Client is seeking highly skilled Python Software Engineers to support complex data workloads and AI‑driven systems. This role is ideal for engineers who are deeply hands‑on with Python and PySpark, comfortable working in production environments, and experienced contributing to or actively engaging with open‑source communities.
This position will focus on building production‑grade APIs, scalable data pipelines, and developer tooling, while collaborating across engineering, product, and data teams.
Top Requirement: Candidates must be very strong in Python and PySpark. This is non‑negotiable and should be the primary focus during technical screening.
Key Responsibilities
Design and develop production‑grade Python services and APIs supporting AI and data platforms
Build and optimize PySpark workloads to support large‑scale data processing
Contribute to AI systems and complex data pipelines in production environments
Develop developer tooling to streamline the software delivery lifecycle
Implement observability, monitoring, and performance optimization strategies
Practice infrastructure‑as‑code and deployment automation
Collaborate with engineering, product, and data teams on architecture and system design
Participate in and contribute to technical discussions and design reviews
Required Skills & Experience
Strong Python expertise (primary language)
Strong PySpark experience working with large datasets
5+ years of professional software engineering experience, primarily in Python
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
Experience contributing to open‑source projects
Code contributions, PRs, or meaningful participation via issues, discussions, or proposals in major libraries (data science, ML, or LLM ecosystems)
Strong experience with Git and platforms such as GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket
Experience with ML / data libraries such as Scikit‑Learn, TensorFlow, or similar
Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
Experience with containers, orchestration systems, and serverless technologies
Strong communication skills and ability to articulate technical decisions clearly
Nice to Have
Experience with LangChain and/or LangFlow
Background supporting LLM‑based or AI‑driven applications
Exposure to distributed systems and large‑scale data architectures
Responsibilities and Duties
Develop high performance cloud and container technologies mostly leveraging Python as the main programming language
Develop and deliver high quality solutions and code
Develop unit tests, improving the SDLC
Investigate and resolve issues reported during testing and customer integration
Actively participate in all aspects of an agile software development process
Work as part of a team focused on containerization, virtualization and fault tolerant/carrier grade development
Contribute to a highly available orchestration platform used to deploy private cloud platform aimed to be at the core of 5G and distributed Edge deployments worldwide
Solid backend developer (preferably but not restricted to Python), knowledgeable in Linux Essentials
Medium knowledge in concepts of hardware, processes, programs and the components of the Linux Operating System
How to work on the command line and with files
How to create and restore compressed backups and archives
System security: users/groups and file permissions for public and private directories
How to create and run simple scripts
Interested in working on development and troubleshooting of a highly distributed orchestration platform supporting multiple vendors
Strong computer networking knowledge and transport (TCP/UDP/etc.) layers
Knowledge of cloud computing concepts
Experience collaborating effectively across remote teams and time zones, and collaborating with Senior Technical Leaders
Experience with GIT, Jira, Gitlab and code review tools
Experience with container technologies (e.g., Docker, Linux Containers, etc.)
Experience with Kubernetes Cluster Administration (design infrastructure that involves one or more Kubernetes clusters, configure, control, and monitor Kubernetes clusters)
Experience with Docker
Experience with Helm
Highly Desirable Skills
Experience with Kubernetes App Development (design and development of applications that run in Kubernetes clusters)
Experience with PostgreSQL as a developer
Experience with RabbitMQ as a developer
At Encora, we hire professionals based solely on their skills and qualifications, and do not discriminate based on age, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or nationality.
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