Python Engineer / Backend Platform Engineer

We are looking for experienced Python Engineers (Backend Platform Engineers) to design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance backend applications, APIs, and microservices for a large-scale e-commerce organization.

The role involves building robust backend platforms that support high-volume online retail operations, including order management, inventory, payments, customer experience, fulfilment, and logistics.

Candidates should have strong commercial experience in Python development, REST API development, microservices architecture, databases, cloud platforms, and containerization technologies.

The ideal candidate will have experience building enterprise-grade backend systems, working with distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and cloud-native environments while ensuring high availability, performance, and scalability.

Python Backend Development

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications using Python.

• Build and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices using FastAPI, Flask, and Django.

• Develop reusable libraries, frameworks, and components.

• Write clean, maintainable, efficient, and testable code.

• Apply object-oriented programming, design patterns, and asynchronous programming.

Microservices & Distributed Systems

• Design and implement scalable microservices architectures.

• Develop high-performance backend services capable of handling high transaction volumes.

• Implement event-driven integrations using Kafka and RabbitMQ.

• Optimize application performance, response times, latency, and scalability.

• Troubleshoot production issues and perform root cause analysis.

Database Management & Integration

• Design, develop, and optimize database structures and queries.

• Work with PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Redis, and MongoDB.

• Develop API integrations between internal and external systems.

• Support large datasets and data-driven operational platforms.

• Ensure reliable data exchange across distributed systems.

Cloud & DevOps

• Develop and deploy cloud-native applications on AWS, Azure, or GCP.

• Build and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.

• Implement and support CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab, or Azure DevOps.

• Work with Terraform for infrastructure automation.

• Support Linux-based environments and cloud infrastructure.

Monitoring & Performance

• Monitor application performance, health, and availability.

• Use Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Datadog, or New Relic.

• Identify performance bottlenecks and implement optimization strategies.

• Support high-availability production systems and incident resolution.

Engineering Excellence & Collaboration

• Participate in code reviews and follow software engineering best practices.

• Mentor junior developers and share technical knowledge.

• Collaborate with Product Managers, Data Engineers, DevOps, SRE, and other engineering teams.

• Participate in Agile ceremonies, architecture discussions, and technical roadmap initiatives.

• Drive automation and continuous improvement initiatives.

• 5–8 years of commercial experience in Python backend development.

• Strong hands-on experience with FastAPI, Flask, and REST API development.

• Proven experience designing and developing scalable backend applications and microservices.

• Experience with distributed systems and high-volume transaction processing.

• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, and Redis.

• Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP cloud platforms.

• Practical experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform.

• Experience implementing event-driven architectures using Kafka or RabbitMQ.

• Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming, Design Patterns, Multithreading, and Async Programming.

• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab, or Azure DevOps.

• Experience with application monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or Datadog.

• Proven experience in performance tuning, troubleshooting, and production support of high-availability systems.

• Experience developing API-driven integrations with internal and external enterprise systems.

• Experience working in Agile development environments and collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams.

• Prior experience in E-commerce, Fintech, Logistics, Supply Chain, or large-scale digital platforms will be advantageous.