Python Backend Developer with Pyspark and AWS

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

Python
Data Lake
Snow Flake Schema
Amazon Web Services
Management
Dynatrace
Amazon S3
Amazon SQS
Cloud Computing
Microservices
DevOps
Databricks

Job Details

Role: Python Backend Developer with Pyspark and AWS

Location: NYC,NY (OR) Wilmington, DE (Day one onsite)

Mode of Hire: Contract

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop, and maintain backend microservices using Python
  • Build and deploy cloud-native applications leveraging AWS services
  • Develop event-driven and serverless architectures using AWS managed services
  • Implement secure, scalable, and highly available solutions
  • Integrate AWS services such as S3, Glue, Lambda, SNS, SQS, Step Functions, EventBridge, API Gateway, Load Balancers, and Aurora DB
  • Implement IAM, KMS, and security best practices
  • Build and manage data pipelines and integrations with Databricks
  • Implement application logging, monitoring, and alerting using tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace, and CloudWatch
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including data engineers, DevOps, and product teams
  • Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and performance tuning

Required Skills & Qualifications

  • Strong proficiency in Python for backend development
  • Solid experience with AWS cloud services, including:
    • S3, Glue, IAM, KMS
    • Lambda, SNS, SQS
    • Step Functions, EventBridge
    • API Gateway, Load Balancers
    • Aurora DB
    • CloudWatch
  • Experience designing and developing microservices architectures
  • Strong understanding of serverless and event-driven systems
  • Experience with Databricks and large-scale data processing
  • Hands-on experience with logging, monitoring, and observability tools (Splunk, Dynatrace, etc.)
  • Strong understanding of data lake concepts

Nice to Have

  • Experience working with Snowflake
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