Senior Software Engineer - Python/AI

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.

Job Title: Python Developer (Django / Databricks / Azure)

📍 Location: Bangalore

🕒 Experience: 3–8 Year

💼 Employment Type: FTE

🔹 Job Summary:

We are seeking a skilled Python Developer with strong experience in Django, Flask API development, Databricks, and Azure Cloud. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing scalable backend systems, developing REST APIs, building data pipelines, and working with cloud-based data platforms.

🔹 Key Responsibilities:

✔ Develop and maintain web applications using Django framework

✔ Design and build RESTful APIs using Flask

✔ Develop and optimize data pipelines using Azure Databricks

✔ Integrate applications with Azure services (Blob, Data Factory, SQL, etc.)

✔ Write clean, scalable, and efficient Python code

✔ Collaborate with frontend, DevOps, and data engineering teams

✔ Perform code reviews and ensure best practices

✔ Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade existing systems

🔹 Required Skills:

• Strong proficiency in Python programming
• Hands-on experience with Django framework
• Experience building Flask-based REST APIs
• Experience working with Azure Databricks
• Knowledge of Azure Cloud services
• Experience with SQL / NoSQL databases
• Understanding of CI/CD and Git workflows

🔹 Good to Have:

• Experience with PySpark
• Knowledge of microservices architecture
• Docker / Kubernetes exposure
• Experience in data engineering projects

CTC: up to 20 LPA

Exp: 4 to 7 Years

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• 4+ years of experience in software development
• Strong proficiency in Java with deep understanding of web technology stack
• Hands-on experience developing applications with Spring Boot framework
• Solid understanding of Python programming language with practical Flask framework experience
• Working knowledge of NATS server for messaging and streaming data
• Experience deploying and managing applications in Kubernetes
• Understanding of microservices architecture and RESTful API design
• Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker)
• Experience with version control systems (Git)

Skills & Competencies

• Skills Java (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Security)
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• Python (Flask, SQL Alchemy, REST APIs)
• NATS messaging patterns (pub/sub, request/reply, queue groups)
• Kubernetes (deployments, services, ingress, ConfigMaps, Secrets)
• Web technologies (HTTP, REST, WebSocket, gRPC)
• Container orchestration and management
• Soft Skills Problem-solving and analytical thinking

Job Summary:

We are looking for a skilled and motivated Python AWS Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in backend development using Python, cloud infrastructure on AWS, and building serverless or microservices-based architectures. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to design, develop, deploy, and maintain scalable and secure applications in the cloud.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain backend applications using Python and frameworks like Django or Flask
• Design and implement serverless solutions using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and other AWS services
• Develop data processing pipelines using services such as AWS Glue, Step Functions, S3, DynamoDB, and RDS
• Write clean, efficient, and testable code following best practices
• Implement CI/CD pipelines using tools like CodePipeline, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins
• Monitor and optimize system performance and troubleshoot production issues
• Collaborate with DevOps and front-end teams to integrate APIs and cloud-native services
• Maintain and improve application security and compliance with industry standards

Required Skills:

• Strong programming skills in Python
• Solid understanding of AWS cloud services (Lambda, S3, EC2, DynamoDB, RDS, IAM, API Gateway, CloudWatch, etc.)
• Experience with infrastructure as code (e.g., CloudFormation, Terraform, or AWS CDK)
• Good understanding of RESTful API design and microservices architecture
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD, Git, and version control systems
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker, ECS, or EKS) is a plus
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with PySpark, Pandas, or data engineering tools
• Working knowledge of Django, Flask, or other Python frameworks
• AWS Certification (e.g., AWS Certified Developer – Associate) is a plus

Educational Qualification:

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Job Description:

• 3 - 4 years of hands-on Python programming & libraries like PyData, Pandas
• Exposure to Mongo DB
• Experience in writing Unit Test cases
• Expertise in writing medium/advanced SQL Database queries
• Strong Verbal/Written communication skills
• Ability to work with onsite counterpart teams

• Python. Django Rest Framework experience would be great, but not essential! We prioritise
• quality over quantity.
• Postgres with InfluxDB, Oracle, MySQL and Redis experience a plus.
• Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, OpenShift and associated tooling.
• AWS, especially ECS, Lambda, RDS and DynamoDB. Performance and uptime are super
• important to us.
• The challenge of scaling a global, distributed API to 10,000+ requests per second.
• We have SDKs in a bunch of languages, so the more polyglot you are the better.
• If you like writing JS and React that would be awesome too.

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 1+ years of exposure to the architecture and design (design patterns, security, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems.
• Bachelors/Masters degree in computer science or other related fields
• Programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java or Python including object-oriented design
• A solid foundation in computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design.
• Proven ability to take initiative and dive into new areas of technology.
• Passion for learning, analysing technology trade-offs and shipping products.
• Knowledge on SQL, NOSQL databases and AWS deployments is a plus
• Strong sense of ownership, urgency and drive
• Ability to work well with people and be both highly self motivated and motivating
• Must be independent and comfortable in a fast paced, ambiguous and often multi-directional work environment

• You will build cutting-edge secure and scalable systems by writing simple and efficient code.
• You will push your design and architecture limits for new product development.
• You will be the owner of your feature and work directly with product teams to drive customer impact.
• You will ensure that the systems you oversee are secure, fault-tolerant and are performing reliably at high volumes.
• Constantly look at possibilities to improve the overall functioning of the product.
• You possess a strong desire to learn and contribute solutions and ideas to a broad team
• You are independent and comfortable in a fast paced, ambiguous and often multi-directional work environments
• You will manage multiple tasks and use sound judgment when prioritizing
• You can collaborate with globally-located cross functional team in building customer-centric products
• You will analyze existing software implementations to identify areas of improvement and provide estimates for implementing new features

• Full stack experience is a plus
• Understanding of complete SDLC and Agile methodologies
• Domain expertise in Financial Services, Banking or Payments
• Code Quality –Code Hygiene (Coverage, Complexity, Usability)
• Collaboration –Strong peer review standards

Roles and responsibilities

• Develop well-designed performant and scalable applications and microservices
• Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code aligning to software development best practices
• Integrate data storage solutions including databases, key-value stores, blob stores, etc.
• Build integrations with 3rd party applications through apis’ to ingest and process data
• Develop state-of-the-art analytics tools to support diverse tasks ranging from ad hoc analysis to production-grade pipelines and workflows for customer applications
• Ensure security and data protection aspects within the applications
• Partner with Data Scientists and Analytics Engineers to improve the performance and reliability of advanced algorithms
• Ensure high performance and availability of distributed systems and applications
• Interact directly with client project team members and operational staff to support live customer deployments and production issues

• 4+ years of experience in developing applications using python and related technologies.
• Familiarity in data ingestion and processing libraries in python.
• Thorough understanding of REST and GRPC technologies.
• Experience in using ORM (Object Relational Mapper) libraries for data access.
• Experiencing in developing and hosting APIs and integration with external applications.
• Experience in building data models and repositories using relational and NoSql databases.
• Knowledge of JIRA, Bitbucket and agile methodologies.
• Good to have knowledge of AWS services like Lambda, dynamodb, kinesis and others.
• Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• Familiarity with event-driven programming
• Strong unit test and debugging skills
• Affinity for learning and applying new technologies and solving new problems
• Effective organizational skills with strong attention to detail
• Experience in working with docker is a plus
• Comfortable in working with Unix/Linux environment
• Strong communication skills — both written and verbal