Job Details

Job Description/Skills:
This is a remote position in the US only.
Key Responsibilities
Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer with deep expertise in Python, microservices, and cloud-native development in AWS. This role will focus on building secure, scalable services, contributing to architectural decisions, and driving engineering best practices across the team.

What You'll Do Software Development & Delivery

• Write secure, performant, and maintainable code using Python.
• Build and maintain microservices and supporting components.
• Develop reusable solutions and shared libraries to accelerate team productivity.
• Conduct and approve peer code reviews to ensure high-quality code and alignment with engineering standards.
• Ensure production readiness by implementing unit, integration, and performance testing strategies.
• Configure and maintain CI/CD pipelines; enforce automation standards across builds and deployments.
• Support root cause analysis and resolution of production issues.

System Design & Architecture

• Participate in-and at times lead-design discussions and technical reviews for new features and systems.
• Influence architectural decisions to ensure scalability, security, performance, and alignment with enterprise standards.
• Apply best practices related to performance tuning, observability, disaster recovery, and capacity planning.

Innovation & Research

• Leverage AI code assistants to enhance developer velocity and code quality.
• Explore emerging technologies, frameworks, and methodologies to drive continuous improvement.
• Lead adoption of new tools and practices supporting faster delivery and better customer outcomes.

Mentorship & Leadership

• Provide technical guidance, pairing, and coaching to other engineers.
• Promote knowledge sharing, collaboration, and adherence to engineering best practices.
• Foster an inclusive, innovative, and team-oriented culture aligned with Symetra's core values.

Required Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of software development experience in enterprise or cloud environments.
• Strong proficiency in:
  • Backend development using Python.
  • Designing and delivering RESTful APIs, including authentication, scaling, documentation, lifecycle management, and publishing via API management platforms.
  • Working with API Management platforms such as Apigee (preferred).
  • Building cloud-native, event-driven, and serverless applications-AWS experience strongly preferred.
  • Data management, including design of performant data stores and access patterns; proficiency with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Experience using AI code assistants to enhance developer velocity and code quality.
• Hands-on experience with Agile development and DevOps principles.
• Strong understanding of software testing patterns, automation frameworks, and CI/CD tooling.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and best practices for logging, monitoring, and alerting.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a collaborative, team-based environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
• Experience with observability platforms such as Datadog.
• Familiarity with modern front-end concepts and frameworks (helpful but not required).
• Experience leading engineering initiatives or cross-team projects.
• Contributions to open-source projects or strong engagement in engineering communities.

Pay Range:$63 to $73 per hour, depending upon experience.
Health & Medical Benefits, 401K, Employee Assistance Program, and Sick Time applicable by state.