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Python Backend Engineer

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Design, develop, test, and maintain Python backend applications, services, utilities, and data-processing components. Optimize SQL queries and database interactions across Sybase, MariaDB, and other relational databases. Build Unix scripts and batch processes, troubleshoot production issues, manage source control with Git and SVN, collaborate in Agile/Scrum teams, document technical work, and support controlled releases across environments.
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Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test, and maintain backend applications, services, utilities, and data-processing components using Python.

  • Develop and optimise SQL queries, stored procedures, and database interactions across Sybase, MariaDB, and other relational databases.

  • Create and support Unix-based scripts, batch processes, interfaces, and operational utilities.

  • Investigate defects and production issues using application logs, database analysis, and Unix troubleshooting techniques.

  • Write clean, maintainable, secure, and testable code aligned with engineering standards and peer-review practices.

  • Use Git for source control and support legacy SVN-based repositories where required.

  • Collaborate with business analysts, QA engineers, and developers through Agile/Scrum ceremonies and iterative delivery.

  • Prepare technical documentation and support controlled releases across development, test, and production environments.

Mandatory Skills

Python  |  SQL  |  Unix |  Git  |  Relational databases, including Sybase and MariaDB

Preferred Skills

Agile/Scrum development methodology  |  Perl |  SVN  | XML  |  Microsoft SQL Server  | PostgreSQL

Qualifications and Experience

  • 4 to 6 years of relevant backend software development experience.

  • Strong hands-on experience with Python, SQL, Unix, Git, and relational databases.

  • Working knowledge of Sybase and MariaDB; exposure to Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL is advantageous.

  • Experience with Perl, SVN, and XML is preferred.

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline is preferred.

Nice to Have

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.

  • Clear written and verbal communication.

  • Ownership of assigned deliverables with attention to quality and timelines.

Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional and geographically distributed tea

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test, and maintain backend applications, services, utilities, and data-processing components using Python.

  • Develop and optimise SQL queries, stored procedures, and database interactions across Sybase, MariaDB, and other relational databases.

  • Create and support Unix-based scripts, batch processes, interfaces, and operational utilities.

  • Investigate defects and production issues using application logs, database analysis, and Unix troubleshooting techniques.

  • Write clean, maintainable, secure, and testable code aligned with engineering standards and peer-review practices.

  • Use Git for source control and support legacy SVN-based repositories where required.

  • Collaborate with business analysts, QA engineers, and developers through Agile/Scrum ceremonies and iterative delivery.

  • Prepare technical documentation and support controlled releases across development, test, and production environments.

 

Qualifications

Mandatory Skills

Python  |  SQL  |  Unix |  Git  |  Relational databases, including Sybase and MariaDB

Preferred Skills

Agile/Scrum development methodology  |  Perl |  SVN  | XML  |  Microsoft SQL Server  | PostgreSQL

Qualifications and Experience

  • 4 to 6 years of relevant backend software development experience.

  • Strong hands-on experience with Python, SQL, Unix, Git, and relational databases.

  • Working knowledge of Sybase and MariaDB; exposure to Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL is advantageous.

  • Experience with Perl, SVN, and XML is preferred.

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline is preferred.

Nice to Have

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.

  • Clear written and verbal communication.

  • Ownership of assigned deliverables with attention to quality and timelines.

Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional and geographically distributed tea

About UsAt Zensar, we’re “experience-led everything”. We are committed to conceptualizing, designing, engineering, marketing, and managing digital solutions and experiences for over 130 leading enterprises. We are a company driven by a bold purpose: Together, we shape experiences for better futures. Whether for our clients, our people, or the world around us, this belief powers everything we do. At the heart of our culture is ONE with Client - a set of four core values that reflect who we are and how we work: One Zensar, Nurturing, Empowering, and Client Focus.
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We believe the best work happens when individuality is celebrated, growth is encouraged, and well-being is prioritized. We are an equal employment opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action employer, committed to creating an inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veteran status.

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