Python Lead Developer

Role: Python Lead Developer

Location: Pune/Hyderabad

Hybrid Model

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and implementation of cloud-native microservices using

  Python FastAPI, Pydantic, and Async I/O.

• Architect, build, and optimize APIs, worker services, and event-driven systems leveraging Confluent Kafka.
• Define and enforce coding standards, testing strategies, and development best practices.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or other tools and manage secure and scalable deployments.
• Work with Docker, Terraform, and GCP infrastructure services including Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, Secret Manager, Artifact Registry, and Eventarc.
• Guide the integration of monitoring and observability tools such as New Relic, Cloud Logging, and Cloud Monitoring.
• Drive initiatives around performance tuning, caching (Redis), and data transformation including XSLT, XML/XSD processing.
• Support version control and code collaboration using Git/GitHub.
• Mentor team members, conduct code reviews, and ensure quality through unit testing frameworks like Pytest or unittest.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable and maintainable solutions.

Mandatory Skills:

Programming & Frameworks:

• Expert in Python and experienced with FastAPI or equivalent web frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of Async I/O, Pydantic Settings
• Hands-on with Pytest or unittest
• Experience with Docker, Terraform, and Kafka (Confluent)

Version Control & DevOps:

• Experience with any version control
• Proven CI/CD pipeline implementation experience

Cloud & Infrastructure:

• Hands-on experience with any cloud provider

Data Processing:

• Knowledge of XSLT transformations, XML/XSD processing

Monitoring & Observability:

• Familiar with integrating monitoring/logging solutions, New relic preferred.

Databases & Storage:

• Experience with any database/storage solution
• Understanding of caching mechanisms