Job Description
<h2 data-end="231" data-start="183">Job Title: Python Full Stack Developer Lead</h2> <p data-end="330" data-start="232"><strong data-end="245" data-start="232">Location:</strong> Seattle, WA<br data-end="260" data-start="257" />
<strong data-end="284" data-start="260">Experience Required:</strong> 8-10 Years<br data-end="298" data-start="295" />
<strong data-end="318" data-start="298">Employment Type:</strong> Contract</p> <hr data-end="335" data-start="332" />
<h2 data-end="355" data-start="337">Role Overview</h2> <p data-end="694" data-start="356">We are seeking an experienced <strong data-end="422" data-start="386">Python Full Stack Developer Lead</strong> to design, develop, and lead the delivery of scalable, secure, and high-performance applications. This role requires strong hands-on expertise across <strong data-end="693" data-start="573">Python backend development, modern React-based frontend engineering, cloud-native architecture, and DevOps practices</strong>.</p> <p data-end="891" data-start="696">The ideal candidate will act as a technical lead, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive architecture decisions, ensure engineering excellence, and deliver enterprise-grade solutions.</p> <hr data-end="896" data-start="893" />
<h2 data-end="923" data-start="898">Key Responsibilities</h2> <h3 data-end="965" data-start="925">Backend Development & Architecture</h3> <ul data-end="1362" data-start="966"> <li data-end="1080" data-start="966"> <p data-end="1080" data-start="968">Design, develop, test, and maintain <strong data-end="1020" data-start="1004">RESTful APIs</strong> using <strong data-end="1077" data-start="1027">Python (FastAPI, Flask, Django REST Framework)</strong>.</p> </li> <li data-end="1198" data-start="1081"> <p data-end="1198" data-start="1083">Architect and implement scalable backend systems with strong focus on <strong data-end="1195" data-start="1153">performance, reliability, and security</strong>.</p> </li> <li data-end="1307" data-start="1199"> <p data-end="1307" data-start="1201">Develop and maintain asynchronous services using <strong data-end="1270" data-start="1250">asyncio, aiohttp</strong>, and message-driven architectures.</p> </li> <li data-end="1362" data-start="1308"> <p data-end="1362" data-start="1310">Integrate enterprise systems and third-party APIs.</p> </li>
</ul> <h3 data-end="1390" data-start="1364">Frontend Development</h3> <ul data-end="1615" data-start="1391"> <li data-end="1535" data-start="1391"> <p data-end="1535" data-start="1393">Collaborate with frontend teams to build and integrate UI components using <strong data-end="1518" data-start="1468">ReactJS (Vite 18+), TypeScript, Mantine, Jotai</strong>, and <strong data-end="1532" data-start="1524">Nivo</strong>.</p> </li> <li data-end="1615" data-start="1536"> <p data-end="1615" data-start="1538">Support frontend testing strategies using <strong data-end="1612" data-start="1580">Jest, Vitest, and Playwright</strong>.</p> </li>
</ul> <h3 data-end="1644" data-start="1617">Databases & Messaging</h3> <ul data-end="1879" data-start="1645"> <li data-end="1798" data-start="1645"> <p data-end="1798" data-start="1647">Design and manage <strong data-end="1701" data-start="1665">NoSQL and relational data stores</strong>, including <strong data-end="1760" data-start="1713">MongoDB (Replica Sets), Redis (JWT caching)</strong>, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQL Server.</p> </li> <li data-end="1879" data-start="1799"> <p data-end="1879" data-start="1801">Implement messaging and event-driven solutions using <strong data-end="1876" data-start="1854">RabbitMQ and Kafka</strong>.</p> </li>
</ul> <h3 data-end="1917" data-start="1881">Cloud, DevOps & Infrastructure</h3> <ul data-end="2381" data-start="1918"> <li data-end="1997" data-start="1918"> <p data-end="1997" data-start="1920">Lead containerized application development using <strong data-end="1994" data-start="1969">Docker and Kubernetes</strong>.</p> </li> <li data-end="2077" data-start="1998"> <p data-end="2077" data-start="2000">Design and maintain <strong data-end="2039" data-start="2020">CI/CD pipelines</strong> using <strong data-end="2074" data-start="2046">Jenkins and Azure DevOps</strong>.</p> </li> <li data-end="2176" data-start="2078"> <p data-end="2176" data-start="2080">Implement <strong data-end="2122" data-start="2090">Infrastructure as Code (IaC)</strong> using <strong data-end="2173" data-start="2129">Terraform, Ansible, and HashiCorp Packer</strong>.</p> </li> <li data-end="2266" data-start="2177"> <p data-end="2266" data-start="2179">Support deployments across <strong data-end="2227" data-start="2206">Azure (IaaS/PaaS)</strong> and <strong data-end="2250" data-start="2232">VMware vSphere</strong> environments.</p> </li> <li data-end="2381" data-start="2267"> <p data-end="2381" data-start="2269">Manage API gateway and ingress configurations using <strong data-end="2346" data-start="2321">Nginx / Nginx Ingress</strong> and load balancer concepts (F5).</p> </li>
</ul> <h3 data-end="2422" data-start="2383">Security, Monitoring & Operations</h3> <ul data-end="2804" data-start="2423"> <li data-end="2562" data-start="2423"> <p data-end="2562" data-start="2425">Implement API security best practices including <strong data-end="2518" data-start="2473">OAuth2, JWT authentication, rate limiting</strong>, and certificate management (<strong data-end="2558" data-start="2548">Venafi</strong>).</p> </li> <li data-end="2643" data-start="2563"> <p data-end="2643" data-start="2565">Support logging, monitoring, and observability using <strong data-end="2640" data-start="2618">Grafana and Splunk</strong>.</p> </li> <li data-end="2713" data-start="2644"> <p data-end="2713" data-start="2646">Perform network-level debugging using <strong data-end="2710" data-start="2684">curl, tcpdump, OpenSSL</strong>.</p> </li> <li data-end="2804" data-start="2714"> <p data-end="2804" data-start="2716">Integrate with <strong data-end="2751" data-start="2731">Active Directory</strong> using Python LDAP3 and advanced directory queries.</p> </li>
</ul> <h3 data-end="2838" data-start="2806">Leadership & Collaboration</h3> <ul data-end="3219" data-start="2839"> <li data-end="2929" data-start="2839"> <p data-end="2929" data-start="2841">Lead code reviews, enforce clean code practices, and ensure maintainable architecture.</p> </li> <li data-end="2989" data-start="2930"> <p data-end="2989" data-start="2932">Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance.</p> </li> <li data-end="3105" data-start="2990"> <p data-end="3105" data-start="2992">Work closely with Product, Infrastructure, Network, and Security teams to ensure stable and secure deployments.</p> </li> <li data-end="3219" data-start="3106"> <p data-end="3219" data-start="3108">Support operational processes including <strong data-end="3216" data-start="3148">JIRA infrastructure requests and ServiceNow CMDB synchronization</strong>.</p> </li>
</ul> <hr data-end="3224" data-start="3221" />
<h2 data-end="3256" data-start="3226">Required Technical Skills</h2> <h3 data-end="3271" data-start="3258">Backend</h3> <ul data-end="3499" data-start="3272"> <li data-end="3364" data-start="3272"> <p data-end="3364" data-start="3274">Strong proficiency in <strong data-end="3320" data-start="3296">Python core concepts</strong>, development, debugging, and maintenance.</p> </li> <li data-end="3438" data-start="3365"> <p data-end="3438" data-start="3367">REST API development using <strong data-end="3435" data-start="3394">FastAPI, Flask, Django REST Framework</strong>.</p> </li> <li data-end="3499" data-start="3439"> <p data-end="3499" data-start="3441">Asynchronous programming and event-driven architectures.</p> </li>
</ul> <h3 data-end="3515" data-start="3501">Frontend</h3> <ul data-end="3658" data-start="3516"> <li data-end="3570" data-start="3516"> <p data-end="3570" data-start="3518"><strong data-end="3568" data-start="3518">ReactJS (Vite 18+), TypeScript, Mantine, Jotai</strong></p> </li> <li data-end="3620" data-start="3571"> <p data-end="3620" data-start="3573">UI testing using <strong data-end="3618" data-start="3590">Jest, Vitest, Playwright</strong></p> </li> <li data-end="3658" data-start="3621"> <p data-end="3658" data-start="3623">Data visualization using <strong data-end="3656" data-start="3648">Nivo</strong></p> </li>
</ul> <h3 data-end="3680" data-start="3660">DevOps & Cloud</h3> <ul data-end="3873" data-start="3681"> <li data-end="3736" data-start="3681"> <p data-end="3736" data-start="3683"><strong data-end="3705" data-start="3683">Docker, Kubernetes</strong>, Container Registry (Harbor)</p> </li> <li data-end="3773" data-start="3737"> <p data-end="3773" data-start="3739"><strong data-end="3749" data-start="3739">CI/CD:</strong> Jenkins, Azure DevOps</p> </li> <li data-end="3813" data-start="3774"> <p data-end="3813" data-start="3776"><strong data-end="3784" data-start="3776">IaC:</strong> Terraform, Ansible, Packer</p> </li> <li data-end="3873" data-start="3814"> <p data-end="3873" data-start="3816"><strong data-end="3836" data-start="3816">Cloud Platforms:</strong> Azure (IaaS, PaaS), VMware vSphere</p> </li>
</ul> <h3 data-end="3902" data-start="3875">Databases & Messaging</h3> <ul data-end="3980" data-start="3903"> <li data-end="3956" data-start="3903"> <p data-end="3956" data-start="3905"><strong data-end="3954" data-start="3905">MongoDB, Redis, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server</strong></p> </li> <li data-end="3980" data-start="3957"> <p data-end="3980" data-start="3959"><strong data-end="3978" data-start="3959">RabbitMQ, Kafka</strong></p> </li>
</ul> <h3 data-end="4009" data-start="3982">Security & Monitoring</h3> <ul data-end="4082" data-start="4010"> <li data-end="4054" data-start="4010"> <p data-end="4054" data-start="4012">OAuth2, JWT, API security best practices</p> </li> <li data-end="4082" data-start="4055"> <p data-end="4082" data-start="4057">Venafi, Grafana, Splunk</p> </li>
</ul> <hr data-end="4087" data-start="4084" />
<h2 data-end="4110" data-start="4089">Desirable Skills</h2> <ul data-end="4344" data-start="4112"> <li data-end="4203" data-start="4112"> <p data-end="4203" data-start="4114">Strong experience in <strong data-end="4154" data-start="4135">Microsoft Azure</strong>, <strong data-end="4166" data-start="4156">Python</strong>, <strong data-end="4184" data-start="4168">DevOps CI/CD</strong>, and <strong data-end="4201" data-start="4190">ReactJS</strong></p> </li> <li data-end="4282" data-start="4204"> <p data-end="4282" data-start="4206">Prior experience leading distributed or cross-functional engineering teams</p> </li> <li data-end="4344" data-start="4283"> <p data-end="4344" data-start="4285">Exposure to large-scale, enterprise backend architectures</p> </li>
</ul> <hr data-end="4349" data-start="4346" />
<h2 data-end="4372" data-start="4351">Key Competencies</h2> <ul data-end="4635" data-start="4374"> <li data-end="4427" data-start="4374"> <p data-end="4427" data-start="4376">Strong technical leadership and ownership mindset</p> </li> <li data-end="4479" data-start="4428"> <p data-end="4479" data-start="4430">Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills</p> </li> <li data-end="4558" data-start="4480"> <p data-end="4558" data-start="4482">Ability to balance hands-on development with architectural decision-making</p> </li> <li data-end="4635" data-start="4559"> <p data-end="4635" data-start="4561">Strong communication and collaboration skills in fast-paced environments</p> </li>
</ul>
<strong data-end="284" data-start="260">Experience Required:</strong> 8-10 Years<br data-end="298" data-start="295" />
<strong data-end="318" data-start="298">Employment Type:</strong> Contract</p> <hr data-end="335" data-start="332" />
<h2 data-end="355" data-start="337">Role Overview</h2> <p data-end="694" data-start="356">We are seeking an experienced <strong data-end="422" data-start="386">Python Full Stack Developer Lead</strong> to design, develop, and lead the delivery of scalable, secure, and high-performance applications. This role requires strong hands-on expertise across <strong data-end="693" data-start="573">Python backend development, modern React-based frontend engineering, cloud-native architecture, and DevOps practices</strong>.</p> <p data-end="891" data-start="696">The ideal candidate will act as a technical lead, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive architecture decisions, ensure engineering excellence, and deliver enterprise-grade solutions.</p> <hr data-end="896" data-start="893" />
<h2 data-end="923" data-start="898">Key Responsibilities</h2> <h3 data-end="965" data-start="925">Backend Development & Architecture</h3> <ul data-end="1362" data-start="966"> <li data-end="1080" data-start="966"> <p data-end="1080" data-start="968">Design, develop, test, and maintain <strong data-end="1020" data-start="1004">RESTful APIs</strong> using <strong data-end="1077" data-start="1027">Python (FastAPI, Flask, Django REST Framework)</strong>.</p> </li> <li data-end="1198" data-start="1081"> <p data-end="1198" data-start="1083">Architect and implement scalable backend systems with strong focus on <strong data-end="1195" data-start="1153">performance, reliability, and security</strong>.</p> </li> <li data-end="1307" data-start="1199"> <p data-end="1307" data-start="1201">Develop and maintain asynchronous services using <strong data-end="1270" data-start="1250">asyncio, aiohttp</strong>, and message-driven architectures.</p> </li> <li data-end="1362" data-start="1308"> <p data-end="1362" data-start="1310">Integrate enterprise systems and third-party APIs.</p> </li>
</ul> <h3 data-end="1390" data-start="1364">Frontend Development</h3> <ul data-end="1615" data-start="1391"> <li data-end="1535" data-start="1391"> <p data-end="1535" data-start="1393">Collaborate with frontend teams to build and integrate UI components using <strong data-end="1518" data-start="1468">ReactJS (Vite 18+), TypeScript, Mantine, Jotai</strong>, and <strong data-end="1532" data-start="1524">Nivo</strong>.</p> </li> <li data-end="1615" data-start="1536"> <p data-end="1615" data-start="1538">Support frontend testing strategies using <strong data-end="1612" data-start="1580">Jest, Vitest, and Playwright</strong>.</p> </li>
</ul> <h3 data-end="1644" data-start="1617">Databases & Messaging</h3> <ul data-end="1879" data-start="1645"> <li data-end="1798" data-start="1645"> <p data-end="1798" data-start="1647">Design and manage <strong data-end="1701" data-start="1665">NoSQL and relational data stores</strong>, including <strong data-end="1760" data-start="1713">MongoDB (Replica Sets), Redis (JWT caching)</strong>, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQL Server.</p> </li> <li data-end="1879" data-start="1799"> <p data-end="1879" data-start="1801">Implement messaging and event-driven solutions using <strong data-end="1876" data-start="1854">RabbitMQ and Kafka</strong>.</p> </li>
</ul> <h3 data-end="1917" data-start="1881">Cloud, DevOps & Infrastructure</h3> <ul data-end="2381" data-start="1918"> <li data-end="1997" data-start="1918"> <p data-end="1997" data-start="1920">Lead containerized application development using <strong data-end="1994" data-start="1969">Docker and Kubernetes</strong>.</p> </li> <li data-end="2077" data-start="1998"> <p data-end="2077" data-start="2000">Design and maintain <strong data-end="2039" data-start="2020">CI/CD pipelines</strong> using <strong data-end="2074" data-start="2046">Jenkins and Azure DevOps</strong>.</p> </li> <li data-end="2176" data-start="2078"> <p data-end="2176" data-start="2080">Implement <strong data-end="2122" data-start="2090">Infrastructure as Code (IaC)</strong> using <strong data-end="2173" data-start="2129">Terraform, Ansible, and HashiCorp Packer</strong>.</p> </li> <li data-end="2266" data-start="2177"> <p data-end="2266" data-start="2179">Support deployments across <strong data-end="2227" data-start="2206">Azure (IaaS/PaaS)</strong> and <strong data-end="2250" data-start="2232">VMware vSphere</strong> environments.</p> </li> <li data-end="2381" data-start="2267"> <p data-end="2381" data-start="2269">Manage API gateway and ingress configurations using <strong data-end="2346" data-start="2321">Nginx / Nginx Ingress</strong> and load balancer concepts (F5).</p> </li>
</ul> <h3 data-end="2422" data-start="2383">Security, Monitoring & Operations</h3> <ul data-end="2804" data-start="2423"> <li data-end="2562" data-start="2423"> <p data-end="2562" data-start="2425">Implement API security best practices including <strong data-end="2518" data-start="2473">OAuth2, JWT authentication, rate limiting</strong>, and certificate management (<strong data-end="2558" data-start="2548">Venafi</strong>).</p> </li> <li data-end="2643" data-start="2563"> <p data-end="2643" data-start="2565">Support logging, monitoring, and observability using <strong data-end="2640" data-start="2618">Grafana and Splunk</strong>.</p> </li> <li data-end="2713" data-start="2644"> <p data-end="2713" data-start="2646">Perform network-level debugging using <strong data-end="2710" data-start="2684">curl, tcpdump, OpenSSL</strong>.</p> </li> <li data-end="2804" data-start="2714"> <p data-end="2804" data-start="2716">Integrate with <strong data-end="2751" data-start="2731">Active Directory</strong> using Python LDAP3 and advanced directory queries.</p> </li>
</ul> <h3 data-end="2838" data-start="2806">Leadership & Collaboration</h3> <ul data-end="3219" data-start="2839"> <li data-end="2929" data-start="2839"> <p data-end="2929" data-start="2841">Lead code reviews, enforce clean code practices, and ensure maintainable architecture.</p> </li> <li data-end="2989" data-start="2930"> <p data-end="2989" data-start="2932">Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance.</p> </li> <li data-end="3105" data-start="2990"> <p data-end="3105" data-start="2992">Work closely with Product, Infrastructure, Network, and Security teams to ensure stable and secure deployments.</p> </li> <li data-end="3219" data-start="3106"> <p data-end="3219" data-start="3108">Support operational processes including <strong data-end="3216" data-start="3148">JIRA infrastructure requests and ServiceNow CMDB synchronization</strong>.</p> </li>
</ul> <hr data-end="3224" data-start="3221" />
<h2 data-end="3256" data-start="3226">Required Technical Skills</h2> <h3 data-end="3271" data-start="3258">Backend</h3> <ul data-end="3499" data-start="3272"> <li data-end="3364" data-start="3272"> <p data-end="3364" data-start="3274">Strong proficiency in <strong data-end="3320" data-start="3296">Python core concepts</strong>, development, debugging, and maintenance.</p> </li> <li data-end="3438" data-start="3365"> <p data-end="3438" data-start="3367">REST API development using <strong data-end="3435" data-start="3394">FastAPI, Flask, Django REST Framework</strong>.</p> </li> <li data-end="3499" data-start="3439"> <p data-end="3499" data-start="3441">Asynchronous programming and event-driven architectures.</p> </li>
</ul> <h3 data-end="3515" data-start="3501">Frontend</h3> <ul data-end="3658" data-start="3516"> <li data-end="3570" data-start="3516"> <p data-end="3570" data-start="3518"><strong data-end="3568" data-start="3518">ReactJS (Vite 18+), TypeScript, Mantine, Jotai</strong></p> </li> <li data-end="3620" data-start="3571"> <p data-end="3620" data-start="3573">UI testing using <strong data-end="3618" data-start="3590">Jest, Vitest, Playwright</strong></p> </li> <li data-end="3658" data-start="3621"> <p data-end="3658" data-start="3623">Data visualization using <strong data-end="3656" data-start="3648">Nivo</strong></p> </li>
</ul> <h3 data-end="3680" data-start="3660">DevOps & Cloud</h3> <ul data-end="3873" data-start="3681"> <li data-end="3736" data-start="3681"> <p data-end="3736" data-start="3683"><strong data-end="3705" data-start="3683">Docker, Kubernetes</strong>, Container Registry (Harbor)</p> </li> <li data-end="3773" data-start="3737"> <p data-end="3773" data-start="3739"><strong data-end="3749" data-start="3739">CI/CD:</strong> Jenkins, Azure DevOps</p> </li> <li data-end="3813" data-start="3774"> <p data-end="3813" data-start="3776"><strong data-end="3784" data-start="3776">IaC:</strong> Terraform, Ansible, Packer</p> </li> <li data-end="3873" data-start="3814"> <p data-end="3873" data-start="3816"><strong data-end="3836" data-start="3816">Cloud Platforms:</strong> Azure (IaaS, PaaS), VMware vSphere</p> </li>
</ul> <h3 data-end="3902" data-start="3875">Databases & Messaging</h3> <ul data-end="3980" data-start="3903"> <li data-end="3956" data-start="3903"> <p data-end="3956" data-start="3905"><strong data-end="3954" data-start="3905">MongoDB, Redis, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server</strong></p> </li> <li data-end="3980" data-start="3957"> <p data-end="3980" data-start="3959"><strong data-end="3978" data-start="3959">RabbitMQ, Kafka</strong></p> </li>
</ul> <h3 data-end="4009" data-start="3982">Security & Monitoring</h3> <ul data-end="4082" data-start="4010"> <li data-end="4054" data-start="4010"> <p data-end="4054" data-start="4012">OAuth2, JWT, API security best practices</p> </li> <li data-end="4082" data-start="4055"> <p data-end="4082" data-start="4057">Venafi, Grafana, Splunk</p> </li>
</ul> <hr data-end="4087" data-start="4084" />
<h2 data-end="4110" data-start="4089">Desirable Skills</h2> <ul data-end="4344" data-start="4112"> <li data-end="4203" data-start="4112"> <p data-end="4203" data-start="4114">Strong experience in <strong data-end="4154" data-start="4135">Microsoft Azure</strong>, <strong data-end="4166" data-start="4156">Python</strong>, <strong data-end="4184" data-start="4168">DevOps CI/CD</strong>, and <strong data-end="4201" data-start="4190">ReactJS</strong></p> </li> <li data-end="4282" data-start="4204"> <p data-end="4282" data-start="4206">Prior experience leading distributed or cross-functional engineering teams</p> </li> <li data-end="4344" data-start="4283"> <p data-end="4344" data-start="4285">Exposure to large-scale, enterprise backend architectures</p> </li>
</ul> <hr data-end="4349" data-start="4346" />
<h2 data-end="4372" data-start="4351">Key Competencies</h2> <ul data-end="4635" data-start="4374"> <li data-end="4427" data-start="4374"> <p data-end="4427" data-start="4376">Strong technical leadership and ownership mindset</p> </li> <li data-end="4479" data-start="4428"> <p data-end="4479" data-start="4430">Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills</p> </li> <li data-end="4558" data-start="4480"> <p data-end="4558" data-start="4482">Ability to balance hands-on development with architectural decision-making</p> </li> <li data-end="4635" data-start="4559"> <p data-end="4635" data-start="4561">Strong communication and collaboration skills in fast-paced environments</p> </li>
</ul>
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