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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in software architecture and legacy system improvement, with a strong foundation in Python programming and the ability to deliver high-revenue projects. Capable of mentoring engineers and enhancing code maintainability, testing, and observability.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Software ArchitecturePython ProgrammingLegacy Codebase ImprovementHigh-Visibility Project ManagementTechnical Documentation
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Hard Skills
Software EngineeringSystem DesignAPI DevelopmentCode ReviewTestingObservabilityIncremental ModernizationProgramming FundamentalsCloud InfrastructureCI/CD Pipelines
Soft Skills
Strong CommunicationMentoring
Tools & Technologies
AWSGCPContainers
Industry Keywords
Production SoftwareTechnical Trade-offsConfidential Information Protection
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAWSCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformPython
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Design, build, and maintain internal tools and services, primarily within legacy systems
- Contribute to architectural decisions, including incremental modernization and improvement of existing platforms
- Deliver high-revenue projects where reliability, correctness, and performance are essential
- Collaborate with engineering and business stakeholders to understand needs and communicate progress
- Improve maintainability, testing, and observability of existing codebases
- Write clear technical documentation and share knowledge with the team
- Participate in code reviews and mentor less-experienced engineers
- Ship meaningful improvements to legacy platforms and take ownership of at least one service or component
Requirements
What you’ll need- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building and shipping production software
- Experience with software architecture, including designing systems and making sound technical trade-offs
- Comfort working in and improving legacy codebases
- Strong programming fundamentals and ability to learn new languages and tools quickly
- Experience with Python
- Experience building services or APIs used by other engineers or internal teams
- Strong communication skills and confidence working on high-visibility projects
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), containers, and CI/CD pipelines (nice to have)
- Reliable internet connection and professional work environment
- Ability to protect confidential company, employee, customer, and business information while working outside a company office
Benefits
Comp & perks- Flexible vacation
- Medical/dental/vision insurance
- Traditional/Roth retirement savings options
- Company-paid disability and life insurance
- Flexible Spending Account & Limited FSA
- Family-friendly parental leave
- Volunteer and voting time off
- On-demand wellness platform access for you and 5 friends and family
- PerkSpot discount program for 900+ merchants nationwide
- Remote-first work environment
- Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities
