Lead Python Platform Engineer

Job Title: Lead Python Platform Engineer PySpark, FastAPI & GCP

Work Location: Charlotte, NC 28202

Job Details

Must Have Skills

Python, Pyspark, API, Microservices CI/CD, GCP, ETL

Nice to have skills

ETL

Detailed Job Description

At least 10 years of experience in IT industry.

We are seeking a Python-based platform engineer to design and build a containerized API layer that abstracts and governs interactions with Apache Spark through a well-defined API contract. This role focuses on building platform capabilities, not simply consuming existing data tools enabling consistent, secure, and scalable access to Spark-based data pipelines.

The ideal candidate has strong experience developing production-grade APIs in Python that interface with data frameworks or pipeline orchestration systems, packaging services using containers (Docker/Kubernetes), and operating them as reusable platform services. A proven background in CI/CD automation using GitHub Actions is required, along with solid software engineering practices around testing, versioning, and deployment.

Should have good hands-on experience in GCP skills. Should be able to interact, coordinate with the client.

Should be able to manage offshore resources also.

Should be able to work with other onsite team members and client.

This role is suited for engineers who have built data or compute platforms, service layers, or internal frameworks translating complex Spark capabilities into stable, contract-driven APIs for broad enterprise use.

Tech Skills

Python,

Pyspark

Experience building control planes

Design patterns

Modular containerized services

Asynchronous processing

Job-based work queue execution

Immutability and idempotency

Metadata management

Policy enforcement

Semantic modeling

Observability and telemetry

Side effect capability injection

GCP

Testing

Functional testing

Behavioral testing

Languages

Python

Frameworks and Platforms

Fast API

ARQ

Kubernetes

Pytest

Minimum Years Of Experience

>10 years

Certifications Needed :No

Top 3 responsibilities you would expect the Subcon to shoulder and execute

Should be able to work with other onsite team members and client