Python Lead

Kumaran Systems: Engineering Future-Ready Transformations Since 1992, Kumaran Systems has been helping enterprises bridge the past and the future, reimagining legacy systems and embracing AI-led possibilities. With over 34 years of delivery excellence, we specialise in re-engineering core applications, driving cloud transformation, and building automation-first, GenAI-enabled ecosystems across the Banking and Financial Services, Insurance, Telecom, and Automotive sectors. We help organisations not just upgrade their systems but reimagine what’s possible.
Why Kumaran?We blend engineering discipline with AI innovation, helping clients modernise with confidence, automate with clarity, and scale with purpose. Our global delivery model ensures agility, responsiveness, and seamless collaboration, with clients always at the heart of every engagement. At Kumaran, we don’t just solve problems, we engineer future-ready transformations.
Job DescriptionKey Responsibilities
Design and develop backend services and automation tooling in Python 3.X.
Build and consume RESTful APIs using FastAPI / Flask / Django.
Operate services on Linux (RHEL / Ubuntu / CentOS);
manage users, groups, sudoers and file permissions.
Write robust Bash / shell scripts for deployment, scheduling (cron / systemd timers) and
Package, deploy and monitor services using systemd units, journald and standard Linux tooling.
Diagnose production issues using strace, lsof, top, iotop, ss, tcpdump and log analysis.
Collaborate with DevOps on CI/CD, container builds and server hardening.
Must-Have Skills
7+ years of production Python development (3.9+).
Deep understanding of sudo and /etc/sudoers — privilege delegation, NOPASSWD rules, security implications.
Proficient in Bash scripting, cron, logrotate and SSH-based automation.
REST API frameworks: FastAPI, Flask or Django REST Framework.
Oracle database experience — PL/SQL, stored procedures, query tuning;
cx_Oracle / oracledb driver and SQLAlchemy ORM.
Virtual environments, pip / poetry, packaging and dependency hygiene.
Git-based workflows and code-review discipline.
Good-to-Have Skills
Message brokers — RabbitMQ, Kafka, Redis Streams.
Observability stack — Prometheus, Grafana, ELK.
Async Python (asyncio, aio and concurrency tuning.
Cloud exposure — AWS or Azure for compute, storage and secrets.
Qualifications
Bachelor's/Master's in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent.
Comfortable owning services end-to-end — from code to production support.
Strong problem-solving on Linux and clear technical communication.
Kumaran Systems is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran disability or genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law in employment.
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