Hiring: Lead Python Engineer | 8+ Years Location: Bangalore / Hyderabad Experience: 8+ Years Role: Lead Python Engineer We are looking for an experienced Lead Python Engineer to lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable, high-performance backend systems. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in Python, distributed systems, REST APIs, microservices, real-time architectures, and backend system design, along with proven experience driving technical decisions and owning systems end-to-end. Key Responsibilities • Lead architecture, design, development, and delivery of scalable backend services using Python. • Own technical direction and architectural decisions for backend systems. • Design and develop robust REST APIs, microservices, and distributed systems. • Build real-time communication systems, including WebSocket-based services. • Drive performance, scalability, reliability, availability, and security. • Lead performance optimization, monitoring, debugging, and production issue resolution. • Establish best practices around code quality, testing, observability, CI/CD, and production readiness. • Collaborate with Product, Frontend, DevOps, Infrastructure, and other engineering teams. • Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership.



• Conduct code and architecture reviews and identify technical risks. • Take ownership of complex technical problems and deliver production-grade solutions. ️ Required Skills ✅ 8+ years of software engineering experience with strong backend expertise ✅ Strong hands-on experience with Python ✅ Strong experience building REST APIs and Microservices ✅ Strong understanding of Distributed Systems, Scalability, Fault Tolerance & High Availability ✅ Hands-on experience with WebSockets / Real-Time Backend Systems ✅ Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases and caching systems ✅ Strong knowledge of performance optimization, monitoring, logging, debugging, and production operations ✅ Strong understanding of software engineering principles, design patterns, and clean architecture ✅ Proven technical leadership and architectural decision-making experience ✅ Solid communication, collaboration, mentoring, and code review skills ⭐ Good to Have • Experience working on large-scale, high-availability platforms • Cloud platform experience • Containerization and CI/CD experience • Experience leading backend engineering teams or technical initiatives • Strong understanding of observability and reliability engineering

📌 Lead Python Engineer (Hyderabad)
🏢 ShimentoX Technologies
📍 Hyderabad