Software Engineer Python - Advanced | Columbus, US
Photon · United States · $42,000 (stated in the posting)
Software Engineering – Python – Advanced Role OverviewWe are looking for an experienced Python Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance software solutions. The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on expertise in Python development, backend engineering, API development, cloud technologies, and modern software engineering practices.
Key Responsibilities- Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable applications and backend services using Python.
- Build robust and reusable components, APIs, microservices, and integrations.
- Develop RESTful APIs and integrate with internal and external systems.
- Write clean, maintainable, well-tested, and production-ready code.
- Troubleshoot complex technical issues and optimize application performance.
- Work with databases, data models, caching, and asynchronous processing.
- Implement secure coding practices, authentication, authorization, and API security.
- Collaborate with Product Managers, Architects, DevOps, QA, and other engineering teams.
- Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and architecture decisions.
- Develop automated unit, integration, and functional tests.
- Work with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices.
- Monitor applications in production and support troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.
- Contribute to technical documentation and engineering best practices.
- Advanced proficiency in Python with strong knowledge of Python 3.x.
- Strong understanding of object-oriented programming, data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.
- Experience with Python frameworks such as FastAPI, Flask, or Django.
- Strong experience developing REST APIs and microservices.
- Good understanding of SQL and relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Oracle.
- Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB, DynamoDB, or Redis is preferred.
- Strong knowledge of Git and version-control practices.
- Experience with unit testing frameworks such as PyTest or unittest.
- Knowledge of asynchronous programming using asyncio and related Python frameworks.
- Experience with Docker and containerized application development.
- Understanding of CI/CD and DevOps practices.
- Strong debugging, problem-solving, and performance-optimization skills.
- Experience working with at least one major cloud platform: AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Understanding of cloud-native application development and distributed systems.
- Experience with messaging/event-driven technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or SQS is preferred.
- Familiarity with Kubernetes and container orchestration is a plus.
- Exposure to observability tools, logging, monitoring, and application performance management.
- Exposure to Generative AI, LLMs, or AI-enabled applications is preferred.
- Experience integrating LLM APIs or AI services into Python applications is a plus.
- Familiarity with frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, OpenAI SDK, or similar agentic AI frameworks is desirable.
- Understanding of API-based integration with AI/ML platforms and model-serving infrastructure is an advantage.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Typically 5+ years of software engineering experience, with strong hands-on Python development experience.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to independently analyze complex technical problems and deliver scalable solutions.
- Experience designing highly scalable distributed systems.
- Knowledge of system design and software architecture.
- Experience with event-driven and asynchronous architectures.
- Experience in financial services, enterprise applications, or other large-scale environments.
- Exposure to security, observability, and performance engineering.
Compensation, Benefits and Duration
- Minimum Compensation: USD 42,000
- Maximum Compensation: USD 147,000
- Compensation is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate. The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role.
- Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full-time employees.
- This position is available for independent contractors
- No applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date of this post