About the Role
We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Python Developer with strong backend engineering expertise to design and build scalable, high-performance applications. The ideal candidate will have deep experience in Python, API development, database optimization, cloud-native technologies, and distributed systems. You will play a key role in building robust backend services that power next-generation AI-driven products.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications using Python.
- Build high-performance RESTful APIs using FastAPI or Flask.
- Design efficient, scalable database schemas and optimize database performance.
- Develop thread-safe, concurrent, and high-throughput backend applications.
- Build clean, reusable, and maintainable code following engineering best practices.
- Containerize applications using Docker and deploy them on Kubernetes.
- Develop and maintain API documentation using OpenAPI/Swagger.
- Optimize application performance, scalability, security, and reliability.
- Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and DevOps teams throughout the software development lifecycle.
Required Skills
- 8–12 years of hands-on experience in Python backend development.
- Strong expertise in Python 3.x.
- Extensive experience with FastAPI and/or Flask.
- Strong hands-on experience with SQLAlchemy ORM, session management, and database transactions.
- Solid understanding of multithreading, concurrency, asynchronous programming, and thread-safe application development.
- Strong experience with PostgreSQL and/or MySQL, including database design, indexing, query optimization, and performance tuning.
- Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience deploying and managing applications on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Strong knowledge of REST APIs, OpenAPI, and Swagger.
- Experience with Git, code reviews, unit testing, and software engineering best practices.
- Good understanding of microservices architecture, distributed systems, and scalable application design.
Preferred Skills
- Experience building AI/ML-enabled applications.
- Exposure to Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar messaging technologies.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
- Knowledge of monitoring, logging, and application performance optimization.
- Familiarity with Agile development methodologies.
What We're Looking For
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Passion for building scalable, high-quality backend systems.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced product environment.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.