Python Backend Engineer

Python Backend Engineer

Location: Toronto Ontario

5 Days onsite

Perm role

Overview: This role will focus on API development, platform engineering, and system design, supporting enterprise-grade, scalable, and secure financial platforms.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Experience:

5–10+ years Python (backend-focused)

• Frameworks : example

– “ FASTAPI”, Django or FLASK

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Git, and DevOps practice(Containers / Docker experience)
• Authentication Security - GWT or OATC
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Python
• Build and manage

RESTful APIs and backend integrations

• Solid system design experience (scalability, fault tolerance, performance)
• Experience in platform engineering or building shared backend platforms
• Strong understanding of databases (SQL and NoSQL)
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Contribute to platform engineering initiatives, ensuring reliability and scalability
• Lead and contribute to system design discussions for distributed systems
• Collaborate with frontend, DevOps, and product teams to deliver end-to-end solutions
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in financial services / fintech environments
• Knowledge of microservices architecture
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Exposure to security, compliance, and high-availability systems

Note: AI-enabled tools may be used to sort applications based on job-related criteria. All AI generated results are vetted by our team and the decision of which candidates move forward is always made by a human.