Senior Python Developer

Job Title: Senior Python Developer

Experience: 3–5 Years

Location: Jaipur – Onsite

Employment Type: Full-Time

Industry: Cybersecurity / Enterprise Technology

Joining: Immediate Joiners / Short Notice Preferred

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Python Developer with strong hands-on experience in Python backend development, API development, database integration, and building scalable applications.

The ideal candidate should have strong programming fundamentals, experience working with production-grade applications, and the ability to independently design, develop, debug, and optimize backend systems.

Experience in cybersecurity, threat intelligence, security products, data-intensive applications, or SaaS platforms will be an added advantage.

Key Responsibilities

- Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications using Python.

- Develop and integrate RESTful APIs and backend services.

- Write clean, maintainable, reusable, and well-tested code.

- Work with databases such as PostgreSQL / MySQL / Microsoft SQL Server / MongoDB.

- Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability.

- Integrate third-party APIs and external services.

- Implement authentication, authorization, logging, error handling, and security best practices.

- Troubleshoot production issues and perform root-cause analysis.

- Participate in code reviews and contribute to development standards.

- Work closely with Product, QA, DevOps, and other engineering teams.

- Write unit and integration tests.

- Develop background jobs, scheduled tasks, and data-processing workflows where required.

- Contribute to system architecture and technical design decisions.

- Mentor junior developers and support technical knowledge sharing.

Required Technical Skills

Python

- Strong proficiency in Python 3.x.

- Excellent understanding of OOP, data structures, algorithms, exception handling, and Python best practices.

- Experience with frameworks such as FastAPI, Django, or Flask.

API & Backend

- Strong experience developing REST APIs.

- Understanding of API authentication and authorization.

- Experience with JSON, HTTP/HTTPS, API integrations, and asynchronous programming.

- Knowledge of microservices architecture is an advantage.

Database

- Strong SQL knowledge.

- Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL / MySQL / SQL Server.

- Knowledge of NoSQL databases such as MongoDB is a plus.

- Understanding of query optimization, indexing, and database design.

Development & DevOps

- Hands-on experience with Git/GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket.

- Understanding of Docker.

- Familiarity with Linux environments.

- Exposure to CI/CD pipelines is an advantage.

- Experience with AWS/Azure/GCP is a plus.

Good to Have

- Cybersecurity product development experience.

- Experience working with large datasets or data-processing pipelines.

- Knowledge of Redis, Celery, Kafka/RabbitMQ.

- Experience with Elasticsearch/OpenSearch.

- Exposure to AI/ML or LLM-based applications.

- Understanding of secure coding practices and OWASP principles.

What We’re Looking For

- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

- Ability to independently own technical tasks.

- Strong debugging and troubleshooting ability.

- Good understanding of software architecture.

- Ability to work in a fast-paced product development environment.

- Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or a related field preferred.