Job Title: Software Development Engineer
Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Software Development Engineer
with our client located in Santa Clara, CA.
Job Description:- We are looking for a contractor with a strong ability to work effectively in a large codebase using C++ and Python.
- The primary focus of this role is to improve operational efficiency while contributing to engineering productivity and product hardening.
- The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in systems and storage and is comfortable operating across test, infrastructure, and release engineering workflows.
- A strong foundation in networking, storage protocols, Linux kernel concepts, and core operating systems principles—including concurrency, scheduling, synchronization, and memory management—is highly desirable.
Job Responsibilities:- Support debugging and investigation in systems- and storage-related areas where tooling, test behavior, and infrastructure intersect.
- Improve triage quality by helping define better signatures, routing logic, and workflows for issue classification.
- Improve release health, test execution health, triage trends, pass-rate trends, blocker visibility, and operational bottlenecks.
- Improve and extend internal tools and workflows built around Jenkins.
- Work with Git-based development workflows for day-to-day contributions, code reviews, branch management, and collaboration.
- Partner with engineering stakeholders to identify high-value opportunities to reduce manual effort and improve triage scalability.
- Analyze recurring failure patterns and contribute to AI-assisted triage improvements.
Job Qualifications:- Preferred B.S or M.S in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Strong programming skills in C++, C, and Python, with the ability to write clean, high-performance, and maintainable production code.
- Ability to think critically about system architecture, trade-offs, and failure modes in complex, distributed environments.
- A strong background in relevant systems software projects, such as distributed systems, operating system internals (Linux kernel), and storage environments.
- Good understanding of Git and standard source-control workflows.
- Experience triaging engineering issues, test failures, or operational incidents in a structured way.
- Ability to work independently, identify patterns, and improve operational workflows with minimal supervision.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Job Details:- Job Type: Contract
- Pay Range: $90-$100/hr
- Location: Santa Clara, CA (5 days office)
Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.
About Protingent: Protingent is an
Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from
Software and Aerospace to
AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.