Lead Python Developer

Sun Inc.

United States

1 day ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

8 years minimum

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.dice.com

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services Application Performance Management Unit Testing Microsoft Azure Code Review Data Structures Relational Databases Software Debugging DevOps Django Web Framework Github Hypertext Transfer Protocols (HTTP)

+31 more

JSON Python (Programming Language) PostgreSQL Enterprise Messaging Systems Microsoft SQL Server Object-Oriented Software Development Oracle (Applications) Scrum Methodology RabbitMQ Standard Sql Shell Script Software Engineering Systems Integration Web Application Frameworks Extensible Markup Language (XML) Data Processing Scripting Flask (Web Framework) Git Fastapi Pytest Gitlab-ci Integration Tests Apache Kafka Software Coding Restful APIs Software Version Control Api Management Docker Jenkins Microservices

Job description

Lead the design and development of Python-based applications and automation solutions.
Provide technical guidance and mentoring to other developers.
Review code and ensure adherence to development standards and best practices.
Develop reusable Python scripts and automation frameworks.
Analyze complex technical problems and provide effective solutions.
Work closely with architects, developers, QA teams, DevOps teams, and business stakeholders.
Participate in technical discussions, design reviews, and architecture decisions.
Identify opportunities to improve application performance, reliability, and automation.
Support production issues and perform root-cause analysis.
Ensure solutions are scalable, maintainable, secure, and well documented.

Requirements

We are looking for an experienced Lead Python Developer with strong hands-on experience in Python development, scripting, automation, and application development. The ideal candidate will have strong technical leadership skills and the ability to design, develop, troubleshoot, and maintain scalable Python-based solutions., * 8+ years of experience in software development with strong hands-on Python experience.

Strong expertise in Python scripting and automation.
Excellent knowledge of Python programming concepts, data structures, functions, modules, exception handling, and object-oriented programming.
Strong experience developing Python scripts for automation, system integration, data processing, and operational tasks.
Experience with REST APIs, JSON, XML, HTTP/HTTPS, and API integrations.
Strong experience with Linux/Unix environments and shell scripting.
Experience with Bash/Shell scripting and automating repetitive operational processes.
Strong knowledge of SQL and relational databases such as PostgreSQL, Oracle, or SQL Server.
Experience with Git and version-control practices.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated build/deployment processes.
Experience with Python frameworks such as FastAPI, Flask, or Django.
Strong understanding of software development lifecycle, coding standards, testing, debugging, and code reviews.
Experience writing unit tests and integration tests using tools such as PyTest.
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills., * AWS or Azure cloud experience.
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
Experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar CI/CD tools.
Experience with messaging technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.
Experience with microservices architecture.
Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
Experience working in large enterprise environments.