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Python Application Engineer

Python Application EngineerStrong Python skills: Type hints, functional programming patterns, REST API clientsExperience with Salesforce or other CRM REST APIsInterview should include a live coding exerciseAdvanced SQL: Complex joins, window functions, CTEs, query optimization in SnowflakeKnowledge of DataDog monitoring and custom metricsAWS expertise: Lambda, Step Functions, DynamoDB, S3, IAM, CloudWatch (not just data services)AWS X-Ray tracing for distributed debuggingTerraform: Writing and debugging IaC for AWS resourcesExperience with Python packaging and Lambda LayersETL pipeline design: Error handling, retries, idempotency, state managementFamiliarity with structured logging patterns (JSON, correlation IDs)Git workflow: CI/CD fundamentals, branch strategies, code review practicesBackground in financial services or investor management platformsProblem-solving: Debugging distributed systems, analyzing CloudWatch/DataDog logs