Python Developer

Dipole Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Dipole Group is seeking a highly skilled Python Developer to join our engineering team in Sydney. The role focuses on building scalable backend services, REST APIs, and cloud-native applications.

You will design, develop, test, and optimize Python applications, work with FastAPI, AWS services, and cross-functional teams in an Agile environment to deliver high-quality software solutions.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on Python development experience with production-grade apps.
• Experience building and consuming REST APIs with FastAPI or similar frameworks (Flask/Django REST).
• Experience deploying on AWS and using services like Lambda, S3, ECS, RDS.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain high-performance Python applications.
• Build, maintain, and optimize RESTful APIs using FastAPI or similar.
• Develop cloud-native apps utilizing AWS services.
• Collaborate with architects, DevOps, and infra teams to deploy on AWS.
• Write clean, well-documented code following best practices.
• Work with Git for version control and collaboration.
• Design and optimize SQL queries for relational databases.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and enhance existing applications.
• Participate in code reviews and continuous improvement.
• Work in an Agile environment with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Python

REST APIs

FastAPI

AWS

SQL

Git

PostgreSQL

Redshift

MySQL

Docker

Tools

Flask

Django REST Framework

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled Python Developer to join our growing engineering team. This role is ideal for someone who has been actively developing production-grade Python applications for several years and possesses strong software engineering and problem-solving skills.

You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable backend services, building and consuming REST APIs, integrating with AWS cloud services, and working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain high-performance Python applications.
• Build, maintain, and optimize RESTful APIs using frameworks such as FastAPI or similar.
• Develop cloud-native applications utilizing AWS services.
• Collaborate with architects, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to integrate applications into AWS environments.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following best practices.
• Work with Git for source code management, version control, and collaborative development.
• Design and optimize SQL queries and interact with relational databases.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and enhance existing applications.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Work in an Agile development environment with cross-functional teams.

Mandatory Skills & Experience

• 3+ years of hands-on Python development experience with strong coding and software engineering skills.
• Proven experience building and consuming REST APIs.
• Strong experience with FastAPI (or similar Python web frameworks such as Flask or Django REST Framework).
• Experience developing applications on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Good understanding of AWS services such as Lambda, S3, SQS, SNS, ECS, EC2, RDS, CloudWatch, or API Gateway.
• Experience using Git for version control.
• Strong SQL skills with experience working on relational databases.
• Experience with databases such as Redshift, Percona MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MySQL.
• Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Grafana for monitoring and visualization.
• Experience with Apache Kafka for event-driven architectures.
• Experience with Apache Airflow for workflow orchestration and scheduling.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and Agile development methodologies.