Senior Software Engineer
Location: Dallas, Texas
Country: United States
Category: Software Development
Workplace Location: Onsite
Employment Type: Contract
Posted Date: September 25, 2026
Job ID: 650127
Job Description
? We're Hiring: Senior Software Engineer - Search & Distributed Systems (Contract | Hybrid - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX)
We're partnering with a large enterprise organization building a high-volume enterprise search and intelligent-matching platform that processes millions of transactions daily. If you're a Python engineer who loves solving hard search-relevance and distributed-systems problems at scale, this one's worth a look.
What You'll Do
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Design and build scalable backend services and REST APIs in Python (FastAPI, async)
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Own Elasticsearch index design, query performance, and relevance tuning for high-volume search workloads
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Build event-driven data pipelines using Kafka for real-time, high-throughput processing
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Develop and secure cloud-native services on Microsoft Azure
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Integrate with Databricks and enterprise data platforms for large-scale data processing
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Drive CI/CD, observability, and production performance across a modern distributed architecture
What You Bring
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7+ years of hands-on Python backend development -- this is foundational, not optional
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Strong production Elasticsearch experience (Query DSL, relevance tuning, mapping, index lifecycle management)
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Experience with Kafka or a comparable enterprise event-streaming platform
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Hands-on experience deploying and securing applications on Microsoft Azure
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Solid grounding in distributed systems, microservices, and CI/CD (Git, Docker, Azure DevOps)
Nice to Have
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Databricks, PySpark, and Delta Lake experience
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Semantic/vector search, LLM integration, or Azure OpenAI experience
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Kubernetes, Terraform/Pulumi, and observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)
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Healthcare or supply chain industry background
The Details
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? Hybrid - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (must be able to commute onsite)
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? Contract opportunity, 3 openings
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? $73-85/hr, depending on W2 or C2C
If this sounds like your kind of problem to solve, reach out or apply directly -- let's talk.
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The Planet Group is a global professional services firm delivering strategic staffing and advisory solutions. We operate at the intersection of talent and transformation – connecting the right people with the right opportunities in the areas of technology, engineering, accounting & finance, digital marketing, and manufacturing.
As one of the largest staffing companies in the US, we operate with a global reach and a performance-first mindset. We partner with clients to move fast, stay agile, and drive measurable results – building high-impact teams that fuel transformation and growth.
