Senior Python Engineer

_______________________________________________________________ REPORTS TO: VP of Engineering Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm (In office/Hybrid) Note: We do not provide employment-based visa sponsorship or transfers for any position Why You Should Join Us! A comprehensive health plan that includes medical, dental, and vision coverage to ensure you and your family have access to the care you need A 401(k)-retirement plan with a generous company match to help you save for your future and achieve your financial goals Other fringe benefits including Birthday & Anniversary bonus , company-wide discounts , legal services, short & long-term disability, etc. Positive work environments that offer work/life balance and professional growth Mission-driven work making a global impact with local roots The opportunity to have hands on work experience with industry leading , innovative technology Position Summary We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer capable of operating at a high technical level and growing into a Lead Developer–level contributor. This is a strategic individual contributor role — not a people management position — but one that requires technical ownership, architectural leadership, and forward-looking planning. You will design and build scalable, secure, and maintainable systems that support and advance our products and internal platforms. In addition to writing high-quality production code, you will help forecast technical needs, identify architectural gaps, reduce technical debt, and drive development initiatives that align with business growth. The ideal candidate combines deep hands‑on engineering expertise with strong systems thinking, business awareness, and the confidence to influence technical direction across projects. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain scalable internal applications and services using Python and related frameworks such as Flask, SQLAlchemy, Alembic, PyQT, and ctypes. Own architectural decisions and proactively identify system improvements, scalability risks, and technical debt. Forecast development needs based on product roadmap and operational demands, helping guide long‑term technical strategy. Lead complex debugging, performance optimization, and root cause analysis across application, database, and infrastructure layers. Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, improving automation, build processes, testing, and deployment workflows. Develop and optimize SQL‑based data systems, including query tuning, stored procedures, indexing strategies, and secure data access. Implement and advocate for secure coding practices, system hardening, and application integrity standards. Produce clear technical documentation and contribute to coding standards and engineering best practices. Collaborate cross‑functionally with Product, Operations, and Infrastructure teams to deliver aligned, business‑driven solutions. Serve as a senior technical resource within engineering, elevating code quality and influencing direction through strong execution and code reviews. Qualifications Required Education and Experience 5+ years of progressive software engineering experience with ownership of production systems. Proven experience with Python and libraries: ctypes, PyQT, Flask, Alembic, SQLAlchemy. Strong experience with Jenkins and CI/CD pipeline management. Deep understanding of SQL and experience with MS SQL Server or similar RDBMS platforms. Demonstrated ability to make architectural decisions and drive technical initiatives. Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills. Preferred / Plus Background in systems administration, including experience with infrastructure automation, system monitoring, and performance optimization across Linux or Windows environments. Experience with database administration practices such as query tuning, data integrity, backup strategies, and collaboration with engineering teams to support scalable application architectures. Proficiency in Java coding and development, with experience building backend services or integrating with enterprise systems. Physical Demands & Work Environment The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job‑related instructions and to perform any other job‑related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills aptitudes and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills or abilities. 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