Senior Python Engineer (AI Platforms & Distributed Systems)

Reference: PD1_1778623326

Senior Python Engineer (AI Platforms & Distributed Systems)

Location: Chicago
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Employment Type: Contract

Overview

We are seeking a highly specialized Senior Python Engineer to design and build scalable backend platforms, automation frameworks, and distributed systems within a cloud-native environment. This role requires deep expertise in Python development, microservices architecture, API engineering, and high-performance data processing.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience developing enterprise-grade applications, building scalable services, and working across modern DevOps and cloud ecosystems.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and develop scalable backend applications and distributed systems using Python
  • Build high-performance RESTful and asynchronous APIs
  • Develop microservices and event-driven architectures
  • Optimize application performance, concurrency, and scalability
  • Collaborate with platform engineering, DevOps, and cloud teams
  • Build automation frameworks and orchestration tooling
  • Implement monitoring, logging, and observability standards
  • Contribute to CI/CD pipeline automation and infrastructure improvements
  • Participate in architecture reviews and technical strategy discussions
  • Troubleshoot complex production issues and perform root cause analysis

Required Technical Skills

  • 7+ years of software engineering experience
  • 5+ years of advanced Python development experience
  • Strong expertise in:
    • FastAPI
    • Flask or Django
    • AsyncIO
    • Microservices architecture
    • REST and GraphQL APIs
  • Experience building scalable distributed systems
  • Strong understanding of multithreading, concurrency, and asynchronous programming
  • Hands-on experience with:
    • Docker
    • Kubernetes
    • Kafka or RabbitMQ
    • Redis
  • Experience with cloud-native environments:
    • AWS
    • Azure
    • GCP
  • Strong database experience:
    • PostgreSQL
    • MongoDB
    • Cassandra
  • Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab
  • Familiarity withobservability tools:
    • Prometheus
    • Grafana
    • ELK
    • OpenTelemetry
  • Strong Linux systems and scripting knowledge

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience supporting AI/ML or data-intensive platforms
  • Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform
  • Exposure to serverless architectures and event-driven workflows
  • Experience supporting enterprise-scale applications with high availability requirements
  • Background in telecom, media, or large-scale enterprise environments

Nice to Have

  • Experience with Celery or distributed task processing frameworks
  • Exposure to MLOps tooling and model deployment pipelines
  • Familiarity with security best practices and API authentication standards

GCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

$50.00 - $75.00
Per annum
USD50 - USD75 per annum

Chicago

Contract

Added 12/05/2026
Reference: PD1_1778623326

Senior Python Engineer (AI Platforms & Distributed Systems)

Chicago
Contract

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