Python Developer III

Spreetail propels brands to increase their ecommerce market share across the globe while improving their operational costs. Learn how we are building one of the fastest-growing ecommerce companies in history: www.spreetail.com. Our Software & Technology teams build scalable, reliable, and cutting-edge software to propel Spreetail to being a top ecommerce company. We are seeking motivated individuals who are passionate about learning new technologies and building software to build a monster ecommerce company. If you are looking for an environment that provides creative freedom, work-life balance, and meaningful relationships, keep scrolling down.

This position is remote in India

• This position will be remote in the country of India and will work Monday-Friday during India hours.

How you will achieve success:

• Backend Development: Expert-level Python development, with a deep understanding of building high-performance applications, preferably with frameworks like FastAPI.
• Modern Data Engineering Stack: Advanced, hands-on experience with DBT, Snowflake, S3, and AWS Glue. You know how to build, test, and optimize complex data transformations.
• Distributed Systems & Infrastructure: Deep knowledge of Kafka, Redis, and PostgreSQL. Your experience is not just in using them, but in optimizing and scaling them to handle millions of records daily.
• Performance Optimization: Proven experience scaling systems, diagnosing bottlenecks, and implementing solutions (e.g., caching, query optimization, consumer scaling) for high-volume data environments.
• API Design & Data-Intensive Applications: A strong background in building robust, high-throughput APIs designed for consuming large, processed datasets. Technical Leadership: Experience mentoring other engineers on projects and leading technical efforts across teams.

What experiences will help you in this role:

• Bring 5–6 years of engineering experience, including developing and operating large-scale web scraping systems using tools like Selenium, Playwright, Beautiful Soup, or Puppeteer for data extraction at scale.
• Build and maintain high-performance backend services using Python/FastAPI, integrating with Kafka or RabbitMQ, and exposing clean, reliable APIs. Leverage deep experience with PostgreSQL, including query optimization and index tuning, to support high-volume read/write operations.
• Design and optimize scalable data pipelines using DBT and AWS Glue (or similar frameworks) for large-scale data ingestion, transformation, and storage across cloud infrastructure.
• Ensure end-to-end observability and system health through proactive monitoring, alerting, and debugging using tools like Datadog and centralized logging.
• Lead architectural reviews and mentor peers, collaborating cross-functionally with analysts, PMs, and DevOps to deliver reliable, scalable platforms.

This is a remote position and requires candidates to have an available work-from-home setup Desktop/Laptop system requirements: - 4th generation or higher, at least Intel i3 or equivalent processor; - at least 4GB RAM;- Windows 10 and above or MAC OSX operating system - You are required to provide your own dual monitorsA strong and stable internet connection (A DSL, cable or fiber wired internet service with 10 Mbps plan or higher for primary connection)PC HeadsetA high-definition (HD) external or integrated webcam with at least 720p resolution. Please be aware of scammers. Spreetail will only contact you through Lever or the spreetail.com domain. Spreetail will never ask candidates for money during the recruitment process. Please reach out to [email protected] directly if you have any concerns. Emails from @spreetailjobs.com are fraudulent.

Originally posted on Himalayas

Apply To this Job