Sr. Full Stack Python Engineer

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Job Title: Sr. Full Stack Python Engineer

Location: Pennsylvania (Mostly Remote – Onsite 1 week/month in PA)

Duration: 12 Months

Work Hours: EST

Preference: Candidates from PA, NJ, NY, DE, OH

Overview

We are seeking a Senior Full Stack Python Engineer with strong experience building production systems involving OCR (Optical Character Recognition) and Computer Vision. This role is hands-on and focused on developing scalable backend services, OCR/image processing workflows, and integrating results into modern web applications.

Responsibilities

Backend & OCR Systems

• Design and develop OCR/image processing workflows from ingestion through output.
• Build scalable backend services using Python and FastAPI.
• Integrate third-party OCR engines via REST APIs (error handling, retries, fallbacks).
• Implement image preprocessing and quality improvement techniques.
• Improve OCR accuracy using feedback loops from manual review/validation.
• Design and manage data models in PostgreSQL for OCR output, metadata, and audit trails.
  
  

Cloud & Distributed Architecture

• Build asynchronous, message-driven services using Azure Service Bus.
• Deploy and support services in Azure, including AKS/Kubernetes.
• Containerize applications using Podman and support CI/CD workflows.
• Ensure scalability, fault tolerance, monitoring, and observability.
  
  

Full Stack Development

• Develop and maintain React-based web applications.
• Implement responsive UI components using JavaScript/React.
• Integrate frontend applications with backend OCR APIs.
• Work with authentication, API contracts, and secure communication protocols.
  
  

Leadership & Documentation

• Apply strong OOP and SOLID design principles.
• Participate in architecture discussions and design reviews.
• Mentor junior engineers and support coding standards.
• Produce technical documentation (designs, diagrams, test plans, scripts, impact analysis).
  
  

Required Skills

• Python (8 years) – production-level backend development
• FastAPI (5 years) (or similar framework)
• OCR / Computer Vision (5 years)
• PostgreSQL / SQL schema design and optimization
• React JavaScript HTML/CSS production experience
• Azure Cloud Azure Service Bus
• AKS / Kubernetes
• Linux environment experience
• REST APIs, JSON integration
• Containerization and secure API design
  
  

Desired Skills

• AI/ML pipelines for OCR/image enhancement
• Vector DBs (Qdrant), embeddings similarity search
• PyTorch / ONNX
• Vehicle fingerprinting / multi-view embeddings
• PII security best practices