Tata Elxsi - Python Development Lead - FastAPI/Django/Flask

Description :

Role & responsibilities :

- Lead backend application development using Python technologies.

- Define and enforce coding standards, architectural patterns, and development best practices.

- Design and develop scalable, secure, and high-performance APIs and backend services.

- Guide the development team in implementing complex business logic and features.

- Collaborate with Solution Architects, DevOps engineers, and UI/frontend teams to deliver end to end solutions.

- Conduct code reviews, mentoring developers and ensuring adherence to quality and performance standards.

- Identify and resolve technical challenges, performance issues, and architectural risks.

- Ensure backend systems are reliable, maintainable, and well-documented.

Preferred candidate profile :

- 8+ years of overall software development experience, with strong backend focus.

- Proven experience as a technical lead or senior backend developer.

Strong expertise in Python and frameworks such as :

- FastAPI

- Flask

- Django

- Hands-on experience designing and building microservices-based architectures.

- Strong experience developing RESTful APIs and backend services.

- Familiarity with AWS cloud services and cloud-native application development.

- Solid understanding of database technologies, including both SQL and NoSQL databases.

- Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and containerized deployments (Docker, Kubernetes).

- Strong problem-solving, communication, and team leadership skills.

Nice to Have :

- Experience with event-driven or asynchronous architectures.

- Exposure to API security, authentication, and authorization mechanisms.

- Experience working in Agile / Scrum delivery environments.

- Knowledge of monitoring, logging, and performance tuning tools.