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Senior Software Engineer – Python & AWS (100 Remote)
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1 September 2026 (Yesterday)
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29 November 2026
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1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Senior Software Engineer Python & AWS (Remote)
Be part of a dynamic technology team in the insurance sector and contribute to the delivery of modern cloud-native solutions that support large-scale data and platform operations. This opportunity combines meaningful technical challenges a collaborative environment flexible working arrangements and hands-on exposure to AWS-based engineering initiatives.
What is in it for you:
Salaried: $50-58 per hour.
Incorporated Business Rate: $60-68 per hour.
Contract duration of 3.5 months ending December 15 2026.
Full-time position: 37.50 hours per week.
Weekday schedule from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Enjoy the flexibility of a primarily remote work model.
On-site presence expected 1 to 2 days per quarter.
Responsibilities:
Analyze investigate and recommend solutions to improve processes enhance operational efficiency identify pain points and optimize development workflows.
Contribute to the creation and maintenance of technical documentation standards reusable frameworks and implementation templates.
Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams using Agile methodologies to plan develop test and deliver software solutions.
Utilize Jira and Confluence to manage work track progress document requirements and support team collaboration.
Implement and follow source control best practices using Git Bitbucket and modern branching strategies such as GitFlow and Trunk-Based Development.
Design develop test and maintain software applications using Python and Java.
Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality maintainability security and adherence to engineering standards.
Support and improve CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins and GitLab CI/CD.
Assist with infrastructure automation provisioning and configuration management using tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
Contribute to the design and implementation of distributed systems and microservices-based applications.
Work with cloud-native technologies and AWS services to build scalable reliable and secure solutions.
Troubleshoot production issues perform root cause analysis and implement preventive solutions.
Partner with team members to promote engineering best practices knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions and implementation plans
What you will need to succeed:
Required qualifications
Bachelors degree or diploma in Computer Science Software Engineering or a related field.
2-5 years of experience in software engineering DevOps or application development.
Experience developing applications in Python and/or Java.
Experience participating in code reviews and applying engineering best practices.
Strong proficiency in Python.
Experience with AWS services including Lambda EventBridge SQS API Gateway and serverless fundamentals.
Experience with Git and Bitbucket including source control branching strategies and code collaboration.
Experience with Jenkins and CI/CD tools including GitHub Actions GitLab CI/CD Harness or similar technologies.
Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and experience working within Scrum or Kanban teams.
Experience using Jira and Confluence for planning tracking and collaboration.
Understanding of distributed systems APIs event-driven architectures and microservices design principles.
Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code configuration management and automation concepts.
Knowledge of modern web frameworks such as React Angular Vue Preact or similar technologies.
Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot or Claude Code.
Preferred qualifications
AWS Terraform or related cloud certifications.
Experience with Terraform for infrastructure-as-code automation and provisioning.
Experience with Snowflake including RBAC masking SQL fundamentals and data warehouse environments.
Experience with AWS Lambda for serverless compute and event-driven workflows.
Knowledge of AWS Data and Analytics services including Glue Catalog ETL Lake Formation Athena SageMaker and S3.
Experience building cloud-native distributed serverless or event-driven applications on AWS.
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
Knowledge of AWS security and governance practices including IAM encryption and access management.
Exposure to test-driven development unit testing integration testing monitoring logging site reliability engineering or platform engineering practices.
Soft skills
Strong analytical troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams.
Ability to quickly ramp up without requiring deep organization-specific knowledge (preferred).
Strong debugging and investigative skills (preferred).
Ability to remain effective in ambiguous situations and under pressure (preferred).
Ability to contribute across front-end and back-end activities (preferred).
Ability to independently investigate issues analyze logs and identify solutions (preferred).
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