Panacea Direct Inc
Senior Python Developer
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This role is for a Senior Python Developer on a contract basis, paying $40.00 - $60.00 per hour, hybrid in Chicago, IL. Requires 10+ years in Python, AWS, and Graph Databases. An engineering degree and technical certifications are desirable.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
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💰 - Day rate
480
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🗓️ - Date
February 14, 2026
🕒 - Duration
Unknown
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🏝️ - Location
Hybrid
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📄 - Contract
Unknown
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🔒 - Security
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
Chicago, IL 60617
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Django #Lambda (AWS Lambda) #PostgreSQL #Kafka (Apache Kafka) #Cloud #Automation #SNS (Simple Notification Service) #RDS (Amazon Relational Database Service) #Logging #API (Application Programming Interface) #NoSQL #.Net #Flask #Scala #GIT #AWS Lambda #ML (Machine Learning) #SQS (Simple Queue Service) #Docker #Neo4J #Databases #Observability #FastAPI #Amazon Neptune #DynamoDB #Infrastructure as Code (IaC) #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #Microservices #DevOps #EC2 #IAM (Identity and Access Management) #Security #Storage #Python #Terraform #Golang #Debugging #Kubernetes #Deployment #S3 (Amazon Simple Storage Service) #Graph Databases
Role description
We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer with strong expertise in Python, hands-on experience with Graph Databases, and practical working knowledge of AWS. The ideal candidate has experience building scalable, secure backend services and working with modern cloud native architecture.
Responsibilities: -
Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs using Python (FastAPI, Flask, Django).
Model and query complex relationships using Graph Databases such as Neo4j, Amazon Neptune, or similar. Architect, deploy, and operate cloud native services on AWS (Lambda, EC2/ECS/EKS, API Gateway, S3, RDS/DynamoDB/Neptune, CloudWatch, IAM, etc.).
Contribute to system design discussions, architectural reviews, and technical decision making.
Implement CI/CD pipelines, automation, observability (logging/metrics/tracing), and deployment best practices.
Write scalable, clean, well-tested, and maintainable code.
Collaborate closely with cross functional teams including frontend, DevOps, and data/ML.
Troubleshoot production issues and optimize performance, reliability, and cost.
Mentor junior/mid-level engineers and promote engineering best practices.
Experience: -· 10+ Years
Location: -· Chicago, IL (3 days/Week)
Educational Qualifications: -
Engineering Degree – BE/ME/BTech/MTech/BSc/MSc.
· Technical certification in multiple technologies is desirable.
Skills: Mandatory skills· Python: Strong backend experience with frameworks such as FastAPI, Flask, or Django.· Graph Databases: Practical experience with Neo4j, Amazon Neptune, or similar (Cypher, Gremlin, SPARQL).· AWS: Hands‑on experience with core AWS services for compute, networking, storage, identity, and security.· Strong understanding of RESTful API design, distributed systems, microservices, and event‑driven patterns.· Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, etc.).· Practical experience with Git, CI/CD workflows, Docker, and testing frameworks.· Strong debugging, performance tuning, and system design skills
Good-to-Have Skills· Go (Golang): Experience writing microservices or tooling.· .NET: Understanding of backend patterns and ability to support existing services.· Terraform: Infrastructure as Code for AWS deployments.· Kubernetes (EKS), Helm, and container orchestration.· Messaging and streaming systems (Kafka, SQS/SNS, Kinesis).· Knowledge of cloud security, networking, and best practices
Job Type: Contract
Pay: $40.00 - $60.00 per hour
Experience:
Python: 10 years (Required)
Go: 10 years (Required)
APIs: 10 years (Required)
AWS: 10 years (Required)
Location:
Chicago, IL 60617 (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Chicago, IL 60617
We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer with strong expertise in Python, hands-on experience with Graph Databases, and practical working knowledge of AWS. The ideal candidate has experience building scalable, secure backend services and working with modern cloud native architecture.
Responsibilities: -
Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs using Python (FastAPI, Flask, Django).
Model and query complex relationships using Graph Databases such as Neo4j, Amazon Neptune, or similar. Architect, deploy, and operate cloud native services on AWS (Lambda, EC2/ECS/EKS, API Gateway, S3, RDS/DynamoDB/Neptune, CloudWatch, IAM, etc.).
Contribute to system design discussions, architectural reviews, and technical decision making.
Implement CI/CD pipelines, automation, observability (logging/metrics/tracing), and deployment best practices.
Write scalable, clean, well-tested, and maintainable code.
Collaborate closely with cross functional teams including frontend, DevOps, and data/ML.
Troubleshoot production issues and optimize performance, reliability, and cost.
Mentor junior/mid-level engineers and promote engineering best practices.
Experience: -· 10+ Years
Location: -· Chicago, IL (3 days/Week)
Educational Qualifications: -
Engineering Degree – BE/ME/BTech/MTech/BSc/MSc.
· Technical certification in multiple technologies is desirable.
Skills: Mandatory skills· Python: Strong backend experience with frameworks such as FastAPI, Flask, or Django.· Graph Databases: Practical experience with Neo4j, Amazon Neptune, or similar (Cypher, Gremlin, SPARQL).· AWS: Hands‑on experience with core AWS services for compute, networking, storage, identity, and security.· Strong understanding of RESTful API design, distributed systems, microservices, and event‑driven patterns.· Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, etc.).· Practical experience with Git, CI/CD workflows, Docker, and testing frameworks.· Strong debugging, performance tuning, and system design skills
Good-to-Have Skills· Go (Golang): Experience writing microservices or tooling.· .NET: Understanding of backend patterns and ability to support existing services.· Terraform: Infrastructure as Code for AWS deployments.· Kubernetes (EKS), Helm, and container orchestration.· Messaging and streaming systems (Kafka, SQS/SNS, Kinesis).· Knowledge of cloud security, networking, and best practices
Job Type: Contract
Pay: $40.00 - $60.00 per hour
Experience:
Python: 10 years (Required)
Go: 10 years (Required)
APIs: 10 years (Required)
AWS: 10 years (Required)
Location:
Chicago, IL 60617 (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Chicago, IL 60617
