About this opportunity
Cayuse Holdings lists this Sr Software Engineer, PLM Platform opportunity in topeka, Kansas. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Overview
Job Title: Sr Software Engineer - PLM Platform (Product Lifecycle Management)
Location: Remote - US or Canada
Job Type: Independent Contract (Contractor / Non-Employee)
Start Date: ASAP
Pay Rate: $68-72/hr 1099 / C2C
Responsibilities
Role overview
This is a hands-on senior individual-contributor role supporting the technical layer around a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) platform. The engineer will build and operate backend services, integrations, automation, and custom extensions that connect PLM with ERP, analytics, ECAD, and other downstream enterprise systems.
The ideal candidate is a production-minded backend engineer who can own solutions end-to-end—from architecture and coding through CI/CD, Kubernetes deployment, observability, and production support.
Qualifications
Core requirements
11+ years of experience building and supporting production backend software
Strong expertise in modern backend development; C#/.NET is preferred
Strong Java, Go, or Kotlin engineers are also acceptable if willing to work in C#/.NET
Cloud-native engineering experience, preferably Microsoft Azure
AWS or GCP experience is acceptable
Hands-on experience with containers and Kubernetes , including real-world troubleshooting
Strong API and enterprise-integration experience, including:
REST APIs
API pagination, retries, idempotency, and partial-failure handling
OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect/OIDC
Experience with relational and document data modeling
Infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD ownership
Bicep, Terraform, ARM, Azure DevOps Pipelines, or comparable tools
Strong understanding of code-level design patterns and SOLID principles
Automated testing, production telemetry, troubleshooting, and operational ownership
Excellent written communication for design notes, runbooks, and engineering documentation
Interest in product-engineering domains, including product definitions, BOMs, engineering changes, and release processes
Preferred experience
PLM, PDM, ERP, CAD, or engineering-systems background
PTC Windchill experience is a strong plus, though PLM experience is not mandatory
Azure Service Bus, Event Hubs, Event Grid, or other message-driven architecture experience
OpenTelemetry, Application Insights, Grafana, or related observability tooling
Experience modernizing legacy applications while maintaining production stability
Experience using AI-assisted engineering tools productively for development, debugging, testing, and documentation
Location US-
ID
Category Information Technology
Position Type Independent Contractor
Remote Yes
Clearance Required None
Pay Range USD $68.00 - USD $72.00 /Hr.
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