Python Developer

Technology Lead – Python Backend & Cloud Engineering

Hybrid 3 Days Onsite and 2 Days Remote

Location: Bucharest, Timisoara, Cluj-Napoca, Sibiu, Romania

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end software development activities from design through production deployment.
• Design and develop scalable RESTful APIs using Python and FastAPI.
• Build and maintain cloud-native applications running on Kubernetes.
• Create high-level and low-level design artifacts and technical documentation.
• Drive code quality through reviews, testing, and best engineering practices.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and Azure Pipelines.
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product Management, DevOps, and Data teams.
• Troubleshoot production issues and provide technical leadership during releases.
• Mentor developers and promote engineering best practices across teams.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5 years of hands-on experience in Python development (Python 3.9 preferred).
• Strong experience building RESTful APIs using FastAPI or similar frameworks.
• Solid expertise in Kubernetes, including Deployments, Services, Ingress, Helm Charts, and ConfigMaps.
• Experience working with Redis for caching, Pub/Sub, and distributed locks.
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps and Azure Pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of Docker and containerized application development.
• Experience with automated testing using Pytest, Mocking, Parametrization, and Regression Testing.
• Knowledge of asynchronous programming (async/await).
• Experience with application performance tuning and profiling.
• Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools including Logging, Distributed Tracing, and Metrics Monitoring.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Event-Driven Architectures.
• Experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, or Azure Service Bus.
• Familiarity with GitOps tools such as ArgoCD and Flux.
• Experience designing High Availability and Distributed Systems.
• Knowledge of Horizontal Scaling strategies.
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep).

Sent resumes to vishnu.r@ampstek.com