AWS Python Backend Engineer

Bridgenext is a digital consulting services leader that helps clients innovate with intention and realize their digital aspirations by creating digital products, experiences, and solutions around what real people need. Our global consulting and delivery teams facilitate highly strategic digital initiatives through digital product engineering, automation, data engineering, and infrastructure modernization services, while elevating brands through digital experience, creative content, and customer data analytics services.

Don't just work, thrive. At Bridgenext, you have an opportunity to make a real difference - driving tangible business value for clients, while simultaneously propelling your own career growth. Our flexible and inclusive work culture provides you with the autonomy, resources, and opportunities to succeed. 

We are looking for a talented and experienced AWS Python Backend Engineer to join our team in remotely in Latin America.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to

• Develop and maintain microservices to ensure scalability and reliability
• Design and optimize databases, including indexes, partitioning, and query optimization
• Implement and optimize APIs, focusing on database connection pooling, asynchronous operations, data-driven design, and error handling
• Collaborate with multiple developers on a single repository or project using version control systems, preferably git
• Participate in trunk-based development and CI/CD processes
• Utilize Terraform to manage key infrastructure
• Develop and manage AWS Lambda functions, considering memory and time limitations, packaging, and parallelism configurations
• Integrate AWS Lambda with AWS API Gateway when necessary
• Write efficient, maintainable code in Python, leveraging type hinting, class/type systems, and virtual environment management tools
• Conduct unit testing using frameworks such as pytest, unittest, nosetest, and/or doctest
• Contribute to release management and build upon existing CI/CD and DevOps practices using tools like Azure DevOps, CircleCI, TravisCI, GitHub Actions, Chef, Puppet, or Ansible

Must Have Skills:

• Experience with microservice style development and maintenance
• Strong fundamentals of database design, including indexes, partitioning, and query optimization for at least one type of database (RDMS, document database, OLAP, or key/value store)
• Ability to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the chosen database and common performance optimization areas
• Experience with API design and optimization, including database connection pooling, asynchronous operations, data-driven design, and error handling
• Familiarity with trunk-based development and strong understanding of version control systems, preferably git
• Strong fundamentals of modern Python (3.10+), including type hinting, class/type systems, efficient iteration, and memory management
• Familiarity with at least one Python paradigm (Object Oriented, Functional, Imperative)
• Understanding of virtual environment management and familiarity with tools like poetry, pipenv, virtualenv, venv, or conda
• Familiarity with some IaC provider, preferably Terraform
• Strong understanding of AWS Lambda, including memory and time limitations, packaging, parallelism configurations, and when to choose alternative service

Nice To Have Skills:

• Experience with CI/CD tools and release management (CircleCI, TravisCI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Chef, Puppet, Ansible, etc.)
• Understanding of AWS API Gateway and its integration with AWS Lambda
• Familiarity with bash scripting and/or Linux

Professional Skills:

• Solid written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
• Strong team and individual player
• Maintains composure during all types of situations and is collaborative by nature
• High standards of professionalism, consistently producing high quality results
• Self-sufficient, independent requiring very little supervision or intervention
• Demonstrate flexibility and openness to bring creative solutions to address issues
   

Bridgenext is an Equal Opportunity Employer