Senior Software Engineer - Python at Concord in Multiple Cities/States, MN

Job description

• Join a team building the analytical and optimization software that powers one of North America's largest energy operations. Our client is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to serve as the bridge between business objectives and software solutions.
• This role is for someone who combines deep technical expertise with product thinking, business acumen, and architecture leadership, working with a high degree of autonomy to turn ambiguous business problems into scalable, production-ready systems. The role spans full-stack ownership (backend, data systems, UI) and includes active use of AI-assisted development practices as part of the org's broader investment in AI-enabled engineering.

Responsibilities

• Translate ambiguous business problems into technical solutions.
• Design scalable, robust architectures.
• Anticipate edge cases and operational concerns.
• Make pragmatic technology decisions.
• Work directly with business stakeholders.
• Build prototypes quickly.
• Validate concepts early.
• Accelerate feedback cycles.
• Services/backend development
• Data systems
• User interfaces
• End-to-end feature ownership
• Use agentic AI tools throughout software development.
• Design quality controls for coding agents.
• Implement specification-driven workflows.
• Create deterministic validation checks.
• Evaluate AI tools critically rather than adopting them blindly.
• Secure-by-design development.
• CI/CD pipelines.
• Observability and monitoring.
• Alerting and operational readiness.
• Resilient, maintainable software.
• Production support capabilities.
• Define system architecture.
• Guide software design.
• Serve as technical leads.
• Mentor less experienced engineers.
• Lead project teams.
• Influence technology decisions.
• Communicate with executives and business stakeholders.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of professional software engineering experience, including demonstrated ownership of system architecture and technical leadership.
• Strong proficiency in Python for application development, not just data engineering or scripting.
• 2 years of applied AI/LLM production experience (shipping generative AI features to production, not just experimenting).
• Hands-on experience with AWS and/or GCP, including real infrastructure and deployment work (not just "code gets auto-deployed").
• Experience authoring CI/CD pipelines. Kubernetes experience is a nice-to-have.
• Full-stack capability — backend/architecture-focused is preferred, but must be comfortable working in a modern frontend framework (React, Vue, or Angular) when needed.
• Hands-on, day-to-day use of agentic AI development tools (e.g., Claude Code, Copilot, Cursor).
• Track record of taking a project from 0 to production largely independently ("team of one") is a plus.
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading project teams (helpful but not required).
• Experience communicating technical strategy to executive/business stakeholders.

Skills

Required

• Python
• AWS
• GCP
• CI/CD
• React
• Vue
• Angular

Preferred

• Kubernetes

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance: Comprehensive coverage to support your overall well-being.
• Employer Contributions to Health Savings Accounts (HSA): For employees enrolled in High Deductible Health Plans, Concord contributes toward your HSA.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA): Options for healthcare and dependent care expenses, plus a Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) for wellness and personal development.
• Disability Insurance: Short-term (up to 12 weeks) and long-term coverage, fully paid by the employer.
• Life and AD&D Insurance: Employer-provided coverage with options for additional voluntary coverage.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Support for legal, financial, and personal challenges.
• 401(k) Retirement Savings: 1% employer match.
• Career Growth Opportunities: Pathways for advancement and skill development.
• Team Engagement Activities: Regular team-building events and company-sponsored activities to foster collaboration and connection.