SAI Group Ltd

Python API Developer

Engineering

Employment

Full-time

From the employer

Full-Time

Level

Not stated

Team

Technology

Not doable from Austria

Country assessment

Not doable from Austria because it is tied to an office and never says it can be done remotely.

Our assessment is guidance. Confirm arrangements with the employer.

Skills mentioned in this posting

PythonREST APIsPostgreSQLMySQLRedisKafkaDockerAWSGCPAzureLinuxCI/CD

Job description

We are looking for a skilled Python API Developer with 2+ years of professional experience in developing, integrating, and maintaining scalable RESTful APIs and backend applications.

Key Responsibilities
• Design, develop, test, and maintain robust RESTful APIs using Python.
• Build backend services using FastAPI or Flask.
• Integrate third-party APIs and external services.
• Work with relational/NoSQL databases and optimize queries.
• Implement authentication, authorization, validation, error handling, and API security.
• Write clean, reusable, maintainable, and well-documented code.
• Perform API testing, debugging, and troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with frontend, QA, DevOps, and product teams.
• Participate in code reviews and follow development best practices.
• Improve API performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Maintain technical documentation for APIs and backend services.

Required Skills
• 2+ years of professional experience in Python backend/API development.
• Strong proficiency in Python.
• Hands-on experience with FastAPI or Flask REST Framework.
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, HTTP methods, status codes, JSON, and API design.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar relational databases.
• Good knowledge of SQL and database design.
• Experience with Git/GitHub.
• Familiarity with Swagger/OpenAPI.
• Understanding of JWT/OAuth2 authentication.
• Knowledge of unit testing and API testing.
• Good understanding of SDLC and coding best practices.

Good to Have
• Docker and containerized applications.
• AWS, Azure, or GCP experience.
• Redis, RabbitMQ, or Kafka.
• CI/CD pipelines.
• Microservices architecture.
• Linux and basic deployment practices.
• Agile/Scrum experience.