# Python Developer (Pipeline Role)

DVT is a leading South African software engineering and technology consulting company. We place skilled engineers with major clients across varied industries. We are growing our Python backend competency and looking for an engineer to join current and future engagements. In these roles you would design, build and maintain backend services; APIs, data layers, integrations and background processing - working closely with cross-functional teams to turn complex requirements into reliable, production-grade software. Requirements Key Responsibilities Design and deliver backend services end-to-end - APIs, data layers, integrations and background jobs. Build with FastAPI, Django or both depending on the engagement. Write meaningful automated tests (unit, integration, contract) and maintain CI/CD pipelines. Improve existing applications and take them to production standard - reliability, observability, security. Pair with and mentor less experienced engineers on the team. Work with data specialists, frontend engineers and business stakeholders on requirements and priorities. Document design decisions and ensure knowledge transfer within the team. Manage your own work within sprints:

- **Id**: 3964728
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/dvt-python-developer-pipeline-role>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Employment type**: contractor
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Johannesburg, South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-03T11:22:30Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-03
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T00:12:37Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 6
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2315
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: IT Consulting & Digital Transformation, Software Testing & QA, Custom Software Development

## Company

- **Id**: 57384
- **Name**: DVT
- **Domain**: dvt.co.za
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/dvt>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: services
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Recruitee

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 75
- **Open postings**: 4
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 1
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 49
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Technologies

- **Apache Kafka** — Optional: no
- **AWS** — Optional: no
- **Azure** — Optional: no
- **Celery** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **Django** — Optional: no
- **Docker** — Optional: no
- **FastAPI** — Optional: no
- **GCP** — Optional: no
- **Git** — Optional: no
- **PostgreSQL** — Optional: no
- **Pytest** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **RabbitMQ** — Optional: no
- **Redis** — Optional: no
- **SQL** — Optional: no
- **Go** — Optional: yes
- **Grafana** — Optional: yes
- **Java** — Optional: yes
- **JavaScript** — Optional: yes
- **LLM** — Optional: yes
- **Node JS** — Optional: yes
- **OpenTelemetry** — Optional: yes
- **OWASP** — Optional: yes
- **Prometheus** — Optional: yes
- **RAG** — Optional: yes
- **Rust** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 6

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-09T13:30:26Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 6
- **Expected fill days**: 49
- **Reasons**: conf:0, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T00:51:43Z

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