Senior Python API & React Engineer (FastAPI/Django)

City of Shakopee, MN; Mandaluyong; On-site; PHP 2,000,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Emerson is seeking a Senior Application Developer in Mandaluyong City, Philippines, to design Python-based REST APIs and GraphQL services, and to deliver React front-end interfaces for enterprise-grade products.

You will work across the full SDLC, integrate with documentation platforms like Zoomin, and support asset management across Emerson's global network. Strong Python, REST/GraphQL, PostgreSQL, and React skills are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of software development experience with proven full-stack Python delivery in production environments.
• Strong proficiency in building and maintaining production-grade REST APIs using FastAPI or Django REST Framework.
• Hands-on experience designing or consuming GraphQL APIs, including schema definition, resolvers, and client query patterns.
• Experience designing PostgreSQL schemas, writing complex queries, managing migrations, and optimizing query performance for production workloads.
• Experience designing, versioning, and consuming REST APIs, familiarity with OAuth2, JWT, and API key authentication patterns.
• Solid experience building React.js front-end interfaces with modern JavaScript (ES6+), state management (Redux or Context API), component lifecycle management, and responsive UI design.
• Experience integrating with external SaaS or documentation delivery platforms via REST or webhook-based workflows.
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps pipelines and sprint-based delivery with advanced English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain Python-based REST APIs and backend services, using FastAPI or Django REST Framework.
• Design and expose GraphQL APIs where product and asset data consumption patterns require flexible, client-driven queries, and maintain and evolve existing GraphQL schemas.
• Develop and maintain PostgreSQL schemas, queries, and migrations supporting product registry, asset tracking, and documentation metadata at production scale.
• Integrate with Zoomin and other third-party documentation vendor APIs, managing content delivery, publication workflows, and metadata synchronization between internal systems and external platforms.
• Build and maintain React.js front-end components and interfaces that surface product and asset data to end users, including state management (Redux or Context API) and responsive UI design.
• Apply the full SDLC to deliver solutions across the product and asset portfolio, from requirements analysis through testing, deployment, and production support.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues across Python APIs, PostgreSQL, and React layers, conduct root cause analysis, and implement durable performance improvements.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, System Analysts, QA teams, and the backend developer to deliver platform features.
• Maintain API contracts, data models, integration guides, and runbooks for owned services.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and CI/CD delivery practices using Azure DevOps.

Skills

Python development

REST API design

GraphQL

React.js

English communication

Agile/Scrum

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or related field

Tools

FastAPI

Django REST Framework

PostgreSQL

Zoomin

Paligo

MadCap Flare

Docker

Git

PyTest

Jest

Cypress

Celery

Job description

Emerson is seeking a Senior Application Developer in Mandaluyong City, Philippines, to design Python-based REST APIs and GraphQL services, and to deliver React front-end interfaces for enterprise-grade products.

You will work across the full SDLC, integrate with documentation platforms like Zoomin, and support asset management across Emerson's global network. Strong Python, REST/GraphQL, PostgreSQL, and React skills are required.