Python Full Stack Developer

Senior Python Developer (4–8+ Years) | [PhotonX Technologies]About the Role We are seeking a Senior Python Developer to join our engineering team and lead the design, development, and scaling of high-performance, distributed, and cloud-native systems. This is a senior-most role that combines hands-on coding with system architecture, technical leadership, and mentoring. You will be responsible for designing robust software solutions, building real-time data pipelines, and driving the adoption of best practices in system design, cloud computing, and distributed architectures. Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and system design of Python-based applications and large-scale data pipelines.
• Design and implement scalable, fault-tolerant, and high-performance distributed systems.
• Lead technical decisions, including framework, database, and infrastructure choices.
• Build and optimise real-time streaming and batch data processing pipelines using Python and related tools.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Data, DevOps) to deliver robust and maintainable solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers, conduct code reviews, and promote best practices in coding, design patterns, and performance optimisation.
• Ensure systems are highly available, secure, and observable, with proper monitoring and alerting.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging trends in Python, cloud-native technologies, and distributed computing.

Must-Have Skills & Technologies

• Programming: Advanced Python, OOP, design patterns, and system design principles.
• Frameworks: Django, Flask, FastAPI.
• Cloud Platforms: AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, ECS/EKS, SQS/SNS, CloudWatch), GCP or Azure experience is a plus.
• Distributed Systems & Messaging: Kafka, RabbitMQ, Celery, event-driven architectures.
• Databases & Caching: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis.
• Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes.
• Data Engineering: Pandas, Dask, Spark, ETL pipelines.
• DevOps & CI/CD: Git, Jenkins/GitHub Actions, Terraform (or other IaC tools).
• Strong debugging, performance tuning, and fault-tolerant system design skills.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with microservices architectures and multi-region, highly available systems.
• Exposure to real-time streaming, big data, or event-driven processing frameworks.
• Knowledge of machine learning frameworks (scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow).
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, OpenTelemetry).
• Experience with serverless architectures (AWS Lambda, Step Functions).
• Active contributions to open-source projects or leadership in Python/cloud-native communities.

Why Join Us?

• Work on challenging and innovative projects with cutting-edge technologies.
• Play a key role in shaping technical direction and mentoring engineers.
• Opportunity to work in a fast-paced, collaborative, and growth-oriented environment.
• Industry-leading compensation, professional growth, and flexible work options.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From ₹1,000,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person