Backend Engineer - Python/Azure

Job Title : Backend Developer - Python & Azure

Location : Bangalore (Hybrid)

Experience : 3 - 5 Years

About the Role :

We are looking for a Backend Developer to design, build, and maintain secure, scalable backend applications. You will develop REST APIs, implement business workflows, integrate cloud services, and support reliable production systems.

Key Responsibilities :

• Develop and maintain REST APIs and backend services using Python and FastAPI.

• Translate business requirements into maintainable technical solutions.

• Design database schemas, optimize queries, and manage migrations using PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy, and Alembic.

• Implement asynchronous processing, background jobs, retries, and reliable error handling.

• Integrate third-party APIs and Azure cloud services.

• Implement authentication, authorization, data protection, and secure secrets management.

• Write unit, integration, and API tests to ensure application quality.

• Build and maintain containerized applications and CI/CD pipelines.

• Monitor application performance, troubleshoot production issues, and improve reliability.

• Collaborate with frontend developers, DevOps engineers, QA, and product stakeholders.

• Participate in code reviews and maintain technical documentation.

Required Skills :

• Strong proficiency in Python, including asynchronous programming.

• Experience with FastAPI, Django, Flask, or a similar backend framework.

• Experience designing REST APIs, validating requests, and managing API contracts.

• Proficiency in relational databases, particularly PostgreSQL, and ORM tools such as SQLAlchemy.

• Understanding of database transactions, indexing, and query optimization.

• Knowledge of OAuth 2.0, JWT, role-based access control, and secure coding practices.

• Experience integrating external services and handling timeouts, rate limits, and failures.

• Familiarity with pytest, Git, Docker, and CI/CD workflows.

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure and cloud application deployment.

• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Preferred Skills :

• Experience with Azure App Service, Azure Key Vault, Microsoft Entra ID, and managed identities.

• Familiarity with message queues, background workers, and distributed systems.

• Experience with caching and application performance optimization.

• Knowledge of structured logging, metrics, monitoring, and alerting.

• Experience with GitHub Actions or comparable CI/CD platforms.

• Familiarity with dependency scanning, container security, and automated quality checks.