Python Backend Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain backend applications, services, utilities, and data-processing components using Python.

• Develop and optimise SQL queries, stored procedures, and database interactions across Sybase, MariaDB, and other relational databases.

• Create and support Unix-based scripts, batch processes, interfaces, and operational utilities.

• Investigate defects and production issues using application logs, database analysis, and Unix troubleshooting techniques.

• Write clean, maintainable, secure, and testable code aligned with engineering standards and peer-review practices.

• Use Git for source control and support legacy SVN-based repositories where required.

• Collaborate with business analysts, QA engineers, and developers through Agile/Scrum ceremonies and iterative delivery.

• Prepare technical documentation and support controlled releases across development, test, and production environments.

Mandatory Skills

Python  |  SQL  |  Unix |  Git  |  Relational databases, including Sybase and MariaDB

Preferred Skills

Agile/Scrum development methodology  |  Perl |  SVN  | XML  |  Microsoft SQL Server  | PostgreSQL

Qualifications and Experience

• 4 to 6 years of relevant backend software development experience.

• Strong hands-on experience with Python, SQL, Unix, Git, and relational databases.

• Working knowledge of Sybase and MariaDB; exposure to Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL is advantageous.

• Experience with Perl, SVN, and XML is preferred.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline is preferred.

Nice to Have

• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.

• Clear written and verbal communication.

• Ownership of assigned deliverables with attention to quality and timelines.

Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional and geographically distributed tea

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain backend applications, services, utilities, and data-processing components using Python.

• Develop and optimise SQL queries, stored procedures, and database interactions across Sybase, MariaDB, and other relational databases.

• Create and support Unix-based scripts, batch processes, interfaces, and operational utilities.

• Investigate defects and production issues using application logs, database analysis, and Unix troubleshooting techniques.

• Write clean, maintainable, secure, and testable code aligned with engineering standards and peer-review practices.

• Use Git for source control and support legacy SVN-based repositories where required.

• Collaborate with business analysts, QA engineers, and developers through Agile/Scrum ceremonies and iterative delivery.

• Prepare technical documentation and support controlled releases across development, test, and production environments.

 

Qualifications

Mandatory Skills

Python  |  SQL  |  Unix |  Git  |  Relational databases, including Sybase and MariaDB

Preferred Skills

Agile/Scrum development methodology  |  Perl |  SVN  | XML  |  Microsoft SQL Server  | PostgreSQL

Qualifications and Experience

• 4 to 6 years of relevant backend software development experience.

• Strong hands-on experience with Python, SQL, Unix, Git, and relational databases.

• Working knowledge of Sybase and MariaDB; exposure to Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL is advantageous.

• Experience with Perl, SVN, and XML is preferred.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline is preferred.

Nice to Have

• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.

• Clear written and verbal communication.

• Ownership of assigned deliverables with attention to quality and timelines.

Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional and geographically distributed tea

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