Posted 13 months ago
Backend Software Engineer (Part-Time / Contractor)
@ Rockstar
Remote in Canada
Overview
Rockstar is recruiting a contract backend software engineer, part-time and remote, to work directly with the founder on scaling backend infrastructure for a profitable, fast-growing recruiting technology company. The role requires 6+ years of production backend experience in Python and Django, plus experience building GenAI-powered applications. Work is remote-first and independent, across time zones.
Responsibilities:
- Scale backend infrastructure with the founder
- Deliver critical features for front-line recruiting teams
- Build applications using GenAI APIs
- Evolve systems originally built in-house
Requirements summary:
- 6+ years of production backend engineering experience
- Strong expertise in Python and Django
- Experience with GenAI APIs such as OpenRouter or OpenAI
- Strong communication and cross-time-zone collaboration
- Experience working independently in a remote-first environment
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · workable
- Employer posting date
- 2025-09-28
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-11
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-11
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 6+ years |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Home |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Perks mentioned | Flexible hours |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
Rockstar
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 7 |
Rockstar is recruiting for a fast-growing, profitable company that is blending humans and AI to build a new infrastructure for employability. This client is focused on empowering employers to recruit talent at a fraction of the traditional cost, unlocking more opportunities for everyone. The company has achieved impressive growth and profitability without outside capital, allowing them to share more of the upside with their team.
The Role
In this role, the successful candidate will work directly with the founder to accelerate the evolution of systems originally built in-house, with a focus on scaling backend infrastructure and delivering critical features that support front-line recruiting teams.
Requirements
- 6+ years of backend engineering experience (with production-grade systems)
- Strong expertise in Python and Django
- Experience building applications that leverage GenAI APIs (e.g. OpenRouter, OpenAI, etc.)
- Uses Cursor/Claude by default and has built strong workflows to balance quality with productivity
- Strong communication skills and ability to work across time zones
- Experience working independently in a remote-first environment
Bonus Points
- Background in a high-growth startup environment
- Experience mentoring or helping other engineers grow
- Familiarity with implementing testing frameworks to ensure code quality
- Full-stack development experience in addition to backend expertise
Why Join
- Flexible, remote-first work with global impact
- Opportunity to contribute to innovative projects with autonomy
- Collaborate with a distributed team across multiple regions
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