mix of languages such as JAVA, Python, Javascript etc.

● Server-side development experience mainly in JAVA, (Python and nodeJS can be considerable)

● UI development experience in ReactJS or AngularJS or PolymerJS or EmberJS or Jquery etc. are good to have.

● Passion for software engineering and follow the best coding concepts. ● Good to great problem solving and communication skills.

Nice to have Qualifications:

● Product and customer-centric mindset.

● Great OO skills, including design patterns.

● Experience with devops, continuous integration & deployment.

● Exposure to big data technologies, Machine Learning and NLP will be a plus.

Benefits:

● Competitive salary.

● Work from anywhere.

● Learning and gaining experience rapidly.

● Reimbursement for basic working set up at home.

● Insurance (including a top up insurance for COVID).

Location:

Remote - work from anywhere

• Proven hands-on Software Development experience
• Proven working experience in Java development
• Hands on experience in designing and developing applications using Java EE platforms
• Object Oriented analysis and design using common design patterns.
• Profound insight of Java and JEE internals (Classloading, Memory Management, Transaction management etc)
• Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases, SQL and ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate)
• Experience in the Spring Framework
• Experience as a Sun Certified Java Developer
• Experience in developing web applications using at least one popular web framework (JSF, Wicket, GWT, Spring MVC)
• Experience with test-driven development

ThoughtWorks is a global software consultancy with an aim to create a positive impact on the world through technology. Our community of technologists thinks disruptively to deliver pragmatic solutions for our clients' most complex challenges. We are curious minds who come together as collaborative and inclusive teams to push boundaries, free to be ourselves and make our mark in tech.

Our developers have been contributing code to major organizations and open source projects for over 25 years. They’ve also been writing books, speaking at conferences and helping push software development forward, changing companies and even industries along the way. We passionately believe that software quality is driven by open communication, review and collaboration. That’s why we’re such vehement supporters of open source and have made significant contributions to open source tools for testing, continuous delivery (GoCD), continuous integration (CruiseControl), machine learning and healthcare. 

As consultants, we https://www.thoughtworks.com/careers/hub/consultant-life">work with our clients to ensure we’re evolving their technology and empowering adaptive mindsets to meet their business goals. You could influence the digital strategy of a retail giant, build a bold new mobile application for a bank or redesign platforms using event sourcing and intelligent data pipelines. You will use the latest Lean and Agile thinking, create pragmatic solutions to solve mission-critical problems and challenge yourself every day.

You’ll spend time on the following:

• You will champion best practices like writing clean and reusable code using practices like TDD, SOLID principles, OO design, and pair programming
• You will partner with other technologists from cross-functional teams advocating devops culture
• You will work in collaborative, product-focused teams to build innovative customer experiences
• Take ownership and accountability beyond individual deliverables, always pushing the envelope in order to deliver awesome results for our clients
• Learn, digest and subsequently apply the latest technology thinking from ourhttps://www.thoughtworks.com/radar"> tech radar to solve client problems

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• You have 2+ years* of experience using two or more development languages (Java, JavaScript, Ruby, C#, etc.) with experience in Object-Oriented programming
• You can write clean, high-quality code in a variety of languages and are also able to spot (and improve) bad code
• You’re resilient in ambiguous situations and can approach challenges from multiple perspectives
• You have experience with Agile, Lean and/or Continuous Delivery approaches such as Continuous Integration, TDD, Infrastructure as Code, etc.
• Bonus points if you have knowledge of cloud technology such as AWS, Docker or Kubernetes
• You’re willing and able to commit to travel to client sites in order to solve their business problems

At ThoughtWorks, we’re committed to fostering an inclusive community for all technologists. Help us achieve a more balanced workplace by anonymously answering the following demographic questions.

• Participate with the senior developer in the entire application lifecycle, designing, coding, testing, debugging to deployment.
• Implementing designs and coordinating the frontend development and required backend for it.
• Work on back-end development tasks and designing the architecture for the same.
• Efficient usage of database technologies such as MySQL, MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Redis etc. as part of the dev work.
• Perform research and find opportunities to utilise web development best practices, form guidelines to improve system productivity, and work on scaling and monitoring.
• Work with cross-functional teams to maintain and make sure the product should be scalable, maintainable and secure.
• Coordinate with multiple junior team members for the development of the tasks & projects.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 3+ years of experience working as a Full-stack developer or Backend but knows Frontend technology.
• Proficiency in Javascript Frameworks like React and thorough knowledge in CSS skills is an added advantage.
• Built an application from scratch earlier.
• Strong fundamental knowledge of any backend language such as Python, Java etc.
• Experience with Backend Web development.
• Strong computer science fundamentals.
• The ability to own end to end responsibility - right from the requirement to release.
• Willingness and enthusiasm drive to learn new technologies.
• The ability to pick the right tools for the job.
• Desire and ability to play different roles as necessary.

• Developing user interface components and implementing them following well-known React.js workflow.
• Architect the application out in clean MVC kind of architectures in ReactNative for Android/iOS app development.
• Developing APIs with MVC frameworks in Java / Python.
• Designing and building REST APIs.
• Building on and maintaining services on cloud platforms.
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use.

• Self-motivated, team player, action-and-results oriented.
• Well organised, good communication and reporting skills.
• Ability to successfully work under tight project deadlines.