Python Full-Stack Developer API & Application Integration

Python Full-Stack Developer API & Application Integration

Dallas, TX

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Python Full-Stack Developer to design, develop, and support scalable web applications and integrations. The ideal candidate will have strong Python backend-development expertise, hands-on experience with modern frontend technologies, and the ability to integrate internal and third-party applications through APIs.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop full-stack applications using Python and modern frontend frameworks.
• Build scalable backend services using FastAPI, Flask, or Django.
• Develop responsive user interfaces using React, Angular, or similar JavaScript frameworks.
• Design, build, consume, and maintain RESTful APIs.
• Integrate enterprise applications with internal systems, third-party platforms, databases, and cloud services.
• Implement data mapping, transformation, validation, and synchronization between applications.
• Develop secure API authentication and authorization using OAuth 2.0, JWT, API keys, and role-based access controls.
• Implement logging, monitoring, retry mechanisms, exception handling, and alerts for application integrations.
• Build asynchronous and event-driven integrations using Kafka, AWS SQS/SNS, or similar messaging technologies.
• Develop automated unit, integration, API, and UI tests.
• Troubleshoot application defects, integration failures, performance issues, and production incidents.
• Create and maintain API documentation using OpenAPI and Swagger standards.
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, DevOps, security, and quality-engineering teams.
• Participate in code reviews, Agile ceremonies, application deployments, and production-support activities.

Required Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience in Python application development.
• Experience with Python frameworks such as FastAPI, Flask, or Django.
• Frontend-development experience using React, Angular, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Strong knowledge of REST APIs, JSON, HTTP methods, status codes, and API lifecycle management.
• Experience integrating internal and third-party applications through APIs.
• Knowledge of SQL and relational databases such as PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, or MySQL.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and cloud-based application deployments.
• Understanding of API security, authentication, authorization, logging, and performance optimization.
• Experience writing unit, integration, and API tests using PyTest, Postman, or similar tools.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AWS services such as Lambda, API Gateway, ECS/Fargate, S3, SQS, SNS, and CloudWatch.
• Knowledge of Kafka or other event-streaming and messaging technologies.
• Experience with API management platforms such as Apigee, MuleSoft, Kong, or AWS API Gateway.
• Familiarity with Terraform or another infrastructure-as-code tool.
• Experience with microservices and event-driven architecture.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Experience working in Agile or Scrum delivery environments.