Job Url: https://motionrecruitment.com/tech-jobs/los-angeles/contract/senior-backend-python-developer-/783275?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=paid-20210428 Job Description: 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with a strong emphasis on backend systems, in Python, a strong understanding of object-oriented and functional programming Proven ability to design, build, and deploy high-scale RESTful APIs, distributed microservices, and serverless applications using AWS services like Lambda, API Gateway, Kinesis, SQS, and RDS Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes Strong knowledge of design patterns, algorithms, data structures, and service-oriented architecture Experience working with both SQL and NoSQL databases, optimizing performance, scalability, and reliability in production environments What You Will Be Doing Tech Breakdown 60% Backend API & Microservices Development 30% Cloud Infrastructure & Serverless Engineering 10% Database Design & Optimization