Senior Software Engineer - Python / DevOps

Talener; Naperville (IL); Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Talener, in Naperville, IL, is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to build and scale a workflow orchestration platform. This hands-on role focuses on production-grade software and scalable workflow automation within a modern cloud environment.

The position requires 7+ years in software/platform/backend roles, deep Python experience, and strong AWS know-how. The contract is hybrid in location, with potential extension depending on project needs.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, or backend development.
• Strong experience building applications and services in Python.
• Experience designing and supporting production workflow orchestration platforms.
• Hands-on experience with Prefect or similar workflow orchestration technologies.
• Experience deploying and operating cloud-native applications within AWS.
• Strong SQL skills and experience with modern cloud data platforms like Snowflake.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
• Strong observability, monitoring, logging, and production support practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and scale a workflow orchestration platform for a growing org.
• Build reliable, production-grade software in a cloud environment.
• Collaborate on design, implementation, and maintenance of data workflows and APIs.

Skills

Python development

AWS

Workflow orchestration

CI/CD pipelines

Observability

APIs & data pipelines

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

DBT

Snowflake

Prefect

Job description

Our client is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer (Python, AWS, Workflow Orchestration) to help build and scale a workflow orchestration platform for a rapidly growing organization undergoing a large-scale digital transformation initiative. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on developing reliable, production-grade software and workflow automation solutions within a modern cloud environment.

Job Title

Senior Cloud Engineer (Python, AWS, Workflow Orchestration)

Compensation

Up to $90/hour

Location

Naperville, IL (Hybrid)

Duration

3-Month Contract with Strong Possibility of Extension

Required Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, or backend application development.
• Strong commercial experience building applications and services in Python.
• Experience designing, implementing, and supporting production workflow orchestration platforms.
• Hands-on experience with Prefect or similar workflow orchestration technologies.
• Experience deploying and operating cloud-native applications within AWS environments.
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with modern cloud data platforms such as Snowflake or comparable technologies.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
• Strong understanding of monitoring, logging, observability, and production support practices.Experience integrating systems through APIs, distributed services, and data pipelines.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals including testing, version control, and code review practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, DBT, event-driven architectures, or modern cloud data platforms.

Additional Information

• Hybrid role based in Naperville, IL.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States. No visa sponsorship available.
• Title may be flexible based on experience (e.g., Senior Platform Engineer, Lead Platform Engineer, Staff Platform Engineer, Senior Cloud Engineer).