Lead Software Engineer Python

Job Title: Lead Software Engineer – Python

Experience: 5+ yrs

Job Location: Infopark, Kochi

About Company

• Innovative Environment: Join a forward-thinking company that encourages creativity and modern engineering practices.
• Career Growth: Ample opportunities for professional development, technical leadership, and career advancement.
• Collaborative Culture: Work in a cross-functional, team-oriented environment where your contributions directly shape infrastructure modernization.
• Competitive Compensation: Attractive salary package with performance-based incentives.

Key Responsibilities

API & Backend Development

• Design, build, scale, and maintain high-performance REST APIs and backend microservices using Python and FastAPI.
• Implement asynchronous workflows, robust data models, and scalable API integrations to interface with network infrastructure.
• Oversee code quality, establish engineering best practices, and conduct comprehensive code reviews to ensure reliability and maintainability.

Network Automation & Workflow Orchestration

• Design and build scalable, resilient network automation workflows using tools such as Netmiko, Nornir, and Ansible.
• Modernize manual network operations by automating provisioning, configuration management, and compliance checks.
• Integrate network automation tooling into continuous delivery pipelines to streamline deployment workflows.

Network Operations & Troubleshooting

• Apply deep networking fundamentals to diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve complex issues across enterprise and data center networks.
• Interface with and manage configurations for routing, switching, firewalls, and core network protocols (TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF).

DevOps, CI/CD & Testing

• Implement and manage robust CI/CD pipelines to modernize deployment lifecycles and operational workflows.
• Drive automated testing suites to validate both network orchestration scripts and API endpoints prior to production deployment.
• Containerize services using Docker to support seamless local and production environments.

Technical Leadership & Mentoring

• Mentor engineering team members on network programmability, API development, and automation standards.
• Translate operational and infrastructure requirements into production-ready software solutions.

Required Skills

• 5+ years of hands-on software development experience with Python.
• Strong expertise in building high-performance RESTful APIs using FastAPI and modern asynchronous programming.
• Extensive hands-on experience with network automation frameworks and libraries, specifically Netmiko, Nornir, and Ansible.
• Deep networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, routing & switching, BGP, OSPF, and firewalls.
• Proven track record of replacing manual infrastructure operations with automated workflows and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong proficiency with Git version control, collaborative development, and automated testing frameworks.

Preferred Skills

• Hands-on experience containerizing services using Docker and orchestrating multi-service environments.
• Exposure to enterprise network management systems, ITSM tooling (e.g., ServiceNow), and change management lifecycles.
• Familiarity with event-driven architecture or message brokers (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Experience with dependency management (Poetry) and pre-commit code formatting hooks.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and root-cause troubleshooting abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to bridge software engineering and network operations.
• Proactive, collaborative mindset with strong ownership over technical deliverables.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).