Lead Senior Associate | Engineering Foundry & Managed Services

Software Engineer (Python + FastAPI)

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About the Role

We are seeking a skilled Python Development Backend Engineer with hands-on experience in Python, FastAPI, and containerized cloud-native environments. You will be responsible for building highly performant services, designing APIs, ensuring reliability, and collaborating across engineering, QA, and DevOps teams.

The ideal candidate has strong backend fundamentals, testing discipline, and experience working with modern microservices and Kubernetes-based deployments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using

  Python

  and

  FastAPI

  .
• Write automated tests using

  Pytest

  to ensure code quality, reliability, and coverage.
• Build and debug APIs using

  Postman

  .
• Deploy and maintain microservices on

  Kubernetes

  .
• Collaborate with product, data, QA, and DevOps teams to deliver end-to-end features.
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and security.
• Support CI/CD workflows and participate in code reviews.
• Troubleshoot production issues and implement long-term fixes.
• Maintain high engineering standards through documentation, best practices, and automation.

Must-Have Skills

• Python

• FastAPI

• Pytest

• Postman

• Kubernetes

Good-to-Have Skills

• Redis

  (caching, data storage)

• LaunchDarkly

  (feature flags)

• New Relic

  (monitoring & observability)

• PagerDuty

  (incident management)

• TestRail

  (test case management)

• AWS S3

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with distributed systems and microservices.
• Understanding of API security, authentication, and authorization.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows.
• Familiarity with logging, tracing, and monitoring tools.
• Ability to work in fast-paced, agile environments.