Python Backend Developer

$124,800 - $145,600/Yr

OSI Engineering - Santa Clara, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Santa Clara, CA

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Backend Software Developer will collaborate with the Workplace Technology Engineering Manager to design, develop, and optimize web service applications. This role focuses on working with product managers to enhance modules, troubleshoot issues, and implement software engineering best practices. The ideal candidate should possess a strong background in Python, relational databases, and API development, along with familiarity in DevOps and containerization concepts.

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.

Requirements

• 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.