Sr. Python Developer/Team Lead

A.C. Coy•Pittsburgh, PA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

A.C.Coy is currently seeking candidates for a Sr. Python Developer/Team Lead role. This individual will lead the development of next-generation applications that combine robust backend systems, intuitive front-end experiences, and comprehensive visibility Our ideal candidate will have 5+ years of full stack Python experience, deep expertise in Monitoring and Observability across application, infrastructure, and network layers, and hands-on experience using AI-assisted coding tools and agentic workflows. This stable, growing company offers an attractive salary, along with a comprehensive benefits package, generous paid time off, company-paid holidays, and a 401K plan. Remote employees will work EST hours and travel to the Pittsburgh office occasionally. (with expenses paid)

Requirements

7+ years of experience in software development; 5+ years in full-stack Python development
Strong proficiency in Python and Django; experience delivering and supporting production web applications
1+ years of experience steering/leading development efforts as a Team Lead, Project Manager, Product Owner, or similar
Solid front-end experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (React or Vue) and building user-friendly operational UIs
Demonstrated experience implementing observability for production systems (metrics, logs, traces/events, alerting)
Proven experience with Claude Code, Replit Agent, or similar AI-assisted coding tools
Strong experience with AWS services (or equivalent) and operating services in production environments.
Familiarity with asynchronous/background processing and event-driven patterns (queues/workers/caches)
Hands-on experience using AI-assisted coding tools and/or agentic workflows in real development (with guardrails, testing, and observability)

Nice To Haves

Proven experience building or integrating with network monitoring and observability platforms
Ability to design scalable data pipelines for ingestion, normalization, storage, and retrieval of telemetry
Experience integrating with infrastructure/network telemetry sources and/or monitoring platforms
Strong SDLC discipline: GitHub workflows, CI/CD, automated testing, and operational readiness practices

Responsibilities

Design and develop full-stack applications using Python (Django) and modern front-end frameworks
Build and evolve observability and telemetry capabilities across application and network layers (metrics, logs, traces/events)
Develop resilient ingestion and processing services that transform raw operational signals into actionable insights for Network Operations and Engineering
Implement alerting, dashboards, and SLO/SLA reporting practices that reduce noise and accelerate incident response
Lead incident response support, root cause analysis, and performance tuning using observability data
Deliver production-ready software using GitHub-based SDLC practices (code reviews, CI/CD, automated validation, safe releases)
AI-assisted development focus: leverage AI-assisted coding tools and agentic workflows to accelerate delivery while ensuring correctness, security, and full observability of system behavior and outputs
Mentor developers and promote a culture of observability-driven development and operational excellence
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Network Engineering, Operations/NOC, Product/Business) to align solutions with service reliability, performance, and business goals