Lead, Tech – Python Infrastructure

Location: Hyderabad / Bengaluru / Gurugram, India

Experience: 4–8 years

About the Role

We are looking for a highly skilled software engineer to join the Python Infrastructure team at a leading global investment and technology firm.

The team builds and maintains the foundational Python infrastructure that powers a wide range of internal applications and supports critical day-to-day operations. This role offers the opportunity to work on high-performance systems, core libraries, and infrastructure that enables engineers across the firm to build efficient and scalable applications.

Key Responsibilities

Build and enhance the foundational Python infrastructure used across the firm.
Develop infrastructure for analytical computations, data storage, and data services.
Design efficient mechanisms for data storage and retrieval, along with high-performance data structures and data analysis tools.
Develop parallel programming infrastructure to support distributed computing and the firm's computing grid using Python.
Build server infrastructure that enables engineering teams to develop and deploy web servers.
Develop and maintain Python-based unit testing and documentation infrastructure.
Improve performance by optimizing core libraries using lower-level languages and compilation techniques.

Required Qualifications

4–8 years of strong, hands-on experience with advanced Python programming.
Excellent computer science fundamentals, including software design, analytical thinking, and problem-solving.
Strong reasoning and communication skills.
A genuine passion for technology and building robust, high-performance software.
A strong academic background, preferably in Computer Science or a related engineering discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with C or C++.
Familiarity with Cython or Numba.
Knowledge of ahead-of-time (AOT) or just-in-time (JIT) compilation techniques in Python.
Experience in performance optimization.

We are looking for engineers who enjoy solving challenging technical problems and building foundational software infrastructure that improves the performance, usability, and scalability of systems across an organization.

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