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About the Role:We are looking for an experienced Python Infrastructure Engineer / Backend Platform Engineer to design, develop, and enhance a new Device Boot Service. The service will manage server/device boot and provisioning requests through REST APIs, persist request and device data in a database, execute long-running boot/provisioning operations using asynchronous workers, and track each request through a state-machine-based workflow. The successful candidate will work closely with engineering and infrastructure teams to finalize the data model, API architecture, state-machine design, and migration strategy, and will be responsible for implementing reliable, scalable, and production-ready service components. The role requires strong backend engineering skills combined with an understanding of infrastructure, server provisioning, device management, and automation technologies.Key Responsibilities:- Design and develop production-grade backend services using Python.- Design and implement RESTful APIs for device/server boot and provisioning workflows.- Contribute to the design and finalization of:1. Data models and database schemas2. API contracts and endpoint design3. State-machine workflows and state transitions4. Database migration strategy5. Background processing architecture- Develop API endpoints, request/response models, serialization, validation, and error handling.- Implement database models and migrations using appropriate Python ORM frameworks.- Develop asynchronous/background processing using technologies such as Celery, RQ, Dramatiq, or equivalent.- Implement reliable long-running workflows with:1. Retry mechanisms2. Idempotent task execution3. Scheduled jobs4. Failure handling and recovery5. Concurrency-safe operations- Design and implement state-machine-based workflows to track boot/provisioning request lifecycle.- Integrate the service with internal boot, provisioning, BMC, and infrastructure management systems.- Ensure safe and consistent state transitions in concurrent and distributed environments.- Write comprehensive unit, integration, and API tests using pytest or equivalent frameworks.- Implement application observability through:1. Structured logging2. Application and business metrics3. Prometheus4. Grafana5. Health/readiness checks6. Alerting and monitoring- Troubleshoot production issues and improve system reliability, performance, and scalability.- Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and technical design sessions.- Prepare and maintain runbooks, technical documentation, API documentation, and operational procedures.- Collaborate with DevOps, infrastructure, QA, and platform engineering teams to deliver production-ready solutions.Required Technical Skills :Python & Backend Development :- 5 to 15 years of overall software development experience, with strong hands-on experience in production Python backend development.- Strong proficiency in Python 3.x and object-oriented/programming fundamentals.- Hands-on experience building production-grade backend services. (ref:hirist.tech) .
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