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# Python Developer

- **Company:** Insight Global
- **Location:** Houston, TX, United States
- **Salary:** $135,200.0 - $156,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Application Performance Management, Unit Testing, Cloud Computing, Information Systems, Continuous Integration, Data Structures, Software Debugging, Software Design Patterns, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Machine Learning, MySQL, NoSQL, Object-Relational Mapping, RabbitMQ, Redis, Software Systems, SQL Databases, WebSocket, Flask (Web Framework), Git, Fastapi, Containerization, Apache Kafka, Graphql, Celery, Front End Software Development, Restful APIs, Software Version Control, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** June 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gb3y11

## About the Role

* Strong Python development experience, including FastAPI and FlaskAPI

 * Hands-on experience with SQL and NoSQL databases and ORM tools

 * Experience working with Docker and Kubernetes

 * Familiarity with microservices architectures

 * Experience with messaging and background processing tools such as Redis, Celery, RabbitMQ, or Kafka

 * Solid understanding of unit testing, CI/CD pipelines, and version control (Git)

 * Strong grasp of data structures, algorithms, and software design patterns * Experience with GraphQL, WebSockets, or background tasks in FastAPI

 * Exposure to DevOps practices and cloud-native development

 * Familiarity with Machine Learning development and production operations

## Description

An Oil & Gas company located in Downtown Houston is seeking a Python Data Engineer to join its Information Systems department. This group builds and supports software solutions that power real-time operational decision-making across Oil & Gas production environments.

The applications developed by this team are used by a wide range of stakeholders, from field engineers to executive leadership. In this role, you will contribute to multiple application projects, partnering closely with front-end engineers, Data Scientists, and Business Analysts/Product Owners to translate business requirements into scalable, high-performing solutions., * Design, develop, and maintain RESTful and asynchronous APIs using FastAPI and Flask

 * Build and integrate services using relational and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, and others

 * Optimize API performance, reliability, and scalability

 * Write and maintain unit and integration tests to ensure high-quality, maintainable code

 * Collaborate cross-functionally with frontend engineers, data scientists, and other technical teams

 * Containerize and deploy applications using Docker and Kubernetes

 * Debug and troubleshoot production issues in a real-time environment


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