Python Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Python (Django and Flask)
• Build and evolve systems following hexagonal (ports and adapters) architecture principles, ensuring clean separation of concerns and testability
• Implement and maintain event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka for asynchronous communication between services
• Design and optimize PostgreSQL databases, including schema design, query optimization, indexing strategies, and data migrations
• Deploy, monitor, and manage applications on AWS infrastructure (EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, SQS, CloudWatch, etc.)
• Write clean, well-tested, and documented code with a focus on maintainability
• Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and sprint planning
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product, QA, and DevOps
• Troubleshoot production issues and contribute to incident response processes

Required Qualifications

• 7–10 years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong proficiency in Python with hands-on experience building production applications using Django and Flask
• Demonstrated experience designing systems using hexagonal architecture (ports and adapters pattern) with clear domain boundaries
• Practical experience building and operating event-driven systems using Apache Kafka (producers, consumers, topic design, schema management)
• Strong PostgreSQL skills including complex queries, performance tuning, partitioning, and migration management
• Hands-on experience with AWS services for compute, storage, networking, and monitoring
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design and microservices patterns
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Proficiency with version control (Git) and collaborative development workflows

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors in Computer Science or equivalent
• Familiarity with schema registries (e.g., Confluent Schema Registry, Avro/Protobuf)
• Experience with observability tools (Datadog, Grafana, or similar)
• Knowledge of CQRS and domain-driven design (DDD) patterns
• Contributions to open-source projects or technical communities