ROLE: Senior Python Developer
ROLE SUMMARY
Design, build, and operate high-throughput backend services that power enterprise applications. You will own API design, data layer decisions, and service reliability, and raise engineering standards across the team.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design and build scalable, secure, maintainable APIs, microservices, and business logic
- Own data layer decisions: SQL/NoSQL modeling, query optimization, caching, and data integrity
- Ensure reliability and performance through monitoring, load testing, and tuning of low-latency services
- Drive best practices: code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, and mentoring junior engineers
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 10+ years building enterprise backend services, including 5+ years of hands-on backend development
- Strong Python with Django or Flask. Node.js (Express/NestJS) or Go is a plus
- REST and GraphQL API design. gRPC and OpenAPI/Swagger experience
- PostgreSQL/MySQL, MongoDB, and Redis
- Messaging and streaming: Kafka, RabbitMQ, or SQS
- AWS or Google Cloud Platform, Docker, and Kubernetes
- CI/CD with Jenkins or GitLab CI
- Testing with PyTest or JUnit, Postman, and load testing (JMeter or Gatling)
- OAuth2/JWT, encryption standards, and secure coding practices
- Microservices, event-driven design, and distributed systems
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Exposure to integrating LLM or GenAI services into backend systems
- Experience with observability stacks (tracing, metrics, alerting)
Rate:
Not specified
Location:
Remote
IR35 Status:
Not specified
Remote Status:
Remote
Industry:
IT
Seniority Level:
Senior