Top Remote Software Engineer Jobs in Columbus, OH

The Principal Engineer will lead the design and delivery of core platform capabilities, focusing on scalable systems, AI application, and mentoring engineers while driving architectural decisions and improving operational systems.

Reviews and evaluates engineering, infrastructure, and platform documents and work products for technical accuracy, completeness, clarity, consistency, and relevance. Provides structured feedback, identifies errors and gaps, compares technical approaches, and follows defined evaluation frameworks. Requires independent work, strong communication, analytical ability, and professional engineering judgment. The role is fully remote and supports varied technical evaluation projects as an independent contractor.

Build and own high-performance UI features for Netflix’s TV application across streaming sticks, smart TVs, and cable boxes. Collaborate with product, design, algorithms, and engineering teams to define experiences, validate product variants through A/B testing, and deliver reliable, testable code. Lead large cross-functional projects while working with TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Redux, Node.js, GraphQL, and proprietary Jest-based automation frameworks.

Design, develop, deploy, and maintain end-to-end cloud-hosted and cloud-native applications for federal clients. Collaborate with technical and business leads to translate requirements into solutions, manage software development lifecycle activities, follow coding and architecture standards, and deliver tested artifacts. The role includes API and cloud architecture, infrastructure-as-code, Agile development, application security, and responsible use of AI tools to accelerate testing.

Co-found and lead the technical direction of a new B2B AI venture. Own problem framing, architecture, system design, product judgment, AI product development, customer discovery, verification, fundraising support, and eventual technical team building. Build maintainable AI and agentic systems that solve real customer workflows, prioritizing traction before scale. The role requires a full-time, exclusive founder commitment with meaningful equity and authority.

Rotational technology development program providing hands-on experience across cybersecurity, data analytics, technical product and project management, artificial intelligence, application development, and IT infrastructure. Participants receive structured training, mentorship, and leadership development while contributing to healthcare-focused digital transformation initiatives.

Design, implement, test, and modernize backend services and integrations (TypeScript/Node.js and C++). Lead large projects, write technical specifications and API contracts, enforce coding standards, coach engineers, and drive legacy-to-modern migrations within online banking and core systems.

Work as a Python development intern building applications and APIs, processing and analyzing data, working with databases and data pipelines, contributing to system architecture, writing clean documented code, and collaborating with the team. Strong emphasis on backend development, SQL, ORMs, and REST API design with potential conversion to full-time.

Develop and maintain PowerUp Sports’ software platform, build and release new features, integrate technologies, optimize PHP applications on Azure, manage SQL Server databases, participate in code reviews, mentor junior developers, and support scalable, reliable architecture.

Build and maintain Django-based web applications, design RESTful APIs, implement frontend features (HTML/CSS/JS), optimize performance and security, collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the development lifecycle.