Role: Python Developer
Location: Montreal Quebec (Onsite)
Type: Contract
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:
- 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
- Strong Problem-solving skills and attention to details
- Effective communication and ability to work in a collaborative agile environments
- Adaptive and eager to learn new tools and technologies
Preferred Skills:
- Knowledge of monitoring tools like Prometheus and OpenTelemtry
- Experience with microservice architectures
- Financial Services experience
Minimum Skills Required:
- 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
Preferred Skills:
- Knowledge of monitoring tools like Prometheus and OpenTelemtry
- Experience with microservice architectures
- Financial Services experience