Python Developer
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Greater Toronto Area, Canada, Canada
Full-time
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Summary:
Build, deploy and operate Python services on Linux. The role demands strong Linux fundamentals - including sudo, systemd, shell scripting and permissions - alongside production-grade Python engineering.
Key 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
housekeeping.
- 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+).
- Strong Linux administration: file system, processes, networking, systemd.
- 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
- Containerization - Docker, Docker Compose, basic Kubernetes.
- Configuration management (Ansible) or IaC (Terraform).
- Message brokers - RabbitMQ, Kafka, Redis Streams.
- Observability stack - Prometheus, Grafana, ELK.
- Async Python (asyncio, aiohttp) and concurrency tuning.
- Cloud exposure - AWS or Azure for compute, storage and secrets.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Design, develop, deploy, and operate Python backend services and automation tools on Linux, including REST APIs, shell scripts, and systemd-managed services. Diagnose production issues with Linux tools and logs, and collaborate with DevOps on CI/CD, container builds, and server hardening.
Requirements
Requires 7+ years of production Python development, strong Linux administration and Bash scripting skills, and deep knowledge of sudo and privilege delegation. Candidates must also have REST API framework experience, Oracle and PL/SQL expertise, Python packaging and dependency management skills, and disciplined Git workflows.
Skills
- Python
- Linux Administration
- Bash Scripting
- Systemd
- Sudo and Sudoers
- REST APIs
- FastAPI
- Flask
- Django REST Framework
- Oracle Database
- PL/SQL
- SQLAlchemy
- Cron
- Git
- Docker
- Ansible
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- Software
- Technology
Keywords
- Python 3.x
- Linux
- RHEL
- Ubuntu
- CentOS
- FastAPI
- Flask
- Django REST Framework
- REST APIs
- Bash
- Systemd
- Journald
- Sudoers
- Cron
- Logrotate
- SSH
- Oracle Database
- PL/SQL
- cx_Oracle
- oracledb
- SQLAlchemy
- Virtual Environments
- Pip
- Poetry
- Git
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Ansible
- Terraform
- RabbitMQ