Contractor - Senior Python Developer

Position: Senior Python Developer 

Experience: 10+ years

Education: Bachelor or Master’s degree in IT / CE / CS

Location: Anywhere USA    

Skills & Experience:

• Strong proficiency in Python (core concepts, data structures, OOP, error handling)
• Strong proficiency in SQL, with hands-on experience in PostgreSQL, MySQL
• Experience building scalable web applications and RESTful APIs
• Hands-on experience extracting data from APIs, CSV, Excel, and XML
• Experience deploying applications using Docker
• Experience with Python-based automation (scripts, schedulers, background jobs)
• Understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git)
• Experience working with databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB.

Technical Skills:

• Backend: Strong proficiency in Python – TurboGears, Experience in PHP (Laravel or similar frameworks preferred), API design and integration (REST/JSON), Authentication & authorization (JWT, OAuth), Performance optimization and query tuning
• Database: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB
• Frontend: Strong JavaScript fundamentals, Experience with modern JS frameworks (React / Vue / Angular – any is a plus), HTML5, CSS3, responsive UI development
• Cloud & Devops: Application deployment and monitoring on AWS and Azure, Experience with cloud services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, Azure App Services, etc.), CI/CD pipeline setup and management, Containerization (Docker preferred), Basic knowledge of infrastructure as code

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance applications using Python/TurboGears, PHP, and JavaScript
• Architect and implement RESTful APIs and backend services with a focus on scalability and maintainability
• Lead database design, optimization, and performance tuning with PostgreSQL as the primary database
• Deploy, monitor, and maintain applications on AWS & Azure Environments. 
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and support DevOps best practices for automated build, test, and deployment
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve production issues while ensuring minimal downtime
• Improve system performance, reliability, scalability, and security continuously

Nice to Have:

• Hybrid mobile app development: .NET MAUI 
• iOS development: Swift, Android development: Kotlin
• Experience with .NET technologies (ASP.NET / .NET Core)

Certification:

• PCPP – Certified Professional in Python Programming