Python Developer

Viraaj HR Solutions Private Limited; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Performance-linked incentives

Technical learning budget

Mentorship and knowledge-sharing

Job summary

A staffing and HR solutions provider is hiring an on-site Python Developer to join their product engineering team in Mumbai, India. The role involves designing and implementing scalable backend services and RESTful APIs. Candidates must have strong proficiency in Python, experience in web frameworks like Django or Flask, and familiarity with Docker and relational databases. The position offers competitive compensation and opportunities for upskilling in a collaborative, delivery-focused culture.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in Python with experience in web frameworks like Django, Flask or FastAPI.
• Proven experience in building RESTful APIs and working with relational databases.
• Familiarity with Docker, Git, and CI/CD concepts.
• Performance profiling, query optimization, caching and background tasks.
• Agile teamwork in product-driven, on-site environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable backend services and RESTful APIs.
• Maintain automated test suites and participate in code reviews.
• Diagnose performance issues and implement caching methods.
• Containerise apps with Docker and support repeatable deployments.
• Address performance and reliability issues; implement caching and background jobs.
• Collaborate with frontend, QA and product teams to translate requirements into robust designs.

Skills

Python

Django

Flask

FastAPI

Docker

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Git

pytest

pytest

Profiling

Caching

Agile

Tools

Celery

Redis

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

A staffing & HR solutions provider serving technology, SaaS and digital-product companies across India is hiring engineering talent for client-facing product teams. We are sourcing an on-site Python Developer to join a fast-paced product engineering group building scalable web applications and APIs for enterprise customers. The role requires hands-on backend engineering, testing discipline and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Role & Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain scalable backend services and RESTful APIs using Python and web frameworks (Django, Flask, FastAPI).
• Write clean, testable code and maintain automated test suites (unit and integration tests); participate actively in code reviews and CI/CD workflows.
• Model and optimise relational databases, implement efficient queries and use ORMs (Django ORM/SQLAlchemy) for data access.
• Containerise applications with Docker and collaborate on build pipelines to support repeatable deployments.
• Diagnose and resolve performance and reliability issues; implement caching, background jobs and observability as required.
• Work closely with frontend, QA and product teams to translate requirements into robust technical designs and deliverables.

Skills & Qualifications Must-Have

• Strong proficiency in Python and practical experience with at least one web framework: Django, Flask or FastAPI.
• Proven experience building and maintaining RESTful APIs and integrating with relational databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL).
• Proficiency with Docker and source control using Git; familiarity with CI/CD concepts and pipelines.
• Experience writing unit and integration tests using pytest or equivalent frameworks and following test-driven practices.
• Hands-on experience with performance profiling, query optimisation, caching strategies and background processing.
• Comfortable working on-site in India and collaborating in agile product teams with regular sprints and releases.

Preferred

• Experience with AWS cloud services (ECS/ECR, RDS, Lambda) or other cloud platforms.
• Familiarity with Celery, Redis or other background-job and caching solutions.
• Exposure to microservices patterns and container orchestration (Kubernetes) and observability tooling.

Benefits & Culture Highlights

• On-site role with competitive compensation and performance-linked incentives.
• Technical learning budget and opportunities for upskilling within product engineering teams.
• Collaborative, delivery-focused culture with mentorship and regular knowledge-sharing forums.

This opportunity is an on-site role based in India and is being recruited through Viraaj HR Solutions. Qualified candidates who enjoy building high-quality backend systems and delivering customer-facing features in production are encouraged to apply.

Skills: docker,fastapi,postgresql,django,python,flask,git