Senior Software Engineer (Python)

Key Responsibilities

1. Full Stack Development • Design, develop, and maintain scalable web applications using Python and Django. • Build and maintain REST APIs using Django REST Framework. • Work on backend architecture, business logic, database schema, and API integrations. • Integrate frontend applications with backend APIs and ensure smooth end-to-end functionality. • Write clean, reusable, testable, and maintainable code. • Optimize application performance, database queries, API response time, and server-side logic. • Debug and resolve production and staging issues in a structured manner. • Review code written by team members and enforce coding standards. • Prepare and maintain technical documentation, API documentation, and deployment notes. • Participate in architecture decisions and suggest scalable technical solutions. Senior Full Stack Django Developer cum Project Manager JD | Hinjawadi, Pune

2. Project Management and Delivery • Understand client and internal product requirements and convert them into actionable technical tasks. • Prepare project plans, sprint plans, milestones, and delivery timelines. • Assign tasks to developers, QA, UI/UX, and support team members based on priorities. • Track daily progress, remove blockers, and ensure timely completion of planned work. • Conduct daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, release planning, and internal status meetings. • Coordinate between product, development, QA, implementation, support, and management teams. • Identify delivery risks early and take corrective action before timelines are impacted. • Ensure proper UAT support, bug tracking, release notes, and production deployment coordination. • Maintain task boards and project documentation using Jira, ClickUp, Trello, Asana, or similar tools.

3. Team Leadership • Lead and manage a team of approximately 8 members, including developers, testers, and other technical contributors. • Mentor junior and mid-level developers on technical implementation and best practices. • Ensure task ownership, accountability, and disciplined execution within the team. • Conduct code reviews and guide the team on better architecture, security, and performance practices. • Help team members resolve technical blockers and improve delivery quality. • Support onboarding and training of new developers when required. • Build a positive, structured, and performance-driven engineering culture.

4. Client Communication and Product Demos • Handle client calls, requirement discussions, project update meetings, and product walkthroughs. • Conduct confident and professional client demos for developed modules and product features. • Explain technical and product workflows to clients in simple business language. • Collect client feedback and convert it into clear development tasks. • Coordinate with clients during UAT, go-live, training, and post-deployment support. • Communicate timelines, dependencies, risks, and progress updates clearly. • Build trust with clients by ensuring structured communication and timely delivery.

Roles:

• Developing core infrastructure in Python, Django.
• Developing models and business logic (e. g. transactions, payments, diet plan, search, etc).
• Architecting servers and services that enable new product features.
• Building out newly enabled product features

• Minimum 4 years of industry or open-source experience.
• Proficient in at least one OO language: Python(preferred)/Golang/Java.
• Writing high-performance, reliable and maintainable code.
• Good knowledge of database structures, theories, principles, and practices.
• Experience working with AWS components [EC2, S3, RDS, SQS, ECS, Lambda].

About TechWeirdo:

Techweirdo delivers secure enterprise solutions from SaaS to On-Premise, anywhere, from Application to AI. We offer consultation, services and products to holistically address the digital transformation goals of the enterprises. 

Skills/ Role Requirements:

• Strong hands-on experience of Django REST framework
• Experience in working in a dockerized environment
• Implementation knowledge of scalable microservices architecture
• Experience in using celery
• Domain-driven design principles
• Strong SQL skills
• Ability to deploy a python backend on production in a dockerized environment with Nginx and Gunicorn
• Experience in integrating ML models in Django or Flask is a plus
• Experience with AWS services like S3, API gateway, SES, SQS, SNS, Aurora, Dynamo is plus
• Knowledge of lambda and cloudformation are plus
• Knowledge of React is plus

Working with TechWeirdo be like:

• Surrounded by curious learners: With a Growth Mindset as our core strength, we created a learning environment with curious tech learners.
• New challenges every day: There is no ordinary day at TechWeirdo, if you like solving problems, then this is the right place for you.
• Zero micro-management, limited supervision: We encourage our team to take on challenging tasks and solve complex problems by taking ownership of their tasks. We trust our team to take calculated risks.
• Great networking: You will be connected with c-suite executives of top organizations while working with our winning team.
• Building technology how you want, when you want: We welcome people who see things differently as they are the one who has ability to change the world.
• Being heard in every meeting: At TechWeirdo, suggestions are encouraged, initiatives are supported, and opinions and perspectives are valued.

Requirements 

•  3-5 years of experience working on Python Environment

•  Knowledge on software development methodologies and being able to work on projects individually or as part of a team. Should be able to work with AGILE methodology
•  Knowledge of relational databases, version control tools and other development tools
•  Understanding of the threading limitations of Python, and multi-process architecture
•  Understanding of accessibility and security compliance
•  Strong interest in learning new skills/technologies and curiosity to explore various Technologies.

•  Should have strong analytical skills
•  Good communication
•  Able to integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system
• Understanding of the differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile vs desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform

Must Required Skills:

• Python 2/3
•  should have worked on one or more major Python web frameworks like Django.
• Worked with APIs development, integration of third-party APIs
• Working knowledge of MySQL databases integration with Python Environment.