Python Backend Developer with AWS

McLean, MD - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position: Python Backend Developer with AWS

Location: McLean VA (Preferred) Richmond VA Plano TX

Duration: Long term contract

Note: Ex Capital One candidates preferred especially those able to work at client locations.

Role Overview:

Capital One is seeking a skilled Backend Developer with strong Data Engineering expertise to design build and maintain scalable data pipelines in a cloud-native environment. This role focuses on backend development using Python PySpark and AWS supporting high-volume data processing and analytics platforms.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience building production-grade data pipelines working with distributed data frameworks and deploying solutions on AWS.

Key Responsibilities

Design develop and maintain backend data pipelines using Python and PySpark
Build and optimize ETL/ELT workflows for large-scale data processing
Develop cloud-hosted solutions using AWS services
Ensure performance reliability and scalability of data engineering pipelines
Collaborate with product owners data scientists and platform teams to support analytics and business use cases
Implement data quality checks logging monitoring and error handling
Participate in code reviews and follow Capital One engineering best practices
Support deployment and operations in a CI/CD-driven cloud environment

Required Skills & Qualifications

Strong hands-on experience with Python backend development
Solid experience using PySpark for large-scale data processing
Experience hosting and deploying applications on AWS (e.g. S3 EC2 EMR Glue Lambda CloudWatch exact services may vary)
Proven experience building data engineering pipelines
Understanding of distributed systems and data processing concepts
Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments
Strong problem-solving and debugging skills

Preferred Qualifications

Ex Capital One experience (highly preferred)
Ability to work onsite in McLean VA

Experience with:

CI/CD pipelines
Data lake architectures
Cloud-native backend systems
Financial services or enterprise-scale data platform experience

Nice-to-Have Skills

SQL and data modeling
Workflow orchestration tools (Airflow or similar)
Exposure to streaming or near real-time data processing
Knowledge of security and compliance in cloud environments

Position: Python Backend Developer with AWS Location: McLean VA (Preferred) Richmond VA Plano TX Duration: Long term contract Note: Ex Capital One candidates preferred especially those able to work at client locations. Role Overview: Capital One is seeking a skilled Backend Developer with...