Senior Software Engineer - Python

Job Description Python Backend Developer

Job Title: Python Backend Developer

Location: Chennai

Experience Level: Senior Level [4-6yrs]

Employment Type: Full-Time

About us:

Matrimony.com Ltd is India's largest Wedtech company and the first pure-play consumer internet business to get listed. Our flagship brand Bharat Matrimony is the largest and the Most Trusted Matrimony Brand (as per the Brand Trust Report 2014).

The company provides both matchmaking and marriage-related services through websites, mobile sites, and mobile apps and is also complemented by 130+ company-owned retail outlets. Its flagship matchmaking services are Bharat Matrimony, Elite Matrimony, and Community Matrimony.

With strong leadership in matchmaking, the company has been expanding into the highly unorganized $55 billion marriage services Industry with Wedding Bazaar and Mandap.com services. The goal is to build a billion-dollar revenue company and a long-lasting institution with a legacy for the generations to come.

Job Summary

We are looking for a passionate Python Backend Developer with strong expertise in building scalable applications, designing robust APIs, and working with various databases. You’ll work on developing high-performance backend systems and integrating with front-end applications and external services.

Key Responsibilities

Backend Development & System Design

• Design and build scalable backend applications using Python frameworks (e.g., FastAPI, Django, Flask).

• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs, ensuring high performance, security, and reliability.

• Implement efficient data storage solutions and manage interactions with relational and NoSQL databases.

Database Management & Optimization

• Design database schemas and optimize queries for performance and scalability.

• Work with database technologies such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or others.

• Ensure data integrity and implement robust data handling practices.

Deployment & Continuous Improvement

• Deploy applications as APIs; containerize with Docker.

• Monitor application performance and system health; iterate based on evaluations and user feedback.

• Stay updated with the latest in backend technologies, best practices, and open-source tools.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proficient in Python and common backend frameworks (e.g., FastAPI, Django, Flask ).

• Strong experience in designing and developing RESTful APIs.

• Hands-on experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and/or NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Redis).

• Understanding of architectural patterns for scalable backend systems.

• Comfortable with Git, containerization (Docker), and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

• Having basic knowledge of LLM, RAG, Vector Database and AI

Preferred / Bonus Skills

• Experience with message queues (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka).

• Knowledge of caching mechanisms (e.g., Redis, Memcached).

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines.

• Experience with microservices architecture.

• Deep learning and Image processing etc.,

• Contributions to open-source projects.