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Crossing Hurdles

Senior Software Engineer | Remote

Remote

United states

$ 160 /hour

Senior

Freelance

03-02-2026

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Skills

Communication Monitoring Networking Training Architecture Programming

Job Specifications

Position: Software Engineer

Type: Hourly contract

Compensation: $100–$160 per hour

Location: Remote

Commitment: Full-time, approximately 30–40 hours per week

Role Responsibilities

Design, build, and optimize distributed infrastructure for training, deploying, and scaling AI agents
Develop backend systems including services, APIs, and orchestration layers supporting agent lifecycles
Integrate model-serving pipelines, agent reasoning loops, memory stores, and planning components into production systems
Build and maintain agent runtime infrastructure including scheduling, state management, and inter-agent communication
Implement monitoring, observability, and fault-tolerance for long-running distributed workflows
Evaluate and improve system performance across compute, networking, storage, and inference layers
Participate in regular synchronous collaboration sessions to review architecture and troubleshoot systems

Requirements

Strong experience building large-scale distributed systems
Strong experience designing production-grade backend services and APIs
Proficiency in one or more systems or backend programming languages
Strong experience with cloud infrastructure and containerization/orchestration tools
Familiarity with agent frameworks, multi-agent architectures, or LLM inference pipelines
Strong understanding of networking, data streaming, caching, and performance optimization
Excellent collaboration and communication skills

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About the Company

At Crossing Hurdles, we specialise in customised recruitment and staffing solutions designed to drive success for businesses and professionals. Our focus is on connecting organisations with top-tier talent by sourcing, screening, and presenting only the top 1% of candidates across a wide range of industries. We work closely with clients to understand their unique needs, ensuring that we find candidates who not only fit the role but also align with their organizational culture. Over the past few quarters, we've successfully p... Know more