Python Developer

Location: McLean, VA - need local candidates only

Salary Range: 40-45/hr on w2

Introduction

The client is seeking experienced Application Development Leads to support strategic engineering initiatives within enterprise developer platforms and open-source enablement programs. These roles will focus on backend development, developer experience, CI/CD automation, cloud-native infrastructure, and AI-assisted development workflows.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 8 years of software engineering experience with demonstrated technical leadership.
• Strong expertise in at least two of the following programming languages: Python, Java, TypeScript, Golang.
• Experience designing and developing backend applications, APIs, and infrastructure services.
• Hands-on experience with cloud technologies, preferably AWS.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and DevOps practices.
• Experience working in Agile development environments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Must have previous client experience working for this customer in the past 5 years.

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with container technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Dev Containers.
• Strong CI/CD experience using Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions.
• AWS Lambda and AWS Fargate experience.
• Experience building developer platforms, internal tooling, or engineering productivity solutions.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code and automated provisioning.
• Experience with CLI-based Generative AI tools, including tools such as Claude CLI or similar AI-assisted development solutions.
• Exposure to developer experience (DevEx), platform engineering, or site reliability engineering practices.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of cloud-native applications and internal developer platforms.
• Build and enhance backend services, APIs, and infrastructure components supporting enterprise development teams.
• Drive implementation of CI/CD pipelines and development automation solutions.
• Develop scalable solutions using modern programming languages and containerized environments.
• Collaborate with platform engineering teams to establish standardized development environments across multiple technology stacks.
• Partner with Communities of Practice and engineering stakeholders to gather requirements and implement platform enhancements.
• Integrate AI-assisted developer tooling and CLI-based generative AI capabilities into development workflows.
• Support deployment, operational readiness, monitoring, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership on architecture and best practices.

Company Benefits & Culture

• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and innovative projects.
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment.
• Professional growth and learning opportunities.

For immediate consideration please click APPLY to begin the screening process with Alex.