Developer II Python
Chicago, IL - USA
Job Summary
Neuberger is looking for a curious and motivatedJunior Python Developerto join our growing engineering team. Youll help build reliable scalable server-side applications in a modern AI-augmented development environment leveraging cutting-edge tools to work smarter ship cleaner code and grow fast.
If youre comfortable writing clean Python have hands-on experience with containerized workflows and are genuinely excited about the future of AI-assisted development we want to hear from you.
What Youll Do
Software Development
Build and implement server-side features modules and components in Python following clean code and best practice standards
Collaborate with product and design teams to translate business requirements into well-structured maintainable code
Participate in code reviews giving and receiving constructive feedback
AI-Augmented Development
Use AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot Claude etc.) responsibly to accelerate development improve code quality and reduce repetitive boilerplate
Apply a working understanding of LLMs tokenization context windows prompt construction and model limitations to integrate them sensibly
Identify the right use cases for AI tooling vs. traditional logic and flag risks like hallucinated outputs or sensitive data exposure
Containerized & Cloud-Aware Development
Write and maintain Dockerfiles and work within containerized development environments
Apply core container concepts: images containers volumes networking and basic orchestration (Docker Compose Kubernetes/OpenShift)
Contribute to deployable environment-consistent application packaging
Agile Scrum
Participate in sprint planning stand-ups retrospectives and reviews
Break down user stories into actionable tasks and deliver working software within sprint timelines
Maintain transparency with the team on progress blockers and dependencies
Quality & Testing
Write and maintain unit and integration tests to ensure reliability and regression safety
Debug and resolve defects from testing or production monitoring
Collaborate with QA to develop test cases and uphold software quality
What You Bring
Python:3 years of hands-on experience
Frameworks:Proficiency in Flask FastAPI or Django
AI Tools:Working experience with GitHub Copilot Claude or comparable LLM-based coding assistants
LLM Awareness:Understanding of tokens context prompting limitations and responsible use
Containers:Hands-on Docker experience build run and debug containerized applications
Version Control:Proficient with Git (branching PRs rebasing)
Testing:Ability to write meaningful unit tests; familiarity with pytest or similar
ORM:Working knowledge of SQLAlchemy Django ORM or equivalent
Bonus Points
Familiarity with Kubernetes OpenShift or container orchestration concepts
Exposure to cloud platforms (Azure AWS or GCP)
Experience calling or integrating LLM APIs (OpenAI Anthropic Azure OpenAI)
Understanding of RAG patterns or vector stores
Basic front-end literacy: JavaScript HTML5 CSS3
Familiarity with server-side templating (e.g. Jinja2)
Understanding of async or multi-process architecture (asyncio multiprocessing)
Work model
Location: New York City; hybrid with a minimum of two days per week in office.
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Compensation Details
The salary range for this role in Illinois is $85000-$110000 and the salary range for the role in New York is $85000-$110000. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and the range may be modified in the future. An employees pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including but limited to relevant education qualifications certifications experience skills seniority geographic location business sector performance shift travel requirements sales or revenue-based metrics market benchmarking data any collective bargaining agreements and business or organizational needs. This job is also eligible for a discretionary bonus which along with base salary and retirement contributions is part of our total comprehensive package. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off medical/dental/vision insurance retirement life insurance and other benefits to eligible employees.Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus commission production or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Companys sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole discretion consistent with the law.
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