Python Engineer

Zettamine Labs; Hyderabad, Chennai District, Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Zettamine Labs in Hyderabad, India is seeking a Python packaging specialist to upgrade and maintain Python packages across runtime versions. You will diagnose and fix dependency, API, and packaging issues while updating build configurations.

Work closely with crossfunctional teams to keep package stability, optimize CI/CD workflows, and ensure robust technical documentation. Emphasis on secure coding practices and performance tuning is expected.

Qualifications

• Must have strong Python development and debugging expertise.
• Experience with pip/PyPI, wheels, virtual environments, and Python packaging.
• Proficient in pytest or equivalent testing frameworks.
• Deep understanding of dependency resolution and version compatibility.
• Experience with Git, Linux, scripting, CI/CD, and log analysis.
• Experience maintaining or integrating open-source Python packages.

Responsibilities

• Upgrade Python packages across supported runtime versions
• Resolve dependency, API, import, packaging, and test failures
• Update package metadata and internal build configurations
• Reconcile local patches and diagnose CI/presubmit failures
• Validate upgrades and maintain technical documentation
• Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to ensure package stability
• Support automation and CI/CD workflows for Python builds
• Provide technical troubleshooting and performance optimization
• Contribute to secure coding practices and remediation efforts

Skills

Python development

Python packaging

Testing frameworks

Dependency resolution

Git & CI/CD

Open-source maintenance

Packaging tools

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Upgrade Python packages across supported runtime versions


• Resolve dependency, API, import, packaging, and test failures


• Update package metadata and internal build configurations


• Reconcile local patches and diagnose CI/presubmit failures


• Validate upgrades and maintain technical documentation


• Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to ensure package stability


• Support automation and CI/CD workflows for Python builds


• Provide technical troubleshooting and performance optimization


• Contribute to secure coding practices and remediation efforts

Mandatory Skills

• Strong Python development and debugging expertise


• pip/PyPI, wheels, virtual environments, and Python packaging


• pytest or equivalent testing frameworks


• Dependency resolution and version compatibility handling


• Git, Linux, scripting, CI/CD, and log analysis


• Experience maintaining or integrating opensource Python packages

Secondary Skills

• setuptools and Poetry for package management


• Native/Cextension builds


• Bazel, Copybara, and monorepos


• Security remediation and vulnerability fixes


• Advanced CI/CD pipeline optimization


• Documentation and metadata management