The Backend Software Developer will work closely with the Workplace Technology Engineering Manager to design, develop, and optimize web service applications. The role involves collaborating with product managers to build and improve modules, troubleshooting, evaluating code, and implementing software engineering best practices. The ideal candidate has a strong background in Python, relational databases, API development, and is familiar with DevOps and containerization concepts. This role requires excellent problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills to work effectively in a cross-disciplinary team of developers, PMs, and designers.
Responsibilities:
- Estimate, plan, and implement software development tasks.
- Collaborate with product managers to gather requirements and build new modules or enhance existing ones.
- Evaluate, maintain, and improve the existing codebase, ensuring it follows software engineering best practices.
- Troubleshoot and identify issues, providing recommendations by weighing the pros and cons of various solutions.
- Stay up to date with new technologies and adopt relevant tools for the team.
- Participate in peer reviews and apply software engineering best practices.
- Ensure project objectives and timelines are met.
- Set engineering vision and direction for current and future applications.
Required Skillset:
- 6+ years of experience in designing and developing web service applications.
- Strong experience with web services and APIs (REST, JSON, OpenAPI/Swagger).
- Expertise in modern Python and frameworks (FastAPI/Flask, SQLAlchemy Core, Pydantic, Httpx, Alembic, Pytest, Ruff, Pyright, or similar).
- Proficient in data modeling using relational databases and writing complex SQL queries (Postgres).
- Experience with Git, bug tracking, and collaborating with a software development team.
- Basic understanding of containerization and DevOps processes (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, CI/CD), data engineering (ETL, data warehouses), and frontend web technologies (Vue/React, Javascript/Typescript, HTML/CSS).'
- Strong debugging and diagnostic abilities.
- BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other relevant discipline.
Duration: 12+ months
Location: Remote or Onsite (must be willing to work PST hours if remote)
Type: Contract
Pay: $60-70/hr. DOE
