Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer – Python/FastAPI

About the role

Writes tests and documents technical work products (e.g., code, scripts, processes) according to organizational standards and practices. Devotes time to raising the quality and craftsmanship of products and systems.

Responsibilities

• Conducts root cause analysis to identify domain-level problems and prescribes action items to mitigate.
• Designs self-contained systems within a team's domain and leads implementations of significant capabilities in existing systems.
• Coaches team members in techniques to improve reliability, resiliency, security, and performance.
• Decomposes intricate and interconnected designs into implementations that can be effectively built and maintained by less experienced engineers.
• Anticipates trouble areas in systems under development and guides the team in instrumentation practices to ensure observability and supportability.
• Defines test suites and instrumentation that ensure targets for latency and availability are consistently met in production.
• Leads through example by prioritizing the closure of open vulnerabilities.
• Evaluates potential attack surfaces in systems under development, identifies best practices to mitigate, and guides teams in their implementation.
• Leads the team in identifying small batches of work to deliver the highest value quickly.
• Ensures reuse is a first-class consideration in all team implementations and advocates for broad reusability.
• Formally mentors teammates and helps guide them along needed learning journeys.
• Observes the environment and identifies opportunities for introducing new approaches to problems.

Requirements

• Experience with HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Management, or Azure Key Vault.
• 5 to 7 years of full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) experience designing, developing, and implementing large-scale applications (front-end and back-end).
• 5 years of experience with Python and proficiency with FastAPI.
• 5 years of experience with RESTful web services.

Nice to have

• 5 years with React, TypeScript, or JavaScript.
• Proficiency in object-oriented design techniques and principles.
• 3 years with Terraform and Vault.
• 3 years of professional design and open-source experience.
• 3 years with Git and GitHub.
• 3 years working in Windows and Linux operating systems (cloud, midrange, distributed), including shell scripting.
• Proficiency with databases and persistence frameworks (e.g., PostgreSQL, Object/Relational Mapping, query performance tuning).
• Proficiency with cloud platforms such as Azure.

Pay

Pay range: $65 - $70 per hour. The specific compensation for this position will be determined by factors including the scope, complexity, and location of the role; skills, education, training, credentials, and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401K contributions.
• Paid time off (PTO), sick leave, and other benefits mandated by applicable state or local laws.