Sr. Python Developer/Team Lead

Overview

Location: Can be Hybrid OR Remote; Office located in Downtown Pittsburgh (free parking)

Job Type: Full time

Work Authorization: U.S. Citizen or Green Card

A.C.Coy is currently seeking candidates for a Sr.

Python

Developer/Team Lead role. This individual will lead the development of next-generation applications that combine robust backend systems, intuitive front-end experiences, and comprehensive visibility Our ideal candidate will have 5+ years of full stack Python experience, deep expertise in Monitoring and Observability across application, infrastructure, and network layers, and hands-on experience using AI-assisted coding tools and agentic workflows.

This stable, growing company offers an attractive salary, along with a comprehensive benefits package, generous paid time off, company-paid holidays, and a 401K plan. Remote employees will work EST hours and travel to the Pittsburgh office occasionally. (with expenses paid)

Responsibilities

Design and develop full-stack applications using Python (Django) and modern front-end frameworks

Build and evolve observability and telemetry capabilities across application and network layers (metrics, logs, traces/events)

Develop resilient ingestion and processing services that transform raw operational signals into actionable insights for Network Operations and Engineering

Implement alerting, dashboards, and SLO/SLA reporting practices that reduce noise and accelerate incident response

Lead incident response support, root cause analysis, and performance tuning using observability data

Deliver production-ready software using GitHub-based SDLC practices (code reviews, CI/CD, automated validation, safe releases)

AI-assisted development focus: leverage AI-assisted coding tools and agentic workflows to accelerate delivery while ensuring correctness, security, and full observability of system behavior and outputs

Mentor developers and promote a culture of observability-driven development and operational excellence

Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Network Engineering, Operations/NOC, Product/Business) to align solutions with service reliability, performance, and business goals

Qualifications

Required

7+ years of experience in software development; 5+ years in full-stack Python development

Strong proficiency in Python and Django;

experience delivering and supporting production web applications

1+ years of experience steering/leading development efforts as a Team Lead, Project Manager, Product Owner, or similar

Solid front-end experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (React or Vue) and building user-friendly operational UIs

Demonstrated experience implementing observability for production systems (metrics, logs, traces/events, alerting)

Proven experience with Claude Code, Replit Agent, or similar AI-assisted coding tools

Strong experience with AWS services (or equivalent) and operating services in production environments.

Familiarity with asynchronous/background processing and event-driven patterns (queues/workers/caches)

Hands-on experience using AI-assisted coding tools and/or agentic workflows in real development (with guardrails, testing, and observability)

Preferred

Proven experience building or integrating with network monitoring and observability platforms

Ability to design scalable data pipelines for ingestion, normalization, storage, and retrieval of telemetry

Experience integrating with infrastructure/network telemetry sources and/or monitoring platforms

Strong SDLC discipline: GitHub workflows, CI/CD, automated testing, and operational readiness practices