Sr. Python Developer - W2

Skywalk Global - Des Moines, IA

Full-time - Mid Level

Des Moines, IA

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

As a Senior Python Developer, you will be responsible for designing, writing code, and implementing highly performant solutions as part of a collaborative team of developers and analysts. Your role will involve providing code review functions for peers and less experienced developers, ensuring that the code meets design expectations with a strong focus on high availability, performance, security, scalability, and maintainability. You will be expected to proactively communicate ideas, solutions, and capabilities that extend beyond the specific task requests, fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration within the team. In addition to coding, you will document team processes and workflows, contributing to the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the development process. You will leverage cloud-native architecture components, including containers, immutable infrastructure, and microservices, to build highly available and fault-tolerant applications. You will have access to a range of AWS tools, including CloudFormation, Lambda, and Postgres, to build world-class applications for Athene. Your responsibilities will also include maintaining and continually improving our cloud-based infrastructure, ensuring that it meets the evolving needs of the organization and its clients.

Responsibilities

• Design and write code for high-performance solutions.
• Implement solutions as part of a team of developers and analysts.
• Provide code review functions for peers and less experienced developers.
• Ensure code meets design expectations focusing on high availability, performance, security, scalability, and maintainability.
• Proactively communicate ideas, solutions, and capabilities beyond specific task requests.
• Document team processes and workflows.
• Leverage cloud-native architecture components to build fault-tolerant applications.
• Maintain and improve cloud-based infrastructure.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Systems Analysis, or equivalent work experience.
• 4+ years of application development experience using Python and relational databases.
• Proven knowledge of large-scale internal software applications or related technologies.
• Experience with Agile Scrum development methodologies.
• Experience with Enterprise Cloud transformation efforts is a plus.
• Familiarity with containers such as Docker or other OCI-certified containers.
• Understanding of Cloud Native Architecture.
• AWS skills including EC2, S3, EBS, EFS, Lambda, etc.
• Background in Insurance/Financial Industries is preferred.
• Strong sense of teamwork and ability to lead and execute programs.