

Job Description
Title:- Backend Developer
About us:-
If you think back to your school or college days, the best memories you have are those with your friends! Your first day in college, your best friend, your dorms, hanging in the corridors, your school canteen, all nighters before exams & chilling for weeks after exams - our school lives are filled with so many awesome interactions, experiences & memories. In each of them you’re with a friend, never alone! Humans always have, and will always continue to learn from one another. We are a social learning platform that allows us to learn the way we learn best – socially
It is a network of after-school learning centres meant for inspiration, collaboration, and holistic growth. We encourage children to explore what works best for them. It is our belief that every child deserves the space and opportunity to explore & create. Learning happens best in person, but there is an opportunity to make this experience 10X via modern centres, technology, and powerful communities! We're a mission driven organisation trying to build a network of such learning centres and with empowered teachers in every neighbourhood of our country!
Responsibilities :-
We are looking for a Python(Django) Web Developer responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users. Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code. Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performance applications. Expert in Python, with good knowledge of Python web framework Django. Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application.
Skills:- Python, Django, Websockets, storage systems

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About Merito :-
Merito is a curated talent platform where we identify, assess, and connect candidates for matching job opportunities. We are working with the mission to change the way hiring is done. The company is founded by a team consisting of alumni from IIM Ahmedabad, McKinsey with more than 2 decades of experience in recruitment, training, and coaching.
About Our Client :-
Our client is headquartered in California and Y Combinator backed Shopify-like platform for creators & knowledge professionals (coaches, instructors, experts, artists etc.) to launch, manage and grow their business online. Founded by IIT/ IIM/ BITS/ Yale/ BCG Alumni and 3X Entrepreneurs, they are well funded and backed by top Indian VC firms along with start-up veterans like Kunal Shah (CRED). The company is founded by alumni from top IITs, IIMs, BITS, Yale including ex-entrepreneurs and from firms such as BCG, Hike, Dunzo and P&G.
Since the launch of its first version in December 2020 they have grown 25X. Creators have earned more than $1 Million since launch through the platform.
We have just closed our series A (yet to announce) and are looking to build out our leadership team across functions.
Job Description :-
We are looking for Sr. Backend Developers who have the passion to solve complex problems at scale and who will be able to drive the technical architecture and product development
Your responsibilities :-
- Own and drive product development and engineering management in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment.
- Understand business processes and functional requirements and map them to tangible software products using apt, efficient and quality technical solutions.
- Build and lead the technical team with focus on infusing culture resulting in energetic & positive outcomes.
- Review and influence new evolving design, architecture, standards and methods with stability, maintainability and scalability in mind.
- Constantly be on the lookout for ways to improve the product and processes built for resolving issues proactively and deliver better value to the customers.
Required Skills :-
- A completed Bachelor`s degree in Computer Science or related field
- 3+ years professional experience in software development
- Proficiency in, at least, one modern programming language; Python would be preferred with knowledge of Django
- Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design
- Computer Science fundamentals in data structures
- Computer Science fundamentals in algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis
- Git or other distributed version control system
- Experience in early-stage startup environment and inherent hustle factor would be an advantage
Skills
Pyhton,Postgres,Redis
Regards
Team Merito

As an SSE, you will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining our backend systems
that power our platform. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in Python Django and a
strong understanding of databases, caching, and distributed systems.
● Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and high-performance backend systems using
Python Django.
● Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate
them into technical solutions.
● Optimize application performance and scalability by implementing caching strategies, load
balancing, and distributed computing techniques.
● Ensure data integrity and security by implementing best practices for data storage, retrieval,
and access control.
● Develop and maintain integrations with external APIs and services to support seamless
interactions with third-party systems.
● Identify and address performance bottlenecks and other system issues to improve overall
system efficiency.
● Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following industry-standard coding practices.
● Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers to ensure code quality and
adherence to best practices.
● Mentor junior team members and assist in their professional growth.


- Must have applied knowledge of Python and trending data libraries.
- Experience on Python Backend Development framework like Flask, Django etc.
- Must have experience working on AWS (Lambda, EC2, S3, API Gateway etc).
- Must have experience working on SQL optimization and performance tuning.
- Nice to have technical knowledge in any ETL/ BI Tools (Datastage, Informatica, Alteryx, Microstrategy, RDM, MDM etc.


We are looking for an experienced individual to join our engineering teams as a python developer.
You would be responsible for developing solutions as per business requirements. Working closely with a global team of developers and product managers and develop the solution according to the business requirements.
Required/ Must have:
• Be passionate about programming
• Understand requirements, validate assumptions, and design and develop solutions independently for users
• Ability to learn new python skills to deliver solutions
• Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code
• Identify and suggest various opportunities to improve efficiency and functionality.
• An ability to perform well in a fast-paced environment
• Review existing python solutions for quality and provide feedback
• Agile methodology experience with able to translate user stories and features into python code
• Knowledge of Pandas and experience of automating Microsoft excel and preferably other office apps
• Be flexible to learn and undertake other responsibilities as required by the team
Preferable/Good to have:
• Good knowledge in writing QA test cases and performing QA is preferable
• Coordinate with internal teams to understand user requirements and provide technical solutions
• Write and implement software solutions that integrate different systems.
• Work experience with libraries: Win32, Openpyxl, Pypdf, Pandas, Selenium
• Hands on experience with Git repository
• SQL experience is preferred
• Good Interpersonal Skills & Ability to work Independently

- 3-5 Years of experience in Backend Development.
- Must have experience in Python (FLASK framework).
- Have Deep understanding of how RESTful APIs work.
- Familiar with various design and architectural patterns that can work at scale.
- Sound knowledge of NoSQL/SQL Databases (Mongo DB preferred).
- Strong experience with at-Cloud technology, preferably AWS or GCP or Azure.
- Core experience in developing complex backend systems.
- Communicating complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Passionate about application scalability, availability, reliability, and security.







