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Theomnihire

Lead Python Engineer

Theomnihire Pallavaram, Tamil Nadu, India

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15 h ago
python Principal (10+ yrs) Full-time India
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About the role

The Lead Python Engineer will drive technical feasibility, application architecture, and end-to-end product delivery while managing a team of engineers. Responsibilities include building proof of concepts, ensuring code quality, and collaborating with stakeholders to meet product delivery goals.

What they look for

Python FastAPI Django Flask PostgreSQL MySQL Redis MongoDB AWS Docker CI/CD REST APIs System Architecture Technical Leadership Team Management Cloud Deployments

Requirements

Candidates must have 10+ years of software engineering experience with at least 6 years of hands-on production experience in Python. Strong expertise in backend frameworks, database management, cloud infrastructure, and prior experience leading engineering teams is mandatory.

Full description

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.

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