Sr Backend Python Developer

Our client is a fast growing HealthTech SaaS firm and are looking for a few top notch developers to join their team. The role is a backend focused role, and are using Python, Flask, AWS, Lambdas, React, Typescript for the front end.

This role is only considering US Citizens and Green Card Holders at this time.

Position Summary:Join our mission to transform pharmacy benefits as a Senior Full-stack Software Developer I. In this role you will assist in leading large projects from design to conclusion, help product managers and designers flesh out requirements, collaborate with developers to establish consistent APIs across our services, and employ best practices for interactions with our API from the frontend.

Position Responsibilities:Lead large projects from design to production.Work with product managers and designers to refine requirements before implementation.Demonstrate technical leadership over product features.Represent product features technically to stakeholders.Demonstrate ownership and responsibility for large projects throughout their production lifecycles.Interact with operations teams as needed to support correct product operation.Build backend applications in Python on AWS Lambda, API Gateway, SMS, ECS, etc.Develop code in a stateful web application framework (React/TypeScript).Collaborate with developers to establish consistent APIs across our services.Employ best practices for API interactions with frontend web applications.Implement backend code in a serverless, cloud application paradigm (Flask/AWS Lambda/ECS).Make strong architectural choices through careful evaluation and prior experience.Work in an Agile/Scrum environment to continually deliver features to stakeholders and clients.

Preferred Qualifications:5+ years of related job experience with a broad range of technical skills.Desire to work in a health technology company.Previous Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM) experience preferred.Git code management skills with experience working in a mono repository preferred.Proficiency working in Linux using Bash, Zsh, Python, Node.js and similar tools.Strong Python (Flask/SQLAlchemy) and TypeScript (React) experience.Advanced PostgreSQL database knowledge, e.g. common table expressions, windowing functions, views, stored procedures, full-text or geospatial indexing techniques.Proficiency targeting infrastructure as code with a security mindset (AWS, Terraform).A history of delivering complex web applications to the cloud.Strong knowledge of unit testing across multiple paradigms.Knowledge of integration testing using Playwright or a similar framework.Experience working with microservices/an API-based application paradigm.Good written communication skills that enable collaboration in a remote environment.Ability to work autonomously driving proactive collaboration to deliver results.

Key Skills

• AWS
• Linux
• Python
• Flask