
Lead Python Developer
Bounteous
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: India
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About the role
- Develop and maintain high-volume web services using Python.
- Implement event-driven architectures and asynchronous patterns.
- Optimize database performance and write complex SQL queries.
- Ensure reliability and fault tolerance in distributed systems.
- Write comprehensive tests for code quality.
- Collaborate with data engineers and analytics teams.
Requirements
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information Systems, or equivalent work experience.
- Experience: 5+ years of professional Python development experience, with a focus on high-volume web services.
- Async & Eventing: Demonstrated experience with async Python patterns and building event-driven architectures (using tools like Kafka, Pub/Sub, SQS/SNS, or Cloud Tasks).
- Database: Deep expertise in PostgreSQL and SQLAlchemy, with a specific ability to write performant raw SQL and optimize complex queries.
- Reliability: Proven track record of implementing exactly-once processing, idempotency, and fault-tolerance in distributed systems.
- Testing: Strong experience writing comprehensive unit and functional tests.
- Tools: Proficiency with Git, GitHub/Jira, and Linux environments.
- Preferred Qualifications
- Expert-level knowledge of FastAPI and modern Python web frameworks.
- Experience with GCP (GKE, BigQuery, Pub/Sub) or Azure (AKS, EventHubs).
- Familiarity with distributed task queues such as Celery or Redis.
- Experience in Data Engineering concepts (ETL/ELT, Data Warehousing, Data Lakes).
- Knowledge of container orchestration (Kubernetes/Cloud Run) and CI/CD tools (CloudBuild, Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
- Familiarity with OAuth authentication flows and JWT.
- Knowledge of Vue.js and modern JavaScript and TypeScript.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools in production environments.
- Experience working alongside data scientists or analytics teams.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonSQLPostgreSQLSQLAlchemyFastAPIKafkaPub/SubSQS/SNSCeleryKubernetes
Soft Skills
collaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationreliabilityattention to detail