Python Application Development Tech lead analyst

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Python Full stack Developer with a strong DevOps mindset to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of over 12 years in software development, with a focus on building and maintaining scalable, high-performance applications and infrastructure. This role is critical to supporting both our development teams and our core platform, requiring a deep understanding of modern cloud-native technologies, including Kubernetes, containers, and CI/CD pipelines. **Responsibilities:** - Application Development: Design, develop, test, and deploy robust and scalable backend services and applications using Python. - Platform Engineering: Architect, build, and maintain our containerized infrastructure on Kubernetes, ensuring reliability, scalability, and security. - CI/CD Automation: Own and enhance our CI/CD pipelines to improve automation, reduce deployment friction, and increase delivery speed. - DevOps Leadership: Champion DevOps best practices across the engineering organization, and mentor other engineers in areas of automation, containerization, and infrastructure management. - System Architecture: Collaborate with architects and development leads to design and implement solutions that are aligned with our long-term technical vision. - Troubleshooting & Support: Provide expert-level support for our production and development platforms, diagnosing and resolving complex issues related to application performance, infrastructure, and deployments. - Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams to understand requirements, provide technical guidance, and deliver high-quality software solutions. **Recommended Qualifications:** - Experience: A minimum of 12 years of professional experience in software development, with a significant focus on Python. - Python Expertise: Mastery of Python and its ecosystem, including experience with common frameworks (e.g., Django, Flask, FastAPI) and libraries. - Kubernetes: Deep, hands-on experience with Kubernetes, including cluster management, application deployment (Helm charts), and monitoring. - Containers: Proficient in containerization technologies, primarily Docker, including building optimized and secure container images. - CI/CD Pipelines: Extensive experience designing, building, and managing CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Tekton, Harness, uDeploy, Jenkins, GitLabs etc. - Cloud Platforms: Strong experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure). - Problem-Solving: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to debug complex issues in a distributed systems environment. **Preferred Qualifications (Good To Have)** - GenAI/AgenticAI Development: Exposure to GenAI/AgenticAI development, with a basic understanding of frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, or scikit-learn. - Frontend Exposure: Familiarity or hands-on experience with modern frontend frameworks, particularly React. - Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Experience with IaC tools like Terraform or Ansible. - Monitoring & Observability: Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, the ELK Stack. - Networking: Solid understanding of networking principles as they apply to containerized environments and cloud infrastructure. - Security: Experience with security best practices for applications and infrastructure. **Education:** - Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience - Master’s degree preferred ------------------------------------------------------ **Job Family Group:** Technology ------------------------------------------------------ **Job Family:** Applications Development ------------------------------------------------------ **Time Type:** Full time ------------------------------------------------------ **Most Relevant Skills** Please see the requirements listed above. ------------------------------------------------------ **Other Relevant Skills** For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter. ------------------------------------------------------ *Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.* *If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review* *Accessibility at Citi.* *View Citi’s EEO Policy Statement and the Know Your Rights poster.*