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Software Developer

United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 27 Aug 2025

About the role

AVER is a fast-growing SDVOSB that has achieved significant revenue growth over the past 5 plus years with much of our work focused on Data Analytics, Mission Support, IT Modernization and Biometrics. AVER is seeking a skilled and experienced back-end focused Software Developer to join our engineering team and drive the development of high-performance, secure APIs, microservices, and data and machine learning pipelines. You'll be responsible for building scalable and secure backend systems, developing machine learning models, integrating with external services, and implementing secure and robust authentication and data processing solutions using modern Python frameworks and AWS cloud technologies. Join a collaborative team who values AVER’s mission, focus, and culture of delivering exceptional client service with great people and transformative technology solutions that ensure Government mission success.  
Responsibilities Include:  

API Development: Design, develop, and maintain secure RESTful APIs using Python (FastAPI or similar frameworks) with sufficient documentation.
Microservices Architecture: Build containerized Python applications using Docker, with deployment in AWS cloud environments.
External Integrations: Integrate with third-party APIs including ServiceNow and government data sources, ensuring robust error handling and performance.
Data Processing: Develop data pipelines and work with SQL/NoSQL databases for efficient data management. Apply NLP techniques for document processing (PDF, Word, Excel, etc.).
AI/ML Integration: Implement AI/ML workflows using modern frameworks and libraries.
Security and Compliance: Apply secure coding practices and implement authentication systems (OAuth 2.0/JWT).
Code Quality: Write clean, maintainable code following Python best practices. Develop unit and integration tests for system reliability.
Agile Development: Contribute to rapid development through agile sprints. Work collaboratively using Git workflows and modern development practices

Education Requirements:  

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.

Experience Requirements:  

6+ years of professional Python development experience
Experience supporting Python applications in production environments
Experience with RESTful API development using Python frameworks (e.g., FastAPI, Flask, or Django)
Experience with external API integration and data exchange
Experience with ML model training and deployment
Experience with SQL databases and writing SQL statements
Experience with Docker for application containerization
Experience with python testing frameworks and code quality practices mindful of Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices and methodologies
Knowledge of AWS cloud services, at any level
Proficiency with Git workflows including branching, merging, and pull requests
Knowledge of authentication and security best practices
Strong collaboration and communication skills

Desired Requirements:

Experience with high performance Kubernetes deployments (e.g., EKS)
Experience creating and supporting high performance data processing and ETL pipelines (e.g., AWS Glue, Databricks)
Experience designing highly performant and scalable distributed systems using Kubernetes (e.g., EKS), Application Load Balancers (e.g., AWS ALB), and Service Mesh’s (e.g., AWS App Mesh, Istio)
Experience implementing caching (e.g., Redis) for high-performance applications
Experience leveraging message queues (e.g., AWS SQS) for asynchronous processing
Experience with advanced SQL, data modeling, and optimizing databases
Experience using AWS SageMaker for ML model training and deployment
Experience with AI/ML frameworks and LLM API integration. Understanding of token economics preferred.
Experience with monitoring and observability services like CloudWatch
Experience implement