Full-Stack Developer — Python Focus

Job Title: Full-Stack Developer — Python Focus

About the Role

We are seeking a mid-career Full-Stack Developer with strong Python expertise to join our development team. The ideal candidate has experience building scalable backend services, comfortable working on modern front-end frameworks, and able to contribute throughout the entire product lifecycle—from architecture and development to deployment and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend services, APIs, and integrations using Python.
• Develop responsive, modular, and user-friendly front-end applications.
• Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver high-quality features.
• Optimize application performance, security, and scalability.
• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code.
• Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and architectural planning.
• Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows.
• Troubleshoot and debug production issues as needed.
• Contribute to documentation, system design, and best practices.

Required Qualifications

• 3–6+ years of professional full-stack or backend development experience.
• Strong proficiency in Python and frameworks such as:
• Django, Flask, or FastAPI.
• Solid understanding of front-end technologies:
• React, Vue, or Angular (React preferred in many companies).
• Experience designing and consuming RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs.
• Proficiency with relational and/or NoSQL databases:
• PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, etc.
• Experience with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Familiarity with containerization tools:
• Docker, Kubernetes.
• Comfortable working with Git-based workflows.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with microservices or event-driven architectures.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools:
• GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, CircleCI.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Knowledge of testing frameworks:
• pytest, unittest, Jest, Cypress, etc.
• Understanding of security best practices (OWASP, IAM, secrets management).
• Experience with asynchronous Python (asyncio, Celery, RabbitMQ, Kafka).

Common Tech Stacks for Full-Stack Python Developers

Below is a list of modern stacks and tools mid-career developers are often expected to know:

Backend (Python)

• Django / Django REST Framework
• Flask
• FastAPI
• SQLAlchemy (ORM)

Frontend

• React.js
• Next.js (increasingly popular)
• Vue.js
• Angular
• TypeScript

Databases

• PostgreSQL
• MySQL
• SQLite (lightweight dev/test)
• MongoDB, DynamoDB, Cassandra (NoSQL)
• Redis (cache/message broker)

Cloud & DevOps

• AWS (Lambda, EC2, S3, ECS, RDS, API Gateway)
• GCP or Azure
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• CI/CD (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins)

APIs & Communication

• REST
• GraphQL
• gRPC
• WebSockets

Testing & QA

• pytest
• unittest
• Selenium, Cypress, Playwright

Version Control & Collaboration

• Git, GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket
• Agile/Scrum tooling (Jira, ClickUp, Trello)

Job Type: Full-time

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Fintech: 3 years (Preferred)

Location:

• Islamabad (Preferred)

Work Location: On the road