Senior Python Engineer - Microservices Architecture

Experience : 6+ Years

Location : 100% Remote

Availability : Immediate to 15 Days

Job Type : Full-time

We're looking for an experienced Senior Python Engineer with deep expertise in Python, FastAPI, Kafka, GCP, and cloud-native microservices. If you're passionate about building high-performance APIs and event-driven systems with best-in-class observability and DevOps practices, we'd love to connect with you!

Key Responsibilities : & API Development :

• Design and implement scalable microservices using FastAPI, Pydantic, and Async I/O
• Build high-throughput, event-driven services leveraging Confluent Kafka
  

DevOps & CI/CD : Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions (or similar)

• Deploy secure, containerized applications using Docker, Terraform, and GCP services like Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, and Eventarc
  

Monitoring & Observability

• Integrate monitoring/logging tools such as New Relic, Cloud Logging, and Cloud Monitoring
• Ensure visibility, performance tuning, and reliability in production environments
  

Team Leadership & Best Practices

• Define coding standards, enforce testing strategies (Pytest/unittest), conduct code reviews
• Mentor junior developers and ensure high code quality across the board
  

Data Processing & Transformation

• Work with caching (Redis), data transformation (XSLT, XML/XSD), and various database systems
• Handle structured/unstructured data with Kafka in JSON, Avro, and Protobuf formats
  

Required Skills

• Expert in Python with strong FastAPI experience
• Proficient in Async I/O, Pydantic, and Pytest/unittest
• Hands-on experience with Kafka (Confluent), Docker, and Terraform
• Cloud experience (preferably GCP) with services like Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, Eventarc
• Monitoring with New Relic or equivalent observability tools
• Knowledge of XML/XSD/XSLT transformations
• Familiarity with caching and database/storage systems (PostgreSQL, Redis, etc.)
• Git/GitHub and CI/CD with GitHub Actions
  

Good To Have

• Experience with PyPI package creation, Tox, Ruff
• Exposure to GKE Autopilot, Artifact Registry, IAM, Secret Manager
• Understanding of Workload Identity Federation and VPC networking
• Bash scripting and familiarity with legacy systems like IBM AS/400 or MS SQL Server
  

Soft Skills

• Strong leadership and mentoring ability
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills
• Analytical thinking and a drive for continuous improvement
  

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Remote-first work culture and flexible hours
• Access to continuous learning resources
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge cloud-native architecture
• A collaborative, high-performing tech team
  

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