Independent Contractor Freelance Python Programmer Jobs in Georgia

Emory University is a leading research university that fosters excellence and attracts world-class talent to innovate today and prepare leaders for the future. We welcome candidates who can contribute to the excellence of our academic community.

Office of Information Technology is seeking a skilled Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain integration solutions that connect our core applications and data pipelines. You’ll leverage your expertise in Python and MuleSoft (version 4) to build robust, scalable APIs and middleware services. Working closely with product teams, architects, and operations, you’ll ensure seamless data flow, high availability, and secure integrations across our ecosystem.

KEY RESONSIBILITIES:

• Works independently to provide functional analysis and then design and implement technical solutions.
• Consults with appropriate staff to develop requirements and specifications for enterprise applications.
• Implements developed applications and provides customer support.
• Consults with customers to understand business problems and develops technical solutions.
• Provides technical expertise on applications, technical tools and software.
• Analyzes and resolves problems resulting from vendor fixes and upgrades.
• May lead small projects and resolve software or business related problems.
• Performs related responsibilities as required.
• Python development experience
• MuleSoft 4 development experience
• RESTful API design and integration experience
• DataWeave 2.0 or comparable data transformation experience
• Production troubleshooting and support experience
• Git and CI/CD familiarity
• API security/authentication knowledge, especially OAuth/JWT or equivalent

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ten years of information technology experience which includes experience in the application of vendor software fixes and upgrades OR a bachelor's degree in computer science, management information systems or directly related field and eight years of experience which includes experience in the application of vendor software fixes and upgrades.
• Positions in this classification may require knowledge of one or more programming languages and/or a knowledge of an application and application tools.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• AWS services: S3, IAM, Secrets Manager
• Agile methodologies and tools such as Jira
• CI/CD processes and tools such as Maven/Jenkins
• GraphQL
• Python libraries: Flask, boto3, Gunicorn, Simple Salesforce
• Docker/Kubernetes
• Java & XML
• OpenAPI 3.x & RAML interface specifications

NOTE: This role will be granted the opportunity to work from home regularly but must be able to commute to Emory University on a flexible weekly schedule based upon business needs.  Schedule is based on agreed upon guidelines of department. This role requires residency in the state of GA. Emory reserves the right to change remote work status with notice to employee.

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