Job Description

We are hiring!!!!

Role:Senior Python Lead - AWS & Web Services

Location: Hybrid- Bangalore/ Hyderabad/ Chennai

Experience Level: 8-12 years

Notice Period: Only Immediate

Primary skills: Python(V3.x), AWS,  API Gateway, FastAPI, Flask, or Django 

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Python Lead to drive technical excellence in our cloud-native applications and web services architecture. You'll lead development teams, architect scalable solutions on AWS, and establish best practices for building enterprise-grade Python applications and RESTful services.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership:

• Lead and implement enterprise-level Python applications and web services on AWS infrastructure
• Implement scalable RESTful APIs and microservices architectures
• Establish coding standards, best practices, and development guidelines for Python applications
• Drive technical decisions on frameworks, tools, and AWS services selection
• Architect cloud-native solutions leveraging AWS services (Lambda, ECS, EKS, API Gateway, etc.)
• Lead design reviews and provide technical guidance on complex problems
• Ensure application security, performance, and scalability across all services
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices for automated deployments

Team Leadership & Mentoring:

• Lead and mentor a team of Python developers (3-8 engineers)
• Conduct code reviews and ensure high-quality code standards
• Facilitate knowledge sharing sessions and technical training
• Participate in technical hiring and team building activities
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Guide junior and mid-level developers in their professional growth

Development & Delivery:

• Hands-on development of critical Python applications and web services
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs using frameworks like FastAPI, Flask, or Django
• Integrate with AWS services including S3, RDS, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, and CloudWatch
• Implement authentication, authorization, and API security best practices
• Optimize application performance and troubleshoot production issues
• Write comprehensive unit tests, integration tests, and documentation
• Participate in on-call rotations and support production systems

Stakeholder Management:

• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and business stakeholders
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Provide technical estimates and project planning support

Required Qualifications

Technical Expertise:

• 8-10 years of software development experience with 5+ years in Python
• Deep expertise in Python 3.x and production-grade application development
• Extensive experience building RESTful web services and APIs using FastAPI, Flask, Django, or similar frameworks
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services: 
• Compute: EC2, Lambda, ECS/EKS, Fargate
• Storage: S3, EBS, EFS
• Database: Postgres, SQL
• Networking: VPC, API Gateway, CloudFront, Route53
• Messaging: SQS, SNS, EventBridge
• Monitoring: CloudWatch
• Proven experience with microservices architecture and design patterns
• Strong understanding of API design principles (REST, GraphQL)
• Experience with database design and optimization (SQL and NoSQL)
• Proficiency in containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes/ECS)
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline)
• Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK)
• Solid understanding of authentication/authorization (OAuth2, JWT, API Keys)

Leadership & Soft Skills:

• Proven track record of leading technical teams (3+ years of leadership experience)
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities
• Ability to mentor and develop engineering talent
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
• Stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration experience

Additional Technical Skills:

• Experience with Python web frameworks: FastAPI, Flask, Django, Tornado
• Knowledge of async programming in Python (asyncio, aiohttp)
• Experience with testing frameworks (pytest, unittest, mock)
• Knowledge of API documentation tools (Swagger/OpenAPI, Postman)
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana)

Key Technical Competencies

• Python Expertise: Advanced Python programming, design patterns, best practices
• Web Services: RESTful API design, microservices, API gateway patterns
• AWS Cloud: Multi-service architecture, serverless, container orchestration
• Database: Postgres
• DevOps: CI/CD, infrastructure as code, monitoring, logging
• Security: API security, authentication, authorization, encryption