Senior Python Developer – Cloud Platform, Freelance

This is a remote position.

An opportunity to work on a Infrastructure as a Service programme for an enterprise client the job title is for a DevOps Engineer - Senior. The platform provides the software components and APIs that enable the provisioning of virtual infrastructure resources. To strengthen this area we are seeking a senior Python developer to implement our component architecture and drive software development efforts.

This opportunity is available on a 12 month freelance contract basis full time - daily rate available. English is the only language requirement with only occasional onsite visits to Germany.

Requirements

Programming

• Develop production‑grade source code aligned with architecture design specifications.
• Write unit tests and code documentation.
• Participate actively in agile ceremonies and collaborative activities.

Technical Leadership

• Make technical decisions consistent with architectural design boundaries.
• Communicate decisions effectively to peers architects and stakeholders.
• Prepare and deliver status reports to lead architects and delivery leads.
• Facilitate meetings and present technical concepts to technical audiences.

General Leadership

• Provide guidance and mentorship to other development stakeholders.
• Ensure timely delivery of application features and software components.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify and drive process enhancements in development workflows.
• Promote agile methodologies and best practices within the engineering team.

Benefits

• Senior‑level experience in Python software development.
• Professional experience using high‑level programming languages.
• Advanced proficiency in Python (3.9) with strong knowledge of asynchronous programming (asyncio, aiohttp, multiprocessing).
• Expertise in scalable API and service development with FastAPI.
• Proven experience in modular software design and maintainable code practices.
• Solid understanding of type hinting, dependency injection and testing frameworks (pytest, unittest).
• Experience working with multiple database paradigms:
• Relational: PostgreSQL
• NoSQL: Redis, MongoDB, graph‑based databases such as ArangoDB or Neo4J
• Familiarity with SQLAlchemy or equivalent ORM libraries.
• Strong knowledge of microservice design, service communication (REST, gRPC, message queues) and API security (OAuth2, OIDC).
• Fluent English communication skills (C1 level or above).
• Eligibility residency in the EU, EEC, UK or Switzerland.

Preferred Experience

• Proficiency in database schema design and data modelling for microservices.
• Hands‑on experience with containerised application deployment (Docker, Kubernetes).

Key Skills

• APIs
• Docker
• Jenkins
• REST
• Python
• AWS
• NoSQL
• MySQL
• JavaScript
• PostgreSQL
• Django
• GIT

Employment Details

• Employment Type: Full Time
• Experience: years
• Vacancy: 1

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