Python Developer (AWS, Serverless)

OpenDataJobs • Washington, DC

2d • $120,000 - $140,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

At Peregrine Advisors, you will develop Python applications on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and take responsibility for the components you deliver. As the work evolves, you will learn new systems and tools, take on greater responsibility, and help develop the firm's capabilities, tools, and lines of business. We move our best to where the hardest problems are. This is a full-time W-2 position with a salary of $120,000 to $140,000 per year. It is a hybrid work arrangement based in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, and the commuting cadence varies by assignment. The initial engagement requires United States citizenship and the ability to obtain a Public Trust determination. We are a data and technology innovation hub and a Benefit Corporation working at the center of the federal government's mission to deliver for client stakeholders and the US public.

Requirements

• 4+ years of software development experience
• Bachelor's degree
• Working-level command of Python
• Experience with modern languages and frameworks, and with version control
• Familiarity with cloud development on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and with continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) concepts
• Ability to turn a defined specification into working, tested code and own it through to production
• Basic proficiency in writing, PowerPoint, and Excel
• You care about what you build and judge it by whether it works for the people who rely on it.
• You communicate clearly, adapt across roles and clients, and care about creating public value.
• You experiment, fail, learn, and repeat quickly.
• You would rather own an outcome than be handed a task.
• A practical command of modern cloud development, with the range to build something new or make an existing system work better.
• The matching delivery habits, meaning version control, unit and integration testing, code review, secure coding, and accessibility.
• Plain-language communication about your work with the people who depend on it, explaining clearly and listening for what they need.
• The precision to work where accuracy and auditability are not optional.
• You adapt your development workflow as AI tools evolve, using them to help implement, test, and improve the components you own. You give the tools clear context, review and test their output, and remain accountable for the code you deliver.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on delivery of production workloads on Amazon Web Services (AWS), or an AWS certification
• Federal information technology experience
• Familiarity with AI-assisted developer tooling

Responsibilities

• Build serverless, event-driven application workflows using AWS Lambda and Step Functions.
• Integrate commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products with frameworks developed in-house.
• Build internal and external application programming interface (API) connections.
• Build data and document pipelines that automate manual, paper-based work.
• Deliver tested, working code you own through production, including the defects you find and fix.
• Automate business operations that replace manual checks, validations, and spreadsheet workflows.
• Build deployment pipelines that make releasing services routine.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision with the employee premium fully paid and half of dependent premiums
• Employer-paid life, accidental death, and short-term and long-term disability insurance
• A 401(k) matched 100% up to 4% of salary, vesting immediately
• Unlimited paid time off
• Sponsored professional certifications and continuing education
• Extensive onboarding
• Sponsored professional certifications such as the Data Management Capability Assessment Model (DCAM) and AWS technical certifications
• Rotation across functions to expand your skills and perspective

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level