Lead Python Developer

Job Title: Lead Python Developer (Backend)

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Role Overview

Lead Python Developer (Backend)

Key Responsibilities

Backend Architecture & Development

• Design, develop, and own scalable backend services using

  Python

  and modern frameworks such as

  FastAPI

  or

  Django

  .
• Architect and implement

  RESTful APIs

  with a focus on performance, reliability, and security.
• Drive backend design decisions including service boundaries, data flow, and scalability strategies.
• Lead end-to-end backend delivery from design to production.

Databases & Data Management

• Design and optimize

  relational and NoSQL databases

  to support high-volume, low-latency applications.
• Strong hands-on experience with databases such as

  PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or similar

  .
• Own database schema design, indexing strategies, query optimization, and performance tuning.
• Ensure data consistency, integrity, and scalability across distributed systems.
• Work closely with data and analytics teams to support data-driven backend services.

Caching & Performance Optimization

• Design and implement

  caching strategies

  to improve system performance and reduce latency.
• Hands-on experience with caching technologies such as

  Redis / Memcached

  .
• Identify performance bottlenecks and apply caching, async processing, and optimization techniques.
• Define cache invalidation, TTL strategies, and consistency models for backend services.

Messaging & Asynchronous Processing

• Design and build

  event-driven and asynchronous systems

  using messaging platforms.
• Hands-on experience with

  Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS SQS/SNS, or similar messaging systems

  .
• Implement reliable producers, consumers, retries, and dead-letter queues.
• Use messaging to decouple services, improve scalability, and enable real-time data processing.

Microservices & Cloud-Native Systems

• Architect and develop

  microservices-based systems

  with proper fault tolerance and observability.
• Containerize services using

  Docker

  and deploy using

  Kubernetes

  or similar orchestration tools.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams on infrastructure, scaling, and deployment strategies.

CI/CD, Quality & Observability

• Establish and maintain

  CI/CD pipelines

  for automated build, test, and deployment.
• Ensure high code quality through

  unit, integration, and contract testing

  .
• Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting using tools like

  Prometheus, Grafana, ELK

  , or equivalents.
• Own production readiness, incident debugging, and system reliability.

Technical Leadership & Collaboration

• Act as a

  technical lead

  , mentoring junior and mid-level developers.
• Conduct code reviews, enforce best practices, and improve engineering standards.
• Collaborate with product, frontend, QA, DevOps, and data teams to deliver business-critical solutions.
• Participate in design reviews, estimations, and sprint planning.

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of backend software development experience

  , primarily in Python.
• Strong expertise in

  Python

  (including async programming and performance optimization).
• Hands-on experience with

  FastAPI, Django

  , or similar frameworks.
• Solid experience with

  SQL and NoSQL databases

  and data modeling.
• Strong understanding of

  caching mechanisms

  (Redis/Memcached).
• Hands-on experience with

  messaging systems

  (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS, etc.).
• Experience building

  microservices architectures

  .
• Hands-on experience with

  Docker

  ,

  Kubernetes

  , and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with

  cloud platforms

  (AWS / Azure / GCP).
• Prior experience in a

  Lead / Senior Backend Engineer

  role.
• Exposure to security best practices (authentication, authorization, API security).
• Experience building high-throughput, low-latency systems at scale.