Senior Backend Engineer (Python)

ShimentoX Technologies; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

ShimentoX Technologies in Hyderabad invites applications for a Senior Backend Engineer – Python to design scalable, high-performance backend systems and production-grade services.

You will build RESTful APIs, microservices, real-time features with WebSockets, and work with SQL/NoSQL databases and caching, ensuring reliability.

Collaborate with frontend teams and other disciplines to deliver end-to-end solutions, implement monitoring, testing, and performance tuning.

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.

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.

Skills

Python

REST APIs

Microservices

WebSockets

Distributed systems

Databases

Caching

Debugging

Performance optimization

Testing

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer – Python with strong experience in designing and building scalable, high-performance backend systems. The ideal candidate should have hands‑on experience developing robust APIs, microservices, real‑time systems, and production‑grade backend services.

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.