Staff/Senior Software Engineer, Python/PHP

Jobtailor

California (MO)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 240,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a senior backend software engineer to lead application modernization and cloud migrations on Google Cloud. You will deconstruct monoliths into container-based services, mentor teams, and drive best practices in testing and CI/CD.

You will collaborate with product managers and other engineers to define requirements, implement secure communications with OpenSSL, and integrate metrics with Chronosphere, Prometheus, and Grafana while expanding monitoring and logging capabilities.

Qualifications

10+ years of backend software development.
Recent hands-on Python (3.11+) and PHP (8.x).
Experience deconstructing monoliths into container-based services on Google Cloud.
OpenSSL and secure communication implementation experience.
Strong testing discipline: unit, integration, and acceptance tests.
Degree in computer science or related field.
10+ years of backend development experience focusing on Python.
8+ years of Python (3.11+) and PHP (8.4.x).
Extensive Python experience with complex codebases.
Experience in breaking monoliths into container-based services for scalability.

Responsibilities

Lead modernization efforts and decompose monolithic architectures into container-based services on GCP.
Collaborate with engineering managers and customer stakeholders to ensure project success from definition to delivery.
Drive modernization across internal network-automation services and cloud migrations.

Skills

Backend Software Development

Python (3.11+)

PHP (8.x)

Google Cloud Platform

OpenSSL Implementation

Monolith Decomposition

Testing: Unit/Integration/Acceptance

Mentoring Engineers

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Chronosphere

Prometheus

Grafana

Splunk Cloud

Job description

• Support a critical customer engagement focused on application and platform modernization.
• Lead modernization efforts and breaking down monolithic architectures into container-based services on GCP.
• Work closely with engineering managers and customer stakeholders to ensure project success from initial definition through final delivery.
• Drive application and platform modernization across internal network-automation services.
• Drive language and library upgrades (Python 3.11+, PHP 8.4.x, OpenSSL), own design and reviews, and mentor junior developers.
• Build and extend metrics paths as the platform moves from a legacy metrics system to Chronosphere, Prometheus, and Grafana.
• Collaborate with product engineers on OS and package shifts and cloud migrations, owning feature delivery in support of the broader digital transformation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and other engineering teams, to define requirements and drive technical solutions.
• Drive the adoption of best practices for software development, including testing, code reviews, and continuous integration and delivery.
• Troubleshoot and debug complex issues across the distributed system, identifying root causes and implementing effective solutions.

Requirements

10+ years of backend software development
Recent, hands-on Python (3.11+) AND PHP (8.x)
A real example of deconstructing a monolith into container-based services, ideally on Google Cloud.
OpenSSL / secure communication implementation experience.
Testing discipline: unit, integration, and acceptance tests on production systems.
A degree in computer science or a related field.
10+ years of relevant work experience in software development, focused on backend development, specifically with Python experience.
8+ years of strong expertise developing applications using Python (3.11+) and PHP (8.4.x).
Extensive Python experience, with the ability to understand an existing complex codebase and lead development efforts.
Extensive experience deconstructing monolithic architectures into container-based services to enhance scalability and maintainability.
Experience working with cloud platforms, specifically Google Cloud.
Technical proficiency with OpenSSL and implementing secure communication protocols across distributed platforms.
Exposure to metrics and monitoring tools such as Chronosphere, Prometheus, and Grafana.
Familiarity with logging solutions, specifically transitioning from Splunk to Splunk Cloud.
Exposure to OS/package management, including RHEL7 to EL8/9 shifts and migrations from proprietary package management to RPM.
Strong proficiency writing unit, integration, and acceptance tests.
Previous experience with internal network-automation services and platforms.
Experience mentoring mid-level engineers to reduce single points of failure (SPOFs).
Experience partnering with Principal Engineers on large-scale cloud migrations.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive backend software development expertise, particularly in Python (3.11+) and PHP (8.4.x), with a strong focus on application modernization and cloud migration on Google Cloud. Proven ability to lead teams, mentor engineers, and implement best practices in software development and testing.

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