Python Developer

Professional Recruiter at Insight Global

Position : Python Developer

Location : Hybrid in Montreal, 3 days onsite, 2 remote

Shift : Mon-Fri Day Schedule

Base pay range

$46.00 / hr - $52.00 / hr

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking a highly skilled Python Engineer with over 4+ years of experience to join our team to help a strategic banking client in various data transformation activities. This role will help support the vulnerability management platforms team. A successful candidate for this role would be an experienced and proactive Python developer who can design and implement high-performance REST APIs using FastAPI.

Core Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, maintainable and high-performing RESTful APIs using FastAPI, SQLModel and Redis
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable Python code
• Develop and maintain documentation
• Design and optimize database schemas and queries
• Create and maintain automated test suites
• Monitor and optimize API performance, implement caching strategies and rate limiting
• Collaborate with front end team to ensure smooth API integration
• Assist in implementing workflows for detecting, archiving and purging stale data based on retention policies
• Ensure proper logging and auditing of data lifecycle processes
• Mentor junior developers and review code
• Collaborate with the system architect to refine the API logic, enhance query performance and implement caching strategies

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of professional Python development experience
• Strong experience with FastAPI or similar framework (Flask, Django REST)
• Deep understanding of REST API design principles
• Expertise in asynchronous programming with Python
• Solid experience with SQL databases (PostgreSQL preferred)
• Strong knowledge of API security best practices
• Experience with Docker and containerized environments like Openshift / Kubernetes
• Proficiency in writing unit tests and integration tests
• Familiarity with event-driven architecture and tools like Kafka

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Knowledge of monitoring tools like Prometheus and OpenTelemetry
• Experience with microservice architectures
• Financial Services experience

Seniority Level

• Associate

Employment Type

• Full-time

Job Function

• Other, Information Technology, and Design

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• IT System Custom Software Development
• IT System Design Services

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