Senior Backend Developer (Python)

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 optimise database performance.
• Develop thread-safe, concurrent, and high-throughput backend applications.
• Build clean, reusable, and maintainable code following engineering best practices.
• Containerise applications using Docker and deploy them on Kubernetes.
• Develop and maintain API documentation using OpenAPI/Swagger.
• Optimise application performance, scalability, security, and reliability.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and DevOps teams throughout the software development lifecycle.

Requirements:

• 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 optimisation, 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.