HealthifyMe - Senior Backend Developer - Python Programming

Description :

Key Responsibilities :

- Lead complex technical projects from conception to delivery.

- Establish coding standards, best practices, and architectural guidelines.

- Mentor junior developers and conduct code reviews to ensure code quality.

- Collaborate with product and infrastructure teams to optimize system performance.

- Identify and resolve system bottlenecks and technical debt.

- Drive innovation in our technology stack and development processes.

- Participate in technical decision-making and architecture discussions.

- Handle incident management and lead problem-solving efforts for critical issues.

Technical Skills & Requirements :

- Strong proficiency in Python and deep understanding of its internals.

- Expert-level experience with Django framework, including custom middleware development

and optimization.

- Advanced knowledge of database systems (MySQL, MongoDB) including query optimization,

indexing strategies, and performance tuning.

- Proven experience with caching solutions (Redis) and message queues.

- Strong background in API design and microservices architecture.

- Expertise in AWS cloud services (EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, ECS).

- Experience with containerization (Docker) and container deployment and management tools (ECS).

- Proficiency in implementing CI/CD pipelines.

- Knowledge of monitoring tools and APM solutions (New Relic, Coralogix).

- Experience with performance optimization and scalability challenges.

Professional Attributes :

- Proven track record of leading technical initiatives and delivering large-scale projects.

- Strong system design and architectural decision-making abilities.

- Excellence in technical documentation and knowledge sharing.

- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex production issues.

- Experience mentoring junior developers and providing technical leadership.

- Excellent communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

- Track record of driving engineering best practices and process improvements.

Qualifications :

- Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

- Extensive experience in high-growth or startup environments.

- Proven experience building and scaling applications handling millions of users.

- History of contributing to or maintaining open-source projects is a plus.