Python Developer

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

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- 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

- Knowledge of monitoring tools like Prometheus and OpenTelemtry
- Experience with microservice architectures
- Financial Services experience

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.