Software Developer, Python

Software Developer, Python and Data Applications

About the Role

Southeast Culvert Inc. is seeking a Software Developer, Python and Data Applications to maintain, extend, and build internal software, data, reporting, and automation tools that solve business problems, improve productivity, and deliver value across the organization.

Working under senior technical direction, this role follows defined engineering standards while developing toward independent ownership of production systems. The position works directly with departments across the business to understand requirements and build practical solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Use approved AI coding tools, including Claude Code, within company standards to accelerate development while maintaining quality.
• Maintain and enhance existing Python applications in production.
• Build new internal tools and reports based on business requirements gathered directly from company departments.
• Own the Power BI reporting environment, including scheduled refreshes, data models, and new report development.
• Work with the SQL Server reporting database and scheduled Agent jobs to support reporting requirements.
• Support and maintain desktop estimating and pricing applications distributed through an installer.
• Manage scheduled automations that connect systems across multiple environments.
• Follow established development practices, including version control, separate environments, code reviews, and documentation.
• Work directly with departments such as estimating and the plant floor to gather first-hand requirements.
• Maintain current documentation and ensure every owned system has a designated backup.
• Participate in regular code evaluation and plan review sessions.
• Complete a fully supervised project through the development pipeline within the first 90 days.
• Progress toward independent ownership of the reporting environment and coding standards.

Required Qualifications

• Strong, hands-on Python development experience applied to real business problems.
• Experience using an AI coding assistant for real development work, including the ability to identify when AI-generated code is incorrect.
• Ability to read and understand code written by others and predict its behavior before execution.
• Working knowledge of SQL or a strong willingness to learn SQL quickly.
• Ability to identify potential production issues, including empty inputs and date-boundary problems.
• Ability to work within defined engineering standards and communicate directly when a standard does not fit a particular problem.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical coworkers.
• Dependable follow-through and strong documentation practices.
• Ability to identify business needs and proactively solve problems.
• Ability to clarify requirements through questions rather than making assumptions.
• Ability to remain dependable and collaborative when working under pressure.
• Willingness to work on-site in Winder, GA.
• Willingness to sign a confidentiality agreement and a limited, one-year non-compete agreement covering direct competitors, as a condition of employment.

Advanced Software Developer Experience

• Experience with Angular and TypeScript, or willingness to learn them as the role develops toward front-end ownership.
• Exposure to Azure cloud engineering.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with containerization.
• Knowledge of advanced data modeling.
• Prior experience owning a reporting environment or production software tools with minimal supervision.
• 4-year college degree in a relevant field or equivalent hands-on experience.

Technical Skills

• Python
• SQL / SQL Server
• Power BI
• Data Modeling
• Reporting Applications
• Production Software Maintenance
• AI-Assisted Coding
• Version Control
• Code Reviews
• CI/CD
• Azure
• Containerization
• Angular
• TypeScript
• System Automation
• Desktop Application Support

Work Structure & Development The role includes structured technical guidance and ongoing development through:

• Regular Code Evaluation Sessions: Review real code covering boundary conditions, error paths, silent failures, resource lifecycle, concurrency assumptions, and effective testing.
• Code Reviews: Systematic reviews that gradually taper as independent capability develops.
• Plan Reviews: Review the implementation approach before coding begins.
• Explanation Gates: Developers must be able to explain their code before new code is merged.

Work Arrangement & Location

• Location: Winder, GA, US
• Work Arrangement: Hybrid
• The position requires on-site work initially and may transition to a hybrid schedule once the developer demonstrates the ability to work independently within company standards.

Compensation

• Salary: USD
• Specific salary amount or range was not provided in the source posting.

Apply Now Apply for the Software Developer, Python and Data Applications position at Southeast Culvert Inc. and bring your Python, data applications, reporting, automation, and problem-solving skills to a role focused on building practical internal technology solutions.