Job Title: Lead Software Engineer – Python

Experience: 5 yrs

Job Location: Infopark, Kochi

Why Join Us?

- - Innovative Environment: Join a forward-thinking company that encourages creativity and modern engineering practices.

- Career Growth: Ample opportunities for professional development, technical leadership, and career advancement.

- Collaborative Culture: Work in a cross-functional, team-oriented environment where your contributions directly shape infrastructure modernization.

- Competitive Compensation: Attractive salary package with performance-based incentives.

Key Responsibilities

API &

- Backend Development

- - Design, build, scale, and maintain high-performance REST APIs and backend microservices using Python and FastAPI.

- Implement asynchronous workflows, robust data models, and scalable API integrations to interface with network infrastructure.

- Oversee code quality, establish engineering best practices, and conduct comprehensive code reviews to ensure reliability and maintainability.

Network Automation &

- Workflow Orchestration

- - Design and build scalable, resilient network automation workflows using tools such as Netmiko, Nornir, and Ansible.

- Modernize manual network operations by automating provisioning, configuration management, and compliance checks.

- Integrate network automation tooling into continuous delivery pipelines to streamline deployment workflows.

Network Operations &

- Troubleshooting

- - Apply deep networking fundamentals to diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve complex issues across enterprise and data center networks.

- Interface with and manage configurations for routing, switching, firewalls, and core network protocols (TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF).

DevOps, CI/CD &

- Testing

- - Implement and manage robust CI/CD pipelines to modernize deployment lifecycles and operational workflows.





- Drive automated testing suites to validate both network orchestration scripts and API endpoints prior to production deployment.

- Containerize services using Docker to support seamless local and production environments.

Technical Leadership &

- Mentoring

- - Mentor engineering team members on network programmability, API development, and automation standards.

- Translate operational and infrastructure requirements into production-ready software solutions.

Required Skills

- - 5 years of hands-on software development experience with Python.

- Strong expertise in building high-performance RESTful APIs using FastAPI and modern asynchronous programming.

- Extensive hands-on experience with network automation frameworks and libraries, specifically Netmiko, Nornir, and Ansible.

- Deep networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, routing & switching, BGP, OSPF, and firewalls.

- Proven track record of replacing manual infrastructure operations with automated workflows and CI/CD pipelines.

- Strong proficiency with Git version control, collaborative development, and automated testing frameworks.

Preferred Skills

- - Hands-on experience containerizing services using Docker and orchestrating multi-service environments.

- Exposure to enterprise network management systems, ITSM tooling (e.g., ServiceNow), and change management lifecycles.

- Familiarity with event-driven architecture or message brokers (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ).

- Experience with dependency management (Poetry) and pre-commit code formatting hooks.

Soft Skills

- - Strong analytical, problem-solving, and root-cause troubleshooting abilities.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to bridge software engineering and network operations.

- Proactive, team-oriented mindset with strong ownership over technical deliverables.

Qualifications

- - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

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