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This role will focus primarily on backend development using Python, including building and integrating APIs, working with cloud services, processing data, and supporting application functionality.\nYou will also contribute to frontend enhancements and help deliver scalable, reliable, and user-friendly solutions. This opportunity is well suited for a developer who enjoys working across the application stack, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and building high-quality software in a cloud environment.\nPrimary Location: Across Canada or USA\nWork Model: Fully Remote\nEmployment Type: Contractor\nRESPONSIBILITIES:\nDevelop and maintain backend application components using Python\n\nBuild, integrate, and maintain REST APIs and cloud-based services\n\nConfigure and support cloud functions and data storage solutions\n\nProcess, transform, and manage JSON data across application workflows\n\nImplement integrations with AI-powered and data-driven services\n\nContribute to frontend enhancements, including UI updates and new features\n\nWrite clean, maintainable, and well-documented code\n\nDevelop and execute unit tests to support application quality and reliability\n\nSupport CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation\n\nFollow coding standards, linting requirements, and software development best practices\n\nCollaborate with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to deliver technical solutions\n\nQUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience\n\nProficiency in Python application development\n\nExperience developing and consuming REST APIs\n\nExperience with HTML and modern web application development\n\nExperience with React or similar JavaScript frameworks\n\nFamiliarity with Azure cloud services, including Azure Functions, Blob Storage, and Cosmos DB\n\nExperience working with cloud service SDKs and APIs\n\nStrong understanding of JSON data structures and data transformation techniques\n\nKnowledge of software testing methodologies, including unit testing\n\nExperience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation\n\nFamiliarity with code quality tools, linting processes, and software development best practices\n\nStrong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills\n\nAbility to work effectively in a collaborative, agile development environment\n\nNICE TO HAVE:\nFrontend development experience with JavaScript, CSS, and UI/UX principles\n\nExperience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform\n\nExposure to Azure infrastructure provisioning and automation\n\nFamiliarity with prompt engineering and prebuilt large language models\n\nExperience developing AI-enabled application features\n\nKnowledge of modern cloud architecture and scalable application design principles\n\nABOUT ADASTRAAdastra is a global leader in AI and data-driven transformation, helping organizations lead with artificial intelligence—responsibly, strategically, and at scale. With over 25 years of experience, Adastra empowers enterprise clients to unlock business value through data innovation, operational excellence, and smart customer engagement. \nTrusted by some of the world’s most prominent brands, Adastra delivers end-to-end solutions grounded in thoughtful strategy, robust governance, and deep technical expertise. From defining vision to ensuring execution, Adastra guides organizations through every stage of their AI, data and cloud journey—building future-ready capabilities and delivering measurable, lasting impact. \nAdastra serves clients across key industries including financial services, automotive, manufacturing, technology, media and telecom (TMT), healthcare, retail, and professional services. The company employs more than 2,000 professionals across North America, Europe, and Asia.\nWHAT WE OFFER\nOpportunity for advancement and career progression\n\nCompetitive compensation\n\nSuccessful referral program\n\nThe opportunity to work with one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies\n\nSatisfaction of working for a reputable company \n\nA flexible, dynamic, and diverse workplace\n\nEQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYERIn our commitment to promote fair and equitable treatment of all employees and applicants, Adastra Corporation provides equal employment opportunities for all individuals regardless of age, sex, disability, race, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other ground as described in the Ontario Human Rights Code. In addition, accommodation will be provided during the hiring process. Adastra Corporation’s implementation and support of employment initiatives, encourage diversified labour force participation and equal access to opportunities based on merit and performance.\nAI Usage - Our hiring process includes the use of AI-enabled tools to screen applications (e.g., keyword matching, qualification ranking). A human recruiter reviews all AI-generated shortlists to make informed hiring decisions.\nThere has been an increased instance of fraudulent job offers coming from people posing as Adastra HR employees. Please note that Adastra will never request fees as part of our recruiting process and any emails sent to you that are not from ‘@adastragrp.com’ or ‘@talent.icims.com’ are fraudulent. All employment offers are sent via DocuSign and if you receive an employment offer from a suspicious email and not via DocuSign, it is fraudulent.\nContact to inquire about jobs at Adastra, to report a suspicious request for money or personal information from external websites or suspicious employment offers.\nOriginally posted on Himalayas","description_format":"text","description_chars":5724,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"},{"name":"Canada","iso":"CA","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["IT Consulting & Digital Transformation","Analytics & BI Consulting"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-30T23:28:01Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":29,"reasons":["seen:0","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-31T05:58:55Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/adastra-software-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/adastra-software-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-31T14:33:00Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":22645,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-01T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":54869},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=54869"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fadastra-software-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fadastra-software-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fadastra-software-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/adastra-software-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fadastra-software-engineer"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3553453}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"adastracorp.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3553453},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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