Back End Developer - Python

The Role:

We are looking for an enthusiastic Technology Lead (Python or Node), who adopts a hands-on approach and loves to build scalable, distributed and large web / mobile products. You would be responsible for designing the architecture, reviewing the code, building the technology and deploying web/mobile applications.

Responsibilities:

• Own the product development from scratch.
• Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications.
• Architect scalable software solutions and mentor a team of high performing developers.
• Participate in code reviews, design reviews, SCRUM ceremonies, and troubleshoot to ensure uptime for live systems etc.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a technology-related field from a premier college.  
• Prior 4+ years of experience in back-end development (Python/ Golang) in a start-up or a dynamic work environment.
• Good exposure in writing and optimizing SQL for high-performance systems.
• Understanding of asyncio and eventloop/ uvloop concepts. Knowledge of frameworks such as Quart/ Fastapi/ Starlette is preferred.
• Knowledge of AWS; Caching technologies like Redis, Memcache; ELK; mySQL Databases, etc.
• Strong understanding of System Design, Microservice Architecture, Kafka, Pub/Sub, Message queues, and in-memory data stores etc.
• Customer oriented, responsive to changes, and able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.

Job Description:

§ Understanding client requirements & functional specifications.

§ Developing and maintaining dynamic websites and web applications.

§ Ensuring fool proof performance of the deliverable.

§ Coordinating with co-developers and other related departments.

§ Sending regular updated about the project status

Desired Candidate Profile:

· Proficient knowledge of a back-end programming language - one or more from Python, JavaScript, NodeJS

· Proficient knowledge of back-end server frameworks - Flask

· Proficient knowledge in handling any from JSON, XML & YAML

· Databases: MongoDB

· Proficient In configuring backend in Nginx Server

· Experience in building the API services from scratch - Project structuring, setting up environment objects, build reusable components, etc,

· IDE: Visual Studio Code, PyCharm Notepad++.

· Should have excellent written & oral communication skills (English)

· Must have the capacity to work independently and also as a part of a team

About the role

Checking quality is one of the most important tasks at Anakin. Our clients are pricing their products based on our data, and minor errors on our end can lead to our client's losses of millions of dollars. You would work with multiple tools and with people across various departments to ensure the accuracy of the data being crawled. You would setup manual and automated processes and make sure they run to ensure the highest possible data quality.

You are the engineer other engineers can count on. You embrace every problem with enthusiasm. You remove hurdles, are a self-starter, team player. You have the hunger to venture into unknown areas and make the system work.

Your Responsibilities would be to:

• Understand customer web scraping and data requirements; translate these into test approaches that include exploratory manual/visual testing and any additional automated tests deemed appropriate
• Take ownership of the end-to-end QA process in newly-started projects
• Draw conclusions about data quality by producing basic descriptive statistics, summaries, and visualisations
• Proactively suggest and take ownership of improvements to QA processes and methodologies by employing other technologies and tools, including but not limited to: browser add-ons, Excel add-ons, UI-based test automation tools etc.
• Ensure that project requirements are testable; work with project managers and/or clients to clarify ambiguities before QA begins
• Drive innovation and advanced validation and analytics techniques to ensure data quality for Anakin's customers
• Optimize data quality codebases and systems to monitor the Anakin family of app crawlers
• Configure and optimize the automated and manual testing and deployment systems used to check the quality of billions of data points of over 1000+ crawlers across the company
• Analyze data and bugs that require in-depth investigations
• Interface directly with external customers including managing relationships and steering requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience as a backend or a full-stack software engineer
• Web scraping experience with Python or Node.js
• 2+ years of experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, etc.
• Should have managed a team of software engineers
• Should be paranoid about data quality

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Deep experience with network debugging across all OSI layers (Wireshark)
• Knowledge of networks or/and cybersecurity
• Broad understanding of the landscape of software engineering design patterns and principles
• Ability to work quickly and accurately in a highly stressful environment during removing bugs in run-time within minutes
• Excellent communicator, both written and verbal

Additional Requirements:

• Must be available to work extended hours and weekends when needed to meet critical deadlines
• Must have an aversion to politics and BS. Should let his/her work speak for him/her.
• Must be comfortable with uncertainty. In almost all the cases, your job will be to figure it out.
• Must not be bounded to comfort zone. Often, you will need to challenge yourself to go above and beyond.

Job Description-

Backend Developer- Senior

Experience - 3-6 years

Location: Pune/Kota

Minimum Qualifications:

- BE/B.Tech or ME/M.Tech in Computer Science.

- Must have “Can Do Attitude” towards work

- Must have work exp of 3-6 years

- Must have programming exp of 1-2 years in any of Python/Golang/Java languages

- Must have worked in product based company

- Ready to work in a startup and adaptable to a dynamic environment

- Ready to accept ad-hoc requirements and track them till they get implemented

- Ready to learn new technologies like Andriod, Angular, etc.

- Good at HTTP basics, OOPs concepts, data structures, algorithms, networking and

security aspects

- Ability to write clean code and maintain it

- Good at SQL/No-SQL databases

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience in any good product based startup

- Experience in working with the team and managing a small team of 2-5 associates

- Experience in being a mentor for co-developers

- Experience in design/developing scalable systems.

- Experience in public cloud platforms services/APIs of AWS, Google Cloud, etc.

- Experience in data engineering

- Experience in SOA/Microservice architecture development

Responsibilities:

- Design and develop scalable services and APIs in Python/Golang

- Always maintain the services secure

- Should optimize APIs for mobile data and apps

- Use off-the-shelf and state-of-the-art services for faster development of product

- Guide team members with designs

- Take the end to end ownership of features and resolve customer issues on priority

- Mentor/guide/monitor junior developer

- Expertise Android/Angular to the required extent and guide app developers while

designing APIs

Opportunities in the role:

- LearnAngular, Python, Node.js, Golang, ELK stack, MEAN/MERN

- Work on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform

- Work on databases like RDS, MongoDB, Big Table & DynamoDB, Redis, Aerospike

- Experience with SQL/ NoSQL Databases (RDS, DynamoDB, Google Datastore, Redis)

- Experience with ELK stack.

- Fast prototyping of proof-of concept features/application based on a brief

- Work on data engineering

Designation - Principal Software Engineer

About Livspace:

Livspace is India’s trusted interior design and renovation platform that connects interior designers, homeowners and vendors. For homeowners, Livspace is their one-stop destination for all things interior. For interior designers and vendors, we’ve streamlined their workflow from design all the way to delivery through powerful and innovative technology.

We’re currently in nine Indian metro areas. We’ve made over 20,000 customers happy by delivering their dream homes to them. With over 3,500 interior designers on board, we’re the largest design community India has seen. We employ over 2000 passionate individuals who continue to grow and be a part of this exciting journey.

Working at Livspace:

Livspace believes in an open, intellectually honest culture where everyone is given the autonomy to contribute and do their life’s best work. As a part of the dynamic team at Livspace, you will have a chance to learn new things, solve new problems, build your competence and be a part of an innovative design-and-tech startup that’s revolutionizing the interiors industry.

If you value autonomy, enjoy challenges, believe in getting things done and can work with minimal supervision, come join us

As a Principal Software Engineer you will:

• Design, implement and enhance new components of the Livspace design platform and supply chain platform.
• Design new features for the e-commerce properties and front-end products and mobile apps
• Maintain engineering infrastructure
• Have significant impact on current and future technology roadmap
• Complete ownership of Service/Services that your team is responsible for
• Lead by example, mentor and guide team members on everything from structured problem solving to development of best practices
• Own large technical deliverables and execute in an exemplary way
• Be able to conceptualize and develop prototype quickly
• Contribute creatively in strategic products that will reach large audience
• Build a web product that users love.

Who you are :

• Deep expertise with any or combination programming languages: Java, Python NodeJS any Object oriented high level proprietary or open source language with strong programming constructs ( Java Preferred ).
• Substantial experience in building complex and scalable solutions.
• Strong object oriented design skills, ability to apply design patterns, and an uncanny ability to design intuitive module and class-level interfaces
• The ability to do deep problem solving and build elegant, maintainable solutions to complex problems.
• Experience leading multi-engineer projects and mentoring junior engineers
• You earned B.Tech or equivalent degree in computer science or related engineering field
• You have at least 6+ years of experience working with large scale web products

Your Array (Nice to Have) :

• Good sense of system characterization and identification of technical requirements
• Good learnability and adopt technologies that help build large scale, performant, reliable and sustainable systems.
• Architectural & Design Choices, Deep knowledge on one or more tech stacks, identify alternative tech choices and trade-offs
• Strong problem Solving skills, Identify feasible alternatives and freeze on the optimal choice of data structures and advanced algorithms
• Ability to work in fuzzy environments and complex environments
• Able to take high ownership of complex system components and drive it to the next level
• Good exposure both with tech breadth and tech depth