Backend Python Engineer: REST Microservices & Django/Flask

Synergy ECP; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401K Retirement plan

Paid time off

Flexible work options

Weekly happy hour

Job summary

Synergy ECP is seeking a Backend Python Software Engineer to develop, test, deploy, and sustain Python-based REST endpoints and microservices using Django and Flask, interfacing with MariaDB, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL. The role emphasizes data modeling, API delivery, and performance tuning.

The candidate will design, code, and review software, provide middleware support, and collaborate with system engineers to improve performance and documentation.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in computer science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required and four (4) years of experience as a SWE on projects and program of similar scope and complexity.
• In lieu of a degree, seven (7) years of experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide middleware and backend support to all system applications.
• Debug existing software and correct defects.
• Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features.
• Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments.
• Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories.

Skills

Python

PIG

Py-Spark

Django or Flask

MongoDB

MariaDB

Micro service model

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Docker

Jira

Confluence

Git

Swagger

AWS

Visual Studio Code

Job description

Synergy ECP is seeking a Backend Python Software Engineer to develop, test, deploy, and sustain Python-based REST endpoints and microservices using Django and Flask, interfacing with MariaDB, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL. The role emphasizes data modeling, API delivery, and performance tuning.

The candidate will design, code, and review software, provide middleware support, and collaborate with system engineers to improve performance and documentation.