Senior Python Backend Developer

Role

Senior Python Backend Developer

Location

Remote (EST/CST)

Duration

6+ Months

Only W2

Design, build, and operate high-throughput backend services that power enterprise applications. You will own API design, data layer decisions, and service reliability, and raise engineering standards across the team.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Design and build scalable, secure, maintainable APIs, microservices, and business logic

Own data layer decisions

SQL/NoSQL modeling, query optimization, caching, and data integrity

Ensure reliability and performance through monitoring, load testing, and tuning of low-latency services

Drive best practices

code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, and mentoring junior engineers

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

10+ years building enterprise backend services, including 5+ years of hands-on backend development

Strong Python with Django or Flask. Node.js (Express/NestJS) or Go is a plus

REST and GraphQL API design. gRPC and OpenAPI/Swagger experience

PostgreSQL/MySQL, MongoDB, and Redis

Messaging and streaming

Kafka, RabbitMQ, or SQS

AWS or GCP, Docker, and Kubernetes

CI/CD with Jenkins or GitLab CI

Testing with PyTest or JUnit, Postman, and load testing (JMeter or Gatling)

OAuth2/JWT, encryption standards, and secure coding practices

Microservices, event-driven design, and distributed systems

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Exposure to integrating LLM or GenAI services into backend systems

Experience with observability stacks (tracing, metrics, alerting)