Senior Software Engineer – Python/Web Development, AWS & EKS

About ValueMomentum:

ValueMomentum is a leading solutions provider for the global property and casualty insurance industry, supported by deep domain and technology capabilities. We help insurers stay ahead with sustained growth and high performance for enhancing stakeholder value and fostering resilient societies. Trusted by over 100 insurers, ValueMomentum is one of the largest services providers exclusively focused on property and casualty. ValueMomentum is headquartered in Piscataway, NJ, with state-of-the-art delivery centers in Piscataway, NJ; Hyderabad, Pune, and Coimbatore in India; Toronto in Canada; and London in the United Kingdom.

ValueMomentum is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We make all employment decisions based on qualifications, merit, and business needs, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and applicants throughout the recruitment process, in accordance with applicable laws.

Experience

7–10 years of relevant software engineering experience

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer with strong application development expertise in Python and/or modern web technologies. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience designing, developing, deploying, and supporting cloud-native applications in AWS, with applications hosted and managed on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS).

The candidate should possess a strong software engineering mindset, be comfortable working across application and cloud infrastructure layers, and have experience delivering secure, scalable, and highly available solutions in an enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable web applications and backend services using Python and modern web development technologies.
• Build and deploy cloud-native applications on AWS.
• Containerize applications using Docker and deploy them to Amazon EKS.
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs, microservices, and application integrations.
• Work with AWS services such as EKS, EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, IAM, CloudWatch, Route 53, Elastic Load Balancing, and Secrets Manager.
• Create and maintain Kubernetes deployment manifests, Helm charts, services, ingress configurations, ConfigMaps, and secrets.
• Implement automated application build, testing, and deployment processes using CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, DevOps engineers, security teams, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Troubleshoot application, container, Kubernetes, networking, and AWS-related issues across development and production environments.
• Implement application monitoring, centralized logging, alerting, and performance optimization.
• Apply secure coding practices and ensure applications comply with organizational security and cloud governance standards.
• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, sprint planning, and technical documentation.
• Support application releases, production deployments, incident resolution, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.

• 7–10 years of professional software development experience.
• Strong programming experience in Python.
• Experience developing web applications using frameworks such as Django, Flask, or FastAPI.
• Experience with frontend technologies such as JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, React, Angular, or Vue.js.
• Strong experience designing and developing REST APIs and microservices.
• Hands-on experience deploying and operating applications in AWS.
• Strong experience with Docker and containerized application development.
• Practical experience deploying and managing workloads on Amazon EKS or Kubernetes.
• Experience with Kubernetes concepts including pods, deployments, services, ingress, namespaces, autoscaling, ConfigMaps, secrets, and persistent storage.
• Experience developing and supporting CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, AWS CodePipeline, or Azure DevOps.
• Experience with relational or NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Amazon RDS, DynamoDB, or MongoDB.
• Experience with Git-based source code management and branching strategies.
• Understanding of AWS networking, IAM roles and policies, security groups, load balancers, DNS, and certificate management.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with onsite and offshore teams in an Agile delivery environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Developer, AWS Solutions Architect, or Kubernetes certification.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or AWS CDK.
• Experience developing Helm charts and managing Kubernetes releases.
• Experience with observability tools such as AWS CloudWatch, Datadog, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, or the ELK stack.
• Experience implementing authentication and authorization using OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, or JWT.
• Knowledge of application security principles, vulnerability remediation, secrets management, and DevSecOps practices.
• Experience with event-driven architectures and services such as Amazon SQS, SNS, EventBridge, or Kafka.
• Experience supporting highly available, business-critical production applications.
• Familiarity with automated testing frameworks and test-driven development.
• Experience working in regulated industries such as insurance, financial services, or healthcare is an advantage.

Technical Skills

• Programming: Python, JavaScript and/or TypeScript
• Web Frameworks:Django, Flask, FastAPI, React, Angular, or Vue.js
• Cloud Platform:AWS
• Container Platform:Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon EKS
• CI/CD:Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, AWS CodePipeline, or Azure DevOps
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK
• Databases:PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, DynamoDB, or MongoDB
• Monitoring:CloudWatch, Datadog, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, or ELK
• Source Control:Git, GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket

Soft Skills

• Strong ownership and accountability.
• Ability to work independently and drive technical tasks through completion.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Adaptability and willingness to learn new technologies.

Strong focus on application quality, reliability, security, and maintainability.