Python Developer (Tampa)

TSR Consulting is currently seeking a highly motivated Python/AI Engineer for an opportunity in Tampa, FL Hybrid

Position Title: Python/AI Engineer

Location: Tampa, FL Hybrid

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

Expected Duration: 6+Months Contract to hire

Job Type: Hybrid

Job Description:

We are seeking a Product Engineer (AI-Augmented & Full-Stack Systems) to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in modern full-stack development, cloud-native architectures, and AI-assisted engineering tools and a proven ability to design, build, and ship scalable products from prototype to production while leading technical standards within a pod.

Responsibilities:

• Build, prototype, and ship end-to-end features from whiteboard to production across React frontends, Python microservices, and cloud backends.
• Leverage AI-assisted development workflows (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate delivery and validate architectures.
• Drive hypothesis-driven product engineering with targeted experiments and interactive prototypes to inform product direction.
• Architect scalable, resilient systems using AWS services, clean API contracts, and Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Establish lightweight patterns, reusable UI components, and shared utilities to enable high-velocity delivery.
• Provide technical thought leadership, review AI- and human-authored code, and enforce correctness, security, and performance.
• Define automated testing strategies, CI/CD governance, and observability practices.
• Mentor engineers through pair programming and architectural discussions while modeling modern engineering practices.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Proficiency in React.js, TypeScript/JavaScript, responsive CSS, and component systems such as Material UI or Tailwind CSS.
• Strong backend engineering in Python using FastAPI, Flask, or Django with RESTful or GraphQL APIs, authentication, and async processing.
• Database expertise with PostgreSQL and document/NoSQL stores, including schema design, query optimization, and data consistency.
• Cloud experience with AWS services such as Lambda, S3, CloudFront, API Gateway, and RDS PostgreSQL, plus Terraform for IaC.
• Hands-on CI/CD and Git/GitHub workflows, automated testing, and observability.
• Practical proficiency with AI-assisted development tools and coding agents (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Devin AI) with critical evaluation of outputs.
• Experience level: 2 to 8+ years in professional software engineering with evidence of product outcomes and technical leadership.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience designing modular service architectures and reusable UI systems in an autonomous pod model.
• Background in hypothesis-driven development, rapid prototyping, and metrics-based product validation.

Benefits:

TSR Consulting offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k.

About TSR:

TSR is a trusted staffing and workforce solutions partner with more than 50 years of experience delivery highly qualified talent to support clients' most critical business and technology initiatives. Through a disciplined approach to sourcing, candidate vetting, and delivery, TSR helps organizations scale teams quickly while maintaining quality and reliability.

TSR operates with a global delivery model, leveraging specialized teams to support enterprise clients across North America and beyond.

In June 2024, TSR was acquired by Justin Christian, founder and CEO of BCforward, a global provider of professional services and workforce solutions. This partnership expands TSR's ability to deliver broader capabilities, global delivery resources, and enhanced opportunities for both clients and consultants.