Freelance Python Team Lead & Developer (Hyderabad-based) at PGSN Soft Tech · Hyderabad · 3 - 5 years · ₹12L - ₹15L / yr · Raised funding · Posted 12 May 2026

Job Title: Freelance Python Team Lead & Developer (Hyderabad-based)
Project Overview
We are a service-based IT firm seeking a Senior Python Developer (3–5 years experience) for a long-term freelance engagement. This is a unique "Player-Coach" role where you will balance high-level individual coding with the leadership of a junior intern team.
Logistics & Commitment
- Location: In-office (Hyderabad). Candidates must be local.
- Time Commitment: 3–4 hours per day, 5 days a week (approx. 20 hours/week).
- Duration: Ongoing freelance contract.
Core Responsibilities
- Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of interns. You will be responsible for task delegation, technical guidance, and conducting rigorous code reviews to ensure production-quality output.
- Individual Contribution: Act as the lead developer for complex backend modules, API architecture, and system integrations using Python (Django/FastAPI).
- Delivery Management: Ensure that the intern team meets project milestones and adheres to clean coding standards (PEP 8).
Requirements
- 3–5 years of professional experience in Python development.
- Proven experience in a service-based company environment.
- Strong proficiency in Django, Flask, or FastAPI and SQL/NoSQL databases.
- Excellent communication skills with a natural ability to mentor and explain technical logic to juniors.
- Availability to work from our Hyderabad office during standard business hours.
Please include your resume and a brief summary of your experience leading teams or mentoring juniors.

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Preference: Please apply only if you are an IIT/NIT graduate and have strong hands-on experience in full-stack development with Python & Django.
Insurance/InsurTech experience is preferred. Strong engineering fundamentals and a willingness to learn the domain are more important.
Office location – Bangalore
Work mode – Onsite
Working Days – 5 days a week
Budget - 12-15 LPA
Work Experience - 2-5 years
Role Summary
We’re hiring Sr Backend Developers with strong full-stack Django expertise to own backend workstreams end-to-end and contribute to frontend development when needed. Hands-on Python/Django experience is essential.
(HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS).
Key Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs for Fuse-OS
Own medium-to-complex workstreams end-to-end: data models, APIs, background jobs, and light UI
wiring
Improve reliability, performance, observability, and maintainability of production systems
Apply sound engineering practices for multi-tenant SaaS (security, permissions, data isolation)
Collaborate closely with frontend, QA, and product/delivery to ship high-quality releases
Mentor other backend engineers through design discussions, pairing, and code reviews
Participate in architecture discussions and help evolve platform technical standards
Support production troubleshooting and continuous improvement of engineering quality
Required Skills & Qualifications
Solid experience with Django REST Framework, asynchronous job processing (e.g., Celery), Redis, and
PostgreSQL
Proven ability to design data models, write migrations, and ship maintainable APIs
Full-stack capability: HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, and CSS sufficient to complete UI wiring without blocking
frontend
Strong debugging skills across application, database, and background-job layers
Experience collaborating in Agile teams with clear quality standards and delivery cadence
Preferred / Nice to Have
Hands-on Selenium automation experience with Python (big plus)
AWS familiarity (compute, storage, messaging, monitoring, IAM basics) — optional but strongly preferred
Experience with multi-tenant architectures, containers, and production SaaS operations
Exposure to document/data processing pipelines, reconciliation-style systems, or enterprise integrations
Awareness of application security, RBAC, auditability, and privacy-by-design practices
Interest in AI-assisted product workflows and intelligent automation
What We Offer
Opportunity to build a category-defining Insurance Distribution Operating System (Fuse-OS)
Work on modern multi-tenant SaaS architecture with meaningful ownership and mentoring
Collaborative product and engineering culture focused on quality and customer outcomes
Exposure to enterprise SaaS, AI-enabled workflows, and large-scale operational systems
This is a remote position.
About Leegality:
Leegality works with large Indian businesses to digitally transform critical compliance processes in a fast, easy and secure way.
We have multiple products across 2 categories:
Document Infrastructure:
Products that help businesses build paperless processes at scale:
- Document Execution Workflow: A unified platform for businesses to digitally execute (eSign, eStamp, Template Pre-fill, Document Fraud Prevention etc.) agreements, forms and other documents in a compliant way. Currently in use by 2000+ Indian businesses from giants like HDFC and SBI Cards to high-growth disruptors like goDigit and Cars24.
- Contract Management: An AI-powered platform for businesses to quickly review, negotiate and take action on contracts
- Signstation: A simple platform for businesses to digitally sign simple documents like invoices, policies and letters in a cost effective manner
Consent Infrastructure:
- Consentin: An end-to-end DPDP and Privacy compliance platform for Indian businesses
- Consentin Lens: A data discovery platform for businesses to identify the personal data they collect and store.
If you’re interested in building mission critical software that operates at population scale (75 million + Indians have signed at least one document through Leegality) then join Leegality.
Curious about our impact? Explore our customer success stories: leegality.com/case-studies
Our Culture
At Leegality, trust, ownership, transparency, and having fun while doing meaningful work are core to how we operate — not just values on paper. Our team rated us an incredible 97 eNPS for FY 2023–24 — the highest among 175+ startups surveyed.
We focus deeply on helping our people grow and stay motivated. Some of the perks you’ll enjoy:
- Flexible working hours
- Hybrid work setup
- Bi-annual performance appraisals
- A culture that rewards initiative, curiosity, and impact
If you're looking for a place where you can make a real difference while working with smart, driven, and genuinely nice people, welcome to Leegality.
Location: Hybrid
Role Overview
We are looking for a Technical Lead – Python to lead the design, development, and evolution of scalable backend systems that power Leegality's products. This role combines hands-on backend development with technical leadership, enabling you to influence architecture, mentor engineers, and drive engineering excellence across the team.
You will work closely with Product, Design, QA, DevOps, and other engineering teams to build reliable, secure, and high-performance applications while fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and maintenance of scalable backend applications using Python.
- Own the technical architecture of backend systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, maintainability, and security.
- Design, develop, and optimize RESTful APIs and microservices for high-performance applications.
- Drive architectural decisions, establish engineering best practices, and promote clean, maintainable code.
- Conduct code reviews and mentor engineers through technical guidance, pair programming, and knowledge sharing.
- Lead technical estimation, sprint planning, solution design, and execution for engineering initiatives.
- Optimize application performance through database tuning, caching, asynchronous processing, and efficient system design.
- Ensure high code quality through unit testing, integration testing, CI/CD pipelines, and automated deployment practices.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues while driving root cause analysis and long-term improvements.
- Evaluate and adopt new technologies, frameworks, and engineering practices to continuously improve the platform.
- Build and foster a high-performing engineering culture focused on collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous learning.
Desired Skills
- 7–11 years of experience in backend software development, with at least 2–4 years in a technical leadership role.
- Strong proficiency in Python and object-oriented programming concepts.
- Hands-on experience with Python frameworks such as Django, Flask, or FastAPI.
- Strong understanding of RESTful API design and development, authentication mechanisms (JWT/OAuth), and API security best practices.
- Experience designing scalable backend architectures, distributed systems, and microservices.
- Strong knowledge of relational databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL, with experience in query optimization, indexing, and schema design.
- Exposure to NoSQL databases such as MongoDB and caching technologies like Redis.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, containerization using Docker, orchestration using Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, including design patterns, SOLID principles, code reviews, testing, and documentation.
- Experience with version control systems such as Git and modern development workflows.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to balance hands-on development with technical leadership and delivery ownership in a fast-paced product environment.
- Experience working in SaaS or product-based organizations is preferred.
- Exposure to AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or ChatGPT is an added advantage.
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Role Overview:
As a Python Developer specializing in Flask, you will be responsible for architecting and maintaining robust backend services that power our core platforms. Must have hands on experience in React.js ,You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers and frontend engineers, to translate business requirements into high-performance API endpoints. Your daily contributions will directly influence the scalability and reliability of our applications, ensuring that our users experience seamless performance even as our data volume and traffic continue to grow.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement scalable RESTful APIs using the Flask framework to support high-traffic web applications.
- Optimize database queries and schema designs in SQL to ensure low-latency data retrieval for complex reporting modules.
- Deploy and manage backend services on AWS infrastructure, ensuring high availability and efficient resource utilization.
- Collaborate with the engineering team to conduct rigorous code reviews, maintaining high standards for code quality and maintainability.
- Troubleshoot and resolve production-level bottlenecks to improve the overall stability of the application ecosystem.
- Integrate third-party services and internal microservices to expand the functionality of our existing product suite.
Required Skillset:
- Demonstrated expertise in building production-grade applications using Python and the Flask framework with 5 years of professional experience.
- Strong proficiency in React.js.
- Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services, including EC2, RDS, and S3, for deploying and scaling backend infrastructure.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders and work effectively in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to debug complex issues and provide long-term architectural solutions.
- Comfortable working in a hybrid office environment in Bangalore, demonstrating the ability to manage tasks independently while staying aligned with team goals.
- A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is preferred, though equivalent professional experience is highly valued.
Experience:
- Python: 5 years (Preferred)
- AWS: 3 years (Preferred)
- Flask: 3 years (Preferred)
- React.js 4 years (Preferred)
About the Company
Fluxsolve Technovations Private Limited (incorporated 2023) builds Fuse-OS — an AI-powered Insurance Distribution Operating System. Fuse-OS is a unified enterprise platform that orchestrates people, processes, and insurance ecosystems across the distribution chain, from lead generation and policy issuance through servicing, reconciliation, payouts, compliance, and business intelligence.
Unlike traditional policy administration tools or point-solution workflow software, Fuse-OS serves insurers, brokers, corporate agents, aggregators, NBFCs, banks, automotive finance companies, OEMs, and dealer networks through three flagship platforms: Insurance Distribution Management, Revenue & Reporting Management, and Embedded & Group Products Management. The platform is cloud-native and AI-native, multi-tenant and modular, with enterprise security controls, configurable business rules, and integration-ready architecture.
About the Founders
Pankaj Sharma — Co-Founder & CEO. IIT Roorkee (B.Tech ECE). Leadership experience across insurance distribution and strategy, including roles at Angel One, Liberty General Insurance, Pasarpolis Indonesia, HDFC ERGO, and Coverfox, along with prior founding experience.
Prenit Wankhede — Co-Founder & CTO. IIT Kanpur (B.Tech + M.Tech EE). Engineering leadership across insurance technology and financial services, including roles at Liberty General Insurance, Morgan Stanley, and Coverfox, along with prior founding experience as CTO.
Role Summary
We are hiring Backend Developers with a full-stack orientation to help build and maintain Fuse-OS. You will primarily work with Python and Django, contribute to APIs and backend services, and comfortably support light frontend work using HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, and CSS. You will learn from senior engineers while delivering reliable features in a multi-tenant SaaS environment.
Key Responsibilities
· Develop and maintain backend features using Python and Django
· Build and enhance REST APIs, data models, business logic, and admin tooling
· Work with relational databases (PostgreSQL) and background job processing patterns
· Support full-stack contributions using HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, and CSS where needed
· Write clean, testable code; participate in code reviews and follow team engineering standards
· Debug issues across application, data, and service layers with guidance from senior engineers
· Collaborate with frontend, QA, and product/delivery stakeholders on requirements and delivery quality
· Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing within the team
Required Skills & Qualifications
· Hands-on experience with Python and Django (academic projects, internships, or professional work)
· Working knowledge of PostgreSQL / relational data modeling and ORM usage
· Comfort with Git, Linux basics, and debugging application behavior from logs
· Frontend familiarity for full-stack contribution: HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, and CSS
· Ability to read existing codebases, follow established patterns, and deliver incremental improvements
· Strong analytical problem-solving skills and attention to detail
· Good written and verbal communication
Preferred / Nice to Have
· Familiarity with browser automation using Selenium and Python (big plus)
· Exposure to Celery/Redis, Django REST Framework, or common data-processing libraries
· Basic AWS familiarity (e.g., compute, storage, monitoring) — optional but good to have
· Experience with SaaS products, multi-tenant applications, or enterprise web systems
Domain Preference
Familiarity with the insurance industry and InsurTech is preferred but not mandatory. Strong engineering fundamentals and willingness to learn the domain matter more.
What We Offer
· Opportunity to build a category-defining Insurance Distribution Operating System (Fuse-OS)
· Work on modern multi-tenant SaaS architecture with meaningful ownership and mentoring
· Collaborative product and engineering culture focused on quality and customer outcomes
· Exposure to enterprise SaaS, AI-enabled workflows, and large-scale operational systems
· Growth path with clear impact on product and customers
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering with a specialization in computer science or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience as a software engineer in a product development setting.
- Love of technology and experience with one or more programming languages, such as Python
- Experience in full-stack development, including designing APIs and integration patterns, implementing security, and implementing frameworks for unit and end-to-end testing.
- Experience with microservices architecture.
- Experience in one or more frameworks like FastAPI, Spring, GRPC, Flask, etc.
- Extensive experience in a test-driven development environment.
- Understanding of CI/CD practices, including code check-in policies, automated unit tests, automated code deployments, etc.
- Ability to grasp new technologies and use them effectively to create industrial-strength software.
- Good communication skills. You can communicate well in the English language with product managers, your team members, and external stakeholders to understand their needs and convey yours in a clear, precise manner, verbally or in writing.
- Strong collaboration skills. You have demonstrated the ability to work with both senior and junior technical professionals and get work done. You quickly earn the trust of the people you work with. People enjoy and have fun working with you.
- Deadline-oriented. You understand that deadlines are meant to be met.
- Challenges will surface, and obstacles and roadblocks will cause delays, but you plan for them in advance and still ship your features on time to meet your commitments.
- Bias for action. Your default setting is to take action and not wait for things to happen. You love to learn about new technologies and advancements in the software industry.
Benefits at 314e Corporation:
- Medical Benefits
- Office Game space
- Referral Program
- Holiday parties
About the company
Metron Security provides automation and integration services to leading Cyber Security companies. Our engineering team works on leading security platforms including - Splunk, IBM’s QRadar, ServiceNow, Crowdstrike, Cybereason, and other SIEM and SOAR platforms.
Software Engineer is a challenging role within Cyber Security Engineering integration development. The role involves developing a product/service that achieves high-performance data exchange between two or more Cyber Security platforms. A Software Engineer is at the core of the evolution process and is responsible for the End-to-End delivery of the project, right from getting the requirements from customers to deploying the project for them on-prem or on the cloud, depending on the nature of the project. We follow the best practices of engineering and keep evolving. We are agile.
Each integration needs reskilling yourself with the required technology for that project. If you are passionate about programming and believe in the best practices of software engineering, the following are the skills we are looking for:
● Developer-centric culture - No bureaucracy or red tape.
● Chance to work on 200+ security platforms.
● Opportunity to engage with end-users (customers) and just a cog in the wheel.
About the role
We are looking for passionate developers with 4-7 years of experience in software development to join the Metron Security team as Software Engineers.
Mandatory Skills
- 6+ years of experience in software engineering, with a proven track record of leading engineering teams and mentoring junior developers.
- Expertise in at least one or two Object-Oriented Programming language (Python, typescript, Java,Node.js,Angular, react.js C#, C++) .
- Good knowledge of Data Structure and its correct usage.
- Oversee code reviews, ensuring adherence to best practices and maintaining high code quality standards.
- Imbibe and maintain a strong customer delight attitude while designing and building products/services.
Other Requirements
- Open to learn any new software development skill if needed for the project.
- Alignment and utilisation of the core enterprise technology stacks and integration capabilities throughout the transition states.
- Participate in planning, definition, and high-level design of the solution and exploration of solution alternatives.
- Define, explore, and support the implementation of enablers to evolve solution intent, working directly with Agile teams to implement them.
- Good knowledge of the implications of Cyber Security on production.
- Experience in architecting & estimating deep technical custom solutions & integrations.
- Manage the customer to ensure we have a continuous flow of work from them so that the team has enough work for at least a month.
- Mentor and coach team members, providing technical guidance and fostering professional development.
Added advantage:
- Experience in the Cyber Security domain.
- Experience in developing software using web technologies.
- Experience in handling a project from start to end.
- Hands-on experience in an Agile Development project and in writing and estimating User Stories.
- Contribution to open source - Please share your link in the application/resume if any.
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Position: Python Developer – Flask
Experience: 3+ Years
Location: Bangalore
Joining: Immediate Joiner Preferred
Employment Type: Full-Time
About the Role
We are looking for a skilled and passionate Python Developer with strong experience in Flask framework to join our growing development team. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in developing scalable backend applications, REST APIs, and integrating databases/services in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
Develop, test, and maintain backend applications using Python and Flask.
Design and build RESTful APIs for web and mobile applications.
Collaborate with frontend developers, QA teams, and product stakeholders.
Write reusable, scalable, and efficient code.
Integrate third-party APIs and services.
Optimize application performance and troubleshoot issues.
Work with databases and ensure data security and integrity.
Participate in code reviews and technical discussions.
Maintain proper documentation for development activities.
Required Skills
3+ years of experience in Python development.
Strong hands-on experience with Flask framework.
Good understanding of REST API development.
Experience with MySQL/PostgreSQL/MongoDB databases.
Familiarity with ORM libraries such as SQLAlchemy.
Knowledge of Git/version control systems.
Understanding of software development lifecycle and agile methodologies.
Basic understanding of Docker and deployment processes is an added advantage.
Good debugging and problem-solving skills.
Preferred Skills
Experience with AWS/Azure or cloud platforms.
Exposure to microservices architecture.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines.
Knowledge of frontend technologies like React or Angular is a plus.
Educational Qualification
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
What We’re Looking For
Immediate joiner or candidates with short notice period.
Strong communication and teamwork skills.
Self-driven and proactive mindset
Strong Python Developer profile with robust AWS exposure
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Mandatory (Experience 1): Must have 7+ years of hands-on software development experience with at least the recent 4+ years in Python and strong hands on knowledge of AWS
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Mandatory (Tech skill 1): Must have strong working knowledge of Python.
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Mandatory (Tech skill 2): Must have good understanding of AWS services including EC2, S3, Lambda, IAM, CloudWatch, and ECS or ECR
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Mandatory (Tech skill 3): Must be able to write and understand REST APIs
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Mandatory (Tech skill 4): Must be comfortable with version control tools such as Git, GitHub, Bitbucket, or GitLab
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Mandatory (Tech skill 5): Must have good understanding of databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or DynamoDB
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Mandatory (Tech skill 6): Must have familiarity with Linux commands and shell scripting
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Mandatory (Skill): Must have good debugging and problem-solving skills, with the ability to read existing code and make changes independently with light guidance
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Mandatory (Skill 2): Must have strong communication skills
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Preferred (Tech skill 1): Experience with AWS CodeCommit, and exposure to AWS CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, CodePipeline, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar CI/CD tools
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Preferred (Tech skill 2): Basic understanding of CI/CD pipelines
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Preferred (Tech skill 3): Experience with Docker or container-based applications
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Preferred (Tech skill 4): Basic knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation
We are hiring a Python Django Developer to build robust backend services and APIs that power our products. You will own features from design through deployment.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain web applications and APIs using Django and Django REST Framework
- Build high-performance microservices with FastAPI or Flask where suitable
- Implement asynchronous and background processing with Celery
- Design and optimise PostgreSQL schemas and queries
- Write unit and integration tests and keep code quality high
- Work with frontend and product teams to deliver features on time
Requirements
- 1+ years of professional experience with Django
- Solid understanding of REST API design and authentication
- Experience with PostgreSQL or another relational database
- Familiarity with Celery, caching and task queues
- Comfortable with Git, Linux and agile workflows

Required Experience: 10–15 years (with at least 3–5 years in leadership roles)
● 10–15 years of overall experience in backend engineering, with strong exposure to
Python and/or Golang.
● 3–5 years of experience managing engineering teams.
● Proven experience delivering large-scale, distributed systems in production
environments.
● Strong understanding of microservices, cloud-native architecture, and DevOps
practices.
● Hands-on background in backend engineering (able to guide teams technically, even
if not coding daily).
● Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, observability, and performance optimization.
● Experience in financial services or high-transaction domains is a plus.
● Experience leading teams that have utilized AI-driven development practices (e.g.,
agentic coding, LLM integration) to improve productivity and innovation is a
significant advantage.
Skills
● Excellent leadership and people management abilities.
● Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
● Ability to balance technical depth with business priorities.
● Problem-solving mindset with a focus on delivery and impact.
● Passion for building engineering culture and improving developer experience.





