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# Software Engineer II (Python Focus)

- **Company:** Torch Research, LLC
- **Location:** Leawood, KS, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Airflow, Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Code Review, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), Network Troubleshooting, NoSQL, Prometheus, Standard Sql, Datadog, Cloud Platform System, Grafana, Backend, Containerization, Git Flow, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Apache Nifi, Restful APIs
- **Published:** July 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=aa4542735526789d

## About the Role

* B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
 * 3-6 years of professional Python development experience.
 * Strong experience building backend services and APIs.
 * Working knowledge of SQL and NoSQL systems.
 * Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS preferred) and containerization.
 * Experience with Git workflows, CI/CD, and automated testing fundamentals.
 * Ability to communicate clearly and collaborate across teams.

Additional Valuable Experience

 * Experience with orchestration or integration tooling (Airflow, NiFi).
 * Exposure to Kafka or streaming architectures.
 * Experience with observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
 * Experience supporting defense/intelligence or secure deployments.

## Description

If you want to build AI systems that move from ingestion to actionable insight and know exactly why they produced the answer they did, we should talk.
What You'll Do

 * Build and maintain Python backend services supporting operational AI and data workflows.
 * Design and implement RESTful APIs and service integrations.
 * Own feature-level delivery across development, testing, deployment, and monitoring.
 * Troubleshoot system issues and contribute to root-cause analysis.
 * Work with relational and NoSQL databases and optimize queries where needed.
 * Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployments, and test automation.
 * Collaborate with DevOps, security, and platform teams to deliver secure, reliable services.
 * Support junior engineers through code reviews and knowledge sharing.


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