Software Engineer -Python Developer

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Job Title: Python Developer
Position: Software Engineer -Python Developer
Experience: 3-4 Years
Category: Software Development/ Engineering
Shift: General Shift
Main location: India, Tamil Nadu, Chennai
Position ID: J0726-1823
Employment Type: Full Time
Education Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field or higher with minimum 4 years of relevant experience.
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Your future duties and responsibilities

We are looking for an experienced Python Developer to join our team. The ideal candidate should be passionate about building scalable backend applications, developing efficient APIs, and creating robust, high performance systems. You will work closely with our Devops, QA, and operations teams to deliver robust and scalable solutions that support our business objectives
Responsibilities:

. Design, develop, and maintain backend applications using Python and Flask
. Build and manage RESTful APIs for web and mobile applications
. Implement and integrate MCP (Model Context Protocol) for context aware systems and AI driven workflows
. Collaborate with frontend, QA, and DevOps teams to deliver end to end solutions
. Write clean, efficient, and reusable code following best practices
. Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability
. Integrate databases and manage data flow (SQL/NoSQL systems)
. Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve production issues
. Participate in code reviews and maintain high coding standards
. Ensure application security and data protection practices are followed
. Contribute to system architecture and technical design discussions
. Support deployment processes and work with CI/CD pipelines
. Stay updated with emerging technologies and suggest improvements

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

Must Have Skills:

. Strong proficiency in Python programming (data structures, OOP, error handling)
. Hands on experience with the Flask framework for building web applications and APIs
. Solid understanding of RESTful API design and development
. Experience with MCP (Model Context Protocol) or similar context handling / AI integration frameworks
. Good knowledge of database systems (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB)
. Proficiency in Git and version control workflows
. Understanding of software design principles (modular design, scalability, maintainability)
. Experience with debugging, performance tuning, and optimization
. Familiarity with API security practices (authentication, authorization, data protection)
. Basic understanding of CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes

Good to Have Skills:

. Experience with other Python frameworks like FastAPI or Django
. Exposure to AI/ML integrations, LLM based applications, or prompt engineering
. Familiarity with microservices architecture and distributed systems
. Experience with Docker and containerization
. Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
. Understanding of asynchronous programming (async/await, Celery, background jobs)
. Experience with message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
. Knowledge of API documentation tools like Swagger / OpenAPI
. Familiarity with testing frameworks (PyTest, unit/integration testing)
. Basic understanding of frontend technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
. Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments

CGI is an equal opportunity employer. In addition, CGI is committed to providing accommodation for people with disabilities in accordance with provincial legislation. Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodation due to a disability during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.

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