Python Developer

Presently we are unable to sponsor and request applicants to apply who are authorized to work without sponsorship • Employment TYPE: Contract W2 & Contract Independent. Role: Python Developer Location: Plano, TX Or Columbus, OH – Onsite Job responsibilities • Design, develop, and maintain APIs using best practices on AWS platforms. • Create RESTful APIs that are scalable, secure, and efficient. • Collaborate with external partners, product teams, and business stakeholders to gather API requirements. • Perform unit testing and ensure high-quality API performance and functionality. • Implement security best practices for data transfer on cloud infrastructure. • Participate in code reviews, pair programming, and ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices. • Executes software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems • Creates secure and high-quality production code and maintains algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems • Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code development • Gathers, analyzes, synthesizes, and develops visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets in service of continuous improvement of software applications and systems • Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills • Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 3+ years applied experience • Experience in AWS-based API development using Python • Utilize AWS services like Lambda, API Gateway, EC2, ECS, S3, DynamoDB, RDS, and others to design and deploy API-driven solutions. • Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform. • Optimize API deployments for cost-efficiency, scalability, and performance. • Strong hands-on experience with AWS services (e.g., Lambda, API Gateway, S3, EC2, IAM, Event bridge). • Proficient in API development (RESTful) and related tools (e.g., Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI). • Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages • Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security • Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.) Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills • Familiarity with modern front-end technologies including Typescript and ReactJS • Exposure to cloud technologies • Good to have Kafka Experience and Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Grafana • Good to have Lake formation and Glue Experience • Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and Kubernetes