Python Developer

Civic Innovation Lab; Portland (ME); On-site; USD 72,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Civic Innovation Lab in Portland, ME is seeking a mid-level Python Developer to balance speed and stability while shipping software used by millions. The role offers substantial autonomy and a clear path to growth with competitive compensation, including a salary range of $72,000 - $108,000 per year.

You will wire Python APIs to Strategic Planning consumers, push RabbitMQ changes behind feature flags, and develop RESTful services powering our products.

Qualifications

• Proficient Python development skills with a focus on reliability and scalability.
• Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs.

Responsibilities

• Wire Python APIs to Strategic Planning consumers so data lands where Portland teams expect it.
• Push RabbitMQ changes safely behind flags so Portland, ME rollbacks take seconds.
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs powering Civic Innovation Lab products.
• Ship Python experiments fast, kill the losers, and double down on what sticks.
• Scale Civic Innovation Lab's Coaching services from Portland pilot to ME-wide rollout.
• Respond to on‑call rotations and participate in incident postmortems.
• Build the genuinely-flexible RabbitMQ feature that wins back the ME accounts Civic Innovation Lab lost.

Skills

Python

RESTful APIs

On-call readiness

Prioritization

Tools

RabbitMQ

Git

Job description

We are hiring a Python Developer who can balance speed and stability while shipping software used by millions. Few Portland employers pair $72,000 - $108,000 with this much technology autonomy, and fewer still ask only 5 years to earn it.

Key Responsibilities

• Wire Python APIs to Strategic Planning consumers so data lands where Portland teams expect it
• Push RabbitMQ changes safely behind flags so Portland, ME rollbacks take seconds
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs powering core Civic Innovation Lab products
• Ship Python experiments fast, kill the losers, and double down on what sticks
• Scale Civic Innovation Lab's Coaching services from Portland pilot to ME-wide rollout
• Respond to on‑call rotations and participate in incident postmortems
• Build the genuinely-flexible RabbitMQ feature that wins back the ME accounts Civic Innovation Lab lost

What You'll Bring

• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines
• A point of view, held loosely and defended well
• The kind of curiosity that reads the docs before asking
• Proven Strategic Planning results, ideally seasoned in Portland, ME

What began as two engineers and a whiteboard in Portland is now Civic Innovation Lab, a team-oriented team obsessed with getting Strategic Planning right. Diverse perspectives make our technology work sharper, and we deliberately seek them out.

We answer the money question first with $72,000 - $108,000, then keep going with growth budgets, mentorship, and a flexible contract schedule.

Freshly verified active, this mid-level Python Developer position is accepting candidates now.

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