Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification.  We are an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to building a diverse team that feels they are valued in the workplace.  So do you feel you do not meet every single requirement but still intrigued? We encourage you to still apply!  You can help make our company even better.  We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, age, mental or physical ability, or any way you represent yourself.  We strongly believe diversity makes for more successful teams.

Why Protolabs?

We are the leaders in digital manufacturing. We hire doers, makers, and creative thinkers who tackle our roles with an entrepreneurial spirit. Our culture is centered around meaningful work that brings new and innovative products to market at unprecedented speeds. We are a diverse team that comes from all walks of life and take pride in our team who is smart, genuine, humble, and passionate about what we do. It’s our people who fuel our creativity and make our culture feel like home.

Join our team as a Software Engineer (Contractor)

This is a remote role.

The Software Engineer is responsible for design, development, and support work on new and existing products in such a way to enhance or maintain their value, profitability and/or importance to the company.

What You'll Do

Develop and modify applications programs of a high degree of complexity and scope.
Design, code, test, debug, and document programs.
Carry out or participate in problem analysis and system design preparatory to the development of programs as appropriate to their level.
Give technical assistance to less experienced developers and collaborate with peers on development tasks
Keep related groups and management informed of progress and support requirements.
Interface effectively with engineers, developers, management, and other peers within the same discipline and with other disciplines. Respond in a timely manner, meet commitments, and treat peers with respect. Works at a high technical level during all phases of applications programming activities.
Work from basic systems designs and specifications and use standard procedures and techniques to maintain, modify, and devise new or existing applications programs of moderate complexity and scope.
Stay current on best practices in technology.
Perform other duties as assigned.

What it takes

Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
3 or more years of software engineering experience
2 or more years of experience with web technologies including JavaScript, HTML, CSS, node and npm
Experience building non-trivial applications in Vue.js or another modern Javascript framework (React, Angular, etc.)
Experience and working knowledge of .NET Core, C#, and MSSQL. Java experience will also be considered.
Experience working with REST and developing RESTful services
Experience with writing unit tests and their relevant technologies (Vitest, Jest, Moq, etc.)
Experience working with a version control system like Git, Bitbucket, Subversion or Mercurial
Experience working on an Agile scrum team
Experience working in a fast paced, collaborative environment
Knows and understands basic concepts and procedures in one of the development disciplines
·Strong verbal and written communication skills
Excellent work ethic, positive attitude and sense of urgency

Nice to have:

Experience with TypeScript and other frontend libraries and technologies like Vite, Storybook, etc.
Experience with CSS preprocessors like SCSS, SASS, LESS, etc.