Full Stack Python/React Developer – AWS

Cloud Bridge Solutions is currently seeking an experienced Senior Full Stack Python/React Developer – AWS to support our client in Charlotte, NC.

Role: Full Stack Python/React Developer – AWS

Location: Charlotte, NC(Hybrid) - every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from Day 1.

Job Type: Contract 12 months

NOTE: Willingness and ability to work onsite in Charlotte, NC, Tuesday through Thursday from Day 1.

Job Summary:

• We are seeking a Full Stack Python/React Developer to join a global investment technology team supporting quantitative research initiatives. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience developing Python backend services, building REST APIs using FastAPI, developing modern front-end applications using React and TypeScript, and designing and deploying applications on AWS.
• This role requires a hands-on engineer who can contribute across the full software development lifecycle, from application architecture and backend development to front-end implementation, cloud infrastructure integration, testing, and production deployment. Experience supporting investment management, financial services, or quantitative research platforms is highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and REST APIs using Python, with a strong emphasis on FastAPI.
• Build interactive, responsive front-end applications using React and TypeScript.
• Integrate React applications with Python backend services, APIs, databases, and enterprise systems.
• Design, develop, and deploy cloud-native applications using AWS services.
• Implement application functionality using appropriate AWS services, such as Lambda, API Gateway, ECS, S3, and RDS.
• Contribute to technology platforms that support quantitative research, investment analytics, and research workflows.
• Develop reliable data access layers, application integrations, and backend processing components.
• Take ownership of features from technical design and implementation through automated testing, deployment, and production support.
• Write clean, reusable, maintainable, and well-tested code.
• Implement unit and integration tests and participate in peer reviews and engineering design discussions.
• Support CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, application monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with quantitative researchers, software engineers, architects, and business stakeholders to translate technical requirements into production-ready solutions.
• Follow enterprise security, reliability, scalability, and software engineering best practices.

Required Qualifications:

• Strong professional experience in Python backend development.
• Hands-on experience developing REST APIs and backend services using FastAPI.
• Strong front-end development experience with React.
• Proficiency in TypeScript and modern JavaScript development.
• Demonstrated experience developing and deploying applications using AWS services in real-world environments.
• Ability to explain AWS architecture and implementation decisions, rather than experience limited to hosting or deploying prebuilt applications.
• Experience integrating front-end components with backend APIs and databases.
• Strong understanding of application architecture, API design, testing, debugging, and production support.
• Experience owning and delivering full-stack features throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with technical teams and business stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting investment technology, quantitative research, asset management, or financial services platforms.
• Familiarity with AWS Lambda, API Gateway, ECS, S3, RDS, and other relevant AWS services.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and cloud deployment automation.
• Experience developing data-intensive applications or research-oriented technology platforms.
• Understanding of secure application development and enterprise cloud architecture.