Responsibilities 

• Develop and maintain REST and GraphQL APIs that drive our web applications and automation
• Develop and maintain production code for quality and performance; ensure code is clear and well tested
• Develop and maintain integrations with services such as AWS, Okta, ServiceNow, Salesforce, and New Relic
• Participate in software delivery processes such as refining work scope, estimating effort, code reviewing, testing, maintenance and recommending operational improvements
• Promote, contribute and maintain clear and concise documentation on our code base
• Collaborate with senior engineers to implement improvements to design and processes
• Collaborate with other teams to advise on technical feasibility of feature requirements.
• Identify and enforce information security controls and best practices in Mission’s production environments
• Participate in occasional on-call rotations; one week per quarter
• Support internal Mission teams by providing technical and operational guidance for systems and tools managed by the Product Development team

Requirements

• Professional experience or equivalent in designing and developing web applications using Python.
• Proficiency with REST and GraphQL API development.
• Familiarity with databases such as PostgreSQL, Redis, and ElasticSearch.
• Experience in writing unit and integration tests in Python.
• Experience managing CI/CD deployments in tools like Gitlab within a Kubernetes/EKS environment.
• Experience developing and deploying software in the AWS ecosystem.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills, capable of conveying technical needs to engineering and non-engineering teams.
• AWS Cloud Practitioner OR PCAP to be achieved within one year of hire