Backend Software Engineer
Charlotte, NC
Type: Contract
Category: Development
Industry: Energy
Reference ID: JN -012026-105153
Date Posted: 01/22/2026
Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/xyTwdC
Description
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Description:
Hybrid 3 days onsite in Charlotte, NC
Our client is a Fortune 500 electric power company serving approximately 7.4 million customers across six states in the Southeast and Midwest. Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, the organization offers long-term contract opportunities and an established environment. We have partnered with the organization for over nine years across development, infrastructure, project management, ERP, and support roles. Background checks may include identity verification, watchlist search, seven-year criminal history, drug screen, credit check when required, and employment, education, license, or certification verification.
Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.
Rate: $80.00 to $90.00/hr. w2
Responsibilities:
Design and implement AWS infrastructure with Terraform, including Lambda, API Gateway, RDS PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, VPC, security groups, and private endpoints.
Configure S3, CloudFront, ALB, and CloudWatch for storage, delivery, and observability.
Establish Infrastructure-as-Code best practices including Terraform Cloud usage, remote state, and reusable modules.
Implement security hardening with least-privilege IAM, encryption, and secret management.
Optimize infrastructure for cost, performance, and reliability.
Support CI/CD pipelines to automate deployments.
Develop async FastAPI services for form generation, validation, submission, data persistence, and user/project management.
Integrate APIs with AWS services including Bedrock, S3, DynamoDB, and RDS.
Design and optimize database schemas and JSONB queries in PostgreSQL.
Implement comprehensive error handling, structured logging, and observability.
Write and maintain pytest test suites targeting 80% or higher coverage.
Follow SOLID principles and clean code practices with modular, reusable components.
Collaborate with full-stack and DevOps teams, conduct code reviews, and contribute to architecture discussions.
Document infrastructure, APIs, deployment procedures, and create onboarding materials and runbooks.
Troubleshoot production issues and improve performance and reliability.
Experience Requirements:
5+ years of AWS experience including Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, DynamoDB, and VPC.
3+ years of Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code expertise.
Strong knowledge of AWS security, networking, and cost optimization.
Experience with API Gateway custom authorizers and VPC endpoint configuration.
Familiarity with Lambda cold-start optimization and Lambda Layer management.
Proven ability to design and document infrastructure architectures.
5+ years of Python development experience.
3+ years with FastAPI, Django, or similar async Python frameworks.
Expertise with PostgreSQL including JSONB queries and database optimization.
Proficiency with SQLAlchemy ORM.
Experience with async/await patterns, REST API design, and robust error handling.
Strong debugging and troubleshooting abilities with git workflows and CI/CD experience.
Experience with AWS Bedrock or other LLM platforms (preferred).
Familiarity with Azure AD/MSAL authentication (preferred).
Knowledge of DynamoDB and document-based data models (preferred).
Experience with serverless architecture patterns (preferred).
Contributions to open-source projects (preferred).
Experience with Cypress or similar testing frameworks (preferred).
AWS Solutions Architect Associate certification or equivalent (preferred).
Exposure to Angular/TypeScript for API design @context (preferred).
Education Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
AWS Solutions Architect Associate certification or equivalent (preferred).
Recruitment Transparency Notice
Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team ( noreply@eliassen.com , 781-808-2924) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group's use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.
Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.
W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
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About Eliassen Group:
Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company for human-powered solutions. For over 30 years, Eliassen has helped thousands of companies reach further and achieve more with their technology solutions, financial, risk & compliance, and advisory solutions, and clinical solutions. With offices from coast to coast and throughout Europe, Eliassen provides a local community presence, balanced with international reach. Eliassen Group strives to positively impact the lives of their employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which they operate.
Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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