Python Developer

This role is for one of Weekday’s clients

• Min Experience: 5+ years
• Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
• JobType: full-time

We are seeking a skilled Python Development Backend Engineer with hands-on experience in Python, FastAPI, and containerized cloud-native environments. You will be responsible for building highly performant services, designing APIs, ensuring reliability, and collaborating across engineering, QA, and DevOps teams.

The ideal candidate has strong backend fundamentals, testing discipline, and experience working with modern microservices and Kubernetes-based deployments.

Requirements

Responsibilities

• •Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using Python and FastAPI .
• •Write automated tests using Pytest to ensure code quality, reliability, and coverage.
• •Build and debug APIs using Postman .
• •Deploy and maintain microservices on Kubernetes .
• •Collaborate with product, data, QA, and DevOps teams to deliver end-to-end features.
• •Optimize application performance, scalability, and security.
• •Support CI/CD workflows and participate in code reviews.
• •Troubleshoot production issues and implement long-term fixes.
• •Maintain high engineering standards through documentation, best practices, and automation.

Must-Have Skills

• •Python
• •FastAPI
• •Pytest
• •Postman
• •Kubernetes

Good-to-Have Skills

• •Redis (caching, data storage)
• •LaunchDarkly (feature flags)
• •New Relic (monitoring & observability)
• •PagerDuty (incident management)
• •TestRail (test case management)
• •AWS S3

Preferred Qualifications

• •Experience with distributed systems and microservices.
• •Understanding of API security, authentication, and authorization.
• •Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows.
• •Familiarity with logging, tracing, and monitoring tools.
• •Ability to work in fast-paced, agile environments