Backend Software Engineer - Python

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The Role:
You will join our platform engineering team. We are distributed and we are open to you being based anywhere in the US. You'll report to our Lead Platform Engineer but also work with our R&D team. 

You Will:
  • Build connections to 3rd party APIs to ingest and process data in a secure, and scalable way
  • Build internal services and data processing capabilities as robust APIs
  • Use our custom NLP modules in building rich data-driven tools that can improve our existing products and empower our teams
  • Improve our internal tooling and infrastructure
You Have:
  • 3+ years of professional experience building Python-based backend services and APIs
  • Experience with Python frameworks (like Flask or Django) and serverless architectures
  • MySQL / RDBMS experience
  • Experience deploying production-ready code in AWS
  • Experience with Elasticsearch is a plus
  • Containerization / Docker experience is a plus

Perks:
  • Flexible vacation policy
  • Health, dental and vision coverage
  • 401k retirement plan
  • Commuter benefits
  • Remote-friendly team
  • Custom tech setup

TapRecruit is a small but mighty team with big mission of democratizing opportunity for all qualified candidates. Our founders are located in New York but we're building a team of experienced engineers, linguists, and scientists from across the USA.

We care deeply about fairness (it's our company mission) so you can be ensured that your application will never be judged based on your religious belief, age, color, race, creed, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, political affiliation, ethnic origin, family status or disability.

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