[Hiring] Mid-Level Cloud Application Developer @Saxon Global

Role Description

Mid-level software developer role responsible for designing, developing, enhancing, and supporting modern cloud-based applications and data solutions. The ideal candidate has 3-5 years of professional experience building full-stack and cloud-native applications using AWS technologies, Python, PySpark, and SQL Server. This role requires strong technical problem-solving skills, experience working in Agile teams, and the ability to independently deliver high-quality solutions while collaborating across engineering, product, and business stakeholders. Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity and code quality is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3-5 years of professional software development experience building enterprise applications and services.
• Hands-on experience with:
  • AWS cloud services and cloud-native application development
  • Python and PySpark development
  • SQL Server and relational database design and development
  • RESTful APIs and distributed application architectures
• Experience designing, developing, testing, and deploying scalable applications in production environments.
• Proficiency with Git-based source control, CI/CD practices, and automated testing frameworks.
• Experience working within Agile/Scrum development teams.
• Experience utilizing AI-assisted development tools and integrating them into software engineering workflows.
• Strong understanding of software design principles, object-oriented programming, and application security best practices.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder collaboration skills.
• Ability to independently manage work assignments and drive technical solutions from design through implementation.

Requirements

• 3-5+ years software development.
• Cloud development or data engineering experience.
• Experience developing, building and testing cloud-based applications or data solutions.
• Hands-on AWS cloud development experience.
• Strong Python development skills.
• SQL development experience (query optimization and design).
• Experience working with REST APIs.
• Experience with AI tools.
• Agile experience.
• CI/CD pipeline and testing experience.
• USC/permanent resident only.

Benefits

• Remote work opportunity.
• Contract to Hire (C2H).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within healthcare, health insurance, or other regulated industries, including knowledge of HIPAA requirements.
• Experience with data engineering and analytics platforms, including Databricks, AWS Glue, Athena, Redshift, or related AWS data services.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools).
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience supporting production applications and participating in incident response and operational support.
• Exposure to application observability, monitoring, and performance optimization tools.
• AWS certifications or other relevant cloud certifications.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, enhance, and support applications and services deployed in AWS cloud environments.
• Develop scalable and maintainable solutions using Python, PySpark, SQL Server, and modern application development frameworks.
• Design and optimize database structures, complex queries, stored procedures, and data integration processes.
• Translate business and technical requirements into well-architected, scalable solutions.
• Participate in technical design discussions and contribute to architecture and implementation decisions.
• Write secure, efficient, and maintainable code following established development standards and best practices.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools for code generation, refactoring, testing, documentation, and productivity improvements while ensuring appropriate validation and governance.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts, perform root cause analysis, and resolve complex application and data issues.
• Conduct code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement of engineering practices, quality standards, and development processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product owners, architects, QA engineers, data engineers, and business stakeholders.
• Support CI/CD pipelines, application deployments, release management, and operational support activities.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, estimation, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Mentor junior developers and provide technical guidance and knowledge sharing within the team.
• Monitor application health, performance, reliability, and security, recommending improvements as needed.