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Iris Software Inc. lists this Lead Full Stack Python Developer ( 100 % Remote ) opportunity in elgin, Illinois. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Our client, which is a large Insurance Firm is urgently looking to hire a Lead Full Stack Python Developer
Lead Full Stack Python Developer
Long Term Contract with an option to Hire.
Location - Chicago, IL (100 % Remote).
Required Skills - Full Stack - Python / React JS or Angular , AWS, Terraform, CI/CD , SQL/Postgres SQL, .NET, AI - Claude
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Designs, develops and tests complex applications and web service integrations and programs across interconnected companywide systems. Delivers scalable frontend, backend, and cloud solutions while ensuring data quality, system integrity, and comprehensive technical documentation.
1. Application Development:
Designs and builds scalable applications across the front-end, back-end, cloud infrastructure, and DevOps while effectively leveraging AI-powered development tools to accelerate software delivery, improve code quality, and automate engineering workflows.
Designs and develops scalable back-end services and APIs primarily in Python, while contributing to front-end interfaces as needed to deliver full-stack features end to end.
Builds and maintains CI/CD pipelines and manages cloud infrastructure using tools like Terraform. Monitors production systems, troubleshoots incidents, and drives root-cause fixes.
Designs, writes, validates, and modifies code and scripts efficiently to support the company internal and external systems in partnership with the Database Administrator and Technical Services.
Partners with the Database Administrator to design SQL Server tables, maintain data integrity, and develop stored procedures, SSRS, and SSIS packages. Provides operational backup for routine data maintenance.
Collaborates with product, QA, and other engineers to plan and deliver features, and reviews code to maintain quality and share knowledge with other developers. Improve deployment reliability, observability, and system performance, and contributes to architecture decisions and technical roadmap planning.
Leads the process of conceptualizing and developing new programs, web applications, and webservice integrations including development and management of API’s.
Produce logical diagrams that outline current and future state.
Leads LifePRO application support including evaluation, testing and deployment of periodic system releases and new functionality.
Monitors for efficient resource use of programs, web applications, webservices, and other systems
Utilizes AI-powered coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor AI, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) to accelerate software development.
Data Quality:
Develops and executes effective testing plans at the program and system level
Monitors the operation of assigned programs and responds to problems by diagnosing and correcting errors in logic and coding
Reviews production data and reports to ensure completion of scheduled jobs, data quality and integrity
Documentation:
Creates and maintains documentation related to assigned web applications, programs and other systems in accordance with departmental and team standards, including disaster recovery and data center instructions
Creates and maintains design and architecture documentation
Creates and maintains standards and best practices documents
Produces special reports upon request
Worksite address
elgin, IL, 60122, US
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