Lead Python Engineer

Job title: Python Lead /
Lead Python Engineer

Location: Chennai, Tamil
Nadu, India

Employment type: Full-time

Experience: 10+ years

Joining preference: Immediate
joiners or candidates with a very short notice period.

About the Role

We are looking for a highly
experienced, hands-on Python Lead to drive technical feasibility.
application architecture, backend development, and end-to-end product delivery.

This is a player-coach role
combining hands-on Python engineering with technical leadership. You will
evaluate new product ideas, build proof of concepts (PoCs), make architecture
decisions, lead a team of engineers, and take applications from feasibility to
production.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct
  technical feasibility studies, PoCs, and build-versus-buy evaluations.
  
• Prepare
  feasibility reports with effort estimates, costs, risks, and go/no-go
  recommendations.
  
• Design
  scalable, secure, and maintainable Python applications and REST APIs.
  
• Develop
  backend services using Python and frameworks such as FastAPI, Django, or
  Flask.
  
• Own
  application architecture, code quality, performance optimization, and
  production releases.
  
• Work
  with PostgreSQL / MySQL, Redis / MongoDB, task queues, and message
  brokers.
  
• Manage
  cloud deployments, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and production
  operations.
  
• Lead,
  mentor, and guide a team of 3–6 engineers.
  
• Drive
  code reviews, sprint planning, technical documentation, and engineering
  best practices.
  
• Collaborate
  with the Founder / CTO and stakeholders to ensure timely product delivery.
  

Requirements

Mandatory Skills

• 10+
  years of overall software engineering experience.
  
• 6+
  years of hands-on production experience with Python 3.x.
  
• Strong
  experience with FastAPI, Django, or Flask and REST API development.
  
• Experience
  designing and delivering at least two production systems end to end.
  
• Proven
  experience in technical feasibility studies and PoCs.
  
• Strong
  database knowledge: PostgreSQL or MySQL, plus Redis or MongoDB.
  
• Experience
  with Celery / RQ or equivalent task queues and RabbitMQ / Kafka / SQS.
  
• Production
  experience with AWS / Azure / GCP, Docker, and CI/CD.
  
• Hands-on
  experience with pytest, code quality tools, and Python type checking.
  
• Knowledge
  of application security, OAuth2 / JWT, OWASP Top 10, and access control.
  
• At least
  2 years of experience leading 3+ engineers.
  
• Strong
  communication, problem-solving, estimation, and delivery ownership skills.
  

Good-to-Have Skills

• GenAI
  / LLM integrations, OpenAI / Anthropic APIs, RAG, and vector databases.
  
• Applied
  cryptography, key management, and secure licensing mechanisms.
  
• Kubernetes,
  Terraform, Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry.
  
• React
  / Next.js familiarity and performance optimization using Rust, Cython, or
  Go.
  
• Experience
  taking products from concept to production and first customers.