Senior Full Stack Developer

VYNYL•Los Angeles, CA

1d•$140,000 - $175,000

About The Position

Vynyl is hiring a Senior Full Stack Developer to lead work across the software development lifecycle, from conceptual design through deployment and monitoring. The role focuses on building robust, scalable backend services with Python and AWS serverless technologies and developing event-sourced systems that provide complete state history and auditability. The developer will collaborate with product managers and designers, contribute to technical direction, mentor other engineers, and help integrate AI tools thoughtfully, securely, and effectively into software development.

Requirements

At least 5 years of professional experience in full-stack software development.
Expert-level Python proficiency for backend development, including Django.
Strong working proficiency with Vue.js and TypeScript.
Practical experience designing, deploying, and maintaining applications using serverless architectures, preferably AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and managed services.
Proficiency with SQL, preferably PostgreSQL.
Understanding of event sourcing and event-driven architecture, including experience with message brokers or streaming services such as SQS, SNS, EventBridge, or Kinesis.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and infrastructure-as-code.
Hands-on experience using AI-powered coding tools to achieve specific, quantifiable productivity gains, with an understanding of and ability to mitigate risks involving code quality, security, and intellectual property.
Ability to discuss AI tools’ technical, ethical, and accuracy limitations; their opportunities for engineering; and how AI has changed and may further change engineering workflows and roles.
Submit a resume and cover letter informed by the AI and forward-looking requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience with advanced AWS services such as Step Functions, Kinesis, or SageMaker.
Experience working in a regulated or compliance-focused environment.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.

Responsibilities

Design and implement scalable, cost-efficient backend services using Python and AWS services, including Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, DynamoDB, SQS, and EventBridge.
Architect and build event-sourced systems and event-driven pipelines, ensuring reliable message processing, idempotency, and eventual consistency across distributed services.
Collaborate with product managers and designers to translate requirements into technical designs and shippable code.
Implement security, logging, monitoring, and infrastructure-as-code best practices, using tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
Conduct code reviews, mentor junior and mid-level engineers, and drive technical excellence across the team.
Research, propose, and integrate technologies and patterns to improve development velocity and system performance.
Articulate and apply a professional perspective on effective, secure, and ethical integration of AI tools into the software development lifecycle.