Lead Python Engineer

Epam Systems; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 2,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Epam Systems in Bengaluru seeks a seasoned Python Backend Engineer to design and develop scalable backend systems. The ideal candidate has strong Python skills, AWS cloud familiarity, and experience leading backend teams to deliver high-performance applications.

The role involves hands-on coding, architecture planning, and mentoring team members to build robust services with RESTful APIs and microservices patterns.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on Python backend development.
• Proficient in FastAPI and RESTful API design with OpenAPI/Swagger.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, Docker, and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable backend systems.
• Lead backend teams and mentor junior engineers.
• Hands-on coding, architecture planning, and reviews.
• Ensure performance, reliability, and robust API design.

Skills

Python

FastAPI

RESTful API

PostgreSQL

Docker

Async programming

Debugging & performance

Distributed systems

Tools

OpenAPI/Swagger

Job description

Job Title: Python Backend Engineer

Location: Bangalore

Experience Level: 8+ Years

Employment Type: Full-time

We are looking for an experienced and highly skilled Python Backend Engineer who can take ownership of designing and developing scalable backend systems. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Python, cloud architecture using AWS, and leading backend teams in delivering robust and high-performance applications. This role will also require hands‑on coding, architecture planning, and mentoring team members.

Required Skills

• 8-15 years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong hands‑on experience in Python backend development
• Strong experience with FastAPI or similar Python web frameworksRESTful API design with OpenAPI/Swagger
• Backend architecture, microservices, and distributed systemsRelational database experience, preferably PostgreSQL
• Containerized application development using Docker
• Strong debugging,troubleshooting, and performance tuning skills

Good-to-Have Skills

• Experience building internal platforms, developer platforms, API platforms, or reusable backend services
• Experience with Azure Container Apps and/or Azure Blob Storage
  Hands‑on experience with Redis
• Experience with Terraform
• CI/CD experience with GitLab pipelines
• Experience with event‑driven architecture and message queues
• Experience with async Python patterns such as asyncio
• Observability and monitoring experience, preferably Datadog

Key Technical Skills

• Advanced Python development experience for production‑grade backend systems
• Strong experience with FastAPI
• Familiarity with similar Python web frameworks such as Flask or Django
• Strong understanding of RESTful API design and OpenAPI/Swagger
• Experience with async programming patterns using asyncio, async FastAPI, or
• similar libraries
• Strong understanding of request lifecycle, middleware, dependency injection,
• authentication flows, and error handling
• Strong knowledge of software engineering fundamentals, design patterns, data
• structures, and algorithms
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, testable, and production‑ready code

Backend Engineering & Python

• 8-15 years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong hands‑on experience in Python backend development
• Strong experience with FastAPI or similar Python web frameworksRESTful API design with OpenAPI/Swagger
• Backend architecture, microservices, and distributed systemsRelational database experience, preferably PostgreSQL
• Containerized application development using Docker
• Strong debugging,troubleshooting, and performance tuning skills