Python Developer - AWS / ECS / DynamoDB

New York, NY


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Type: Contract

Category: Development

Industry: Communications

Reference ID: JN -092025-103613

Date Posted: 11/08/2025

Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/e0qais


Description:

**Hybrid Remote | 2 days per week onsite in Midtown Manhattan NYC**


Our Fortune 500 Media Client is seeking a Software Developer for a long-term contract engagement.  The Software Developer will work on our client's team that's developing their next generation, cloud-based content distribution pipeline in AWS that is being used to distribute media files to partners worldwide. The role will be engaged, end-to-end, from understanding product goals and roadmaps through to solution design, architecture, build, integration, deployment, and support. They will be responsible for the full SDLC of a software product that provides transformation of media files and content distribution services to its clients through a well-defined single point of integration for leveraging the client's globally distributed media storage and transcoding capabilities. There will be an opportunity to immediately impact projects including migrating facility-based workloads into a cloud-native, serverless platform and integrating third-party SaaS/PaaS solutions.


Due to client requirement, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance. 


Pay: $60 - $65/hr W2


Responsibilities:
  • Develop and maintain highly scalable, high performance and highly available systems.
  • Write well tested, efficient, and readable code. The code should also be strongly structured with a view to reusability.
  • Ensure that all deliverables follow best practices around source control, CICD.
  • Manage individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
  • Ensure that solutions are in line with the other deliverables of the team and produce documentation so that others learn from and contribute to the work.
  • Attend and contribute to meetings; complete tasks as assigned by supervisor.

Experience Requirements:
  • 5+ years writing production code in Python
  • 5+ years production experience with AWS. Certifications a big plus
  • Proficiency in designing and interacting with relational databases (SQL Server). Experience with NoSQL databases (DynamoDB) a big plus.
  • Proficiency building serverless systems with ephemeral compute (e.g. AWS Lambda, ECS) and orchestration (e.g. AWS Step Functions).
  • Nice to have" skill - experience with AI/ML e.g. developing integrations with LLMs and using AI tools for software development. 
  • Proficiency building event-driven architectures with message queues, topics.
  • Proficiency identifying applicability of design patterns and implementing them.
  • Solid understanding of source control (git), unit testing, test driven development, CICD.
  • Knowledge of defining, packaging, and deploying cloud resources. Serverless Framework (sls) or CDK strongly preferred.
  • Familiarity with the agile process (stand ups, planning, estimating, and demoing)
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience with media file container formats, media/video engineering a plus

Education Requirements:
  •  Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline or equivalent experience.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
Please be advised- If anyone reaches out to you about an open position connected with Eliassen Group, please confirm that they have an Eliassen.com email address and never provide personal or financial information to anyone who is not clearly associated with Eliassen Group. If you have any indication of fraudulent activity, please contact InfoSec@eliassen.com.

 

About Eliassen Group:

 

Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company for human-powered solutions. For over 30 years, Eliassen has helped thousands of companies reach further and achieve more with their technology solutions, financial, risk & compliance, and advisory solutions, and clinical solutions. With offices from coast to coast and throughout Europe, Eliassen provides a local community presence, balanced with international reach. Eliassen Group strives to positively impact the lives of their employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which they operate.

 

Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

 

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