Primary ResponsibilitiesWe are seeking an exceptionally talented Python Developer to join our growing technology team. This individual will be instrumental in scaling and improving our mission-critical backend and cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate brings a track record of delivering secure, high-performance distributed systems on AWS.
- Design and develop scalable backend services to support customer-facing and internal applications
- Drive architectural decisions and lead efforts to evolve our backend stack for scale and maintainability
- Implement and manage account systems and platform APIs with a focus on reliability and extensibility
- Architect and implement data pipelines and infrastructure (AWS S3, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, Redshift, etc.)
- Build and maintain serverless and event-driven systems (AWS Lambda, SQS, EventBridge, Amplify, API Gateway, etc.)
- Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and observability of core services
- Automate and optimize operational workflows to improve efficiency across the firm
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex performance bottlenecks and system issues in production
- Stay current with AWS and Python ecosystem advancements and best practices
Qualifications- Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience)
- 5+ years of experience as a Cloud Engineer, Backend Engineer, or a related role
- Advanced Python proficiency (3.10+), including modern features and async programming
- Proven expertise in AWS cloud infrastructure and its inner workings (certification a plus)
- Strong experience with data-intensive workloads and libraries such as Pandas, PyArrow, Polars, or similar in cloud-native or distributed settings
- Solid understanding of event-driven architecture, message queues and service orchestration patterns
- Proficiency in Linux environments, system administration, and shell scripting
- Experience with IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation) and CI/CD pipelines
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively across teams and functions
The salary range for this role will be between $150,000 and $225,000 per year. This role may also be eligible for other forms of compensation and benefits, such as a discretionary bonus, health/dental/vision insurance, Paid Time Off, 401(k) and other benefits eligible to employees. Actual compensation for successful candidates will be carefully determined based on a number of factors, including their skills, qualifications and experience. This position follows a 4:1 hybrid work model, out of our New York City office.
