Python Developer
- Cape Town, Western Cape
- Permanent
- Full-time
Cape Town | R50 000 - R70 000About Our Client
Our client is a fast-growing technology company transforming the healthcare space by connecting patients, providers, and partners through seamless digital platforms. With a mission to simplify healthcare access, they focus on building scalable, secure, and user-friendly systems that handle high traffic and sensitive data. They operate with a collaborative, product-driven culture where engineers take ownership and directly impact real-world patient experiences. Their environment encourages innovation, continuous learning, and applying best practices in engineering and data security.The Role: Python Developer
You will be responsible for designing, building, and deploying back-end services that power critical functions such as bookings, payments, notifications, and integrations with healthcare partners. The role requires end-to-end ownership of services across the full SDLC, ensuring reliability, scalability, and compliance with security and privacy standards.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign, build and deploy Python back-end services for bookings, search, payments, and notificationsOwn services across the full SDLC: architecture, implementation, testing, deployment, observabilityIntegrate with external partners including practice-management systems, pharmacy/insurer platforms, and communications providersOptimise performance and reliability for high-traffic flowsWrite robust automated tests, participate in code reviews, and support continuous deliveryEnsure compliance with POPIA and data security best practicesContribute to technical design, documentation, and engineering standardsTroubleshoot production issues and participate in on-call rotationsAbout You3-6+ years of professional experience building production web services with PythonStrong experience with Django or FlaskSolid database knowledge including schema design, migrations, and performance tuningSkilled at designing and consuming APIs with understanding of idempotency, pagination, and versioningHands-on with cloud-native deployment (AWS preferred) and containerisation (Docker)Strong focus on security (authN/authZ, secrets management, data privacy)Familiar with monitoring, logging, and performance profiling toolsExcellent communication and collaboration skills, thrives in an agile environmentNice to have: experience in healthcare, fintech, or high-volume transactional systems; exposure to event-driven architectures, front-end (React/TypeScript), or observability tools