Senior Software Engineer: Bash-to-Python (On-Site DC)

Humera; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

401K

Parental leave

Adoption assistance

Financial planning services

Student loan repayment assistance

Training budget

Job summary

TCG, a rare B Corp government contractor, seeks a Senior Software Engineer to convert legacy Bash batch jobs to secure Python solutions for a Federal government service conversion project, with two days per week on-site in Washington, DC.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in software development, strong Bash and Python skills, and the ability to validate functional equivalence while minimizing risk and ensuring reliable production performance.

Qualifications

• Seven years of professional software development or related experience.
• Experience with Linux/Unix environments, Bash, and Python development.
• Ability to troubleshoot network and authentication issues in secure environments.

Responsibilities

• Analyze Bash scripts and batch jobs to understand logic, dependencies, inputs, outputs, schedules, and error handling.
• Rewrite Bash-based jobs in Python while preserving functionality and results.
• Refactor converted scripts for reuse, efficiency, readability, reliability, and security.
• Apply Python best practices: modular design, exception handling, logging, config mgmt, secure coding.

Skills

Bash scripting

Python development

Linux/Unix

Debugging

Testing

Communication skills

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

Jenkins

CI/CD tooling

Jira

Confluence

Job description

TCG, a rare B Corp government contractor, seeks a Senior Software Engineer to convert legacy Bash batch jobs to secure Python solutions for a Federal government service conversion project, with two days per week on-site in Washington, DC.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in software development, strong Bash and Python skills, and the ability to validate functional equivalence while minimizing risk and ensuring reliable production performance.