Senior Python Engineer — Remote Data Pipelines on AWS

Eliassen Group; Topeka (KS); Remote; USD 102,000 - 107,000; Part time

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a Senior Python Developer for a remote contract role to build and operate components of a SaaS risk and compliance AI platform. You will work primarily in Python on Linux, leverage AWS services, and contribute to modernization and production support for a screening platform.

Applicants must work on a W2 basis with a benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401k with company matching. Rate: $74.00–$78.00/hr.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience.
• Strong experience with Python and Linux.
• Proven experience ingesting, storing, and querying messy data at scale.
• Experience with PostgreSQL or other SQL relational databases.
• Familiarity with Elasticsearch or other NoSQL search engines.
• Hands-on AWS experience with Lambda, ECS, EC2, RDS, SQS, S3, Route 53, and networking concepts.
• Demonstrated initiative in independent or self-managed projects.
• Adaptable, self-motivated, and curious, ideally with startup exposure.
• Nice to have: LangGraph, NLP, ML experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Python services and data pipelines on Linux.
• Ingest, normalize, and query large-scale datasets.
• Implement and optimize data models in PostgreSQL or similar databases.
• Build and tune search capabilities using ElasticSearch or comparable engines.
• Deploy and operate workloads on AWS (Lambda, ECS, EC2, RDS, SQS, S3, Route 53).
• Own components end to end including source code, testing, and deployment strategies.
• Contribute to modernization while supporting production stability for the screening platform.

Skills

Python

Linux

PostgreSQL

Elasticsearch

AWS

Data Ingestion

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a Senior Python Developer for a remote contract role to build and operate components of a SaaS risk and compliance AI platform. You will work primarily in Python on Linux, leverage AWS services, and contribute to modernization and production support for a screening platform.

Applicants must work on a W2 basis with a benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401k with company matching. Rate: $74.00–$78.00/hr.