What are the responsibilities and job description for the Applications Programmer - Python position at MATRIX SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGIES INC?
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Training & development
Job Description
- Assist in the design, development, testing, and maintenance of web applications and APIs using Python and modern development frameworks.
- Support development of RESTful APIs and backend services.
- Contribute to data processing, automation, and AI-assisted workflows.
- Collaborate with senior developers and business analysts to translate functional requirements into technical solutions.
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following secure coding practices.
- Develop and execute unit tests and assist with integration testing.
- Participate in code reviews and Agile ceremonies.
- Support application troubleshooting and issue resolution in development and test environments.
- Adhere to all security, Project Management Office (PMO), change control, work management, service delivery policies, processes, tools, and methodologies.
Qualifications
- A minimum of three (3) years of professional experience in software development (internships count toward experience)
- Experience with Python programming.
- Experience developing or consuming REST APIs.
- Good understanding of relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar) and writing SQL queries.
- Familiarity with version control tools such as Git, JIRA.
- Good understanding of object-oriented programming principles.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work in a collaborative Agile team environment.
- A minimum of two (2) years of experience with Python frameworks such as FastAPI, Flask, or Django.
- Exposure to AI/ML libraries such as Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, or TensorFlow/PyTorch.
- Experience integrating AI APIs (e.g., OpenAI, AWS AI services, Azure AI, etc.).
- Experience with automation scripting or workflow automation.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
- Experience building or consuming microservices.
- Experience working with containerization tools such as Docker.
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins).
- Basic knowledge of API security and authentication (OAuth2, JWT).
- Exposure to front-end technologies (JavaScript, React, or Angular).
- Experience working on data-driven or public-facing applications.
- Strong interest in AI-enabled application modernization in government systems.
Salary : $65,000 - $85,000