Software Engineer II -Python

Summary

Trimble in Chennai is seeking a Software Engineer II for its Business Systems Engineering Team to build and run a large-scale, distributed Access Management System. This Team in Chennai will strive to make a high-performance System of Profiles with strong authorization capabilities.

The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in building scalable backend systems, APIs, cloud-native applications, and distributed architectures. Also provides work estimates and is involved in the review of code and designs and gives constructive feedback.

Key Responsibility

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend services and microservices using Python.

• Architect scalable system components and contribute to overall system design.

• Write clean, efficient, and testable code following industry best practices.

• Build RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs and integrate with internal/external systems.

• Develop asynchronous, event-driven, or message-based architectures as needed.

• Optimize application performance, reliability, and security.

• Document work, software designs, code and record and produce test reports.

• Present work to the team for review or other purposes.

• Participate in reviews of work done by peers and provide constructive feedback.

• Sub-Module level responsibility in large projects and Module (or component) level responsibility in small / medium sized projects and complete responsibility is small sized projects, depending upon the complexity and decomposition.

• Troubleshoot complex issues across the stack and drive root-cause analysis.

• Stay updated with emerging technologies and recommend improvements.

• Other duties as required and requested by management.

Skill set and background

• 4+ years of experience in Python development.

• Strong knowledge of Python frameworks such as Django, Flask, FastAPI, or similar.

• Hands-on experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems.

• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming, design patterns, and best practices.

• Expertise with REST APIs, authentication.

• Experience working with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis).

• Familiarity with async programming (asyncio, Celery, event-driven messaging).

• Strong debugging and performance profiling skills.

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and containerized applications.

• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).

• Knowledge of C# is favorable

• Proficiency with Git, CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).

• Must have served in an organization where agile practices are in use.

• Upbeat, highly motivated and self-starter.

Education

Must be a graduate of a premier institute studying Computer Engineering.

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

• Ability to work independently and take ownership of deliverables.

• Problem-solving mindset and attention to detail.

• Leadership and mentoring capabilities.

Key Result Areas

Accountability for assignments, timely delivery and meeting or exceeding quality requirements.

Supervisory Responsibility

Supervise a small team of software engineers, if assigned.

Reporting To

Team Leader or above.

How to Apply: Please submit an online application for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply Now’ button located in this posting.

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