Applications Programmer – Python / REST API Developer

Initial 4 months with potential extensions based on project progress (two phases)

The position is structured on w2

Overview:

The state's health insurance marketplace, seeks Applications Programmers to design, develop, test, and maintain emerging software applications supporting HBX and related systems.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, and maintain web applications and APIs using Python and modern frameworks.
• Support development of RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Contribute to data processing, automation, and AI‑assisted workflows.
• Collaborate with senior developers and business analysts to translate functional requirements into technical solutions.
• Write clean, maintainable, and secure code.
• Develop and execute unit tests; assist with integration testing.
• Participate in code reviews and Agile ceremonies.
• Troubleshoot and resolve application issues in development/test environments.
• Adhere to all security, PMO, change control, and service delivery policies.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3+ years of professional software development experience (internships count).
• Strong Python programming skills.
• Experience developing/consuming REST APIs.
• Knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and SQL queries.
• Familiarity with Git, JIRA, and Agile practices.
• Solid understanding of object‑oriented programming.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years with Python frameworks (FastAPI, Flask, Django).
• Exposure to AI/ML libraries (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit‑learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• Experience integrating AI APIs (OpenAI, AWS AI, Azure AI).
• Workflow automation scripting.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Microservices and containerization (Docker).
• CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins).
• API security/authentication (OAuth2, JWT).
• Exposure to front‑end technologies (JavaScript, React, Angular).
• Experience with public‑facing, data‑driven applications.