Senior Python Developer

About the role

We are building a team for one of the U.S. Federal Government's largest technology modernization programs, underpinning the U.S. capital markets. Built on AWS and leveraging an AI-powered software engineering platform, this program offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience with next-generation AI, Agentic AI, cloud technologies, and AI-driven engineering. This is a 100% remote, senior-level contractor position intended for a Staff Engineer or highly senior engineer who can contribute independently across development, cloud, and DevOps responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop, enhance, and maintain enterprise applications using Python.
• Use Claude Code effectively as part of software development and engineering workflows.
• Design, develop, and work with PostgreSQL databases.
• Support AWS-based application development, deployment, and DevOps activities.
• Work hands-on with AWS ECS, EC2, Lambda, and RDS.
• Support cloud infrastructure and application environments across AWS.
• Utilize Azure DevOps for software development and DevOps processes.
• Collaborate with engineering and technical teams to deliver reliable and maintainable solutions.
• Troubleshoot and resolve application, cloud, and deployment-related issues.
• Contribute at a Staff Engineer or highly senior engineering level across development and cloud engineering activities.

Requirements

• Staff-level or highly senior software engineering experience.
• Strong professional experience developing applications using Python.
• Hands-on proficiency with Claude Code.
• Strong experience with PostgreSQL/Postgres.
• Hands-on AWS DevOps experience.
• Experience working with AWS ECS, EC2, Lambda, and RDS.
• Experience with Azure DevOps.
• Ability to work independently in a fully remote contract environment.

Skills

Mandatory

• Python
• Claude Code
• PostgreSQL / Postgres
• AWS DevOps
• Amazon ECS
• Amazon EC2
• AWS Lambda
• Amazon RDS
• Azure DevOps

Non-Technical

• U.S. Citizenship or Green Card status.
• Ability to work 100% remotely.
• Ability to perform effectively at a Staff Engineer or highly senior engineering level.
• Strong independent problem-solving and engineering capabilities.

Nice-to-Have

• .NET
• C#
• DynamoDB

Candidate Eligibility / Work Authorization

U.S. Citizen (USC), Green Card (GC), or Green Card EAD (GC EAD).