Sr Software Engineer (API) - 1675811 (Austin, TX)
Senior Software Engineer on VetRamp's Platform API team, designing, developing, deploying, and testing backend APIs and services in Python on AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, Terraform). Described as a remote role supporting a hybrid workforce, anchored to Austin, TX.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Not listed
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- At least 5 years of professional experience delivering high-quality production software
- Strong working knowledge of Python
- Strong computer science fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming
- Experience with AWS
- Experience with Linux
- Experience with a relational database such as MySQL or Postgres
- Experience with non-relational databases such as DynamoDB or ElasticSearch
- Experience with a version control system such as Git
Nice to have
- Experience with Golang
Full description
Job Summary
The Platform API team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer reporting to the Engineering Manager. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of professional experience with an emphasis on API’s and backend services. This person is proactive, capable of quickly introducing new pragmatic designs and providing strong leadership on technical direction to take. They’ve seen frameworks come and go but know that good design and readable code trumps the flavor of the week. This is a remote role supporting a hybrid workforce in an estimated 40 hours per week.
Job Responsibilities
- Help design, develop, deploy, and test new products and features for our APIs
- Take on full product roadmap items and be able to deliver high-quality results on time
- Participate in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a good work ethic and a humble attitude
- Adopt existing team practices and recommend improvements as needed
Our Stack
- Python
- AWS - Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, ElasticSearch, MySQL, ElastiCache, ECS
- Linux
- Terraform
Required Skills & Qualifications
- At least 5 years of professional experience delivering high-quality production software
- Strong working knowledge of Python
- Strong computer science fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming
- Experience with AWS
- Experience with Linux
- Experience with a relational database such as MySQL or Postgres
- Experience with non-relational databases such as DynamoDB or ElasticSearch
- Experience with a version control system such as Git.
- Experience with Golang a plus