Senior Software Engineers

Dexian; Kenton (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Dexian is seeking a versatile Python software engineer to design, build, and operate production-grade backend services and APIs. You will champion clean-code practices, modular architectures, and robust testing to ensure reliability and scalability.

The role emphasizes Kubernetes deployments in cloud environments (AWS/Azure), Terraform/ARM for infrastructure, and modern CI/CD pipelines. Strong collaboration and problem-solving are essential to drive automation and platform productivity.

Qualifications

• Requires strong Python expertise and ability to write maintainable code.
• Experience with building backend services and APIs.
• Familiarity with CI/CD and testing practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain production-quality Python applications, APIs, libraries, and components.
• Apply OOP, modular architecture, and clean-code principles for maintainable software.
• Demonstrate advanced Python proficiency including packaging, dependencies, and async concepts.
• Implement logging, configuration, CLI, input validation, error handling, and recovery.
• Develop reusable frameworks and self-service tooling to boost productivity.
• Write comprehensive unit and integration tests with mocking and fixtures.
• Diagnose defects and performance bottlenecks; perform root-cause analysis.
• Design, configure, deploy, and support Kubernetes deployments in cloud environments.
• Use IaC tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM templates to automate infra.
• Build CI/CD workflows with GitHub, Jenkins, Artifactory for deployment and release.
• Establish structured logging, metrics, dashboards, monitors, alerts for reliability.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve code quality and troubleshooting.
• Communicate effectively and collaborate with teams to deliver reliable software.
• Experience with enterprise Python apps or platform engineering is preferred.
• Experience with Kubernetes troubleshooting, cloud-platform engineering, HA design, and observability platforms is preferred.
• Success measured by high-quality production-ready software and improved productivity.

Skills

Advanced Python

OO Programming

Testing & QA

Problem solving

Communication

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Azure Resource Manager

Job description

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain production-quality Python applications, APIs, libraries, packages, and reusable components.
• Apply object-oriented programming, modular architecture, design patterns, and clean-code principles to create maintainable, extensible, and scalable software.
• Demonstrate advanced Python proficiency, including classes, modules, functions, data structures, type hints, packaging, dependency management, exception handling, and asynchronous or parallel-processing concepts.
• Implement standardized patterns for logging, configuration management, command-line interfaces, input validation, error handling, and failure recovery.
• Develop reusable frameworks, utilities, templates, and self-service capabilities that reduce duplication and improve developer productivity.
• Write comprehensive unit, integration, and regression tests using appropriate mocking, fixtures, automation, and code-coverage practices.
• Diagnose software defects, runtime failures, and performance bottlenecks; conduct root-cause analysis and implement sustainable remediation.
• Design, configure, deploy, and support containerized applications on Kubernetes in AWS, Azure, or comparable public-cloud environments.
• Use Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or Azure Resource Manager templates to automate cloud and platform infrastructure.
• Build and maintain CI/CD workflows using technologies such as GitHub, Jenkins, and Artifactory for source control, testing, packaging, artifact management, deployment, and release automation.
• Implement structured logging, metrics, dashboards, monitors, and alerts to support highly available and operationally reliable applications and platforms.
• Use AI-assisted development tools, including coding copilots and large language models, to improve development, testing, documentation, code review, and troubleshooting.
• Demonstrate strong problem-solving, communication, collaboration, and influencing skills, with a consistent focus on automation, software quality, reliability, and operational perfection.
• Experience developing enterprise Python applications, backend services, API integrations, automation tools, internal frameworks, or platform-engineering software is preferred.
• Experience with Kubernetes troubleshooting, cloud-platform engineering, high-availability design, application performance testing, and enterprise observability platforms is preferred.
• Success in this role will be measured primarily by the delivery of high-quality, maintainable, well-tested, and production-ready Python software, along with improved software reuse, automation, platform reliability, and developer productivity.

Dexian stands at the forefront of Talent + Technology solutions with a presence spanning more than 70 locations worldwide and a team exceeding 10,000 professionals.

As one of the largest technology and professional staffing companies and one of the largest minority-owned staffing companies in the United States, Dexian combines over 30 years of industry expertise with cutting-edge technologies to deliver comprehensive global services and support.

Dexian connects the right talent and the right technology with the right organizations to deliver trajectory-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals.

To learn more, please visit https://dexian.com/.

Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.