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# Senior Software Developer (Python, React, AI)

- **Company:** U.S. News & World Report
- **Location:** Mundelein, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $100,000.0 - $140,000.0
- **Contract:** Franchise
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Application Layers, Batch Processing, Unix, Code Review, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Systems, Relational Databases, Cursor, Database Queries, Linux, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Software Product Management, Microsoft Copilot, Software Engineering, Web Applications, Web Standards, ReactJS, Delivery Pipeline, Large Language Models, AI Coding Agents, Backend, Git, Integration Tests, Information Technology, Data Analytics, Google Bigquery, Data Pipelines, Jenkins
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/0b906e0e-8a6c-4b32-9485-adae82fc69ac/senior-software-developer-python-react-ai

## About the Role

* Five or more years of professional software development experience, with meaningful ownership of production backend or data systems (not only ticket execution)
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 * Strong Python experience building and maintaining services, batch jobs or data tooling in production
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 * Significant experience with PostgreSQL or a comparable relational database at scale-writing and optimizing complex queries, managing schema evolution and migrations, and operational troubleshooting
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 * Hands-on ETL or data pipeline ownership-data modeling, batch processing, automation, reliability, and reproducibility
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 * Experience owning APIs or backend services consumed by applications or internal customers
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 * Working knowledge of React or similar SPA frameworks-enough to collaborate on full-stack features when needed
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 * Familiarity with and frequent usage of AI-assisted development tools (e.g. Cursor, Copilot, coding agents) or shipped engineering work involving LLM / AI product features
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 * Comfort with Unix-based environments (macOS or Linux), Git and modern code review practices
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 * A bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field or equivalent practical experience
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 * Familiarity with large-dataset ingestion, transformation, validation, and integration testing at scale and across multiple sources and release cadences
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 * Comfort evolving legacy codebases incrementally (refactoring and hardening vs. rewriting)
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 * Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Jenkins) and AWS (or similar cloud) deployments

## Description

We reach millions of people monthly during moments when they are most in need of expert advice and motivated to act on that advice directly on our platforms. Our signature franchises include our "Best" series of consumer guides on colleges, graduate schools, hospitals, diets, cars, financial services and more. These guides provide an easy-to-digest list for consumers to better understand and compare when making their decisions. We continue to publish annual guides of the authoritative Best Colleges and Best Hospitals rankings on our website and in print. And our U.S. News Live flagship conferences highlight important national conversations such as Healthcare of Tomorrow ., U.S. News empowers everyone to thrive. We are looking for an enthusiastic Full Stack Senior Software Developer with an interest in building dynamic, data-driven products. We value an "AI-first" mindset, requiring a positive attitude toward using AI tools to maximize efficiency and workflows. The developers at U.S. News have a great deal of independence and a minimum of overhead. By leveraging the latest AI-coding tools, React, Python, Amazon Web Services, Google BigQuery, data science toolkits and other modern technologies, you'll be driving a major transformation within U.S. News.

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The successful candidate will become an influential member of a passionate, friendly and growing team that creates web applications which reach millions of visitors monthly. Developers typically see applications through from beginning to end, working directly with product owners to create, implement, upgrade, optimize and test features and projects., This is a senior, backend- and data-heavy role. You will build and maintain Python services and PostgreSQL-backed data workflows (ETL, validation, reliability) and partner with product and methodology stakeholders when datasets or launch timelines shift. React and modern web standards matter when the application layer needs changes, but most of your impact is in data correctness, pipeline automation, and production operations - not greenfield UI alone.