Job Description

:

Job Title:

Senior Python Engineer - Rakuten Tickets

Location:

Bangalore, India (Hybrid/Remote options available)

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced

Senior Python Engineer

to join our Rakuten Tickets team. This role involves designing and developing scalable backend services, optimizing performance, and ensuring high availability of our ticketing platform. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver robust solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Python frameworks like

FastAPI

and

Pyramid

. Build and optimize data models and queries in

MySQL

for performance and scalability. Implement caching strategies using

Redis

to improve system responsiveness. Containerize applications using

Docker

and deploy them on

Kubernetes

. Collaborate with DevOps and Cloud teams to ensure smooth CI/CD and cloud-native deployments. Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following best practices. Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and mentoring junior developers. Troubleshoot and resolve production issues with a focus on root cause analysis.

Required Skills & Experience:

5+ years of professional experience in backend development using

Python

. Strong expertise in

MySQL

, including query optimization and schema design. Hands-on experience with

Redis

for caching and pub/sub mechanisms. Proficiency in

Docker

and container orchestration using

Kubernetes

. Experience with

FastAPI

and/or

Pyramid

frameworks. Familiarity with at least one major

Cloud platform

(AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.). Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and distributed systems. Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently or in a team.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working in ticketing, e-commerce, or high-traffic consumer platforms. Knowledge of monitoring tools and performance tuning. Contributions to open-source projects or technical blogs.

Mandatory Skills

:
Python, MySQL, Redis

Location

:
Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Years Of Exp

:
4 to 7 years

Why you should choose us?

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Are you interested in working for a Global Leader in E-commerce? Are you excited about working on highly scalable platforms and applications that are accessed by millions of users every day? If so, read on to find out more about the opportunity.


Rakuten is the largest E-commerce company in Japan and one of the largest E-commerce and Internet Services companies in the World. Rakuten is ranked in top 20 most innovative companies in the world by Forbes.


Rakuten India Development Centre is the second largest technology hub outside of Japan that enables & builds platforms for global E commerce, Payments, Digital, AI, Data Science services across the globe. The India arm serves as a research and development center with an employee strength of around 450+ (& Growing).


Rakuten is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness. We are able to grow and learn better together with a diverse team and inclusive workforce. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, and talent that our employees invest in their work represents not only part of our culture, but our reputation and Rakuten's achievement as well. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of their education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran's status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs"