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# Python Developer - W2 Only

- **Company:** Symphony Corporation
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Business Logic, Automation of Tests, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Data Integrity, Distributed Systems, Django Web Framework, Apache JMeter, Junit, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Load Testing, MongoDB, MySQL, Node.Js, NoSQL, OAuth, OpenShift, Query Optimization, RabbitMQ, Redis, Swagger, Secure Coding, SQL Databases, Data Streaming, Systems Integration, Openapi, Google Cloud, Postman, Flask (Web Framework), Large Language Models, Gatling, Caching, Backend, Data Layers, Event Driven Architecture, Build Management, Pytest, Gitlab-ci, Apache Kafka, Graphql, Api Design, NestJS, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Docker, Jenkins, Microservices
- **Published:** October 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/3ccf2f92-feee-42c8-984e-7ccd644f19a4

## About the Role

10+ years building enterprise backend services, including 5+ years of hands-on backend development

Strong Python with Django or Flask. Node.js (Express/NestJS) or Go is a plus

REST and GraphQL API design. gRPC and OpenAPI/Swagger experience

PostgreSQL/MySQL, MongoDB, and Redis

Messaging and streaming: Kafka, RabbitMQ, or SQS
AWS or Google Cloud Platform, Docker, and Kubernetes

CI/CD with Jenkins or GitLab CI

Testing with PyTest or JUnit, Postman, and load testing (JMeter or Gatling)

OAuth2/JWT, encryption standards, and secure coding practices

Microservices, event-driven design, and distributed systems

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Exposure to integrating LLM or GenAI services into backend systems

Experience with observability stacks (tracing, metrics, alerting)

## Description

Design and build scalable, secure, maintainable APIs, microservices, and business logic
Own data layer decisions: SQL/NoSQL modeling, query optimization, caching, and data integrity
Ensure reliability and performance through monitoring, load testing, and tuning of low-latency services
Drive best practices: code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, and mentoring junior engineers