Senior Python Software Engineer

Required Skills & Experience

• At least 5 years of continuous, professional experience as a Python3 Software Engineer, developing, deploying, and maintaining production-grade applications.
• Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience with at least 4 of the following Python frameworks, libraries, and tools: FastAPI, Pydantic, SQLAlchemy, Pandas, and messaging queues (e.g., Celery, Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Minimum 3 years of experience working in a Linux/Unix environment with expertise in system navigation, scripting, and troubleshooting.
• Deep understanding of best practices for building scalable, high-performance, and secure software solutions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills with a proven ability to diagnose and resolve complex issues efficiently.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning, innovation, and enhancing both individual and team performance
• Extensive experience with unit and integration testing.
• Proven expertise in designing, implementing, and maintaining robust unit and integration tests to ensure software reliability and quality.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve dependency conflicts, versioning issues, and environment inconsistencies.
• Self-starter with the ability to independently set up a complete Python development environment from scratch.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to drive projects forward and deliver high-quality solutions.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience with Python packaging using setuptools, Poetry, or related tools.
• Familiarity with publishing Python packages to PyPI or private repositories.
• Experience automating package builds and releases (e.g., GitHub Actions, Bitbucket Pipelines, CI/CD).
• Strong ability to diagnose and resolve dependency conflicts, versioning issues, and environment inconsistencies to ensure seamless development and deployment workflows
• Experience designing and configuring Python-based stacks, including FastAPI, Pydantic, SQLAlchemy, Pandas, Celery and other relevant libraries.
• Comfortable compiling and installing Python from source when necessary.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience