Python Engineer

Join us as a skilled Python Engineer to develop web frameworks, backend code, and data transformations. Python, Flask, FastAPI, and security expertise required.

Description

We are seeking a skilled Python Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing robust web frameworks, building backend code to efficiently serve datasets, and performing data transformations to support our data-driven applications.

This role requires a deep understanding of Python, web development frameworks, data processing, and database management. Be proficient in the concepts and features of the Python language, experienced with web frameworks like Flask and FastAPI for developing RESTful APIs, and skilled in asynchronous programming using asyncio. Experience with handling concurrent connections and optimizing I / O operations is essential. A deep understanding of microservices architecture and the ability to write clean, efficient, and maintainable code is required.

Security Best Practices and Requirements

Understanding of security practices for microservices, including authentication, authorization, and encryption. Experience with securing APIs using OAuth, JWT, and API gateways.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable web frameworks using Python. Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic. Ensure the web frameworks are secure, performant, and maintainable.
• Have sound knowledge of one or more web frameworks that are based on Python, such as Django, Flask, Pyramid, etc. Know how to use the framework's features, such as routing, templating, database integration, authentication, and testing.
• Develop backend systems to serve datasets through APIs and other interfaces. Implement data access layers, integrating with various databases and data storage solutions. Optimize backend code for performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Use ORMs to interact with databases using Python objects. Be familiar with defining models, performing CRUD operations, querying data, and handling transactions.
• Design and maintain database schemas to support application requirements. Optimize database performance and ensure efficient data retrieval.
• Implement and manage data storage solutions, both relational and NoSQL. Design and implement data transformation pipelines to process and prepare data for analysis.
• Utilize ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes to clean, aggregate, and enrich data. Ensure data integrity, quality, and consistency across all transformation processes.
• Communicate effectively with clients, stakeholders, and colleagues, and work well in a team. Write clear and concise documentation, follow coding standards and best practices, and give and receive feedback.

About Virtusa

Teamwork, quality of life, professional and personal development : values that Virtusa is proud to embody. When you join us, you join a team of 30,000 people globally that cares about your growth — one that seeks to provide you with exciting projects, opportunities, and work with state-of-the-art technologies throughout your career with us.

Great minds, great potential : it all comes together at Virtusa. We value collaboration and the team environment of our company, and seek to provide great minds with a dynamic place to nurture new ideas and foster excellence. Virtusa was founded on principles of equal opportunity for all and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

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