Job Description
Senior Software Engineer (React/Python/Django) | Hybrid in Orlando, FL | Contract/W2 Only!
*There are no Corp-to-Corp options or Visa Sponsorship available for this position*
Optomi, in partnership with a market leader in the entertainment industry, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for a hybrid position out of their office in Orlando, FL. This candidate will be an integral member of the DDSI engineering team, helping to design, build, and ship a new web-based analytic platform. This platform supports strategic internal decision-making across the enterprise. You will collaborate with data scientists, data engineers, product managers, and DevOps teams to bring robust applications to life.
What the right candidate will enjoy:
- Long-term career opportunity!
- Collaborative work environment!
- Contributing to critical business applications!
- Gaining experience with cutting-edge technologies on enterprise-level platforms!
Experience of the right candidate:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, MIS or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- 5+ years of professional software development experience.
- 3+ years of experience with Python.
- 3+ years of front-end development experience using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Strong experience with Django or similar Python web frameworks.
- Strong experience with React or equivalent modern JavaScript libraries.
- Full-stack development experience (60/40 front-end or back-end emphasis is acceptable).
- Experience building data-intensive applications with technologies like PostgreSQL and Snowflake.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in a technical field or equivalent.
- Expertise in AWS architecture and cloud-native development.
- Experience with Next.js and GitLab CI/CD.
- Experience working in a decision science or analytics-heavy environment.
- UI/UX design leadership experience.
- Advanced front-end and back-end performance optimization skills.
- Experience developing user scenarios, business requirements, and technical specifications.
- Experience selecting and implementing team tools and libraries.
Responsibilities of the right candidate:
- Design, build, and deploy new features for a high-impact software platform used across multiple business units.
- Lead and mentor junior application engineers.
- Collaborate with product managers to understand requirements and develop project timelines.
- Partner with data scientists to visualize complex model outputs in user-friendly formats.
- Work with data engineers to ensure scalable and efficient data pipelines.
- Collaborate with DevOps on application infrastructure, security, and CI/CD.
- Propose and design intuitive user experiences with mockups and wireframes.
- Champion software development best practices across DDSI and broader tech teams.
What we’re looking for:
- Proven ability to design and develop scalable, full-stack applications on cloud infrastructure (preferably AWS).
- Demonstrated success in building user-friendly tools for complex data problems.
- Experience leading technical projects from inception through delivery.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills with cross-functional teams.
- Ability to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve complex technical issues.
- Agile mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation.
Job Tags
Contract work, Work experience placement, Visa sponsorship,