Contract: Staff Full-Stack Engineer - Remote

Overview

This is a contract position for a Staff Full-Stack Engineer at Upwork, focusing on building robust systems to enhance user experiences and support the professional lives of independent professionals and clients globally.

In Short

• Join Upwork’s Hybrid Workforce Solutions Team.
• Work on improving Trust and Safety on Upwork’s Platform.
• Collaborate with engineering teams, product managers, and designers.
• Drive internal initiatives for engineering excellence.
• Engage in business requirement analysis, system design, and coding.
• Must have 10+ years of professional experience.
• Solid experience with Java and modern JavaScript frameworks.
• Comfortable with AWS and high-load web applications.
• Availability for full-time project work, 40 hours per week.
• Must be available for live meetings during Pacific Time hours.

Requirements

• Strong self-motivation and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience in writing well-structured unit tests.
• Deep knowledge of CSS and HTML.
• Experience with relational databases.
• Desire to learn new technologies.
• Strong distributed system design skills.

Benefits

• Work remotely from anywhere in the world.
• Opportunity for contract renewal based on performance.
• Be part of a diverse and inclusive workforce.
• Engage with a global team of professionals.
• Contribute to impactful projects in the tech industry.