Senior Python Developer

Job Description

Description

Remote\n
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\nOur client seeks a Senior Python Developer to build and operate components of a SaaS risk and compliance AI platform. The role requires hands-on development across data ingestion, storage, search, and cloud deployment. You will work primarily in Python on Linux, leverage AWS services, and contribute to both modernization and production support for a screening platform.\n
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Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $74.00 to $78.00/hr. w2\n
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Responsibilities

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• Design, develop, and maintain Python services and data pipelines on Linux.

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• Ingest, normalize, and query messy, large-scale datasets.

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• Implement and optimize data models in PostgreSQL or similar relational databases.

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• Build and tune search capabilities using ElasticSearch or comparable engines.

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• Deploy and operate workloads on AWS including Lambda, ECS, EC2, RDS, SQS, S3, Route 53, and core networking.

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• Own components end to end including source code, testing and validation, interdependencies, and deployment strategies.

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• Contribute to modernization while supporting production stability for the screening platform.
  
  

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Experience Requirements

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• 5+ years of industry experience.

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• Strong experience with Python and Linux.

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• Proven experience ingesting, storing, and querying messy data at scale.

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• Experience with PostgreSQL or other SQL relational databases.

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• Familiarity with ElasticSearch or other NoSQL search engines.

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• Hands-on AWS experience with Lambda, ECS, EC2, RDS, SQS, S3, Route 53, and networking concepts.

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• Demonstrated initiative in independent or self-managed projects.

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• Adaptable, self-motivated, and curious, ideally with startup exposure.

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• Nice to have: experience with NER, NLP, modeling, machine learning, or agent frameworks such as LangGraph.
  
  

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Education Requirements