Full Stack Python Developer (Ex-Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Adobe))

Strong Python development and debuggingAbility to understand and troubleshoot legacy codebasesExperience enhancing existing code without unnecessarily redesigning itStrong root-cause analysis and production issue resolutionAbility to fix, maintain, and extend existing applicationsComfortable following established/legacy coding patterns and frameworksAbility to develop new functionality in the same legacy style for compatibility and consistencyGood understanding of APIs, databases, logging, exception handling, and integrationsStrong code-reading skills and ability to quickly understand undocumented codeExperience with production support, incident resolution, and performance troubleshootingAbility to balance “fix what exists” vs. “build new” without introducing unnecessary modernization risksThe ideal profile is not simply a Python developer—it’s a Python engineer who can inherit an old codebase, understand it quickly, stabilize it, and safely build on top of it.