Software Developer
Eliassen Group · Santa Fe, NM
$72–$82/hrfrom the description
Jul 24, 2026
Santa Fe, NM
Jul 27, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A remote contract role focused on building and maintaining software that connects with CAD platforms (AutoCAD and Zuken E3), alongside SQL database work, Power BI reporting, and Power Platform development. Day-to-day work includes migrating legacy Excel VBA and Microsoft Access solutions to modern .NET and SQL Server equivalents, building data models with DAX and Power Query, and integrating data from multiple sources. Suits a generalist developer comfortable bridging engineering systems and business intelligence tooling.
Mid level · 5+ years · Remote · Bachelor's required · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 6,800 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 2,000–10,300
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (12)
The role is a W2 contract engagement placed by Eliassen Group (a staffing/consulting firm); the end client is unnamed.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role blends general software development (.NET, Python, SQL, CAD integrations) with significant BI/reporting work (Power BI, DAX, Power Query). 15-2031 (Operations Research Analysts) is the runner-up given the BI-heavy responsibilities, but the primary deliverables — building and migrating applications, CAD integrations, Power Platform solutions — lean toward software development.
VB.NET and C# are listed as interchangeable ('VB.NET or C#'); Python is listed alongside them as a separate, additional requirement — all three appear in the required qualifications block.
SQL Server and Oracle are listed as interchangeable examples of the required RDBMS experience.
Power Query and DAX appear in the responsibilities section as specific tools used to build Power BI data models; treated as required given the firm 3+ year Power BI gate and the specificity of the tasks described.
AutoCAD and Zuken E3 SDK experience is explicitly listed under 'Nice to have'; marked preferred accordingly.
Snowflake is listed under 'Nice to have' with 'or similar data warehouses'; no specific alternative named beyond Snowflake itself.
Power Automate and Power Apps appear both in the responsibilities narrative (stack context) and explicitly under 'Nice to have'; the 'Nice to have' placement governs, so they are marked preferred.
Power BI also appears under 'Nice to have: SaaS BI tools such as Power BI, Sigma, or Tableau' — however, Power BI is already a hard gate with a 3+ year requirement in the required qualifications block; that gate takes precedence. Sigma and Tableau from that nice-to-have line are captured as preferred alternatives.
No location is specified beyond 'Remote'; no CBSA or state can be determined.
The 5–7 year experience range is used as the overall years minimum (5, the minimum of the range).
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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