Contract IT Software Engineer – Backend/API (Python)

ECI Group; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ECI Group is seeking a contract IT Software Engineer for the Houston area to work on the Deal Entry Portal project. The role involves independent delivery, deep knowledge of large-scale architectures, and collaboration with business stakeholders.

The candidate will design and test features, provide guidance, and help resolve production issues within an AI-assisted review framework. The contract spans an estimated 4 months with a Sept 14, 2026 start date.

Qualifications

• Must have strong API development experience with Python in an OOP context.
• Experience with distributed asynchronous systems and designing them to avoid data conflicts.
• Proficiency with database technologies such as SQL Server or Oracle.
• Experience with Docker, Kafka, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (Azure/AWS) and message brokers.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, coding, testing, and automation skills.
• Experience with at least one strongly-typed language in an OO paradigm.
• Collaborate with the lead functional developer to define, develop, test, and release features; provide bug fixes for production issues.
• Familiar with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience mentoring junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Work independently within defined projects and deliver results.
• Contribute to large-scale application architecture and design.
• Communicate effectively with external stakeholders and business partners.
• Design, develop, test, and guide release of new features; provide workarounds for urgent issues.
• Advise internally on solving functional and technical problems for applications and infrastructure.

Skills

Python API

Distributed systems

SQL/Oracle

Docker

Kafka

Kubernetes

Azure

AWS

GitHub

Message brokers

Analytical thinking

OOP languages

DevOps/CI-CD

Mentoring juniors

Tools

RabbitMQ

CI/CD

Azure

AWS

GitHub

Oracle DB

Job description

ECI Group is seeking a contract IT Software Engineer for the Houston area to work on the Deal Entry Portal project. The role involves independent delivery, deep knowledge of large-scale architectures, and collaboration with business stakeholders.

The candidate will design and test features, provide guidance, and help resolve production issues within an AI-assisted review framework. The contract spans an estimated 4 months with a Sept 14, 2026 start date.