Developer

Python Sr Developer

We are seeking an experienced Senior Python Developer with strong AWS cloud expertise to design, develop, and support scalable, cloud-native applications, APIs, and data solutions. The ideal candidate will combine deep Python development skills with hands-on experience building distributed systems on AWS. This role requires ownership of the full software lifecycle, from solution design and implementation to production support and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Python Development & API Engineering

Design, develop, and maintain Python-based backend applications, microservices, and APIs.

Build scalable RESTful APIs and integrations supporting enterprise applications and data platforms.

Develop reusable components, libraries, and automation frameworks following engineering best practices.

Implement secure API authentication, authorization, rate limiting, and monitoring capabilities.

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Data Engineering & Processing

Build and maintain data ingestion, transformation, and processing pipelines.

Develop solutions for integrating data across multiple internal and external systems.

Optimize data access patterns, database interactions, and application performance.

Ensure data quality, validation, observability, and operational reliability.

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AWS Cloud Engineering

Design and implement cloud-native solutions using AWS services such as Lambda, ECS, EKS, API Gateway, S3, DynamoDB, RDS, SQS, SNS, EventBridge, CloudWatch, and Step Functions.

Develop highly available, fault-tolerant, and scalable applications leveraging AWS best practices.

Implement infrastructure automation, deployment pipelines, monitoring, and operational controls.

Collaborate with cloud, security, and platform teams to ensure compliance, governance, and cost optimization.

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Production Support & Reliability

Support business-critical production systems and APIs in a high-availability environment.

Perform incident triage, root cause analysis, and issue remediation.

Analyze logs, metrics, and system behavior to identify performance bottlenecks and reliability risks.

Drive continuous improvements in resiliency, observability, scalability, and operational efficiency

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AI-Assisted Software Development

Leverage AI-powered development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Amazon Q, ChatGPT, Cursor, or equivalent tools to accelerate development and improve code quality.

Utilize AI for code generation, unit test creation, documentation, troubleshooting, code rev iews, and solution prototyping.

Validate AI-generated outputs to ensure alignment with security, architectural, and engineering standards.

Promote responsible adoption of AI-assisted development practices within the engineering team

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Technical Leadership

Mentor junior developers and contribute to engineering standards and best practices.

Participate in architecture reviews, technical design discussions, and code reviews.

Partner with product, business, architecture, and operations teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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Required Skills

8+ years of hands-on Python development experience.

Strong experience building APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.

Solid experience designing and implementing solutions on AWS.

Experience with cloud-native architectures, event-driven systems, and enterprise integrations.

Strong understanding of system design, scalability, reliability, and performance optimization.

Experience supporting production systems in large-scale enterprise environments.

Proficiency with SQL and NoSQL databases.

Experience with CI/CD, monitoring, logging, and observability practices.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with FastAPI, Flask, or Django.

Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, or EKS.

Experience with AWS serverless and event-driven architectures.

Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK).

Experience in financial services, insurance, or other regulated enterprise environments.

Prior experience as a Senior Engineer, Technical Lead, or Solution Designer.

Salary Range- $85,000-$125,000 a year

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Location

Des Moines, IA

Job Function

TECHNOLOGY

Role

Developer

Job Id

419808

Desired Skills

Python

Salary Range

$85,000-$125,000 a year