Lead Python/AWS Developer

Quick Facts

• Role: Lead Python/AWS Developer

• Locations: Bloomfield, CT (preferred); also Lafayette, LA, Raleigh, NC, Plano, TX, and St. Louis, MO (hybrid)

• Duration: Long term

Description

Lead a Python backend team as a technical lead/architect, establishing direction and standards while delivering scalable solutions. You will build and scale production REST APIs and run large data transformations using AWS Glue, Pandas, and NumPy. Work as a peer with shared ownership alongside two existing tech leads.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction and coding/design standards for the team

• Lead code reviews and participate in design discussions

• Perform large data frame transfers and transformations using AWS Glue, Pandas, and NumPy

• Build and scale production REST APIs using FastAPI or Flask

• Design SQL schemas with indexing strategy and performance tuning

• Deliver and troubleshoot AWS services (Lambda, S3, SQS, DynamoDB, EC2, EKS)

• Use Boto3 and IAM; monitor via CloudWatch

• Support CI/CD (Jenkins/GitHub Actions or similar) and deployments via container registries

• Communicate risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations to stakeholders/leadership

Requirements

• 10+ years of software development experience, including 2+ years as a technical lead, architect, or senior advisor on a Python backend team

• Experience setting technical direction and standards (leading code reviews and design discussions)

• Experience with AWS Glue, Pandas, and NumPy for large data frame transfers and transformations

• Proven experience building and scaling production REST APIs using FastAPI or Flask

• Strong architectural SQL skills (schema design, indexing strategy, performance tuning)

• Hands-on AWS experience with Lambda, S3, SQS, DynamoDB

• Hands-on AWS experience with EC2 and EKS (deployments, services, ingress, config/secrets, troubleshooting)

• Boto3, IAM, and CloudWatch experience

• CI/CD experience (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar) and familiarity with container registries

• Ability to communicate with stakeholders/leadership and translate technical details into risks and recommendations

• Collaborative, low-ego working style with shared ownership alongside two existing tech leads

Benefits

• Long-term engagement