Contractor - Senior Python Developer

Position: Senior Python Developer 

Experience: 10+ years

Education: Bachelor or Master’s degree in IT / CE / CS

Location: Anywhere USA    

        

Skills & Experience:

• Strong proficiency in Python (core concepts, data structures, OOP, error handling)
• Strong proficiency in SQL, with hands-on experience in PostgreSQL, MySQL
• Experience building scalable web applications and RESTful APIs
• Hands-on experience extracting data from APIs, CSV, Excel, and XML
• Experience deploying applications using Docker
• Experience with Python-based automation (scripts, schedulers, background jobs)
• Understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git)
• Experience working with databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB.

 

Technical Skills:

• Backend: Strong proficiency in Python – TurboGears, Experience in PHP (Laravel or similar frameworks preferred), API design and integration (REST/JSON), Authentication & authorization (JWT, OAuth), Performance optimization and query tuning
• Database: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB
• Frontend: Strong JavaScript fundamentals, Experience with modern JS frameworks (React / Vue / Angular – any is a plus), HTML5, CSS3, responsive UI development
• Cloud & Devops: Application deployment and monitoring on AWS and Azure, Experience with cloud services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, Azure App Services, etc.), CI/CD pipeline setup and management, Containerization (Docker preferred), Basic knowledge of infrastructure as code

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance applications using Python/TurboGears, PHP, and JavaScript
• Architect and implement RESTful APIs and backend services with a focus on scalability and maintainability
• Lead database design, optimization, and performance tuning with PostgreSQL as the primary database
• Deploy, monitor, and maintain applications on AWS & Azure Environments. 
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and support DevOps best practices for automated build, test, and deployment
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve production issues while ensuring minimal downtime
• Improve system performance, reliability, scalability, and security continuously

 

Nice to Have:

• Hybrid mobile app development: .NET MAUI 
• iOS development: Swift, Android development: Kotlin
• Experience with .NET technologies (ASP.NET / .NET Core)

 

Certification:

 

• PCPP – Certified Professional in Python Programming

 

Datavail is a leading provider of data management, application development, analytics, and cloud services, with more than 1,000 professionals helping clients build and manage applications and data via a world-class tech-enabled delivery platform and software solutions across all leading technologies. For more than 17 years, Datavail has worked with thousands of companies spanning different industries and sizes, and is an AWS Advanced Tier Consulting Partner, a Microsoft Solutions Partner for Data & AI and Digital & App Innovation (Azure), an Oracle Partner, and a MySQL Partner.