Python Job: Python-AWS Developer

Python/AWS Developer

Location: Remote (must be based out of US / Canada)

Travel: Less than 5%

Manages Others: No

Education: BS/MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Experience: Proven work experience in a software development team, 5+ years Python and AWS experience

The Opportunity:

Reporting to the Director of Software Development, the successful candidate will lead the development team's efforts in scaling up with Python and event driven architectures. This position will require you to work in close concert, as part of a larger geographically distant team where you will be required to share your insights to drive a better process.

What we need you to do:

• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and tested code
• Provide system analysis, design, and implementation of applications
• Engineer documented, scalable, and secure APIs from deprecated legacy code
• Actively seek out knowledge about new technologies and how they can be used to solve current and foreseeable challenges
• Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle
• Establish best practices with Python development, working closely with Operations and Development teams
• Build and test serverless functions in AWS using AWS Serverless technologies
• Drive continuous adoption and integration of relevant new technologies into design
• Engineer documented, scalable, and secure APIs from deprecated legacy code
• Action feature requests and maintenance tasks on existing Python codebase

What you bring:

• 5+ years Python development with AWS experience
• Familiarity with Python frameworks (ex. Flask, Django)
• Proven work experience in a software development team
• Demonstrable knowledge of front-end technologies such as JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3
• Passion for writing great, simple, clean, efficient code
• Workable knowledge of relational databases (ex: MySQL, Postgres)
• BS/MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of version control, such as Git
• Demonstrated experience with AWS Services (Lambda, ECS, Step Functions, S3)
• Familiarity with Docker
• Experience with AWS SAM, AWS CDK or Serverless Framework

Who We Are:

Our mission is to create a culture of responsibility and awareness on the road. We are devoted to making the journey to and from school safer. We develop partnerships, deploy Safety Tech and manage the entire program. We have equipped thousands of buses across North America with our innovative technology and we continue to educate tens of thousands of drivers a month on safety. BusPatrol America cares about student safety. We educate motorists every day by helping to enforce the law and work with school officials to improve safety.

What we offer:

• An opportunity to help build a company dedicated to children's safety
• The chance to join an innovative and dedicated team, focused on leading edge technology
• Competitive salary and benefits package

We're looking for critical members of the BusPatrol team to assist us in our quest to improve children's safety. This is an important role for us and a great opportunity for the right candidates. Our environment is inclusive, diverse, ignited, built on integrity and deeply committed. Come and help us keep our children safe.