Job Title: Python API Developer AI Fullstack

Location: Lafayette, LA/ Bloomfield, CT | Hybrid

Employment Type: Contract

Duration: 6-12 months

Pay: $65/hr

About:

VLink, founded in 2006, is a leading global provider of software engineering services with next-gen technologies and best-in-class talent. Our Headquarters are in the U.S, and we have offices in 7+ countries from North America-Europe to APAC, with expansion plans in the Middle East. With over 1,000 employees working globally, VLink has helped SMBs, and large enterprises achieve their business goals, and gained the trust of Fortune-250 companies. VLink is 'Great Place to Work® CertifiedTM' and has been a consistent winner as- Best Places to Work in CT. Trust, collaboration, and accountability are the three elements that are at the core of VLink's work culture. We value our professionals, providing comprehensive benefits and the opportunity for growth.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications and RESTful APIs using Python and FastAPI

• Build high performance, secure, and reusable API services supporting AI, analytics, and enterprise applications

• Develop integrations with Snowflake, Databricks, and cloud based data platforms

• Design and optimize data access layers supporting structured, semi structured, and large scale datasets

• Develop services that leverage Apache Iceberg tables and modern data lakehouse architectures

• Build event driven and asynchronous backend services where appropriate

• Optimize API performance, scalability, reliability, and security

• Implement authentication and authorization using OAuth2, JWT, Azure AD, or similar enterprise identity providers

• Collaborate with cloud engineers to deploy applications on Microsoft Azure using modern DevOps practices

• Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical design discussions

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

• 5+ years of professional software development experience

• 5+ years of hands-on Python development

• Strong experience developing production grade applications using FastAPI

• Strong understanding of REST API design and backend architecture

• Experience with asynchronous programming in Python

• Experience integrating applications with Snowflake

• Experience working with Databricks

• Experience using Apache Iceberg tables and modern lakehouse architectures

• Experience developing applications on Microsoft Azure

• Experience building AI enabled or GenAI applications

• Experience integrating with Large Language Models (Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.)

• Experience with vector databases and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)

• Experience with MLflow or MLOps practices

• Experience writing unit, integration, and automated tests

• Strong knowledge of SQL and database design

• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker

• Excellent debugging, analytical, and problem solving skills

• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Employment Practices:

VLink is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

This job application process may use AI-powered tools to assist in screening and evaluating applications based on objective, job-related qualifications. AI is used solely to support the recruitment process and all final hiring decisions are made exclusively by our human recruitment team.

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