Application Engineer
Software Engineering
Foster City, CA, USA
USD 107.84-107.84 / hour
Posted on Jun 16, 2026
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Application Engineer
An Autonomous Mobility Company
Full time
Location
Foster City, CA, United States
Work environment
In-person
Expected pay amount
107.84 USD Per Hour
Schedule
Hybrid (requires at least three days per week onsite), 40 hours per week
Assignment length
Contract
Job description
HireArt is helping an on-demand, autonomous ride-hailing company find an Application Engineer to design, develop, and maintain internal applications, integrations, and backend systems that support critical business operations.
In this role, you’ll build and enhance internal tools and applications supporting physical product design, manufacturing, logistics, and inventory workflows. You’ll help improve system architecture, data integrity, scalability, and security while collaborating cross-functionally to deliver reliable and efficient internal platforms.
The ideal candidate is technically strong, collaborative, customer-focused, and experienced developing scalable backend applications within fast-paced engineering environments.
As an Application Engineer, you'll:
As an Application Engineer, you'll:
- Design, develop, and maintain internal applications, backend services, integrations, and automation scripts primarily using Python.
- Develop applications supporting product design, manufacturing, logistics, inventory, and operational workflows.
- Design and implement APIs and backend services using technologies such as GraphQL and REST.
- Deploy and manage cloud infrastructure resources using Terraform and AWS services.
- Contribute to frontend development efforts using JavaScript, React, and TypeScript as needed.
- Define system requirements and architecture standards for new and existing applications.
- Implement security best practices and improve consistency, scalability, and data integrity across internal platforms.
- Support major application deployments, upgrades, and ongoing maintenance activities.
- Review peer code and contribute across multiple internal repositories and engineering initiatives.
- Partner with internal stakeholders to gather requirements, support users, and improve application workflows and tooling.
Requirements
- Strong Python programming skills and experience with web frameworks such as Flask or Django
- Experience developing APIs using REST, GraphQL, or related technologies
- Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or DynamoDB
- Understanding of ORM libraries such as SQLAlchemy
- Experience deploying and supporting cloud infrastructure within AWS environments
- Familiarity with Terraform or similar infrastructure-as-code tools
- General frontend development knowledge using React, JavaScript, or TypeScript
- Experience with Docker or containerized application environments
- Strong troubleshooting, communication, and customer support skills
- Ability to gather technical requirements and collaborate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders
Bonus Qualifications:
- Experience developing internal business or operational applications
- Experience supporting manufacturing, logistics, inventory, or product lifecycle systems
- Familiarity with bill of materials (BOM) management and data integrity workflows
- Strong Linux systems knowledge
- Experience supporting authentication, authorization, and access control systems
- Experience working within fast-paced engineering or operations environments
Benefits:
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Employer (HireArt) subsidized healthcare benefits (eligibility begins on the first of the month following 60 days of service)
- Flexible Spending Account for healthcare-related costs
- HireArt covers all costs for short- and long-term disability and life insurance
- 401k package
Commitment: This is a full-time, ongoing contract position staffed via HireArt. It will be hybrid, requiring at least three days per week onsite, and is available to candidates local to the Foster City, CA area.
HireArt values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. Unfortunately, we are not able to sponsor visas or employ corp-to-corp.
Job description
HireArt is helping an on-demand, autonomous ride-hailing company find an Application Engineer to design, develop, and maintain internal applications, integrations, and backend systems that support critical business operations.
In this role, you’ll build and enhance internal tools and applications supporting physical product design, manufacturing, logistics, and inventory workflows. You’ll help improve system architecture, data integrity, scalability, and security while collaborating cross-functionally to deliver reliable and efficient internal platforms.
The ideal candidate is technically strong, collaborative, customer-focused, and experienced developing scalable backend applications within fast-paced engineering environments.
As an Application Engineer, you'll:
As an Application Engineer, you'll:
- Design, develop, and maintain internal applications, backend services, integrations, and automation scripts primarily using Python.
- Develop applications supporting product design, manufacturing, logistics, inventory, and operational workflows.
- Design and implement APIs and backend services using technologies such as GraphQL and REST.
- Deploy and manage cloud infrastructure resources using Terraform and AWS services.
- Contribute to frontend development efforts using JavaScript, React, and TypeScript as needed.
- Define system requirements and architecture standards for new and existing applications.
- Implement security best practices and improve consistency, scalability, and data integrity across internal platforms.
- Support major application deployments, upgrades, and ongoing maintenance activities.
- Review peer code and contribute across multiple internal repositories and engineering initiatives.
- Partner with internal stakeholders to gather requirements, support users, and improve application workflows and tooling.
Requirements
- Strong Python programming skills and experience with web frameworks such as Flask or Django
- Experience developing APIs using REST, GraphQL, or related technologies
- Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or DynamoDB
- Understanding of ORM libraries such as SQLAlchemy
- Experience deploying and supporting cloud infrastructure within AWS environments
- Familiarity with Terraform or similar infrastructure-as-code tools
- General frontend development knowledge using React, JavaScript, or TypeScript
- Experience with Docker or containerized application environments
- Strong troubleshooting, communication, and customer support skills
- Ability to gather technical requirements and collaborate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders
Bonus Qualifications:
- Experience developing internal business or operational applications
- Experience supporting manufacturing, logistics, inventory, or product lifecycle systems
- Familiarity with bill of materials (BOM) management and data integrity workflows
- Strong Linux systems knowledge
- Experience supporting authentication, authorization, and access control systems
- Experience working within fast-paced engineering or operations environments
Benefits:
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Employer (HireArt) subsidized healthcare benefits (eligibility begins on the first of the month following 60 days of service)
- Flexible Spending Account for healthcare-related costs
- HireArt covers all costs for short- and long-term disability and life insurance
- 401k package
Commitment: This is a full-time, ongoing contract position staffed via HireArt. It will be hybrid, requiring at least three days per week onsite, and is available to candidates local to the Foster City, CA area.
HireArt values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. Unfortunately, we are not able to sponsor visas or employ corp-to-corp.