Senior Python Django Developer
Experience: Back-end development: 6 years (Required)
Location: Bangalore/ Bhopal
Job Description
We are looking for a highly skilled
Senior Python Django Developer with extensive experience in building and scaling financial or payments-based applications. The ideal candidate has a deep understanding of system design, architecture patterns, and testing best practices, along with a strong grasp of the startup environment.
This role requires a balance of hands-on coding, architectural design, and collaboration across teams to deliver robust and scalable financial products.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop scalable, secure, and high-performance applications using Python (Django framework).
- Architect system components, define database schemas, and optimize backend services for speed and efficiency.
- Lead and implement design patterns and software architecture best practices.
- Ensure code quality through comprehensive unit testing, integration testing, and participation in code reviews.
- Collaborate closely with Product, DevOps, QA, and Frontend teams to build seamless end-to-end solutions.
- Drive performance improvements, monitor system health, and troubleshoot production issues.
- Apply domain knowledge in payments and finance, including transaction processing, reconciliation, settlements, wallets, UPI, etc.
- Contribute to technical decision-making and mentor junior developers.
Requirements
- 6 to 10 years of professional backend development experience with Python and Django.
- Strong background in payments/financial systems or FinTech applications.
- Proven experience in designing software architecture in a microservices or modular monolith environment.
- Experience working in fast-paced startup environments with agile practices.
- Proficiency in RESTful APIs, SQL (PostgreSQL/MySQL), NoSQL (MongoDB/Redis).
- Solid understanding of Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure).
- Hands-on experience with test-driven development (TDD) and frameworks like pytest, unittest, or factory_boy.
- Familiarity with security best practices in financial applications (PCI compliance, data encryption, etc.).
Preferred Skills
- Exposure to event-driven architecture (Celery, Kafka, RabbitMQ).
- Experience integrating with third-party payment gateways, banking APIs, or financial instruments.
- Understanding of DevOps and monitoring tools (Prometheus, ELK, Grafana).
- Contributions to open-source or personal finance-related projects.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Schedule
Supplemental Pay
- Performance bonus
- Yearly bonus
Ability To Commute/relocate
- JP Nagar, 5th Phase, Bangalore, Karnataka or Indrapuri, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh: Reliably commute or willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (Preferred)
Skills:- Django, Python, RESTful APIs, PostgreSQL, CI/CD, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Apache Kafka, MongoDB, Celery, Software Development, RabbitMQ and Redis
