Python Backend Engineer – Cloud APIs & AI (Temp→Perm)

Alvarez & Marsal; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 96,432 - 123,984; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal is seeking a senior Python Software Engineer for a temporary-to-perm role. You will design cloud‑native systems powering automation and decision‑making, building APIs, Azure Functions, and event‑driven services.

You will collaborate across teams, implement scalable data access, and apply best practices in testing, CI/CD, and cloud security while leveraging AI/ML tools and LangChain or similar frameworks.

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of professional software development experience in backend or full‑stack engineering.
• Proficiency in Python, with strong knowledge of object‑oriented and functional programming principles.
• Hands‑on experience developing and deploying Azure Functions, APIs, and event‑driven systems.
• Experience integrating with databases and designing data interaction layers for performance and scalability.
• Solid understanding of microservices, serverless architectures, and distributed systems.
• Familiarity with Azure SDKs, Azure Cognitive Services, and cloud security best practices.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills; thrives in agile, iterative development environments.
• Practical exposure to AI/ML technologies, including LLMs, RAG, and orchestration tools like LangChain, AutoGen, or Semantic Kernel.

Responsibilities

• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code in Python.
• Design, build, and optimize APIs and Azure Function Apps for performant, reliable cloud services.
• Integrate with databases (SQL, NoSQL, or cloud‑native data stores) and design effective data access patterns.
• Implement event‑driven architectures leveraging Azure Event Grid, Durable Functions, and API Management.
• Rapidly prototype and experiment with new SDKs, APIs, and frameworks to support AI‑driven and agentic workflows.
• Develop monitoring, observability, and diagnostic tools to ensure reliability and performance.
• Apply software engineering best practices, including automated testing, CI/CD, and cloud cost optimization.
• Collaborate with peers through code reviews, technical design discussions, and mentorship.

Skills

Python

Azure Functions

APIs

Event‑driven

Microservices

Cloud security

CI/CD

Agile development

AI/ML

Tools

Azure Functions

API Management

Azure SDKs

LangChain

Semantic Kernel

AutoGen

Job description

Alvarez & Marsal is seeking a senior Python Software Engineer for a temporary-to-perm role. You will design cloud‑native systems powering automation and decision‑making, building APIs, Azure Functions, and event‑driven services.

You will collaborate across teams, implement scalable data access, and apply best practices in testing, CI/CD, and cloud security while leveraging AI/ML tools and LangChain or similar frameworks.