Platform Engineer (Python)

This role is for one of our clients

Company Name: TalentPundits
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Min Experience: 4 years

Location: Pune

JobType: full-time

Role Overview:
Looking for a Platform Engineer to design and build scalable, secure, and high-performance backend microservices for a next-gen fintech platform. You will work closely with DevOps, AI, data, and frontend teams to deliver robust APIs in a cloud-native environment.

Key Responsibilities:
Design and develop backend services & REST APIs using Python, FastAPI
Build scalable microservices architecture and event-driven systems (SQS, SNS, Kafka)
Develop integrations with external/vendor platforms
Manage data systems: PostgreSQL/MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Neo4j
Deploy using Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), GitLab CI/CD
Ensure security, compliance, and API governance
Implement monitoring using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog
Optimize API performance for high-volume systems
Collaborate across cross-functional product teams

Core Skills:
Strong experience in Python, Fast API, microservices
Hands-on with AWS (EKS, Lambda, SQS, SNS, RDS, S3)
Expertise in Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines
Knowledge of async programming, API design, OAuth2, JWT
Experience with RDBMS, NoSQL, caching systems
Exposure to production-grade systems & performance tuning
Experience in product development environments and Fintech / payment systems experience.
 

Education:

BE/BTech / ME/MTech in CS/IT (or equivalent)