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# Lead Python Api Engineer

- **Company:** Tata Consultancy Services Limited
- **Location:** Irving, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $125,000.0 - $140,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Apache HTTP Server, Big Data, Django Web Framework, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), OAuth, Open Source Technology, OpenID, OpenShift, Cloud Services, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Google Cloud, ReactJS, Flask (Web Framework), Snowflake, Software Security, Fastapi, AngularJS, Information Technology, Data Management, Restful APIs, Databricks, Microservices
- **Published:** October 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/88726073/1

## About the Role

BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

## Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and versatile Senior / Lead Python API Engineer to architect, develop, and deploy
enterprise-grade, SSO-protected RESTful APIs built in Python, seamlessly integrated with modern frontend
frameworks (Angular or React) or delivered as standalone, independently consumable microservices.
The ideal candidate brings deep hands-on expertise in Python-based API engineering
(FastAPI / Flask / Django REST Framework), secure identity management (OAuth 2.0 / OIDC / SAML / SSO),
and enterprise-grade big data ecosystems using open-source Apache components.
You will drive API deployments on Red Hat OpenShift and Amazon EKS, and operate confidently across
cloud-agnostic data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks) and cloud service providers
AWS and Google Cloud Platform (GCS). You will champion best-in-class API security including