Senior Python Engineer Jobs in Austin, TX (NOW HIRING)

At Mitratech, we are a team of innovators focused on building world-class products that simplify operations in the Legal, Risk, Compliance, and HR functions. We are a close-knit, globally dispersed team that thrives in an ecosystem that supports individual excellence and takes pride in its diverse and inclusive work culture centered around great people practices, learning opportunities, and having fun! Our culture is the ideal blend of entrepreneurial spirit and enterprise investment, enabling the chance to move at a rapid pace with some of the most complex, leading-edge technologies available.

For over 35 years, the experts at Mitratech have been focused on solving the complex needs. Today, we serve 20,000 client companies of all sizes globally, representing 30% of the Fortune 500 and over 500,000 users in over 160 countries.

As we continue to grow, we're always looking for resourceful, enthusiastic, and fresh perspectives. Join our global team and see what makes Mitratech a truly exceptional place to work!

Job Overview

You'll be joining our Mitratech HR Solutions Engineering team, working on an AI-First SaaS Learning Management Solution to streamline the training needs of our customers. We focus on delivering high quality (low escaped defects), well tested (Cypress automation framework with focus on unit test coverage), secure (scanned and verified), scalable (AWS, but hardware isn't the answer), software that delivers exceptional experiences for our clients. This is a great opportunity to join a growing company, be part of an excellent team, architect solutions to complex problems, and deliver valuable features where clean code matters.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Authoring codefor implementing features for the product using Python/React.
• System Design & Task Decomposition:Break down high-level product goals into well-defined, modular engineering tasks that can be executed by team members.
• Code Review & Validation:Conduct in-depth reviews of both human and AI-generated code, ensuring quality, security, scalability, and alignment with domain requirements.
• Architectural Oversight:Ensure design plans created by both human engineers and AI tools adhere to architectural decisions with a focus on modularity, bounded contexts, etc.
• AI-Integrated Development Lifecycle:Develop and optimize CICD pipelines that incorporate AI agents, automated testing, and intelligent code reviews.
• AI-Oriented Prompt Engineering:Design and test structured instructions, prompts, and specifications to drive accurate, context-aligned output from AI agents.
• Documentation and Domain Clarity:Contribute to the development of domain models, technical documentation, and internal knowledge bases to support AI performance and team activity.
• Serve in an on-call rotation(DevOps philosophy where you will participate in ops) and respond promptly to any production issues to remediate rapidly.
• Be a teammate,help other teammates resolve complex problems or think through design/architecture challenges. Be available and responsive.
• Write secure code.Avoid introducing an OWASP vulnerability. Know how APIs are secured, sessions are handled, and data is validated properly.
• Mentor others and foster an excellent engineering culture based in trust, accountability, character, and honesty.
• Seek feedback and deliver constructive criticism (e.g., code reviews) in a tactful and empathetic manner; build others up and mentor without ego.

Your Qualifications:

• Possess a bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience. Emphasis in engineering, data science, computer science or information systems is preferred.
• Have a minimum of 5 years of software engineering experience developing SaaS applications.
• Experience with building applications via AI coding agents such as Claude Code, Devin.ai, or Codex
• Relevant experience in our stack: Python, React, AWS
• Sormi experience a big PLUS

Our Technology Stack:

• Python 3.11+, React
• MySQL
• AWS
• Containerized environments with CICD pipelines, RESTful APIs, etc.
• LLM and MCP components

We will disclose intended pay ranges in our job ads for US-based opportunities - This role can be performed 100% remote anywhere in the US. Anticipated Pay Range: $130,000 - $165,000 Annually USD

Total compensation includes US employee benefits and annual bonus eligibility.

Benefits we offer:

• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance *
• 401 (k) + Employer Match *
• Unlimited PTO + 11 Paid Holidays + 4 Annual Paid Global Wellness Days Off
• STD, LTD & Group Life Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Pet Insurance
• FSA & HSA Options
• Employee Assistance Program

Perks we offer:

• Remote Work
• Career Advancement & Professional Development Opportunities
• Employee Recognition
• LinkedIn Learning Platform

Mitratech is proud to be an EEOE, M/F/D/V, and we are committed to diversity both in practice and spirit at the corporate level.Mitratech participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program. E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee's I-9 to data from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration Records. To learn more, visit:everify.com

We are an equal-opportunity employer that values diversity at all levels. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.