Design, develop, test, and maintain backend services and large-scale enterprise applications using Python (pandas, boto3), AWS, and Docker. Participate in full SDLC, produce technical specs, implement CI/CD/DevOps pipelines, use observability tools, perform root-cause analysis, and support production on Linux and Windows environments.
We are hiring a Python Developer
Duration: 6 months
Location: Chicago, IL
Interview: Video
Domain/Industry: Airlines
Type: Contract-W2
Insights:
• Looking for local but can be remote and must work CST hours.
• First preference is local.
Top 5 Skill sets
1. Programming Language: Python leveraging pandas
2. Development experience on AWS platform
3. Containerization tool: Docker
4. Environments: Linux, WINDOWS
5. Version Control: GIT
Nice to have
1. Databases: MySQL, RDS, Redshift, Iceberg
2. Experience in Automation
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Job Summary:
Design, develop, document, test, and debug new and existing software systems and/or applications for market sale or large-scale proprietary software for internal use. Serve as technical expert on development projects. Participate in full development life cycle including requirements analysis and design. Write technical specifications based on conceptual design and stated business requirements. Support, maintain, and document software functionality. Identify and evaluate new technologies for implementation. Analyze code to find causes of errors and revise programs as needed. Participate in software design meetings and analyze user needs to determine technical requirements. Consult with end user to prototype, refine, test, and debug programs to meet needs
Primary Responsibilities:
• Leads, Designs, implements, deploys, supports, and optimizes backend services.
• Support a large-scale enterprise solutions and applications using AWS services.
• Analyze and interpret complex data and related systems and provide efficient technical solutions.
• Develop and maintain standards to codes and maintain an effective project life cycle on all processes.
• Coordinate with cross functional teams like architects, platform engineers, other developers and business to build processing procedures.
• Perform root cause analysis on production issues and perform routine monitoring on and provide support to environments
• Help create functional specifications, technical designs and working with business process area owners
• Implement industry best practices code and configuration for production and non-production environments in an highly automated environment
• Provides technical advice, effort estimate, impact analysis
• Provides timely project status and issue reporting to management
Qualifications:
1. Programming Language: Over 8 years in Python leveraging pandas, boto3
2. Development experience on AWS platform
3. Containerization tool: Docker
4. Environments: Linux, WINDOWS
5. Version Control: GIT
6. Agile development
7. Observability tools like CloudWatch, Dynatrace, DataDog
8. CI/CD and devOps pipelines and related process
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