Python Backend Engineer – Hybrid, 12–24 Month Contract

Gosnaphop; Nashville (TN); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Addison Group in Nashville, TN is seeking a Python Software Engineer to support backend development and large-scale data processing in a modernized financial services environment.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding, architectural decision-making, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. It offers a 12-24 month contract with potential conversion to full-time in a hybrid work setup.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on Python development experience.
• Experience building backend architectures and data-intensive workloads.
• Experience modernizing legacy applications and scaling systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance backend applications primarily using Python.
• Design solutions for processing, transforming, and working with large volumes of data.
• Build efficient systems capable of handling complex calculations and computational workloads.
• Participate in modernization efforts involving legacy applications and technology stacks.
• Assess existing systems and recommend improvements related to scalability, performance, and maintainability.
• Contribute to backend architecture, APIs, databases, and distributed application design.
• Develop and support applications using cloud and containerized technologies.
• Take ownership of technical solutions from requirements through implementation and delivery.
• Partner with engineering and business teams to translate complex requirements into effective software solutions.
• Identify performance challenges and implement strategies to improve system efficiency.
• Influence technical direction while continuing to remain highly hands-on with development.
• Collaborate with other engineers on broader modernization and application development initiatives.

Skills

Python development

Backend engineering

REST APIs

Microservices

SQL databases

Data processing

Cloud technologies

Containerization

Architectural decisions

Problem solving

Tools

Cloud platforms

Containerization (Docker)

CI/CD

Job description

Addison Group in Nashville, TN is seeking a Python Software Engineer to support backend development and large-scale data processing in a modernized financial services environment.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding, architectural decision-making, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. It offers a 12-24 month contract with potential conversion to full-time in a hybrid work setup.