Sr. Application Development Engineer

We're currently seeking a Lead Application Development Engineer to join our team. This role will support both ongoing enterprise initiatives and a growing pipeline of new projects. As a project-based team, strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with architects, engineers, and leads across multiple application teams are essential. Given our API's central role, cross-functional coordination is critical to our success along with expert level technical skills.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, manage, and maintain the code in Python api's that are running for the Kubernetes Containers in AWS using RDS.
• Lead the architecture and development of robust, scalable, and secure applications.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs and backend services using Python.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab, GitHub Actions).
• Manage containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Ensure code quality through code reviews, testing, and documentation.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.
  
  
  • Required Qualifications
    
    
    • Expert-level proficiency in Python and API development.
    • Strong experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm for container orchestration and deployment.
    • Proven experience in CI pipeline development (e.g., GitLab, GitHub).
    • Solid understanding of software engineering principles, design patterns, and best practices.
    • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS)
    
    
  
  
• Performance Expectations/metrics: Ability to deliver timely, high-quality code. As system understanding grows the developer should be more independent and require less help from others on the team.

TOP 3 REQUIREMENTS:

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Expert in Python required

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API development required

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Container Based development required

• A Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field (e.g., statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science) and requires 5 - 7 years of related experience.
• Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position.

Technical Skills:

• Experience with Change Management
• Experience with Enterprise Architecture

Preferred Experience: (5-7 years)

• AWS RDS
• Container Based development
• GitLab CI/CD including Pipeline management
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm
• healthcare would be a plus but not hard requirement

Soft Skills:

• Intermediate - Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
• Intermediate - Ability to identify basic problems and procedural irregularities, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Intermediate - Ability to work independently
• Intermediate - Demonstrated analytical skills
• Intermediate - Demonstrated project management skills
• Intermediate - Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
• Intermediate - Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills
• Intermediate - Ability to communicate and make recommendations to upper management
• Intermediate - Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion
• Intermediate - Possesses technical aptitude

Disqualifiers: lacking strong communication skills and ability to cross collaborate.

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.


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