Senior Backend Engineer (Python)

Shimentox Technologies; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Shimentox Technologies is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer – Python to join our engineering team in India. You will design and implement scalable backend services, build RESTful APIs and microservices, and work on real-time features using WebSockets.

You should have 6+ years of backend development experience, deep Python expertise, and strong knowledge of databases, caching, and distributed systems. You will collaborate across teams to deliver robust, production-ready solutions.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in backend engineering.
• Strong Python expertise.
• Experience building REST APIs and microservices.
• Strong WebSockets knowledge for real-time interactions.
• Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases and caching.
• Understand distributed systems fundamentals.
• Experience building scalable, highly available backends.
• Strong debugging and production-support skills.
• Good grasp of software development best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Python.
• Build and optimize RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Implement real-time communication with WebSockets.
• Collaborate with frontend and cross-functional teams for end-to-end delivery.
• Contribute to system design and distributed systems initiatives.
• Write clean, tested, production-ready code.
• Implement monitoring and performance tuning strategies.
• Troubleshoot and optimize production systems.

Skills

Python

REST APIs

Microservices

WebSockets

SQL/NoSQL

Distributed systems

Performance tuning

Testing & CI

Production support

Cloud architectures

Tools

PostgreSQL

Redis

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Senior Backend Engineer – Python Location: Bangalore / Hyderabad Experience: 6+ Years Employment Type: Full-time Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Python.
• Build and optimize RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Implement real-time communication systems using WebSockets.
• Design reliable and high-performance backend architectures.
• Work with SQL/NoSQL databases and caching systems.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize production systems.
• Implement monitoring and performance-tuning strategies.
• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested, and production-ready code.
• Collaborate with frontend and cross-functional teams for end-to-end product delivery.
• Contribute to system design and distributed systems initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering/backend development experience.
• Strong proficiency in Python.
• Hands-on experience developing REST APIs and microservices.
• Strong understanding of WebSockets and real-time backend integrations.
• Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases and caching mechanisms.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems fundamentals.
• Experience building scalable and highly available backend applications.
• Strong debugging, performance optimization, and production-support skills.
• Good understanding of software development, testing, and engineering best practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on large-scale, high-availability backend systems.
• Experience with cloud-based backend architectures.
• Exposure to performance optimization and monitoring of production services.