Role & responsibilities

- Take end-to-end ownership of assigned backend applications, modules, and technical deliverables.

- Write clean, maintainable, scalable, and high-performance code using Python.

- Develop web applications, RESTful APIs, and microservices using frameworks such as FastAPI, Django, or Flask.

- Quickly understand existing product architecture, business requirements, application workflows, technical designs, and development practices.

- Analyse business and functional requirements and translate them into appropriate technical solutions.

- Design and develop technical interfaces, application architecture, API specifications, and software components.

- Participate actively in architecture and technical design discussions and provide recommendations based on scalability, maintainability, security, and performance.

- Utilize established development tools, guidelines, and best practices including Python, SQL, Git, REST APIs, and modern software development practices.

- Develop and maintain technical documentation throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

- Prepare and maintain Python applications while resolving application defects, performance issues, and production problems.

- Develop unit tests, integration tests, and automated test cases to ensure application quality and reliability.

- Enhance existing applications by analysing business objectives, identifying areas for improvement, and preparing implementation plans.

- Identify technical risks, dependencies, and potential issues early and take appropriate corrective actions.





- Take responsibility for delivering assigned features and enhancements with minimal supervision.

- Work closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, QA Engineers, DevOps Engineers, UI Developers, and other stakeholders to deliver product features successfully.

- Guide and mentor junior and mid-level developers on technical implementation, coding standards, debugging, and best practices.

- Conduct code reviews and provide constructive technical feedback to ensure code quality and consistency.

- Help the team resolve complex technical issues and provide technical direction when required.

- Monitor application health and provide production support when required.

- Investigate and evaluate new technologies and recommend suitable solutions that can improve product capabilities, development efficiency, performance, or maintainability.

Preferred candidate profile

- 10+ years of experience in Python application development.

- Proven experience as a Senior Python Developer, Senior Back-end Developer, or equivalent technical role.

- Strong hands-on experience in Python application development and software engineering.

- Strong experience with Python web frameworks such as FastAPI, Django, or Flask.





- Strong understanding of RESTful API development and Microservices architecture.

- Experience with ORM frameworks such as SQLAlchemy or Django ORM.

- Good understanding of authentication and authorization mechanisms such as OAuth2, JWT, LDAP, and SSO.

- Familiarity with API documentation tools such as Swagger/OpenAPI.

- Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming, SOLID principles, and common design patterns.

- Good understanding of software architecture and ability to translate requirements into scalable technical designs.

- Experience working with relational databases and writing effective SQL queries.

- Strong understanding of application performance, scalability, reliability, and security considerations.

- Knowledge of unit and integration testing frameworks such as PyTest or UnitTest.

- Experience in debugging complex application and production issues.

- Ability to quickly understand an existing product, architecture, codebase, and business domain.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Bachelors degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

- Experience with Microsoft Azure and cloud-based application development.

- Experience with Azure services such as Azure App Services, Azure Functions, Azure SQL, Azure Storage, Azure Service Bus, Azure Redis Cache, Key Vault, and Application Insights.

- Experience with Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipelines.

- Experience with Docker and containerized application development

📌 Senior Python Developer (Chennai)
🏢 PlaceNet Consultants
📍 Chennai