Applications Engineer

Title: Applications Engineer

Job Type: Contract

Contract Length: 6 months

Pay Range: $75-$80/hr

Start Date: ASAP

Location: Hybrid (Onsite in Foster City, CA | 4 days in office). Must be open to flexible hours, including weekends.

Our client, a leader in Automotive Technology, is looking for a skilled Applications Engineer to join their team for a 6-month engagement. This project involves supporting and advancing the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Apps within the IT Applications team, customizing and maintaining these applications in a fast-paced startup environment. This is a high-impact role that requires a self‑motivated professional who can hit the ground running and deliver results quickly.

• Working with stakeholders on features, upgrades, migrations, and integrations.
• Managing workflows, change management, approvals, and signoff for in-application configurations.
• Developing custom integrations using Java and Python and evaluating new tools and services.
• Developing dashboards and Live Reports that support engineering and management needs using Velocity and Java script.
• Updating template/project configurations, workflows, and work item meta data.
• Monitoring application performance via established practices and methods.
• Acting as an escalation point for the Client Services team (helpdesk).

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Development experience in Java, Java script, Velocity, and Python.
• Experience with SQL/No
  
  SQL databases (MySQL, Postgres).
• Strong communication skills and a demonstrated ability to come up to speed quickly on new technologies and technical issues.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment and open to flexible hours (i.e., weekends).
• Experience using Polarion within a regulated industry (medical device, aerospace, financial, automotive, etc.) is preferred, but not required.
• W2 only (No C2C or 1099 contractors).