Python Backend Developer

Location: Remote (Preference for CST or PST candidates)

Duration: 6-Month Contract (Potential for Extension)

Position Summary We are seeking a Python Backend Developer with 2 -3 years of professional experience to join a growing software development team. This role will focus on designing, developing, and supporting backend applications that power critical business functions and customer-facing systems. The ideal candidate will have strong Python development skills, experience building APIs and backend services, and a desire to work in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career developer looking to gain experience supporting production applications and contributing to high-impact projects, including system enhancements and billing-related initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance backend applications using Python.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and business teams to deliver new features and system improvements.
• Support billing system enhancements, integrations, and process automation efforts.
• Troubleshoot production issues and implement scalable solutions.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, and deployment activities.
• Assist with performance tuning, monitoring, and application support.

Required Qualifications

• 2-3 years of professional software development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Python development.
• Experience building backend applications, APIs, or microservices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a remote team environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Java is a plus.
• Exposure to cloud-based environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Experience working with enterprise applications or business-critical systems.

Target Candidate: A strong junior-to-mid-level backend developer with solid Python fundamentals, API development experience, and the ability to quickly contribute to an existing development team with minimal supervision.

• Candidates with primarily bioinformatics, computational biology, research, data science, or scientific programming backgrounds will not be considered. This is a backend software engineering role requiring hands-on experience developing production applications and backend services using Python.