What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Python Developer position at Swanktek?
Job Details
Design & build production-grade services and APIs (FastAPI / 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
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.
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.
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