Senior Software Engineer - Python

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About Sagility Sagility combines industry-leading technology and transformation-driven BPM services with decades of healthcare domain expertise to help clients draw closer to their members. The company optimizes the entire member/patient experience through service offerings for clinical, case management, member engagement, provider solutions, payment integrity, claims cost containment, and analytics. Sagility has more than 25,000 employees across 5 countries. Job title: Senior Software Engineer - Python Job Description: Experience Required: Minimum 4 years Role Overview We are looking for a skilled Backend Engineer with at least 4 years of professional software development experience. The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience in Python backend development, asynchronous programming, API design, real-time communication, and event-driven systems. Key Responsibilities • Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs using Python. • Build real-time communication features using WebSockets and frameworks such as FastAPI or Django Channels. • Work with Redis Streams for event-driven data processing, messaging, and asynchronous workflows. • Manage database schema changes and migrations using tools such as Alembic or Django migrations. • Design, implement, and optimize ORM-based data models and database queries. • Write and maintain unit and integration tests to ensure code quality, reliability, and maintainability. • Use Git for version control and Docker for containerized development and deployment. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design scalable system architectures and improve CI/CD practices. • Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize application performance across backend services and infrastructure components. • Contribute to code reviews, technical discussions, and continuous improvement of engineering practices. Required Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. • Minimum 4 years of professional experience in backend or software development. • Strong proficiency in Python and asynchronous programming using async/await. • Hands-on experience with backend frameworks such as FastAPI, Django, or similar. • Experience with Git, Docker, unit testing, and ORM frameworks such as SQLAlchemy or Django ORM. • Familiarity with Redis Streams and WebSockets for real-time or event-driven applications. • Good understanding of database design, schema management, and migration tools. • Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs or microservices-based applications. • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and cloud deployment on AWS, GCP, or Azure. Preferred Qualifications • Exposure to monitoring, logging, and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or similar. • Experience working in Agile or fast-paced product engineering environments. • Understanding of scalable system design and distributed application patterns. Soft Skills • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. • Excellent communication and collaboration abilities. • Ability to work independently as well as within a team. • Eagerness to learn, adapt, and contribute to a growing engineering team. Location: BangaloreIndia