Python Developer

8 - 10 years

6 - 10 Lacs

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Role Overview

Python API Developer

Key Responsibilities

API & Backend Development

  • Design, develop, and maintain

    RESTful/GraphQL APIs

    using Python frameworks (FastAPI, Flask, Django REST Framework).
  • Build scalable, modular backend services with proper API versioning, authentication, and authorization.
  • Implement secure API access using OAuth2, JWT, IAM roles, and API Gateway integrations.

AWS Cloud Engineering

  • Architect, deploy, and manage services on AWS, including:
    • AWS Lambda

      ,

      API Gateway

      ,

      ECS

      ,

      EKS

      ,

      EC2

    • S3

      ,

      CloudFront

      ,

      SNS/SQS

      ,

      EventBridge

    • RDS

      ,

      DynamoDB

      ,

      ElastiCache

      ,

      Secrets Manager

      ,

      SSM

  • Build and optimize cloud-native microservices leveraging AWS-managed tools.
  • Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting using

    CloudWatch

    ,

    X-Ray

    , and AWS distributed tracing.
  • Apply AWS best practices for security, cost optimization, and scalability.

Architecture & Solution Design

  • Translate business and functional requirements into API specifications and backend architecture.
  • Work with microservices, event-driven designs, and cloud-native patterns.
  • Ensure performance tuning, caching, and fault-tolerant design principles.

Data & Database Management

  • Design schemas, optimize queries, and implement data pipelines on

    RDS/PostgreSQL

    ,

    DynamoDB

    , or other databases.
  • Integrate internal and external APIs and manage data transformations.

DevOps, CI/CD & Automation

  • Build CI/CD pipelines using

    GitHub Actions

    , GitLab CI, or Jenkins.
  • Containerize services using

    Docker

    , and deploy to

    AWS ECS/EKS

    .
  • Work with IaC tools (preferred:

    Terraform

    or AWS CloudFormation).

Technical Skills

Quality, Testing & Documentation

  • Write unit, integration, and performance tests (pytest, unittest).
  • Ensure API reliability, observability, and adherence to SLAs.
  • Maintain API documentation using OpenAPI/Swagger.

Collaboration & Leadership

  • Mentor junior engineers and drive coding best practices.
  • Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, and sprint planning.
  • Work cross-functionally with product, DevOps, and infrastructure teams.

Required Skills & Experience

Core Technical Skills

  • 8-10 years of hands-on experience in

    Python

    and API development.
  • Strong experience with

    AWS services

    , especially serverless and container-based workloads.
  • Expertise in frameworks like

    FastAPI

    ,

    Flask

    , or

    Django REST Framework

    .
  • Proficiency with SQL (PostgreSQL/MySQL) and NoSQL (DynamoDB/MongoDB).
  • Strong understanding of asynchronous programming (asyncio), multi-threading, and performance tuning.
  • Experience building secure and scalable microservices.

AWS-Specific Skills

  • Hands-on expertise with:
    • API Gateway, Lambda, ECS/EKS, EC2
    • S3, CloudFront, SNS/SQS, EventBridge
    • RDS, DynamoDB, ElastiCache
    • IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager
    • CloudWatch, X-Ray, CloudTrail
  • Understanding of AWS networking fundamentals (VPC, subnets, security groups, load balancers).

Nice-to-have skills

Soft Skills

  • Excellent communication and documentation skills.
  • Strong problem-solving abilities and ownership mindset.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in agile teams.

Nice-to-Have

  • Experience with AWS CDK or advanced Terraform modules.
  • Exposure to API Gateway custom authorizers, WAF, Cognito.
  • Experience in high-scale, low-latency distributed systems.
  • Familiarity with Kafka, RabbitMQ, or streaming platforms.

Qualifications
7-9 years of work experience in relevant field B.Tech/B.E/M.Tech or MCA degree from a reputed university. Computer science background is preferred .

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