Python Software Engineer

Spinnaker Search; Bridgewater (MA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A nationally recognized credit rating agency is seeking a Python Software Engineer contractor to develop server-side components for their analytics systems. This role emphasizes building scalable data systems and optimizing performance. Ideal candidates will have strong Python skills, SQL expertise, and experience with REST APIs. The position offers a flexible remote structure with potential hybrid work arrangements.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of server-side Python development experience.
• Expertise in concurrency models like asyncio and multiprocessing.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize data storage layers across Oracle and CEPH.
• Develop robust Python services leveraging asyncio and multiprocessing.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs using FastAPI.

Skills

Python

SQL

Concurrency Models

REST APIs

Git

Azure DevOps

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Oracle

Red Hat Linux

FastAPI

MongoDB

CEPH

Job description

Our client is a nationally recognized credit rating agency and financial data analytics provider. Known for its deep expertise in the insurance industry, the company has earned widespread trust from regulators, reinsurers, and global markets. Their commitment to innovation has been highlighted in industry press, and they’ve received recognition for analytics leadership and technological advancement.

They are currently seeking a Python Software Engineer contractor to support the ongoing buildout of a cutting-edge Quantitative Analytics Module. This is a contract role with a flexible remote structure and potential hybrid work (based on candidate location and client need).

The Role You’ll Play

As a Python Software Engineer, you will be part of a team driving the development of server-side components for the firm’s analytics systems. This role is critical in ensuring the efficiency, performance, and scalability of the underlying infrastructure that powers their analytics.

Key responsibilities include:

• Build and optimize data storage layers across Oracle, CEPH, and possibly MongoDB

• Tune SQL performance using indexes, views, stored procedures, etc.

• Develop robust Python services leveraging asyncio, multiprocessing, threading

• Work with libraries such as Numpy, Pandas, and core Python collections

• Design and implement RESTful APIs using FastAPI (GRPC/sockets a plus)

• Participate in end-to-end DevOps using Git, Azure DevOps, Artifactory

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines

• Develop in a Red Hat Linux environment with some shell scripting as needed

Background Profile

The ideal candidate is a seasoned back-end developer with a strong command of server-side Python and a passion for building scalable data systems. They should bring an engineering mindset, a self-managed work ethic, and the ability to operate in both dev and ops spaces.

• Bachelor’s degree with 3–5 years of server-side Python development experience

• Expertise in concurrency models (asyncio, multiprocessing, threading)

• Proficiency with REST APIs and frameworks like FastAPI

• Strong SQL and Oracle experience, including tuning and stored procedures

• Proficient in Git and Azure DevOps; experience building CI/CD pipelines

• Comfortable in Redhat Linux environments and writing shell scripts

• Strong grasp of software design patterns (factory, singleton, facade)

Preferred/Bonus Skills:

• Experience with GRPC or socket communications

• Exposure to non-interpreted languages like Java, C++, or Rust

• Familiarity with CEPH or MongoDB