Software Engineer III in India at Jobgether

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Software Engineer III Contractor in India.

This role is a senior-level software engineering position focused on building and maintaining full-stack applications that power internal lead generation and delivery platforms. You will own features end-to-end, from technical design through deployment and post-release support, in a fast-paced, distributed engineering environment. The position requires strong backend expertise with the ability to contribute across the stack when needed. You will collaborate closely with Product Managers and cross-functional teams to translate requirements into scalable and maintainable solutions. The environment emphasizes ownership, pragmatic execution, and continuous delivery using modern cloud-based infrastructure. Engineers are expected to maintain high quality standards while leveraging AI-assisted tools to improve productivity and efficiency. This is a contract role supporting global teams across multiple time zones.

In this role, you will be responsible for delivering scalable software solutions across the full development lifecycle while ensuring reliability, performance, and maintainability.

• Design, build, and maintain full-stack applications supporting internal platforms and business workflows
• Own feature delivery from technical design through deployment, production support, and iteration
• Collaborate with Product Managers to refine requirements and define practical technical approaches
• Develop backend services using PHP (Laravel/Lumen) or Python and contribute to API-driven systems
• Support frontend development using JavaScript when required across product features
• Build and integrate APIs with internal systems and third-party services
• Write clean, testable, and well-documented code aligned with engineering standards
• Work within AWS-based environments, CI/CD pipelines, and Git-based workflows
• Participate in code reviews, troubleshooting, and production issue resolution
• Contribute to architecture discussions and continuous engineering improvements
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to enhance delivery speed and code quality

This role requires strong technical depth, independent execution capability, and experience working in modern distributed engineering environments.

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience in production environments
• Strong backend expertise in PHP (Laravel/Lumen) or Python
• Experience contributing across the full stack, including JavaScript-based frontend development
• Solid experience designing and building API-driven systems
• Strong understanding of relational databases and data modeling
• Hands-on experience with AWS or similar cloud platforms
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and containerized applications
• Ability to independently deliver features from development readiness to production deployment
• Strong collaboration skills with Product and cross-functional teams
• Comfortable working in distributed teams across time zones
• Open to using AI-assisted engineering tools in daily development workflows
• Strong problem-solving mindset and ability to work in fast-paced agile environments

This is a contract position; therefore, standard employee benefits are not included.

• Remote-first work structure with flexible collaboration across global teams
• Opportunity to work on high-impact internal platforms in a fast-scaling environment
• Exposure to modern cloud infrastructure, AI-assisted development, and distributed systems
• Competitive hourly compensation ranging from 480 to 970 INR depending on experience and skills