Top Python Jobs in Richmond, VA

Leads full-stack software engineering initiatives using Python, AWS, microservices, and cloud technologies. Responsibilities include guiding development teams, designing distributed systems and APIs, partnering with architects and product managers, improving performance and reducing technical debt, establishing engineering standards, mentoring engineers, and influencing technology strategy. The role requires software engineering and public cloud experience, with preferred expertise across multiple programming languages, databases, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, testing, observability, and AI-assisted development tools.

Lead software engineering projects and developer teams building cloud-based full-stack and distributed microservice solutions. Design service boundaries, APIs, reusable frameworks, and scalable systems using AWS and modern programming languages. Establish engineering standards, improve performance, reduce technical debt, and support operational excellence across Agile teams. Mentor engineers, evaluate emerging technologies, contribute to long-term technology strategy, and deliver financial technology solutions supporting regulatory and enterprise needs.

Leads technology projects and developers building full-stack, distributed microservice systems for financial technology. Designs cloud-based solutions, partners with architects on service boundaries and integration patterns, establishes engineering standards, reduces technical debt, and improves system performance. Provides technical leadership across Agile teams, mentors engineers, evaluates emerging technologies, and delivers solutions using modern programming languages, databases, containers, and cloud services.

Leads software engineering projects and developer teams building cloud-based full-stack and microservices solutions for financial technology. Responsibilities include technical leadership, mentoring, architecture collaboration, API and database development, cloud engineering, performance optimization, technical debt reduction, Agile delivery, and establishing engineering standards. The role uses Python and AWS alongside multiple programming languages, container orchestration, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, automated testing, observability, and AI-assisted development tools.

Leads and develops cloud-based full-stack solutions within Capital One’s Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering division. Responsibilities include designing distributed microservices, APIs, and reusable frameworks; using Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and databases; leading Agile engineering teams; establishing technical standards; mentoring engineers; improving observability, resilience, availability, performance, and technical debt; and influencing long-term technology strategy.

Leads full-stack engineering projects and developer teams building distributed microservices and cloud-based systems. Develops with multiple programming languages, AWS, databases, APIs, containers, CI/CD, and automated testing. Provides technical leadership, mentors engineers, establishes coding standards, partners with architects and product managers, improves system performance, reduces technical debt, and influences long-term technology strategy.

Lead multiple technology projects and engineering teams while designing and implementing reliable, high-performance, cloud-native and distributed systems. Provide technical leadership across teams, shape architecture and technology roadmaps, mentor engineers, establish engineering standards, and deliver full-stack solutions using modern programming languages, cloud services, microservices, databases, containers, APIs, observability, and automation.

Leads and delivers large-scale, cloud-native full-stack systems using distributed microservices, modern programming languages, databases, containers, and AWS technologies. Provides technical leadership across teams, shapes architecture and platform roadmaps, mentors engineers, drives reliability and performance, and partners with product and architecture leaders to deliver secure solutions supporting regulatory and customer needs.

Leads software engineering projects and development teams building cloud-based, full-stack solutions with distributed microservices. Provides technical leadership across Agile teams, defines service architectures and integration patterns, mentors engineers, establishes development standards, and improves system performance. The role uses Java, Python, AWS, databases, containers, APIs, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, automated testing, and modern AI coding tools.

Leads engineering projects and developers building distributed microservices, full-stack systems, and cloud-based solutions. Provides technical direction across Agile teams, establishes design and coding standards, mentors engineers, partners with architects and product managers, and improves system performance through refactoring and observability. The role uses multiple programming languages, AWS and other cloud technologies, databases, containers, automated testing, APIs, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code.

Lead software engineering projects and developers building distributed microservices and full-stack cloud solutions. Design service boundaries, APIs, frameworks, and scalable systems using Java, Python, AWS, Spark, and related technologies. Provide technical leadership across Agile teams, establish engineering standards, mentor engineers, improve system performance, reduce technical debt, and influence long-term technology strategy. Collaborate with product managers and architects while delivering secure, reliable solutions in a cloud-based environment.

Lead engineering teams and technology projects that build reliable, cloud-native, full-stack systems. Design and implement distributed microservices, APIs, databases, and shared cloud platforms using Java, Python, AWS, containers, and modern AI tools. Provide technical leadership on architecture, resilience, observability, performance, coding standards, platform roadmaps, and enterprise technology strategy while mentoring engineers and partnering with product and architecture leaders.

Leads full-stack engineering projects and developer teams building large-scale, distributed, cloud-native systems. Responsibilities include architecture, platform roadmaps, regulatory solutions, technical leadership, mentoring, system design, cloud development, observability, reliability, and collaboration with product and architecture leaders. The role uses modern programming languages, databases, container orchestration, AWS services, APIs, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and automated testing.

Leads software engineering projects and developers building cloud-based, full-stack solutions with microservices and network automation. Designs service boundaries, APIs, reusable frameworks, and distributed systems using AWS and multiple programming languages. Provides technical leadership across Agile teams, mentors engineers, improves performance, reduces technical debt, establishes engineering standards, and evaluates emerging technologies, AI tools, observability practices, and infrastructure automation.

Leads multiple technology projects and engineering teams developing distributed microservices, full-stack systems, and cloud-native platforms. Provides technical leadership on architecture, system design, reliability, performance, platform roadmaps, and shared services. Partners with product managers and architects, mentors engineers, drives technology strategy, establishes coding standards, and delivers secure solutions supporting regulatory and compliance needs.

Leads full-stack software engineering initiatives using cloud technologies, distributed microservices, databases, APIs, and modern programming languages. Provides technical direction across Agile teams, mentors engineers, partners with architects and product managers, establishes engineering standards, improves system performance, reduces technical debt, and evaluates emerging technologies including AI-based development tools.

Lead technology projects and engineering teams building cloud-based, full-stack solutions and distributed microservices. Provide technical leadership across Agile teams, define service boundaries and integration patterns, mentor engineers, establish development standards, and improve system performance. The role involves Java, Python, modern cloud platforms, databases, APIs, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, automated testing, observability, and emerging AI-based development tools.

Build AI-driven governance and resilience solutions for enterprise cloud infrastructure. Design intelligent guardrails, distributed systems, microservices, and full-stack platforms using Go, Python, Java, TypeScript, AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes. Lead architectural vision, technical roadmaps, testing, deployment, and optimization while writing code, conducting reviews, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with product, data science, and risk teams.

Evaluate AI coding agents such as Codex, Claude Code, and Cursor for engineering judgment, response quality, reasoning, explanations, and usefulness. Provide clear written and recorded feedback, distinguish quality levels, and help define standards for excellent AI-assisted development interactions. This contract role requires senior-level software engineering experience, strong Python or TypeScript/JavaScript skills, familiarity with modern AI development workflows, and excellent English communication.

Build and maintain Django-based web applications, design RESTful APIs, implement frontend features (HTML/CSS/JS), optimize performance and security, collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the development lifecycle.

Build, maintain, and scale e-commerce backend services using Python and Django. Develop REST APIs and features for catalogs, inventory, carts, checkout, orders, payments, and accounts. Integrate third-party services, optimize databases and performance, implement security controls, write tested code, resolve production issues, and collaborate on architecture, planning, reviews, deployment, and CI/CD.

Own end-to-end product features for a SaaS platform serving HR, therapists, and employees. Build, scale, and evolve frontend and backend components, lead architecture and standards, collaborate with design and product, and incorporate customer feedback and QA. Work in an early-stage startup environment with product-focused ownership.

Build and maintain full-stack applications that deliver AI/ML insights through backend services, REST APIs, containerized microservices, and high-performance front-end interfaces. Responsibilities include cloud-native development on Google Cloud or Azure, database management, testing, CI/CD automation, security, troubleshooting, and Agile collaboration.

Build and maintain Python backend services and serverless architectures for a restaurant operations platform. Ship end-to-end features, design robust systems, and help define product roadmap. Implement CI/CD and productionization, collaborate with product and GTM teams, and contribute to team culture and technical execution.

Design, develop, and maintain scalable Python applications; collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver features; ensure performance and quality; identify and fix bugs; maintain code quality and automation; lead and mentor team members using agile practices.