OPENDataJobs
OPENDataJobs
OPENDataJobs is a recruitment and career platform focused on connecting AI, data, and software professionals with federal-sector opportunities. It publishes current openings from its recruiting system and organizes them across seven categories and 25 standardized roles, with guidance on responsibilities, key skills, and career paths. The platform covers hiring across federal agencies, contractors, consulting firms, and technology providers, and supports applications through a secure recruiting system. OPENDataJobs operates as a division of Peregrine Advisors Benefit, Inc.

Software Engineer, Python and AWS

Build secure Python and FastAPI services on AWS for federal government clients. Automate application processing in a regulated environment.

Description

  • Develop Python services and secure AWS APIs for a federal agency’s application processing.
  • Create services and APIs that guide submissions through document handling, validation, and decisions.
  • Build backend services and REST APIs with Python and FastAPI or a comparable framework.
  • Develop AWS components with Lambda, Step Functions, API Gateway, and S3.
  • Maintain PostgreSQL data.
  • Set up authentication and access controls.
  • Deliver a secure, automated backend suited to a regulated federal environment.
  • Work with developers, engineers, data scientists, architects, and strategists across projects and clients.

Requirements

  • At least four years of Python software development experience.
  • Bachelor’s degree.
  • Practical experience building secure REST APIs on AWS with FastAPI or a comparable framework.
  • Experience working with PostgreSQL.
  • Experience implementing authentication and access controls.
  • Experience delivering clean, automated software.
  • Proficiency with writing, PowerPoint, and Excel.
  • U.S. citizenship is required for the initial engagement.
  • Ability to obtain a Public Trust determination.
  • Ability to adapt development workflows as AI tools change.
  • Preparedness to complete a live Python coding exercise.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage, with the employee premium fully paid and half of dependent premiums covered.
  • Employer-paid life, accidental death, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance.
  • 401(k) plan with a dollar-for-dollar match up to 4% of salary and immediate vesting.
  • Unlimited paid time off.
  • Sponsored professional certifications and continuing education.
  • Extensive onboarding.
  • Opportunities to rotate across functions and broaden skills and perspective.
  • Full-time W-2 employment.

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