Python AWS Developer

Lafayette Economic Development Authority
Lafayette, United States of America
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Lafayette, United States of America

Tech stack

Clean Code Principles
Java
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Unit Testing
Code Review
Continuous Integration
Relational Databases
Database Queries
Software Debugging
Linux
Amazon DynamoDB
Github
Identity and Access Management
Python
PostgreSQL
Object-Oriented Software Development
Openshift
Performance Tuning
Software Engineering
SQL Stored Procedures
SQL Databases
Data Logging
React
Flask
Spring-boot
Boto3
AWS Lambda
Indexer
Backend
Cloudformation
FastAPI
Kubernetes
Functional Programming
Cloudwatch
REST
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Terraform
Serverless Computing
Jenkins

Job description

CGI is seeking an experienced Python AWS Developer to design, build, and maintain scalable backend applications on AWS. The role requires strong skills in Python, REST API development, SQL, and core AWS services (Lambda, S3, SQS, DynamoDB), with hands-on experience supporting workloads on EC2 and EKS. Experience with Java and ReactJS is a plus but not required., * Design, develop, and maintain Python applications using OOP, clean code, and unit testing best practices.

  • Build and integrate RESTful APIs using FastAPI and/or Flask.
  • Develop serverless and event-driven solutions using AWS Lambda, S3, SQS, and DynamoDB.
  • Automate AWS operations using Boto3 and support cloud resource management.
  • Deploy, monitor, and troubleshoot applications on Amazon EKS and Amazon EC2 (Linux, logs, networking, scaling).
  • Design and optimize SQL queries; work on schema design, indexing, and performance tuning.
  • Implement logging, monitoring, security, and performance improvements (CloudWatch, IAM least privilege, secrets handling).
  • Collaborate with product, data, and cloud teams; participate in code reviews and mentor junior developers.

Requirements

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

  • 6-8 years of software development experience with strong Python backend development.
  • Proven experience building REST APIs (FastAPI/Flask).
  • Strong SQL skills: complex queries, joins, stored procedures (as applicable), optimization, and performance tuning.
  • Strong problem-solving, debugging, and production support skills.

Hands-on AWS experience with:

  • Lambda, S3, SQS, DynamoDB
  • EC2 and EKS (deployments, services, ingress, config/secrets, troubleshooting)
  • Boto3, IAM, CloudWatch
  • Experience with CI/CD (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar) and container registries.

Preferred qualifications (good-to-have)

  • Experience with Java (Spring Boot or similar).
  • Exposure to ReactJS for API integration and UI collaboration.
  • Experience with Terraform/CloudFormation and infrastructure-as-code.
  • Familiarity with OpenShift/Kubernetes outside AWS.
  • Experience with PostgreSQL/Aurora or enterprise RDBMS platforms.

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