Principal Python Developer
About The Position
Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a Principal Python Developer to design, build, and continuously enhance complex enterprise-grade applications, data-intensive services, and automation platforms. This hands-on engineering role focuses on delivering robust, secure, high-performance Python systems that operate reliably in distributed and mission-critical production environments. The developer will apply deep Python expertise and strong software architecture, data engineering, and operational support fundamentals, partnering with product, data, and infrastructure teams to turn ambiguous business problems into well-engineered technical solutions. The role also involves identifying root causes of complex issues and proactively raising the engineering bar across the team. This is a full-time, direct W2 position that is 100% remote within the United States. The listed annual salary range is $120,000–$170,000. The employer encourages applications from U.S. citizens, Green Card holders, EAD holders, and candidates transferring an H-1B visa, but cannot sponsor new H-1B visa petitions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- At least five years of applied Python development experience in enterprise-grade environments.
- Experience building and maintaining large-scale production applications with significant uptime and reliability requirements.
- Hands-on experience with relational databases such as Oracle, MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or Sybase, including query tuning and schema design.
- Strong understanding of the full software development lifecycle, including requirements, design, build, test, release, and ongoing support.
- Hands-on experience with system design, application development, automated testing, and operational support.
- Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and computational efficiency, with the ability to make sound design trade-offs.
- Demonstrated experience debugging and maintaining complex enterprise-level applications in production.
- Understanding of Agile methodologies, CI/CD practices, application resiliency patterns, and secure coding standards.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects in dynamic, fast-changing environments while keeping stakeholders informed.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and experience collaborating with technical and business teams.
Nice To Haves
- Strong shell scripting skills in UNIX/Linux environments and comfort with command-line tooling.
- Grounding in mathematical and statistical concepts and ability to translate them into code.
- Hands-on experience with Python data and machine learning tools, including NumPy, Pandas, SciPy, Scikit-Learn, TensorFlow, and PyTorch.
- Exposure to AWS cloud services and cloud-native storage technologies such as S3, RDS, DynamoDB, and Glue.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and continuously enhance complex enterprise-grade applications, data-intensive services, and automation platforms.
- Deliver robust, secure, high-performance Python systems for distributed and mission-critical production environments.
- Partner with product, data, and infrastructure teams to translate ambiguous business problems into technical solutions.
- Identify root causes of complex issues and help raise the engineering bar across the team.
- Contribute hands-on across system design, application development, automated testing, and operational support.
- Debug and maintain complex enterprise-level applications in production.
- Manage multiple concurrent projects in changing environments and keep stakeholders informed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
