Tektend LLC is seeking an experienced Python Microservices Developer to design, build, and scale high-performance backend systems for our enterprise clients. This hybrid role based in Chicago, IL offers the opportunity to drive architectural decisions and modernize cloud-native infrastructure within an agile, collaborative engineering team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Architect, develop, and maintain secure, resilient microservices using Python and modern frameworks like FastAPI and Flask.
- Design and implement asynchronous event-driven architectures utilizing Apache Kafka and message brokers.
- Containerize applications using Docker and deploy workloads onto Kubernetes clusters.
- Optimize relational and NoSQL database schemas and queries to ensure high throughput and minimal latency.
- Collaborate with DevOps engineers to build and streamline automated CI/CD pipelines in AWS environments.
Requirements:
- 4+ years of professional backend software development experience specializing in Python.
- Strong background in distributed systems design, RESTful APIs, and microservices architecture.
- Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration platforms, specifically Docker and Kubernetes.
- Proficiency with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and caching systems (Redis).
- Ability to work on a hybrid schedule out of our Chicago, IL office.
