Python Backend Developer - Healthcare Domain
First seen by Alion on Oct 22, 2026.
Role Overview:
We are looking for an experienced Python Backend Developer to design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications and APIs. Pharma or Life Sciences domain experience is preferred.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop backend applications and services using Python.
- Build and maintain REST APIs using FastAPI, Django, or Flask.
- Implement business logic and integrate with internal and third-party systems.
- Design database schemas, write SQL queries, and optimize database performance.
- Develop data-processing workflows and background jobs.
- Implement authentication, authorization, and secure coding practices.
- Troubleshoot production issues and improve application performance and reliability.
- Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and technical documentation.
- Collaborate with frontend developers, DevOps teams, and business stakeholders.
- Support application deployment and maintenance.
Mandatory Skills:
- 6 - 9 years of software development experience, with strong hands-on Python backend development.
- Strong Python programming, object-oriented design, data structures, and exception handling.
- Experience with FastAPI, Django, or Flask.
- Hands-on experience developing REST APIs and backend services.
- Strong SQL and relational database experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQL Server.
- Experience integrating APIs, databases, and external services.
- Understanding of authentication and authorization mechanisms such as OAuth2 and JWT.
- Familiarity with Git, CI/CD, and Agile development.
- Strong debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Good-to-Have Skills:
- Pharma / Life Sciences domain experience.
- Awareness of GxP requirements, audit trails, and data integrity principles.
- AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Docker and Kubernetes.
- Microservices and event-driven architecture.
- Asynchronous programming and background processing using Celery or similar tools.
- Kafka or RabbitMQ.
- MongoDB or Redis.
Skills
Python, FastAPI, Django, Flask, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, RDBMS