Software Developer (Full Stack) - Contract Only

Job Title: Software Developer (Full Stack)

Company: Vytelle

Reporting to: Trevor Gartner

Direct Reports: None
Location: Remote

ABOUT VYTELLE

We are a global precision livestock company reshaping how cattle producers worldwide unlock animal performance. Through Vytelle SENSE and Vytelle INSIGHT, we deliver world-class data capture and analytics that help producers measure performance, identify desired traits, and make informed selection decisions to continually produce elite progeny. Our Vytelle SENSE tagline captures our purpose: Better measurement for better cattle.

ROLE OVERVIEW

We are seeking a Full Stack Software Developer to join our dynamic technology team. This role is 100% focused on hands-on development, building scalable, secure, and maintainable applications that power our global technology platform. You will play a critical role in designing and coding new features, migrating legacy systems, and ensuring seamless integrations. This is a high-impact opportunity to build greenfield features and contribute to mission-critical ag tech solutions.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, develop and deploy modules and services across the technology stack.
  • Translate product roadmap items into scalable, testable and maintainable code.
  • Build responsive, high-quality user interfaces using React.
  • Design and implement backend services and APIs using .NET Core, C# and Python.
  • Work with event-driven and message-based systems (e.g., RabbitMQ).
  • Integrate frontend applications with backend services and third-party systems.
  • Design data models, write database migrations and optimize queries.
  • Write automated unit and integration tests to keep releases reliable.
  • Diagnose and fix bugs, refactor code and reduce technical debt.
  • Profile and optimize application performance.
  • Implement and manage feature flags for safe, incremental releases.
  • Keep dependencies and frameworks up to date.
  • Use AI-assisted development tools (e.g., code generation, copilots, agent-based workflows) to speed up development and improve code quality.
  • Build internal tools and automation scripts that improve team productivity.
  • Contribute to AWS-based cloud infrastructure and services.
  • Contribute to and optimize CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows.
  • Implement security and compliance best practices in the codebase and infrastructure.
  • Do thorough code reviews to enforce standards and best practices.
  • Write and maintain technical documentation (READMEs, API docs, runbooks).
  • Collaborate with internal teams to ensure maintainable code that integrates well.
  • Give technical support to other engineers, including pair and mob programming.
  • Take part in daily standups, sprint planning and retrospectives in a hybrid Agile framework.
  • Provide on-call support for production systems as part of the team rotation.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of hands-on full stack software development experience, with a strong em-phasis on:
  • Frontend: React, modern JavaScript/TypeScript

• Backend: C#, .NET Core, Python

• Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB
  • Cloud: AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda or similar)
  • Experience designing scalable and maintainable software architecture.
  • Experience using AI-powered development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or similar) to generate, review, or optimize code.
  • Strong understanding of mobile-first design principles and/or experience building mobile-enabled or responsive applications used in real-world environments.
  • Familiarity with DevOps tools and CI/CD pipeline design.
  • Strong understanding of Agile software delivery practices.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Clear and collaborative communicator, comfortable working cross-functionally.
  • Ability to work autonomously in a remote setting.

NICE TO HAVE:

• Integration experience with HubSpot CRM & Microsoft Dynamics Business Central ERP.
  • Familiarity with AWS Glue, SNS, SES, and CloudWatch.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services.
  This is a remote opportunity to make a significant impact in a high-performance team working at the intersection of AG tech, cloud systems, and modern software engineering. If you’re excited to both lead and build, we’d love to hear from you.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY

Vytelle provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

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