Senior Python Developer
Location: Kansas City, MO (100% Onsite)
Duration: 12-Month Contract-to-Hire
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 40 Hours/Week
About the Role
We are seeking a Senior Python Developer to join a growing Technology Solutions team focused on designing, developing, and supporting enterprise software applications. This position is ideal for a hands-on senior engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, building scalable software solutions, and providing technical leadership across high-impact projects.
This is not a purely maintenance or support role. The successful candidate will be involved in architecture, development, testing, troubleshooting, application enhancement, and long-term software modernization efforts.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain enterprise software applications
- Lead technical design and implementation efforts for complex software projects
- Develop scalable and maintainable Python-based solutions
- Analyze and resolve application defects, performance issues, and production incidents
- Perform root-cause analysis and implement long-term corrective solutions
- Collaborate with business analysts, architects, developers, and stakeholders
- Drive software development best practices and coding standards
- Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to development teams
- Support the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) from requirements through production support
- Contribute to modernization and continuous improvement initiatives
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of professional software development experience
- Strong hands-on Python development experience
- Experience building and supporting enterprise-level applications
- Proven experience leading technical projects and development efforts
- Strong object-oriented programming (OOP) and software design principles
- Experience with software architecture, application design, and system integration
- Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills
- Experience working with relational databases and SQL
- Experience with source control tools such as Git
- Strong understanding of SDLC methodologies and Agile development practices
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Experience
- REST API development and integrations
- FastAPI, Flask, or Django
- Backend application development
- Microservices architecture
- SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or MySQL
- Automated testing and code quality tools
- CI/CD pipelines
- Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
- Application performance tuning and optimization
Ideal Background
Candidates with the following titles are encouraged to apply:
- Senior Python Developer
- Lead Python Developer
- Senior Software Engineer
- Lead Software Engineer
- Senior Backend Engineer
- Principal Software Engineer
- Application Architect
- Solutions Architect (hands-on development)
What We're Looking For
We want engineers who have successfully owned enterprise applications, led significant development efforts, solved complex production issues, and remained hands-on with development. The ideal candidate combines strong Python expertise with technical leadership, architecture knowledge, and a passion for building reliable software solutions.
