Senior Python & AWS Developer

A typical day of a Senior Python + AWS Developer at August Infotech:

As a Senior, your typical day would need:

• The day often starts with checking emails, messages, and any project-related notifications. The senior developer might plan their day, prioritize tasks, and review the progress of ongoing projects.
  

• Review any pending tasks from the previous day and prioritize them, Review the project roadmap, tasks, and goals for ongoing projects.
  

• Discuss any new requirements, changes, or challenges with the project team.
  

• Coordinate with backend developers, front-end developers, and other stakeholders to ensure a cohesive approach.
  

• Review code written by junior/intermediate developers for quality, security, and adherence to best practices.
  

• Address any bugs, issues, or technical debt that may have arisen.
  

• Work on developing and customizing Python (Fast API + Django) websites and its functionality.
  

• Developing new API endpoints, optimizing database queries, or implementing new features using Python frameworks like Fast API or Django.
  

• Communicate with clients to provide project updates, discuss requirements, and address any questions or concerns.
  

• Perform thorough testing of newly implemented features or changes to ensure functionality, performance, and compatibility.
  

• Debug and resolve any issues or inconsistencies that arise during testing.
  

• Update project management tools or task boards to reflect progress and completion of tasks.
  

• Estimate the time required for upcoming tasks and plan accordingly.
  

• Wrap up any ongoing tasks, commit code changes, and ensure a clean and organized workspace.
  

• Reflect on the day's accomplishments, challenges, and areas for improvement.
  

• They may work on architectural design tasks, discussing and planning how to structure software components to meet project requirements and scalability needs.
  

• Senior developers are often tasked with solving complex technical challenges that arise during the development process.
  

• Optimize code, improving application performance, scalability, and load times on both backend and frontend.
  

• Conduct performance profiling and analysis, identifying areas for improvement.
  

• Senior developers may play a mentoring role, providing guidance and support to junior/intermediate developers in the team, helping them grow and improve their skills.
  

• Senior developers participate in testing activities, ensuring that their code works as intended and meets quality standards before deployment.
  

> Technical Responsibilities:

API Development

Data Management

Performance & Scalability

Security and Maintenance

UI/UX Implementation

Testing and Debugging

Code quality and best practices

Documentation

Client Communication

Deployment and Integration

Performance Monitoring and Analytics

> Management Responsibilities:

Mentorship & Leadership

Manage Workload

Technical coaching and mentoring

Raising Hiring and recruitment needs

Mentor junior members of the team and participate in code reviews to help them grow inside the team.

> Joint Responsibilities with Team Lead:

Project specification document

Project Architecture

Weekly Project Meetings

● You will be reporting to the Team Lead

● Meaningfully contribute to agile ceremonies including grooming, planning, scrums, retrospectives.

● We build out insights and knowledge of the industries that we work in.

- Exposure to learn technologies like Generative AI, Agentic AI, etc..