Staff Python Engineer: Own Backend Architecture at Scale

Oakwell Hampton Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Oakwell Hampton Group is seeking a Staff Python Engineer to join a data-intensive platform used by enterprise customers. This is a hands-on, senior IC role for someone who wants to go deep on backend and data problems and own real architectural decisions.

The work involves processing large volumes of data, building reliable backend services, and shipping new functionality that customers depend on. If you enjoy scale, clean systems, and solving hard problems end to end, you'll like this one.

Qualifications

• Strong Python and several years building large-scale applications
• Experience with data-heavy systems (ingestion, processing, storage)
• Comfort owning design decisions and building from the ground up
• Solid communication and a collaborative mindset

Responsibilities

• Write clean, high-performance, maintainable Python
• Design and build backend services and data pipelines
• Take features from design through to production
• Work cross-functionally to meet business and compliance requirements
• Support testing, deployment, and code reviews

Skills

Python

Large-scale apps

Data-heavy systems

Design decisions

Communication

Education

CS degree or equivalent

Job description

Oakwell Hampton Group is seeking a Staff Python Engineer to join a data-intensive platform used by enterprise customers. This is a hands-on, senior IC role for someone who wants to go deep on backend and data problems and own real architectural decisions.

The work involves processing large volumes of data, building reliable backend services, and shipping new functionality that customers depend on. If you enjoy scale, clean systems, and solving hard problems end to end, you'll like this one.