Python Developer REST APIs

Worx-ai; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Worx-ai is seeking an experienced Python Developer in Seattle to design, build, and maintain production-grade applications and API services. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Python in real environments and participate in the complete lifecycle of systems from design to deployment.

This role emphasizes writing clean code, debugging, and optimizing applications while collaborating with product and DevOps teams. Proficiency in Flask, relational databases, and Docker is required.

Qualifications

• Real production experience with Python applications.
• Solid understanding of Python internals.
• Experience using Git and participating in code reviews.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Python applications and services.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable Python code.
• Debug, profile, and optimize existing systems.

Skills

Strong proficiency in Python (3.x)

Experience with Flask

Understanding of RESTful API design

Experience working with relational databases

Familiarity with Docker

Experience with message queues

Tools

Docker

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Azure

Celery

RabbitMQ

Kafka

Job description

Job Summary: We are looking for an experienced Python Developer to design, build, and maintain production‑grade applications and API services. The ideal candidate has hands‑on experience shipping and supporting Python code in real environments, understands performance and reliability trade‑offs, and can work independently as well as within a team. This role is not about writing scripts only — it involves owning systems end‑to‑end, from design to deployment and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Python applications and services used in production
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable Python code
• Debug, profile, and optimize existing systems for performance and reliability
• Collaborate with product, DevOps, and frontend teams to deliver features end‑to‑end
• Build and consume REST APIs and/or background workers
• Write unit tests and integration tests; participate in code reviews
• Diagnose and resolve production issues using logs, metrics, and monitoring tools
• Participate in architecture discussions and technical decision‑making
• Follow security best practices and contribute to improving engineering standards

Restrictions

• No telecommuting
• Agencies are OK

Requirements

• Strong proficiency in Python (3.x) with real production experience
• Solid understanding of Python internals (memory management, GIL, concurrency)
• Experience with Flask
• Experience working with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and/or NoSQL
• Familiarity with ORMs (Django ORM, SQLAlchemy) and query optimization
• Experience writing tests using pytest, unittest, and mocking techniques
• Understanding of RESTful API design
• Experience using Git and participating in code reviews
• Comfortable debugging real production issues
• Knowledge of Docker and containerized deployments
• Familiarity with Azure cloud platform
• Experience with message queues or background jobs (Celery, RabbitMQ, Kafka)