Job Title: Lead Python Backend
Engineer/Architect
Location: Mclean, VA (Onsite) – Must be local
Type:
Contract
Experience: 15+ Years
Visa: H1B/H4EAD/TN/L2/GC-EAD
Note: Face to
Face Interview in mandatory for this position
Job Description:
- Design, architect, and build highly scalable
microservices and backend platforms using Python.
- Lead architecture decisions for distributed systems,
including service boundaries, API design, data flow, fault tolerance, and
scalability patterns.
- Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and event-driven
services with a strong focus on reliability, performance, and security.
- Drive best practices for clean code, testing, code
reviews, CI/CD, and automated quality gates.
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to
translate product and business requirements into technical architecture
and implementation.
- Optimize system performance through profiling, caching,
asynchronous processing, and database/query tuning.
- Implement observability standards including logging,
metrics, tracing, alerting, and production readiness reviews.
- Guide containerization and deployment strategies using
tools such as Docker and Kubernetes in cloud environments.
- Mentor engineers, contribute to technical roadmaps, and
promote engineering excellence across the team.
- Troubleshoot complex production issues, perform root
cause analysis, and drive long-term corrective actions.