Python API Developer (AWS Serverless)

Purple Drive Technologies LLC
Malvern, PA, United States
27 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
10 years minimum
Compensation
$120,000.0 - $140,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Agile Methodology Amazon Web Services Application Performance Management Automation of Tests Cloud Engineering Code Review Databases Continuous Delivery Continuous Integration Data Integrity Database Queries
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Database Schema Software Design Patterns DevOps Amazon DynamoDB Identity and Access Management JSON Python (Programming Language) Liquibase Object-Oriented Software Development Performance Tuning Standard Sql Secure Coding Software Deployment Software Engineering Data Logging Database Optimization Software Security AWS Lambda Git Cloudformation Database Migration Api Design Cloudwatch Api Gateway Restful APIs Terraform Software Version Control Serverless Computing Microservices

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Python API Developer with expertise in AWS serverless technologies to design, develop, and maintain high-performance REST APIs. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Python, AWS Lambda, Aurora, DynamoDB, Liquibase, and cloud-native application development. This role involves building scalable APIs, optimizing database performance, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver secure and reliable enterprise solutions., * AWS Lambda

  • Amazon Aurora
  • DynamoDB
  • API Gateway
  • CloudWatch
  • IAM
  • AWS Serverless Architecture

Database Technologies

  • Amazon Aurora
  • DynamoDB
  • SQL
  • Database Performance Tuning
  • Data Modeling
  • Database Optimization

Database Migration

  • Liquibase
  • Database Version Control
  • Schema Management
  • Database Migrations

DevOps & CI/CD

  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • Git
  • Automated Testing
  • Code Reviews
  • Continuous Deployment
  • Agile Development

Monitoring & Support

  • Logging
  • Monitoring
  • Troubleshooting
  • Production Support
  • Performance Optimization

Software Engineering

  • Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
  • Design Patterns
  • Secure Coding Practices
  • Cloud-Native Application Development

Leadership

  • Technical Leadership
  • Mentoring
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Risk & Issue Management
  • Project Planning & Execution, * Design, develop, and maintain scalable REST APIs using Python and AWS Lambda
  • Build cloud-native, serverless applications leveraging AWS services
  • Integrate APIs with Amazon Aurora and DynamoDB while ensuring performance, scalability, and data integrity
  • Manage database schema changes, version control, and migrations using Liquibase
  • Develop automated testing, monitoring, logging, and troubleshooting solutions
  • Implement CI/CD pipelines and follow DevOps best practices for application deployment
  • Optimize API performance, database queries, and serverless workloads
  • Troubleshoot production issues and provide ongoing application support
  • Collaborate with architects, developers, QA, and business stakeholders in Agile environments
  • Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and technical documentation
  • Mentor junior developers and promote engineering best practices, Must Have Technical/Functional Skills API in Lambda, Python Databases using Aurora, DynamoDB, Liquidbase Roles & Responsibilities · Design, develop, and maintain scalable RES…
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Requirements

Python & API Development

  • 10-15 years of software development experience
  • Strong expertise in:

  • Python
  • REST API Development
  • API Design & Development
  • Microservices Architecture
  • JSON
  • API Security

AWS Cloud

  • Hands-on experience with, * Experience with AWS API Gateway
  • Experience with CloudWatch monitoring and logging
  • Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CloudFormation)
  • Experience building highly available, enterprise-scale serverless applications
  • AWS Certifications are a plus

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