Senior Python Developer

Key Responsibilities: Lead the design and implementation of cloud-native microservices using Python FastAPI, Pydantic, and Async I/O. Architect, build, and optimize APIs, worker services, and event-driven systems leveraging Confluent Kafka. Define and enforce coding standards, testing strategies, and development best practices. Implement CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or other tools and manage secure and scalable deployments. Work with Docker, Terraform, and GCP infrastructure services including Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, Secret Manager, Artifact Registry, and Eventarc. Guide the integration of monitoring and observability tools such as New Relic, Cloud Logging, and Cloud Monitoring. Drive initiatives around performance tuning, caching (Redis), and data transformation including XSLT, XML/XSD processing. Support version control and code collaboration using Git/GitHub. Mentor team members, conduct code reviews, and ensure quality through unit testing frameworks like Pytest or unittest. Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable and maintainable solutions. Mandatory Skills: Programming & Frameworks: Expert in Python and experienced with FastAPI or equivalent web frameworks. Strong knowledge of Async I/O, Pydantic Settings Hands-on with Pytest or unittest Experience with Docker, Terraform, and Kafka (Confluent) Version Control & DevOps: Experience with any version control Proven CI/CD pipeline implementation experience Cloud & Infrastructure: Hands-on experience with any cloud provider Data Processing: Knowledge of XSLT transformations, XML/XSD processing Monitoring & Observability: Familiar with integrating monitoring/logging solutions, New relic preferred. Databases & Storage: Experience with any database/storage solution Understanding of caching mechanisms Good to Have Skills: Development & Testing PyPI package creation Tox Ruff (Python linting) Basic Bash scripting Data Formats for Kafka: JSON, Avro, Protobuf Version Control & CI/CD: Proficient with GitHub and GitHub Actions GCP Experience in: Cloud Storage, Eventarc, Cloud Run, GKE Autopilot Secret Manager, Artifact Registry, Workload Identity Federation Pub/Sub, Cloud Logging, Cloud Monitoring IAM, VPC networking Databases & Storage: Familiarity with PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, IBM AS/400, Redis Soft Skills: Strong leadership and mentoring skills Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration Analytical mindset with problem-solving capabilities Drive for continuous learning and improvement