Senior Python Backend Engineer — Onsite DC (FastAPI, PostgreSQL)

Cognizant; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 80,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Python Backend Developer for 100% onsite work in Washington, DC. The role requires 8+ years of software development experience, strong Python, FastAPI, REST API, and PostgreSQL skills. Onsite only; remote/hybrid not available.

Compensation ranges with a base plus COLA and bonus, with benefits included. The ideal candidate will be proficient in building scalable backend systems, implementing caching, writing unit tests (pytest), and deploying with Git-based

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software development.
• Strong hands-on Python development.

Skills

Python development

FastAPI

REST API

PostgreSQL

SQL

Caching

Unit testing

pytest

Git

Docker

CI/CD

Excel with Python

Debugging

Performance optimization

Pydantic

importlib

Tools

Docker

CI/CD

Git

pytest

Pydantic

importlib

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Python Backend Developer for 100% onsite work in Washington, DC. The role requires 8+ years of software development experience, strong Python, FastAPI, REST API, and PostgreSQL skills. Onsite only; remote/hybrid not available.

Compensation ranges with a base plus COLA and bonus, with benefits included. The ideal candidate will be proficient in building scalable backend systems, implementing caching, writing unit tests (pytest), and deploying with Git-based