Full Stack Python Web Developer

City: Santa Monica, CA/ Seattle, WA

Onsite/ Hybrid/ Remote: Remote (Candidate must be a local to LA, CA and Seattle, WA )

Duration: 12 months

Rate Range: Up to$100/hr on W2 depending on experience (no C2C or 1099 or sub-contract)

Work Authorization: GC, USC, All valid EADs except OPT, CPT, H1B

Must Have:

• Python web development (Flask, Django, FastAPI)
• GraphQL API design and development
• Relational/NoSQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB)
• AWS (core services for app hosting)
• Terraform and/or Kubernetes (IaC & orchestration)
• CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD)
• Experience integrating with LDAP/Active Directory
• Front-end fundamentals with React (for internal tools)
• Containerization with Docker
• Observability/monitoring for platform services (e.g., Datadog, CloudWatch)

Responsibilities:

• Build and enhance the service & team registry that tracks ownership, access controls, and deployment metadata for internal software systems.
• Contribute to the developer directory (back-end in Django; front-end using HTMX) and create/maintain client libraries for platform adoption.
• Extend and maintain GraphQL and REST endpoints that back internal tools (Flask + GraphQL; React frontend for select apps).
• Support and evolve integrations with single sign-on and directory services; collaborate on migrations from legacy systems.
• Develop an internal platform usage & metering tool (Django + HTMX) to provide drill-downs by team/directorate (e.g., Kubernetes deployments, CI jobs, repos).
• Own the full delivery lifecycle for assigned features: coding, automated testing, deployment, and rollback when needed.
• Author clear technical docs, participate in code reviews, and demo features to technical stakeholders.
• Apply security and policy controls across platform services; ensure reliability, scalability, and auditability.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years as a Full-Stack Software Engineer with hands-on Python web experience (not just scripting).
• 3+ years setting up/maintaining applications in AWS, plus experience with Terraform and/or Kubernetes in production.
• Proven history starting projects in cloud environments using infrastructure as code.
• Experience building and maintaining GraphQL APIs; strong database design/query skills (MySQL/PostgreSQL/MongoDB).
• Working knowledge of React to support internal UIs (approximately 10–20% of the work).
• Familiarity with LDAP/Active Directory integrations in Python.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; proactive, independent execution (including testing, deployment, rollback).

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or closely aligned curriculum such as Computer Engineering that covers core CS coursework).