Job Title: Python AWS Developer
Location: West Des Moines, IA
Full Time
Job Description
Python AWS Developer
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
• Strong hands-on experience with Python for backend development
• Experience building and consuming Web APIs (FastAPI, Django, or Flask)
• Hands-on experience with AWS services (ECS/Fargate, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, IAM, STS, SSM Parameter Store)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions) and Docker
• Experience writing automated tests (pytest)
• Comfortable using AI coding assistants (Claude) to speed up development, review, and debugging
Good to have
• Strong experience with SQL and relational databases
• Experience debugging production issues end-to-end using cloud log tools (e.g., CloudWatch)
• Experience integrating multiple systems/APIs and reconciling data across them
• Experience with Git-based team workflows (branching, code review, deployments)
• Awareness of agile/iterative SDLC processes
Experience coordinating with other teams on shared systems, access, or release timing
Roles & Responsibilities
Design and build backend services that connect to multiple data sources and APIs
Investigate and resolve production issues by analyzing logs and tracing bugs to root cause before making changes
Write automated tests and fix data-accuracy issues, especially when matching records across systems
Manage code through Git/CI/CD workflows and coordinate with other teams on shared systems and release timing