Lead Software Developer - Python, AWS & AI Platform

What you'll do

• Design, build, and operate Python APIs, cloud-native applications, and distributed systems on AWS.
• Develop reusable frameworks and infrastructure-as-code; implement observability, secure engineering, and production deployment practices.
• Provide architectural guidance and mentoring, and collaborate across teams to deliver business-aligned solutions.

What they ask for

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
• Advanced Python, object-oriented design, and modular architecture skills; experience building and operating large-scale AWS services.
• Hands-on AWS experience with EKS, ECS, MSK (Kafka), SQS, and S3; Terraform and/or CloudFormation experience.
• Production distributed-systems expertise, plus experience with observability, APIs, automated testing, CI/CD, secure engineering, and approved AI-assisted development tools.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of distributed-systems reliability patterns and large-scale Kafka-based event-driven architectures.
• Familiarity with Generative AI and Large Language Model technologies and AI/LLM platforms.

Pay

USD 175,750.00-$260,000.00 base salary (Jersey City, NJ); USD 175,750.00-$260,000.00 base salary (Palo Alto, CA)

Tools

Python, AWS, EKS, ECS, MSK (Kafka), SQS, S3, Terraform

AI focus

Uses approved AI-assisted software development tools for coding, code review, testing acceleration, troubleshooting, and operational support; familiarity with Generative AI and LLM technologies is preferred.