Contract Software Engineer – Cloud SaaS (Full Stack + Cloud/DevOps)

Company Description

Qylur Intelligent Systems is dedicated to safeguarding lives and our way of life by utilizing innovative intelligent machine and AI technologies. Powered by its SNIM® AI platform, Qylur's technology supports scalable and adaptive AI re-learning to deliver advanced intelligent systems. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, Qylur is shaping the future of intelligent machines worldwide.

Engagement Type:
Contract (with extension potential)

Location:
On-site (Sunnyvale, CA)

Duration:
8-10 weeks, project-based (initial cloud SaaS delivery)

Role Description

We are seeking an experienced software engineering contractor to lead cloud hosting, cloud delivery, and cloud operations aspects of a SaaS offering.

This role will define, develop and implement a secure, scalable cloud architecture, introduce core SaaS capabilities, and establish a foundation for ongoing platform evolution.

The position requires strong full-stack engineering capability combined with solid DevOps and cloud infrastructure expertise.

The ideal candidate can operate independently as an independent contributor as well as be a team player, and make sound architectural decisions across backend, frontend, and cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities

1. Architect and implement a cloud-hosted SaaS deployment (Azure and AWS)
2. Own
   cloud operations
   , including environment management, monitoring, logging, and alerting
3. Implement
   DevOps best practices
   across build, release, and infrastructure lifecycle
4. Establish
   CI/CD pipelines
   and automated deployment workflows
5. Own
   user onboarding and account management
   functions
6. Evaluate and integrate managed cloud services where appropriate
7. Implement
   security hardening
   and compliance
   as required
8. Ensure production readiness (reliability, scalability, maintainability)
9. Document architecture and operational processes

Technical Environment

1. Backend: Python
2. Frontend: Angular (Material UI)
3. Deployment Target: Cloud-hosted SaaS (Azure and AWS)

Required Qualifications

1. Strong hands-on experience with
   AWS and/or Azure
2. Strong
   DevOps expertise
   , including CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and cloud operations
3. Proven experience developing
   cloud-hosted commercial SaaS systems
4. Strong backend development experience in Python
5. Strong frontend experience with Angular
6. Deep experience with
   Docker and containerized systems
7. Experience implementing
   authentication, user management, and email workflows
8. Experience with
   monitoring, logging, and alerting systems
9. Strong understanding of
   cloud security and operational best practices

Preferred Qualifications

1. Experience in
   multi-tenant SaaS architecture
2. Experience balancing
   cloud-native services vs portability
3. Familiarity with Kubernetes
4. Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform preferred)
5. Experience with CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, etc.)

Security & Compliance Expectations

1. Strong emphasis on
   data security and system hardening
2. Experience working in environments requiring structured security controls is highly valued
3. Ability to apply security best practices pragmatically in a fast-moving build phase

Candidate Profile

1. Experienced engineer with strong
   cloud + DevOps + full-stack
   capability
2. Has built and owned cloud-hosted SaaS platforms serving thousands of users
3. Comfortable making architectural decisions under ambiguity (AWS vs Azure)
4. Able to execute independently and deliver production-grade systems
5. Focused on pragmatic, maintainable solutions