Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the design and implementation of cloud-native microservices using Python FastAPI, Pydantic, and Async I/O.
- Architect, build, and optimize APIs, worker services, and event-driven systems leveraging Confluent Kafka.
- Define and enforce coding standards, testing strategies, and development best practices.
- Implement CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or other tools and manage secure and scalable deployments.
- Work with Docker, Terraform, and GCP infrastructure services including Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, Secret Manager, Artifact Registry, and Eventarc.
- Guide the integration of monitoring and observability tools such as New Relic, Cloud Logging, and Cloud Monitoring.
- Drive initiatives around performance tuning, caching (Redis), and data transformation including XSLT, XML/XSD processing.
- Support version control and code collaboration using Git/GitHub.
- Mentor team members, conduct code reviews, and ensure quality through unit testing frameworks like Pytest or unittest.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable and maintainable solutions.
Mandatory Skills:
Programming & Frameworks:
- Expert in Python and experienced with FastAPI or equivalent web frameworks.
- Strong knowledge of Async I/O, Pydantic Settings
- Hands-on with Pytest or unittest
- Experience with Docker, Terraform, and Kafka (Confluent)
Version Control & DevOps:
- Experience with any version control
- Proven CI/CD pipeline implementation experience
Cloud & Infrastructure:
- Hands-on experience with any cloud provider
Data Processing:
- Knowledge of XSLT transformations, XML/XSD processing
Monitoring & Observability:
- Familiar with integrating monitoring/logging solutions, New relic preferred.
Databases & Storage:
- Experience with any database/storage solution
- Understanding of caching mechanisms
Good to Have Skills:
Development & Testing
- PyPI package creation
- Tox
- Ruff (Python linting)
- Basic Bash scripting
Data Formats for Kafka: JSON, Avro, Protobuf
Version Control & CI/CD: Proficient with GitHub and GitHub Actions
GCP Experience in:
Cloud Storage, Eventarc, Cloud Run, GKE Autopilot
- Secret Manager, Artifact Registry, Workload Identity Federation
- Pub/Sub, Cloud Logging, Cloud Monitoring
- IAM, VPC networking
Databases & Storage:
- Familiarity with PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, IBM AS/400, Redis
Soft Skills:
- Strong leadership and mentoring skills
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration
- Analytical mindset with problem-solving capabilities
- Drive for continuous learning and improvement