# Product Design Engineer, Injection Molded Plastic & Rubber Components (Foosball Equipment) ## Overview We are looking for an experienced Mechanical/Product Design Engineer to help develop a next-generation professional foosball table. This is not simply a CAD drafting project. We are looking for someone who understands product engineering from concept through manufacturing and can help us design durable, high-performance components that will ultimately be produced through injection molding. Our goal is to develop the best commercial foosball table in the world. We already have concepts and design objectives, and we need an engineer who can take ideas, improve them through engineering, create prototypes, and prepare them for manufacturing. ## Components to Design The initial project includes several injection molded and molded rubber components, including: • Foosball men • Bearings • Rubber bumpers • Handles • Foosballs • Scorekeepers • Additional plastic and rubber components as needed ## Responsibilities • Design production-ready plastic and rubber components. • Recommend appropriate engineering plastics, elastomers, and polymer blends for each application. • Optimize parts for durability, wear resistance, friction, impact strength, grip, and long-term performance. • Design components specifically for injection molding, including proper draft angles, wall thickness, ribbing, gate locations, shrinkage, and manufacturability. • Create high-quality 3D CAD models and engineering drawings. • Produce STL files for rapid prototyping and in-house 3D printing. • Iterate designs based on testing and performance feedback. • Perform tolerance stack-up analysis and ensure proper fit between mating components. • Work with our team to refine designs until they are ready for tooling and production. • Assist with DFM (Design for Manufacturing) and prepare files suitable for mold manufacturers. ## Required Qualifications • Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, Industrial Design, or related engineering background. • Extensive experience designing injection molded plastic products. • Experience designing molded rubber or elastomer components. • Strong understanding of engineering plastics, polymers, composites, and material selection. • Experience with consumer products, sporting goods, industrial products, or mechanical assemblies. • Proficiency with professional CAD software such as SolidWorks, Fusion 360, Creo, Siemens NX, or similar. • Experience creating models for both rapid prototyping and production tooling. • Understanding of dimensional tolerances, GD&T, and manufacturing best practices. • Ability to communicate engineering decisions and explain design tradeoffs. ## Preferred Experience • Injection mold tooling knowledge. • Experience working directly with mold manufacturers. • Knowledge of overmolding or multi-material components. • Experience with bearings, rotating assemblies, grip ergonomics, or sporting equipment. • Experience selecting materials based on wear, friction, UV resistance, impact strength, and longevity. • FEA or structural simulation experience is a plus. ## Deliverables Successful candidates should be able to provide: • Production-ready CAD models • STEP files • Native CAD files • STL files for prototyping • Manufacturing drawings • Material recommendations • Design revision history • Documentation required for mold fabrication ## What We're Looking For We're looking for someone who enjoys solving engineering challenges, not just drawing parts. We want someone who can recommend better solutions, improve existing concepts, and collaborate with us throughout the product development process. The ideal candidate understands that successful products require balancing performance, manufacturability, cost, durability, and aesthetics. This has the potential to become a long-term relationship as we continue developing additional products and accessories. ## When Applying Please include: • Examples of injection molded products you've designed. • Examples of rubber or elastomer components you've developed. • The CAD software you use. • Your experience preparing parts for injection molding. • Any experience with sporting goods, consumer products, mechanical assemblies, or similar products. • A brief description of your design process from concept through manufacturing.

We are a small, applied AI lab running a live, production-track AI product for an institutional financial services client. The work is technical, fast-moving, and high-stakes. We need a senior, collaborative engineer to own our data infrastructure layer. No corporate layers. Fast decisions. The Role & What You'll Own You will design, build, and maintain the hands-on engineering pipelines feeding a live AI scoring engine. In this agentic environment, data moves from 15+ heterogeneous external sources (APIs, PDFs, regulatory filings) through Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers.

**Job Description**
 Join our team to design, secure, automate, and operate a highly available Azure-based SaaS platform. You will partner with Engineering, Product, Data, QA, and Security teams to build scalable cloud infrastructure, improve developer productivity, strengthen security, and ensure platform reliability through automation and observability. **Key Responsibilities** **Cloud Platform & Infrastructure** - Design, deploy, and maintain secure, scalable Azure infrastructure. - Architect resilient solutions supporting high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity. - Manage core Azure services including App Services, Azure SQL, Storage, Redis, Service Bus, and networking components. **DevOps & Automation** - Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps. - Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates. - Automate deployments, operational processes, and platform management. - Drive improvements in release reliability, deployment velocity, and operational efficiency. **Containers & Platform Operations** - Deploy and manage containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes (AKS preferred). - Optimize platform performance, scalability, security, and reliability. - Support database operations, monitoring, and performance optimization across Azure services. **Observability, Security & Compliance** - Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Datadog, and related tools. - Manage identity, secrets, and access controls using Microsoft Entra ID and Azure Key Vault. - Support security, compliance, vulnerability management, and audit initiatives. **Platform Engineering** - Improve developer experience through automation and self-service capabilities. - Establish platform standards, documentation, and operational best practices. - Reduce operational overhead through continuous improvement and automation. 
 **Required Qualifications** - 7+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, SRE, or Platform Engineering. - Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure and cloud infrastructure design. - Strong experience with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code. - Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud networking. - Strong scripting and automation skills using PowerShell, Bash, Python, or similar. **Technical Skills** - Required: Azure App Services, Azure SQL, Data Factory, Storage, Redis, Service Bus, Key Vault, Azure Monitor, Entra ID, Azure DevOps, Terraform (preferred), Docker, Kubernetes, Datadog, networking, and automation. - Preferred: Azure Front Door, Cloudflare, ACR, Azure Functions, Event Grid, GitHub Actions, FinOps, AI-assisted operations, and multi-tenant SaaS environments. **Preferred Experience** - Supporting enterprise SaaS platforms in Azure. - Working in regulated environments (SOC 2, HIPAA, or similar). - Implementing cloud security, observability, and operational excellence practices. **Success Metrics** - Secure, scalable, and highly available cloud platform operations. - Reliable and automated deployment processes. - Improved platform performance, observability, and security posture. - Enhanced developer productivity and reduced operational overhead.

US-BASED CONTRACT FULL-STACK / AI ENGINEER FOR HEALTHCARE PRODUCT Remote, US-Based Contractor | East Coast Time Required | Home Health AI Product About Scribble Scribble is the top-rated AI platform for home health purpose-built to give clinicians their time back. Home health agencies run on documentation: visit notes, care plans, prior authorizations, compliance paperwork - we help automate these processes. Project Overview We are looking for one or more experienced US-based contractors to help us move faster across several important areas of our product. We need hands-on builders who can scope clearly defined product needs, ask the right questions, and independently deliver high-quality work. This is not a narrow ticket-taking role. We are looking for people who can own meaningful pieces of the product, communicate clearly, work asynchronously, and make steady progress without heavy day-to-day management. Depending on your strengths, the work may focus on mobile, backend, AI workflows, and EMR robotic process automation. You will ideally own end to end development including testing. What We Need Help With • Build and improve visit types and clinical documentation workflows for home health use cases • Improve accuracy of AI-generated outputs, including prompt design, evaluation, testing, and workflow refinements • Integrate completed visits and documentation into EMR systems using APIs where available and robotic process automation where needed • Work across React Native mobile app features, Node.js backend services, OpenAI/LLM workflows, and automated testing • Debug production issues, improve reliability, and help us ship quickly without sacrificing quality • Troubleshoot and fix bugs quickly, and make product improvements based on customer feedback • Translate product requirements into practical technical plans and independently execute against them • Document decisions, provide frequent updates, and proactively flag risks, blockers, and trade-offs • Potentially collaborate with team members across different parts of the roadmap Skills We Are Looking For Required • Advanced use of Claude Code • US-based contractor with East Coast time zone availability required • Strong experience with React Native mobile development • Backend experience with Node.js, APIs, databases, authentication, and production debugging • Hands-on experience with OpenAI or other LLM APIs, prompt engineering, structured outputs, and AI workflow testing • Strong testing mindset, including unit tests, integration tests, regression testing, and quality checks for AI outputs • Ability to work independently from a product goal, break it into technical tasks, and deliver without constant direction • Excellent written and verbal communication; concise updates, clear questions, and proactive status reporting are essential • Speed and quality are both must-haves: we need someone who can move quickly while still shipping reliable, well-tested work • Comfortable working with sensitive healthcare data and following HIPAA-aware, security-conscious development practices Strongly Preferred • Meaningful healthcare experience is strongly preferred, especially in home health, clinical documentation, EMR/EHR workflows, HIPAA-aware development, or regulated healthcare environments Contract Details • Contract role for a US-based independent contractor • US-based candidates only; East Coast time zone availability is required • Part-time or project-based to start, with potential for ongoing work • Minimum availability of 20 hours per week is required • We may hire multiple contractors based on specialty, fit, and availability • Clear deliverables, frequent communication, and fast iteration cycles • Hourly rate or fixed-price milestones can be discussed based on scope and experience • Selected contractors will need to sign appropriate IP assignment, NDA, and Business Associate Agreement documents before accessing sensitive product or healthcare data • We may request and check references before starting a larger engagement

## Job Title **Part-Time Mechanical Engineer / Fabricator Needed to Assemble 14” x 14” x 84” closed loop environmental control system. ## Job Description ***Part-time mechanical engineer or experienced mechanical fabricator*** to assist with the assembly of the an **Environmental Control System — ECS**. This is a hands-on build project. The ideal candidate must be comfortable working from CAD drawings, STEP files, mechanical layouts, and assembly instructions. The candidate should also have access to the necessary tools to complete the ECS assembly, light fabrication, fitting, mounting, drilling, fastening, and system integration work. The ECS includes the air handling, filtration, UV-C reactor housing, blower mounting, ducting, and related mechanical components for the system. ## Project Scope The contractor will assist with: * Assembly of the ECS module * Installation and mounting of blower, filter stack, UV-C reactor, ducting, and mechanical supports * Light sheet metal or aluminum fabrication where required * Drilling, fastening, riveting, cutting, fitting, and mechanical alignment * Reviewing and following CAD drawings, STEP files, and assembly instructions * Coordinating with the design team on any required build adjustments * Identifying missing parts, fitment issues, or manufacturability concerns * Helping prepare the ECS for integration into the full system ## Required Skills The ideal candidate should have experience with: * Mechanical engineering or mechanical assembly * Prototype fabrication * HVAC-style air handling systems * Sheet metal, aluminum, or light industrial fabrication * Blower/fan mounting and ducting * Filter housings or air filtration systems * Basic electrical/mechanical integration awareness * Reading CAD drawings, STEP files, and BOMs * Hands-on troubleshooting during prototype assembly ## Required Tools / Capabilities Candidate should have access to some or most of the following: * Drill press or quality hand drills * Rivet gun / nutsert tool * Sheet metal tools * Cutting tools * Deburring tools * Measuring tools / calipers / squares * Clamps and assembly fixtures * Basic shop tools * Ability to modify aluminum, sheet metal, brackets, and mounting hardware A small local shop or garage-based fabrication setup is acceptable, provided the candidate can perform clean, accurate work. ## Preferred Location Preferred candidates are located near, but not limited to: **Charlotte, NC / Fort Mill, SC / Indian Land, SC / Concord, NC / Rock Hill, SC** Local or regional candidates are preferred because this is a physical prototype assembly project. Remote engineering-only applicants should not apply unless they have a local fabrication partner. ## Time Commitment This is a **part-time project-based position**. Initial work may be approximately **10–20 hours per week**, depending on availability and project progress. ## Compensation Hourly or fixed-price proposals will be considered. Please include your hourly rate, relevant experience, tool/shop capabilities, and examples of similar prototype or mechanical assembly work. May lead into a full-time position if desired. ## Confidentiality Candidate must be willing to sign a **Non-Disclosure Agreement — NDA** before receiving detailed drawings, CAD files, STEP files, assembly instructions, or proprietary information. ## To Apply Please respond with: 1. Your mechanical engineering or fabrication background 2. Your location with contact information 3. Tools and shop capabilities available to you 4. Similar projects you have completed 5. Your hourly rate or fixed-price preference 6. Your availability over the next 30–60 days 7. Confirmation that you are willing to sign an NDA --- ## Shorter Upwork Version **Part-Time Mechanical Engineer / Fabricator Needed for a closed loop 14” x 14” x 86” Environmental Control System ECS** Part-time mechanical engineer or hands-on fabricator to help assemble the ECS — Environmental Control System. The ECS includes the blower, filtration stack, UV-C reactor housing, ducting, brackets, mounts, and related mechanical components. We need someone who can work from CAD drawings, STEP files, BOMs, and assembly instructions. Candidate should have experience with fabrication, mechanical assembly, light sheet metal or aluminum work, HVAC-style airflow systems, blower mounting, filter housings, drilling, riveting, fastening, and general shop work. Garage/workshop or small company space are acceptable. The contractor should have access to the necessary tools to complete the work, including drills, rivet/nutsert tools, measuring tools, cutting tools, clamps, and basic fabrication equipment. Local candidates near Charlotte, NC / Fort Mill, SC / Indian Land, SC / Concord, NC / Rock Hill, SC are preferred because this is a hands-on physical project. Regional candidates will be acceptable. Candidate must be willing to sign an NDA before receiving drawings, CAD files, or proprietary information. Please reply with your location, relevant experience, shop/tool capabilities, examples of similar projects, hourly rate, and availability. May lead into a full-time position if desired.

**Job Description:** Join our team to collaborate with software engineering, product, analytics, and business stakeholders in delivering high-performance data solutions for operational reporting, business intelligence, advanced analytics, and AI initiatives. **Key Responsibilities:** **Data Architecture & Platform Design** - Evolve data architecture for operational and analytical workloads. - Implement scalable data warehouses, lakes, and lakehouses. - Establish data modeling standards and best practices. - Modernize data platforms using Azure cloud technologies. **Data Engineering** - Develop and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines. - Build data integration solutions using Azure services. - Ensure data quality through monitoring and automation. **Performance & Optimization** - Optimize SQL queries and data pipelines for efficiency. - Analyze large datasets to improve performance. - Collaborate with engineering teams to enhance database design. **Data Quality & Reconciliation** - Establish data validation and auditing processes. - Resolve data discrepancies across systems. - Maintain data quality standards. **Analytics Enablement** - Support data models for reporting and analytics. - Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into solutions. - Enable self-service analytics through well-governed datasets. **Required Qualifications** - 7+ years in Data Engineering/Architecture. - Expertise in enterprise-scale data architectures and SQL. - Experience with ETL/ELT in cloud environments. - Strong understanding of data warehousing and governance. **Technical Skills** - Required: Azure SQL, Data Factory, Synapse Analytics, SQL Server, data modeling, and performance tuning. - Preferred: Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Lake, Apache Spark, Python, CI/CD, and AI/ML data platforms. **Preferred Experience** - Experience with SaaS and large-scale datasets, particularly in data-intensive industries like healthcare. - Designing platforms for advanced analytics and business intelligence. **Success Metrics** - Reliable and scalable data platforms. - Trusted reporting with strong data quality. - High-performance environments that support business growth and analytics initiatives.

Job Description Project Overview We have a fully code-complete Micro-SaaS platform called BounceBack SMS. The app is an automated missed-call text-back and lead recovery system built using Next.js 15, Tailwind CSS, Twilio API, and Supabase. The repository is isolated, structured, and securely hosted in a private GitHub repository. We are looking for an experienced Full-Stack/DevOps Engineer to handle the production deployment, configure live API pipelines, manage database environment mapping, and ensure the entire setup runs on a frictionless, automated continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) framework. Scope of Work (Key Deliverables) 1. Infrastructure Mapping & Production Deployment Deploy the Next.js 15 frontend/backend application from our private GitHub repository to production hosting (Vercel/Render). Map and connect production environment variables, database schemas, and connection strings to our live database instance (Supabase/PostgreSQL). Configure a permanent automated CI/CD pipeline (e.g., GitHub Actions or Vercel integration) ensuring any future push to the ⁠main⁠ branch automatically rebuilds and deploys the app flawlessly. 2. Twilio API & A2P 10DLC Compliance Configuration Connect and secure our live Twilio API gateways within the backend architecture. Audit and verify that our messaging endpoints cleanly support incoming webhooks for missed-call detection. Crucial Milestone: Assist and audit our US A2P 10DLC Campaign Registration via Twilio to ensure 100% carrier delivery compliance (Privacy Policy and Terms pages are already live and coded in the repo). 3. Live Stripe Billing Integration Transition our checkout environment variables from Stripe Sandbox/Test Mode into Live Production Mode. Wire up our exact pricing architecture: $0 Setup Fee, 100 Free Leads Usage Trial, transitioning into a flat $19.99/Month Recurring Subscription. Ensure Stripe webhooks are completely listening to successfully provision, pause, or update customer account access tiers inside our database based on subscription state. 4. Handover & Bulletproof Documentation Provide a brief, plaintext ⁠.txt⁠ or ⁠.md⁠ technical handover file outlining the deployed environment structure, a list of active API webhooks, and step-by-step instructions for simple environment variable updates. Required Tech Stack Expertise Frameworks: Next.js 15 (App Router), React, Tailwind CSS Database: Supabase / PostgreSQL (Schema sync, migrations, security policies) APIs: Twilio SMS Gateway (Webhook architecture, A2P 10DLC registration compliance) Payment Rail: Stripe Billing API (Usage-based trials, recurring webhooks) DevOps/Version Control: Git, Private GitHub Repositories, Vercel/Render, CI/CD automation Preferred Qualifications Proven track record deploying independent Micro-SaaS or automation applications. Deep familiarity with strict US telecom carrier A2P SMS delivery guidelines to prevent messaging blocking or spam flags. Obsession with clean environment variable separation—absolutely no hardcoded credentials. Excellent technical communication skills and availability to run live end-to-end integration testing before final milestone sign-off. 🎯 Candidate Screening Questions (Include on Upwork) 1. Briefly describe your experience configuring Twilio webhooks and handling the US A2P 10DLC registration process to ensure high carrier delivery rates. 2. How would you configure Stripe to trigger a recurring $19.99/mo flat-rate subscription specifically after a user consumes exactly 100 free database actions/leads? 3. Confirm that you are comfortable working out of a private GitHub repository and setting up an automated CI/CD pipeline so I never have to manually pay for developer redeployments.

Overview We are looking for an experienced contract Product Engineer / Full-Stack Engineer to help maintain, stabilize, and enhance an existing production React + Ruby on Rails application. This role is hands-on and collaborative, working closely with our lead engineer to deliver features, fix bugs, and improve overall system reliability and architecture. This is a 6-month contract with consistent weekly hours and the potential for extension. What You’ll Do - Maintain and enhance a live, production React / Rails application - Work closely with the current lead engineer on implementation and planning - Implement new features from defined requirements - Debug and resolve production issues - Improve code quality, performance, and architecture over time - Assist with light coordination and technical planning as needed Required Technical Skills - Frontend - Strong experience with React (JSX syntax) - API integration using Fetch - Familiarity with component libraries such as Bootstrap, React-Bootstrap, or jQuery - Understanding of modern frontend tooling (Webpack, Babel) Backend - Ruby on Rails (6.1.x) experience - Solid understanding of the MVC pattern - Experience with ActiveRecord and PostgreSQL - Building and consuming RESTful APIs - Background job processing - Working with model relationships, migrations, and service objects DevOps / Infrastructure - Git and Git branching strategies - Basic Linux server familiarity (CLI usage) Nice-to-Have Skills - Third-party API integrations - Authentication experience (Devise, OAuth, SAML) - React performance optimization - Rails performance tuning and query optimization - Experience working in large or legacy codebases - Power BI or reporting tools - Interest in mentoring or pairing during ramp-up How You Work - Able to onboard quickly into an existing codebase - Comfortable working independently with minimal oversight - Strong communicator (clear updates, async collaboration, clean Git commits) - Can work directly with business stakeholders to clarify requirements - Good documentation habits Experience Requirements - 3–5+ years of full-stack development experience - 2+ years hands-on React experience - 2+ years hands-on Ruby on Rails experience - Prior contract or consulting experience preferred - Proven experience maintaining production systems Education - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (optional) - Equivalent professional experience is fully acceptable - Bootcamp graduates welcome if you have real-world production experience Contract Details - Contract length: 6 months - Location: Remote - Hours: ~40 hours/week (open to discussion) - Time zone: Must overlap with Pacific Time

Senior AI/ML Engineer / Claude architect — Legal Tech FirmProfit AI is the operational backbone of the modern law firm. We automate law firm operations end to end, and we're looking for a top-tier AI/ML engineer to help us build the next major platform in legal tech. We need a true expert. Someone deeply proficient with Claude and modern LLM architecture who has shipped real products at a high level. You're fluent across the full stack with Node.js, React, Postgres, MongoDB etc... and you have hands-on experience building with LangChain, LangGraph, MCP, and AWS Bedrock. We're not looking for someone who's read about LLMs. We're looking for someone who has shipped agents, orchestration layers, and production AI systems that real users depend on every day. Our current team is 8 engineers, we have firms signed and live, and we're moving fast. This is a chance to come in early, and have your work in the hands of customers within weeks. Contract to start, with a long-term path for the right person. Reply with the most impressive AI product you've shipped.

We are seeking an experienced Integration/Solutions Engineer to design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs for our clients. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in API development, integration, and documentation. You will work closely with our team to ensure seamless API integration and provide technical support throughout the implementation process. This is a full-time, long-term opportunity, and will consider contracted arrangements for someone who can deliver reliable and scalable API solutions. This role sits at the center of complex system interactions — translating real-world clinical, workforce, and operational workflows into reliable, scalable integrations. You’ll work closely with customers, internal engineering teams, and external vendors to connect systems such as EHRs, Workforce Management, Time & Attendance, and HRIS platforms. Success in this role requires strong technical fundamentals, comfort navigating ambiguity, and the ability to own integrations end-to-end — from discovery through delivery. What You’ll Do  Design, implement, and maintain integrations between healthcare systems, including: o EHR / EMR platforms o Workforce Management & Scheduling systems o Time & Attendance systems o HRIS and related operational systems  Lead technical discovery with customers to understand data flows, workflows, constraints, and integration requirements  Translate business and clinical requirements into clear technical designs, mappings, and implementation plans  Own data modeling, transformation, and mapping between disparate systems and schemas  Build and troubleshoot API-based, file-based, and event-driven integrations  Collaborate with internal product and engineering teams to ensure integrations are scalable, secure, and supportable  Manage integration delivery timelines, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communication  Support authentication and identity integrations, including SSO patterns where applicable  Act as a technical escalation point for complex integration issues in production environments Required Experience & Skills Healthcare & Integration Experience  6+ years hands-on experience integrating healthcare systems such as EHRs, WFM, Time & Attendance, and/or HRIS platforms  Strong understanding of healthcare data concepts and operational workflows  Experience delivering integrations in regulated or high-compliance environments Technical Fundamentals  Strong API integration experience (REST, webhooks, JSON, XML)  High comfort with data structures, schemas, and transformations  Experience with data mapping, normalization, validation, and reconciliation  Ability to read, understand, and debug unfamiliar systems and data formats quickly Project & Delivery Ownership  Proven ability to manage integrations from discovery through go-live  Strong project management skills: scoping, sequencing, dependency tracking, and stakeholder communication  Comfortable working directly with customers and external technical teams Bonus / Nice-to-Have  Familiarity with healthcare interoperability standards such as FHIR and/or HL7  Experience with authentication and identity integrations, including: o SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect o SSO integrations with enterprise identity providers  Experience working in multi-tenant SaaS environments  Exposure to healthcare compliance considerations (HIPAA, SOC 2, etc.) What Success Looks Like  Integrations are delivered on time, with clear expectations and minimal surprises  Data flows are reliable, well-mapped, and resilient to upstream/downstream changes  Customers and internal teams trust you to own complex integration work  Integration designs scale beyond a single customer or implementation