Position: Python Developer
Location: San Diego, California, USA
Experience: 6–10 Years
Employment Type: Full-Time
About HummingBird
HummingBird is a talent acquisition and recruitment partner helping organizations identify, attract, and hire high-quality professionals across diverse functions and industries.
We work closely with our clients to understand their business requirements, organizational culture, and talent needs, connecting them with the right professionals and creating meaningful career opportunities.
About the Opportunity
HummingBird is hiring a Python Developer on behalf of its client, a leading technology organization based in San Diego, California.
We are looking for an experienced Python Developer to design, develop, test, and maintain scalable software applications and backend services. The ideal candidate will have strong Python programming expertise, solid software-engineering fundamentals, and experience building robust, high-performance applications in enterprise environments.
The successful candidate will work closely with software engineers, architects, product managers, DevOps teams, and other stakeholders to deliver reliable and scalable technology solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable applications and backend services using Python.
- Write clean, efficient, maintainable, and well-documented code.
- Develop RESTful APIs and backend services for enterprise applications.
- Translate business and technical requirements into effective software solutions.
- Design and implement scalable, reliable, and secure application architectures.
- Develop unit tests, integration tests, and automated testing solutions.
- Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve application and production issues.
- Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Work with databases and data-storage technologies to build efficient data-access layers.
- Integrate applications with internal and third-party APIs and services.
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to software-engineering best practices.
- Collaborate with DevOps teams on CI/CD, deployment, monitoring, and production support.
- Contribute to architecture discussions and technical design decisions.
- Maintain technical documentation for applications, APIs, and development processes.
- Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning and delivery.
- Mentor junior developers and contribute to team knowledge-sharing initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
- 6–10 years of professional software-development experience.
- Strong hands-on experience with Python.
- Excellent understanding of object-oriented programming and software-engineering principles.
- Strong experience developing backend applications and REST APIs.
- Experience with Python frameworks such as Django, Flask, FastAPI, or equivalent.
- Strong understanding of databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, or similar.
- Experience with Git and modern software-development workflows.
- Strong knowledge of unit testing and automated testing practices.
- Experience working with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Technical Skills
Experience with several of the following will be an advantage:
- Python: Django, Flask, FastAPI, Pandas, NumPy.
- Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis.
- APIs: REST, GraphQL, microservices.
- Cloud: AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud.
- DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD.
- Messaging: Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar technologies.
- Testing: PyTest, unittest, Selenium, or equivalent.
- Architecture: Microservices, distributed systems, event-driven architecture.
- Experience with Linux/Unix environments.
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and cloud-native development is a plus.
Preferred Attributes
- Strong software-engineering mindset with a focus on code quality and maintainability.
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of technical deliverables.
- Strong problem-solving and debugging capabilities.
- Excellent collaboration and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to mentor and guide junior engineers.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, technically challenging environment.
- Passion for learning new technologies and improving engineering practices.
Why This Opportunity?
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Python Developer to work with a leading technology organization in San Diego, California, contributing to scalable software solutions and modern engineering initiatives.
The role offers opportunities to work with cloud technologies, APIs, distributed systems, modern development frameworks, and cross-functional engineering teams.