Senior Python Backend Engineer - AWS, Kafka, APIs

Proven Recruiting; California (MO); On-site; USD 103,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Proven Recruiting in San Diego, CA is seeking a Senior Python Backend Engineer to design, build, and maintain Python APIs and services. You will work with data moving across systems, developing Kafka-based pipelines, and integrating AWS infrastructure in a production environment.

The role focuses on reliability, clean code, and scalable architectures in an engineering-heavy setting with opportunity to impact analytics workflows and downstream systems.

Qualifications

• Experience building production Python APIs and services.
• Experience with streaming or message-based systems.
• Experience in AWS and containerized environments.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Python-based backend services and APIs
• Develop and enhance Kafka-based data pipelines that power analytics workflows and downstream systems
• Integrate and manage data movement across AWS-based environments, ensuring reliability and performance
• Contribute to clean, reusable code patterns and documentation to improve long-term system stability

Skills

Python

Backend APIs

Kafka

AWS

APIs

Tools

Docker

Job description

Proven Recruiting in San Diego, CA is seeking a Senior Python Backend Engineer to design, build, and maintain Python APIs and services. You will work with data moving across systems, developing Kafka-based pipelines, and integrating AWS infrastructure in a production environment.

The role focuses on reliability, clean code, and scalable architectures in an engineering-heavy setting with opportunity to impact analytics workflows and downstream systems.