Senior Python Developer

Preferred candidate profile

• 8+ years of experience in backend development for web applications using Python, with a strong emphasis on writing secure code, including input validation, data encryption, and mitigation of common security vulnerabilities.
• 4+ years of experience with FastAPI, building and maintaining enterprise-grade applications.
• Strong understanding and hands-on experience with backend engineering best practices, including modular architecture, clean and maintainable code, and clear separation of concerns.
• Ability to design scalable, resilient, and maintainable application architectures
• Strong knowledge of OAuth2, with hands-on experience implementing secure authentication and authorization mechanisms. Integration with Microsoft Entra ID as an Identity Provider (IdP) is required.
• Strong commitment to unit testing using frameworks such as pytest, ensuring code quality, reliability, and maintainability.
• 5+ years of experience with ORM tools like SQLAlchemy and Alembic, including database modeling, migrations, and performance optimization for SQL/NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL preferred).
• 2+ years of experience deploying and managing applications in Azure cloud services, including App Service, Azure Functions, AKS, Blob Storage, and Key Vault.
• 5+ years of experience working in distributed teams, using Git with platforms like GitHub or Azure DevOps (preferred).
• Proficiency in DevOps practices, including the setup, configuration, and management of CI/CD pipelines.
• Working knowledge of Docker, docker-compose, and Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration.
• Experience with Celery, CeleryBeat/RedBeat, or similar Python-based task schedulers for background job processing.