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 Robust 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 Solid 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

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