Python Cloud Engineer

Position: AWS Certified Cloud Engineer - Python (Contract)

Location: South San Francisco, CA – Preferred (Canada or US – 100% Remote)

Contract Duration: 12+ months (high possibility of extension or conversion)

Position Overview

Team, specializing in Data Engineering and Bioinformatics systems development, is actively seeking experienced and motivated senior Python software engineers with hands-on AWS experience on leveraging tools like AWS DataZone, AWS Bedrock and others. We invite individuals who are self-motivated and proactive to join us in the development of large-scale scalable computations utilizing AWS services particularly focusing on serverless paradigms.

This role involves leveraging AWS services and enhancing our current infrastructure to streamline and future-proof existing solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Work together in a collaborative and practical manner to address scientific software engineering challenges.
• Engage with both local and offshore engineering teams to assist in software development endeavors.
• Leverage existing GenAI and RAG solutions and services developed by other teams to integrate data and existing capabilities into internal chatbots to enhance usability and data discovery.
• Rapid prototyping and iterations to foster innovation and enable the company to explore solutions in a shorter time-frame.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education: B.S. or higher in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Bioinformatics, or a related quantitative field.

Industry Experience: 2–5 years of relevant experience.

Technical Skills

• Certified AWS Developer: certification (or similar)
• Bachelor's degree: or higher in computer science or related field.
• You have software engineering experience as a Backend developer with backend development using Python and front-end development Knowledge in ReactJS, HTML/CSS in AWS cloud environment.
• Experience: Over 5 years of experience (including any graduate school experience) in developing tools in Python for High-Performance Computing and cloud solutions. Seniority level will be determined based on experience and other relevant factors.
• Proficiency in event-driven architecture and serverless architecture.
• You have experience enabling various AWS services using infrastructure as a code (IaC) with Terraform and Python.
• Proficient in the use of technologies such as EKS, ECS, S3, SQS, SNS, ALB.
• Familiarity with supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning techniques.
• Working experience with Lambda, Step functions, SQS & SNS (minimum 2 year).
• Proven track record of developing multiple software applications in a production environment.
• Self-motivated and passionate about programming and tool development.
• Professional knowledge: a second programming language (JavaScript, Java).
• Demonstrated adherence to best practices in software engineering, including usability, version control, testing, and abstraction.
• Familiarity with GitLab CI.
• Experience deploying high-performing software in cloud environments, with a preference for AWS.
• Knowledgeable about data structures, message envelope and schema design.
• Ability to effectively communicate complex problems to peers, users, and leadership. Excellent communication skills.