Alphastream - Senior Python Developer - Distributed Systems

<p><p><b>Experience Level</b>: 8+ Years.<br/><br/><b>Job Type</b>: Full-Time | Individual Contributor.<br/><br/><b>Location </b>: Bangalore.<br/><br/><b>Mode of work</b> : 5 days work from office.<br/><br/><b>Job Summary :</b><br/><br/> We are looking for an experienced Senior Python Developer with over 8 years of hands-on experience in designing, developing, and maintaining robust backend systems.<br/><br/> This is an individual contributor role that demands deep technical expertise, strong problem-solving skills, and a solid understanding of design patterns and software architecture principles.<br/><br/> The ideal candidate thrives in a high-performance environment and takes full ownership of designing scalable, maintainable, and secure solutions.<br/><br/><b>Key Responsibilities :</b><br/><br/> - Design and develop high-performance backend services using Python.<br/><br/> - Architect scalable, reusable, and testable software components using design patterns (Factory, Strategy, Singleton, etc.<br/><br/> - Contribute to system and application architecture design.<br/><br/> - Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following best practices.<br/><br/> - Collaborate with product managers and other stakeholders to define requirements and translate them into technical solutions.<br/><br/> - Own modules end-to-end from design and development to deployment and performance tuning.<br/><br/> - Perform code reviews and mentor junior developers when needed.<br/><br/> - Investigate and resolve production issues with a sense of urgency.<br/><br/> - Contribute to technical documentation, API specs, and test plans.<br/><br/><b>Required Skills and Qualifications :</b><br/><br/> - 8+ years of professional Python development experience.<br/><br/> - Deep understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) and design patterns.<br/><br/> - Proven experience in building distributed, scalable, and resilient systems.<br/><br/> - Strong knowledge of RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and asynchronous programming (e.g , asyncio, aiohttp).<br/><br/> - Experience with relational databases like PostgreSQL or MySQL, and NoSQL databases like Redis, MongoDB, etc.<br/><br/> - Proficient with testing frameworks (e.g , pytest, unittest) and CI/CD pipelines.<br/><br/> - Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) is a plus.<br/><br/> - Familiarity with code quality tools, linters, and performance profilers.<br/><br/> - Strong debugging and performance tuning skills.<br/><br/><b>Preferred Qualifications :</b><br/><br/> - Exposure to message brokers like RabbitMQ, Kafka, or SQS.<br/><br/> - Experience in designing APIs using FastAPI, Flask, or Django.<br/><br/> - Solid understanding of multithreading, multiprocessing, and memory management in Python.<br/><br/> - Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform is a bonus.<br/><br/> - Prior experience working in agile and startup-like environments.<br/></p><br/></p> (ref:hirist.tech)