VantageScore

VantageScore

Software Engineer (Contract)

San Francisco, CA · Mid · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$70k-$80kDetected 34 days ago
PythonDjangoFlaskBackend DevelopmentData StructuresAlgorithmsCode ReviewGitNoSQLPostgreSQLMySQLMongoDBDynamoDBAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsDockerKubernetesTerraformCI/CDGraphQLRESTData Engineering

About the role

  • We are seeking a mid-level Software Engineer with strong Python experience to join our growing engineering team.
  • This is a 1099 independent contractor position.
  • Migrate and convert existing SAS code to Python, ensuring functionality and performance parity.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain backend services, APIs, and data pipelines using Python.
  • Collaborate with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers to define requirements and deliver solutions.
  • Maintain documentation of systems, workflows, and features.
  • Support production systems and participate in on-call rotations (if applicable).
  • You will design, build, and maintain scalable applications and services, collaborate cross-functionally, and help drive best practices in coding, testing, and deployment.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Candidates must be based within 1 Hr. commuting proximity to our office in the San Francisco Peninsula
  • 3-5 years of professional software development experience.
  • Strong proficiency in Python and familiarity with frameworks such as Django, Flask, or FastAPI.
  • Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB).
  • Familiarity with version control (Git) and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
  • Ability to write unit/integration tests.

Nice to have

  • Experience with AWS services (Lambda, EC2, DynamoDB, S3, API Gateway, etc.).
  • Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Data pipeline or ETL experience.
  • Experience with Terraform for infrastructure as code.
  • Experience with monitoring and observability tools.
  • Experience with SAS.
  • Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Compensation

  • Compensation: $70 - $80/HR

This listing is sourced directly from VantageScore's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.