Backend (Python) Senior Engineer

Responsibilities:

As a Backend (Python) Senior Engineer, you would be part of the team consisting of Scrum Master, Cloud Engineers, AI/ML Engineers, and UI/UX Engineers to build end-to-end Data to Decision Systems.

You would report to an Architect and will be responsible for -

• Managing, developing & maintaining the backend for various Data to Decision projects for our Fortune 500 client
• Work closely with the data science & engineering team to integrate the algorithmic output from the backend REST APIs
• Participate in UAT, and diagnose & troubleshoot, bugs and application integration issues
• Team handling, problem solving, project management and communication skills & creative thinking
• Create and maintain documentation related to the developed processes and applications

Required Qualifications:

• 8-12 years of demonstrable experience designing, building, and working as a
• Backend Python Engineer for enterprise web applications
• Ideally, this would include the following:
• Expert-level proficiency with Python (3.4+)
• Expert-level proficiency with Django (2.1+) or Flask
• AI-Assisted Development: Use AI-powered tools to quickly generate boilerplate code, write tests, and automate code documentation
• Familiarity with common databases (RDBMS such as MySQL & NoSQL such as
• MongoDB) and data warehousing concepts (OLAP, OLTP)
• Understanding of REST concepts and building/interacting with REST APIs
• Deep understanding of core backend concepts:
• Develop and design RESTful services and APIs
• Develop functional databases, applications, and servers to support websites
• on the back end
• Performance optimization and multithreading concepts
• In addition, the ideal candidate would have great problem-solving skills, and familiarity with code versioning tools such as GitHub

Good To Have:

• Experience with deploying and maintaining high traffic infrastructure
• Experience of Robotic Process Automation: Blue Prism/Work fusion/UI Path
• Experience of ReactJs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with Microsoft Azure Cloud Services (particularly Azure Web App, Storage
• and VM), or familiarity with AWS (EC2 containers) or GCP Services.
• Experience with Microservices, Messaging Brokers (e.g., RabbitMQ)
• Experience with fine-tuning reverse proxy engines such as Nginx, Apache HTTPD

Education:

B.E/B.Tech/M.Tech in Computer Science or related technical degree OR Equivalent