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Sr. Software Developer- Contractor

Align Technology
Raleigh, NC Contractor
POSTED ON 4/28/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/27/2026
Department: Research & Development

Location: US-North Carolina-Raleigh

Description

Align Technology is an industry leader and innovator in the medical device field which focuses on revolutionizing the dental and orthodontic industry. We are looking for a seasoned professional to join our software engineering team as a Senior Software Developer- Contractor. In this role you will work together with other team members on design and implementation of essential computational, scalable, and resilient RESTful APIs to both our internal and external partners. Work closely with a state-of-the-art infrastructure platform that maximizes the efficiency of our geographically distributed development group. You will leverage modern platforms, employ best practices in delivering of numerous applications that enable Align Technology.

Role expectations

  • Development, debugging and support of corporate software applications using Java, and Kotlin programming languages according to specific coding standards.
  • Develop automation for deployment procedures in collaboration with DevOps engineers leveraging Terraform and Helm frameworks
  • Accurate and precise code documenting
  • Design and development of tests for quality assurance of implemented program components.
  • Assistance QA team to ensure the software is of high quality by contributing into automation test suit using Python language and Behave framework
  • Participation in all company’s obligatory trainings and meetings.
  • Ensures the effective fulfillment of objectives and deadlines assigned
  • Manage tasks through the entire project lifecycle.
  • Assist in requirements gathering, planning, design and testing of assigned tasks.
  • Support developed system in production
  • Work closely with other development managers and business analysts to gather requirements, participate in release-planning, contribute to roadmap, and help orchestrate multiple parallel delivery pipelines

What We're Looking For

  • Hands-on Java experience for 8 years
  • Experience in building web applications and REST microservices
  • Thorough knowledge and experience with multi-tier application architectures.
  • Strong knowledge of RESTful web services concept and HTTP protocol
  • Understand software, hardware, networks, databases, messaging etc. well enough to do development, feasibility and estimating
  • Strong experience in working with message brokers and asynchronous communication between systems
  • Strong understanding of Event Driven Architecture
  • Practical experience working with AWS platform is strong plus
  • Good verbal & written communication skills.
  • Knowledge of deployment automation frameworks and DevOps concept is a plus

Technology stack:

  • Java/Kotlin, Spring, Hibernate, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, Python

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Equal Opportunity Statement

Align Technology is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all our practices, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected category. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the country for which they are applying, and employment eligibility will be verified as a condition of hire.

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