Position – Senior Python Developer Location – Austin, TX Duration – 6 months + Key Responsibilities Develop: Build, and maintain high-performance, scalable, and reliable Python microservices for our core event-driven platform. Event-Driven Architecture: Build and manage real-time data pipelines using Kafka to handle asynchronous communication between the API Gateway, Event Orchestrator, and various backend fulfillment systems. Containerization & Orchestration: Deploy, manage, and scale applications on Kubernetes, focusing on best practices for resilience, observability, and CI/CD. Conversational Logic: Implement and enhance the core routing logic that parses user intent and directs tasks to the appropriate backend, whether it's a third-party IVA, an internal model, or a human-in-the-loop escalation path. System Integration: Collaborate with teams managing APIs, databases (Persistence DB), and fulfillment systems to ensure seamless and robust integrations. Monitoring & Analytics: Instrument services for comprehensive monitoring, logging, and tracing using tools like Splunk, Prometheus, and Grafana to guarantee system health and performance.