AWS Lead/Senior Python Developer

Experience

5+ Years

Job Purpose

• We are seeking an AWS Lead Python Developer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Python programming. Sound understanding on we application development, with a focus on utilizing AWS services for building scalable and efficient solutions. Responsible for delivering senior-level innovative, compelling, coherent software solutions for our consumer, internal operations, and value chain constituents across a wide variety of enterprise applications through the creation of discrete business services and their supporting components.

Job Description / Duties and Responsibilities

• Take shared ownership of the product.
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Take direction from team lead and upper management.
• Work with little to no supervision while performing duties.
• Work collaboratively in small teams.
• Excel in rapid iteration environments with short turnaround times.
• Deal positively with uncertainty, ambiguity, and shifting priorities.
• Accept varied tasks and pitch wherever needed.
• Constructively present, discuss and debate alternatives.
• Design, develop and deliver solutions meeting business requirements.
• Lead Python developers with technical guidance and mentorship.
• Participate in rapid prototyping and POC development.
• Advance enterprise technical architecture and implementation best practices.
• Assist in developing/refining functional and non-functional requirements.
• Participate in iteration and release planning.
• Perform functional and non-functional testing.
• Produce high-quality, properly functioning deliverables the first time.
• Deliver work according to established deadlines.
• Estimate tasks with granularity and accuracy.

Job Specification / Skills and Competencies

• Architect/design high-performance Python back-end applications.
• Proficiency in Python programming for backend services/APIs.
• Experience with FastAPI/Flask/Django for RESTful APIs.
• AWS services expertise (API Gateway, Lambda, Step Functions, S3).
• Database knowledge: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, AWS Aurora, DynamoDB.
• Automated CI/CD implementation using Terraform.
• Deep Git/Bitbucket version control understanding.
• Web API/REST/JSON understanding.
• Unit testing creation skills.
• Bachelor’s Degree and/or 5+ years related experience.

Any Additional Information/Specifics

• Utility domain exposure (Metering Services) is an advantage.
• AWS Cognito knowledge for authentication/authorization.
• Adhere to Information Security Management policies and procedures.