Senior Python Engineer

We are seeking a Senior Python Engineer for a contract position based in American Fork, Utah. This is a 6+ month engagement where you will own the design, development, and delivery of backend services and cloud-native solutions in a client-facing environment.

Responsibilities

• Own timelines and deliverables, proactively managing scope, dependencies, and execution risks
• Independently frame, design, and deliver software solutions by engaging stakeholders, clarifying ambiguous requirements, and challenging assumptions
• Build backend services and RESTful APIs aligned to those designs
• Develop cloud-native applications, with AWS as the preferred platform
• Implement workflow automation and data pipelines where needed
• Contribute across the full software development lifecycle, including CI/CD
• Ensure solutions are production-ready, including testing, documentation, and handover
• Act as a reliable execution partner, proactively communicating progress, trade-offs, risks, and changes in expectations

Qualifications

• Required

• Prior consulting, advisory, or client-facing delivery experience

• Proven ownership and independent delivery without close supervision

• Strong problem-solving skills, including the ability to frame and solve problems in ambiguous situations

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including proactive expectation management

• Demonstrated adoption of AI-assisted engineering tools and practices as part of day-to-day software delivery

• Strong Python experience in enterprise environments

• Experience building RESTful services and APIs

• Strong cloud experience, with AWS preferred

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines

• Strong unit and integration testing practices

• Preferred

• Workflow automation experience

• CI/CD tooling experience, such as GitHub Actions

• Workflow orchestration experience

• Terraform (infrastructure as code)

• Capital markets experience