Python Developer - Microservices Architecture

Position : Senior Backend Engineer Location : Remote Employment Type : Full-time Experience Required : 10 years About the Role : We are looking for an experienced and hands-on Senior Backend Engineer with strong expertise in Python, microservices, and API architecture to help build scalable, cloud-native systems. This is an individual contributor (IC) role where you will be responsible for designing and implementing backend services for large-scale enterprise platforms. You will collaborate closely with product managers, DevOps engineers, and cross-functional development teams to deliver high-performance, production-grade systems. Key Responsibilities : - Architect, design, and implement distributed, microservice-based applications using Python and cloud-native tools. - Build and scale RESTful APIs, asynchronous jobs, background schedulers, and data pipelines for high-volume systems. - Lead proof-of-concept (PoC) initiatives, system architecture discussions, and design reviews. - Design and optimize SQL and NoSQL data models, including MongoDB, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, and ClickHouse. - Develop highly available services with robust logging, monitoring, and alerting using tools such as CloudWatch, Grafana, and Datadog. - Collaborate on CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure automation using Terraform, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins. - Ensure backend implementations meet standards for security, scalability, and fault-tolerance. - Contribute to internal documentation, architecture diagrams, and technical knowledge sharing. - Take end-to-end ownership of backend servicesfrom design and development to deployment and production : - 10 years of professional software development experience, primarily focused on backend systems. - Deep hands-on experience with Python and related frameworks such as Flask, FastAPI, or Django. - Proven expertise in microservices architecture, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud-native development (preferably AWS). - Strong understanding of API design, rate limiting, authentication and authorization (OAuth2), and best practices. - Experience with message queues and event-driven systems (e.g., Kafka, SQS, RabbitMQ). - Solid experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases including PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and DynamoDB. - Familiarity with DevOps tools and pipelines : GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Terraform, CloudFormation. - Excellent communication skills and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, distributed team environment. (ref:hirist.tech)

Location: in, IN

Posted Date: 6/6/2025