Remote AI-Powered Python Engineer for FinTech Platform

Openkrill; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Remote work model

Medical insurance

Paid vacations

Paid Sick-leaves

Paid State holidays

Job summary

Openkrill is seeking a hands-on Python Engineer to join a long-term product collaboration with a European investment firm. You\'ll own backend APIs, serverless architecture, and production deployments, collaborating with analysts, portfolio managers, and risk experts.

The role covers end-to-end ownership, from design to monitoring, with a focus on reliability, security, and scalable data processing in AWS, Terraform, and GitLab CI/CD, in a fully remote environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Python 3.
• Experience building APIs using Flask or similar Python web frameworks.
• Experience developing serverless applications using AWS Lambda.
• Experience with AWS Step Functions for building and orchestrating workflows.
• Familiarity with API Gateway and/or ALB for routing and service integration.
• Solid understanding of PostgreSQL, with experience deploying to AWS RDS.
• Knowledge of Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and management.
• Familiarity with OpenAPI/Swagger for API contracts and documentation.
• Experience with GitLab and Git workflows for version control and CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of S3 use cases in web applications.
• Comfortable working in agile environments and taking initiative to solve problems.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable backend APIs using Python and AWS Lambda.
• Develop and manage OpenAPI specifications for all serverless APIs.
• Build and maintain data models and schema migrations using PostgreSQL on AWS RDS.
• Set up and maintain infrastructure-as-code using Terraform.
• Build and orchestrate workflows using AWS Step Functions.
• Collaborate with DevOps to establish smooth CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD.
• Use Amazon S3 for storing and serving assets and data.
• Monitor production systems and provide ongoing production support.
• Apply best practices in version control, testing, and security.
• Participate in code reviews, architectural planning, and agile team ceremonies.

Skills

Python 3

Flask

AWS Lambda

AWS Step Functions

OpenAPI/Swagger

GitLab CI/CD

PostgreSQL

Terraform

API Gateway / ALB

S3

Agile

Tools

AWS Lambda

AWS Step Functions

API Gateway

Terraform

PostgreSQL on AWS RDS

GitLab CI/CD

S3

Job description

Openkrill is seeking a hands-on Python Engineer to join a long-term product collaboration with a European investment firm. You\'ll own backend APIs, serverless architecture, and production deployments, collaborating with analysts, portfolio managers, and risk experts.

The role covers end-to-end ownership, from design to monitoring, with a focus on reliability, security, and scalable data processing in AWS, Terraform, and GitLab CI/CD, in a fully remote environment.