Lead Python Developer

Job Title: Lead Python Developer (Backend)

Experience: 6+ Years

Location: Hyderabad Preferred (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Role Overview

We are looking for a Lead Python Developer (Backend) to architect, build, and scale high-performance backend systems. This role requires strong hands-on expertise in Python, microservices, databases, caching, and messaging systems, along with the ability to technically lead and mentor a backend engineering team.

Key Responsibilities

Backend Architecture & Development

• Design, develop, and own scalable backend services using Python and modern frameworks such as FastAPI or Django .
• Architect and implement RESTful APIs with a focus on performance, reliability, and security.
• Drive backend design decisions including service boundaries, data flow, and scalability strategies.
• Lead end-to-end backend delivery from design to production.

Databases & Data Management

• Design and optimize relational and NoSQL databases to support high-volume, low-latency applications.
• Strong hands-on experience with databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or similar .
• Own database schema design, indexing strategies, query optimization, and performance tuning.
• Ensure data consistency, integrity, and scalability across distributed systems.
• Work closely with data and analytics teams to support data-driven backend services.

Caching & Performance Optimization

• Design and implement caching strategies to improve system performance and reduce latency.
• Hands-on experience with caching technologies such as Redis / Memcached .
• Identify performance bottlenecks and apply caching, async processing, and optimization techniques.
• Define cache invalidation, TTL strategies, and consistency models for backend services.

Messaging & Asynchronous Processing

• Design and build event-driven and asynchronous systems using messaging platforms.
• Hands-on experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS SQS/SNS, or similar messaging systems .
• Implement reliable producers, consumers, retries, and dead-letter queues.
• Use messaging to decouple services, improve scalability, and enable real-time data processing.

Microservices & Cloud-Native Systems

• Architect and develop microservices-based systems with proper fault tolerance and observability.
• Containerize services using Docker and deploy using Kubernetes or similar orchestration tools.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams on infrastructure, scaling, and deployment strategies.

CI/CD, Quality & Observability

• Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment.
• Ensure high code quality through unit, integration, and contract testing .
• Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK , or equivalents.
• Own production readiness, incident debugging, and system reliability.

Technical Leadership & Collaboration

• Act as a technical lead , mentoring junior and mid-level developers.
• Conduct code reviews, enforce best practices, and improve engineering standards.
• Collaborate with product, frontend, QA, DevOps, and data teams to deliver business-critical solutions.
• Participate in design reviews, estimations, and sprint planning.

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of backend software development experience , primarily in Python.
• Strong expertise in Python (including async programming and performance optimization).
• Hands-on experience with FastAPI, Django , or similar frameworks.
• Solid experience with SQL and NoSQL databases and data modeling.
• Strong understanding of caching mechanisms (Redis/Memcached).
• Hands-on experience with messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS, etc.).
• Experience building microservices architectures .
• Hands-on experience with Docker , Kubernetes , and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP).
• Prior experience in a Lead / Senior Backend Engineer role.
• Exposure to security best practices (authentication, authorization, API security).
• Experience building high-throughput, low-latency systems at scale.