Staff DevOps Engineer

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Python developers, code reviews.

• Architect, design, and oversee the development of scalable, secure, and high-performance RESTful and GraphQL APIs using Python frameworks such as FastAPI, Django REST Framework, or Flask.

• Define and enforce API design standards, coding conventions, software development patterns, and documentation practices across the team.

• Drive sprint planning, backlog grooming, and technical delivery commitments in close collaboration with product and engineering stakeholders.

• Lead the design of microservices and service-oriented architectures, ensuring loose coupling, high cohesion, and independent deployability.

• Oversee integration of APIs with relational (RDBMS) and NoSQL databases, ensuring efficient data modeling, query optimization, and data integrity.

• Champion API security practices including authentication, authorization, input validation, rate limiting, and OWASP compliance.

• Collaborate with frontend and full stack teams to define and maintain clear, versioned API contracts and developer-friendly documentation.

• Drive adoption of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing strategies, and DevOps practices within the Python API development workflow.

• Evaluate and introduce tools, libraries, and frameworks that improve team productivity, API performance, and code maintainability.

• Python API Developers - to provide technical guidance, unblock challenges, and ensure consistent delivery of high-quality backend services.

• Frontend / UI Engineers - to define API contracts, coordinate integration points, and support seamless end-to-end feature delivery.

• DevOps / Platform Teams - to align on CI/CD pipelines, containerized API deployments, and infrastructure-as-code practices.

• Security & Architecture Teams - to enforce API security standards, token-based authentication patterns, and enterprise compliance requirements.

• QA / Automation Engineers - to define API testability requirements and support automated contract, integration, and load testing.

• Product & Program Managers - to translate business requirements into API roadmaps, effort estimates, and sprint deliverables.

• Executive & Technical Leadership - to communicate engineering progress, surface technical risks, and present architectural decisions.

• 7+ years of professional backend development experience, with at least 3 years in a technical lead or API architect role.

• Deep, hands-on expertise in Python and widely used API frameworks such as FastAPI, Django REST Framework, or Flask.

• Strong command of API design principles - RESTful design, GraphQL, versioning strategies, pagination, and error handling standards.

• Proven experience applying software development patterns such as MVC, Repository Pattern, Service Layer, CQRS, Dependency Injection, and Event-Driven architecture.

• Hands-on experience with RDBMS platforms such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, or SQL Server - including schema design, ORM usage (SQLAlchemy, Django ORM), and query optimization.

• Hands-on experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB, Redis, Cassandra, or Elasticsearch - including data modeling for non-relational use cases.

• Solid knowledge of API security standards - OAuth2, JWT, API key management, RBAC, ABAC, and Azure AD / SSO integration.

• Experience with asynchronous programming in Python (asyncio, Celery, message queues) for building non-blocking, high-throughput services.

• Proven track record of mentoring Python developers and driving technical direction across cross-functional engineering teams.

• Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD tooling, and Agile delivery using Jira, Confluence, or Azure DevOps.

• Technical Leadership - Confidence to set API architecture direction, make pragmatic design decisions, and champion engineering excellence across the Python team.

• API Craft - A deep appreciation for clean, well-documented, and developer-friendly API design that balances performance, security, and usability.

• Mentorship Passion - A genuine commitment to developing Python engineers through coaching, pair programming, constructive code reviews, and knowledge sharing.

• Pattern-Driven Thinking - A disciplined approach to applying the right software design patterns to ensure maintainable, scalable, and testable backend services.

• Communication Skills - Ability to translate complex backend and API concepts clearly for frontend engineers, product managers, and non-technical stakeholders.

• Ownership & Accountability - A strong sense of responsibility for team velocity, API reliability, and the overall quality of backend services in production.

• Collaborative Spirit - An inclusive mindset that fosters strong working relationships across frontend, DevOps, QA, and product disciplines.

• Continuous Improvement - A drive to stay current with the Python ecosystem, API tooling trends, and evolving backend engineering best practices.

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