Senior Python Engineer: Azure Backend & Distributed AI

InnoveIQ; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

InnoveIQ seeks a hands-on Senior Python Software Engineer in Seattle, WA, with 8+ years of backend experience and deep Python expertise. You will own production-grade Python applications running on Microsoft Azure, from design through deployment, debugging, and ongoing operation.

You’ll work on building reliable, scalable services, diagnose complex production issues, optimize performance, and collaborate with AI and platform teams to deliver cloud-native solutions. Hybrid in-office work required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on Python expertise.
• Real-world Azure production experience.
• Experience shipping production software.
• Knowledge of APIs, databases, and distributed systems.
• Experience with testing, CI/CD, and monitoring.
• Ability to own technical problems and communicate during incident resolution.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain production-grade Python applications.
• Own software from development to deployment and operation.
• Diagnose production issues and improve reliability.
• Implement CI/CD workflows and monitoring.
• Collaborate with AI teams and other engineers.
• Deploy on Azure infrastructure.
• Build APIs and backend services.

Skills

Python expertise

Distributed systems

Azure experience

Backend development

Debugging

CI/CD

Unit testing

Tools

Azure Functions

App Service

AKS

Docker

Kubernetes

FastAPI

Flask

Django

OpenAI API

Job description

InnoveIQ seeks a hands-on Senior Python Software Engineer in Seattle, WA, with 8+ years of backend experience and deep Python expertise. You will own production-grade Python applications running on Microsoft Azure, from design through deployment, debugging, and ongoing operation.

You’ll work on building reliable, scalable services, diagnose complex production issues, optimize performance, and collaborate with AI and platform teams to deliver cloud-native solutions. Hybrid in-office work required.