Senior Backend Architect: AWS/Azure, Python Pro

Artifintech; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC in San Diego, CA seeks a Senior Backend Developer with deep AWS/Azure expertise and advanced Python skills. Experience with Go and C++ is a strong plus, and knowledge of modern databases including DynamoDB and data lake platforms is required.

The role involves implementing secure, scalable backend services, building CI/CD pipelines, and developing data/ML pipelines using AWS stack. A Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of experience are expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of post-education software development experience.
• Expert-level Python; knowledge of C++ and Go preferred.
• Experience with Django.
• Strong AWS or Azure experience; experience in both preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field.
• AWS and/or Azure professional-level certifications strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure security, performance, and scalability in HIPAA, FedRAMP High environments.
• Write clean, maintainable, well-documented code.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across the application stack.
• Collaborate in an Agile development process with sprint planning and code reviews.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and Git workflows.
• Develop and automate cloud infrastructure using Terraform and AWS CDK.
• Design, build, and operationalize data and ML pipelines using AWS services like Glue, Step Functions, Lambda, EMR, SageMaker.
• Write robust AWS Glue ETL jobs (Python/PySpark) with logging and CloudWatch monitoring.
• Implement monitoring and dashboards in CloudWatch for ETL, data pipelines, and ML endpoints.
• Work with PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB, and data lake technologies.
• Apply security best practices including IAM least privilege, encryption, and secrets management.
• Contribute to architecture documentation, runbooks, and design reviews.

Skills

Python

C++

Go

Django

AWS

Azure

Linux

PostgreSQL

MySQL

NoSQL databases

Data pipelines

Cloud architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field

Tools

Terraform

AWS CDK

AWS CodePipeline

CodeBuild

Kubernetes

ECS

SageMaker

Glue

Lambda

Step Functions

EMR

CloudWatch

Job description

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC in San Diego, CA seeks a Senior Backend Developer with deep AWS/Azure expertise and advanced Python skills. Experience with Go and C++ is a strong plus, and knowledge of modern databases including DynamoDB and data lake platforms is required.

The role involves implementing secure, scalable backend services, building CI/CD pipelines, and developing data/ML pipelines using AWS stack. A Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of experience are expected.