Senior Python Application Developer; Backend & Data-Focused

Charlotte, United States | Posted on 01/30/2026

Axiom Path is an AI-first recruiting and staffing firm delivering RPO, MSP, and direct-hire solutions to enterprise clients across the U.S. Our team of experienced recruiters, supported by purpose-built automation, moves faster and communicates better so clients get qualified talent sooner and candidates get a clear, responsive process from first contact to start date.

This role supports a global financial services organization operating in a highly regulated, enterprise-scale environment. The technology team focuses on building and modernizing core platforms that support data-driven decision-making, internal applications, and business-critical workflows. The environment is fast-paced, delivery-orientated, and emphasizes strong engineering fundamentals, clean architecture, and hands-on problem solving.

Teams work closely with business and technical stakeholders to design scalable systems that balance performance, reliability, and long-term maintainability. Engineers are expected to think beyond code delivery and contribute to system design decisions, architectural rationalization, and technical clarity across the organization.

This is a senior, hands-on engineering role with direct ownership of application development from design through deployment. The engagement offers exposure to enterprise-grade systems, complex data integrations, and architecture-level decision-making. The hybrid model provides on-site collaboration while still allowing flexibility for focused development work.

• Design and build Python-based backend applications and services from the ground up
• Develop and optimize SQL-driven data integrations supporting business and technical workflows
• Translate requirements into scalable system designs and clearly articulate architectural decisions
• Build and consume RESTful APIs and integrate third-party services
• Write clean, efficient, well-documented Python code following engineering best practices
• Perform unit testing, debugging, and performance tuning to ensure reliability
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product, data, and infrastructure partners

• 10+ years of professional software development experience with strong recent hands-on coding
• Advanced proficiency in Python for backend and application development
• Strong SQL expertise with experience designing and optimizing complex queries
• Demonstrated experience building applications end-to-end, not just maintaining existing frameworks
• Solid understanding of system design, application architecture, and data modeling
• Experience developing and integrating RESTful APIs and backend services
• Strong grasp of object-oriented programming, data structures, and algorithms
• Ability to clearly explain technical concepts and architectural tradeoffs
• Experience working in agile or fast-paced delivery environments
• Exposure to cloud platforms, Dev Ops tooling, or CI/CD pipelines is a plus