Python Developer -- Need Locals Only

Job Title: Python Developer

Location: Chicago, IL (Need Locals)

Duration: 12 months

12 Years of exp

Visa: H1//

Primary Skills: Python, Fast API, Django, or Flask, Python web framework, algorithms, data structures, SQL/ORM experience, IaC,

Secondary Skills: Azure and DevOPs

Job Description:

Need strong Azure and DevOPs experience

Design & build production-grade services and APIs (Fast API / Django / Flask) using clean, well-tested Python.

Architect scalable systems (microservices, event-driven patterns, async I/O, caching) with high availability and failover.

Data & Storage: model schemas; write efficient SQL; integrate with Postgres/MySQL, caching (Redis)

Performance & Reliability: profile (cProfile, py-spy), tune hot paths, apply back-pressure, circuit breakers, retries, and idempotency.

Security & compliance: enforce authN/Z, secrets management, secure coding, dependency hygiene (SCA), and data protection.

DevOps & quality: code reviews, automated testing (pytest), static typing (mypy/pyright), linting, and CI/CD best practices.

Cloud & Platform: containerize deploy to Kubernetes or serverless (Azure Functions); manage IaC (Terraform).

Observability: instrument with OpenTelemetry; create actionable dashboards/alerts

Minimum qualifications

• 10 years of professional software engineering with Python in production.
• Deep expertise with at least one Python web framework (FastAPI, Django, or Flask) and modern async programming.
• Strong CS fundamentals: algorithms, data structures, and concurrency
• Proven experience designing distributed systems and event-driven architectures.
• Solid SQL/ORM experience (SQLAlchemy/Django ORM) and schema design.
• Mastery of testing (unit/integration/contract), CI/CD (GitHub /Azure DevOps), and release strategies.
• Hands-on with cloud (Azure), containers, Kubernetes, and infrastructure automation.
• Excellent communication; ability to lead cross-functional initiatives.

Nice to have:

• Security background: OAuth2/OIDC, Key Vault/Secrets Manager, threat modeling, SDLC governance.

FinTech domain experience;

Front-end familiarity (React) for API-consumer alignment.