Backend Developer (Python)

Job Title: Backend Developer (Full Time)

Location: Remote

Interview: Virtual Interview

Experience Required: 3+ Years

Backend / API Development (About the Role)

• Strong proficiency in Python (FastAPI) or Node.js (Express) (Python preferred).
• Proven experience in designing, developing, and integrating APIs for production-grade applications.
• Hands-on experience deploying to serverless platforms such as Cloudflare Workers, Firebase Functions, or Google Cloud Functions.
• Solid understanding of Google Cloud backend services (Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, Secret Manager, IAM roles).
• Expertise in API key and secrets management, ensuring compliance with security best practices.
• Skilled in secure API development, including HTTPS, authentication/authorization, input validation, and rate limiting.
• Track record of delivering scalable, high-quality backend systems through impactful projects in production environments.

Based on experience, developers will be involved in building different elements of an online music app. Urgent requirement, immediate hiring will be done.

Job Overview

We are looking for a talented Senior Backend Developer to join our team in developing backend servicing. As a key member of our development team, you will be responsible for cross-functional teams to design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using Node.js. The ideal candidate is passionate about distributed systems, has experience with backend services and is excited about optimising applications for performance, scalability, and reliability.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using Node.js.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements, architect solutions, and implement features.
• Write clean, modular, and maintainable code following best practices and coding standards.
• Optimise applications for performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Implement security measures to ensure data privacy and integrity in backend systems.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues to ensure smooth operation of production systems.
• Perform code reviews to maintain code quality, consistency, and adherence to coding standards.
• Stay updated with the latest trends and technologies in backend development, Node.js, and related ecosystems

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Proven experience in backend development, with at least 4 years of experience using Node.js.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles.
• Experience with web frameworks such as Express.js.
• Proficiency in building RESTful APIs and microservices architecture.
• Familiarity with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, PostgreSQL).
• Solid understanding of asynchronous programming and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaborative development workflows.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment, with excellent communication skills.

At nFerence Labs, the "Google of Biomedicine", we are building the world's first massive-scale platform for pharmaco-biomedical computing. Our platform is premised on using AI/Deep Learning (on clinical text, medical images, and other signals) and massive high-performance computing to help pharma companies perform faster and more efficient drug discovery, and also help early diagnosis of several key diseases.

We collaborate heavily with premier medical institutions such as the Mayo Clinic and build systems to get deep medical insights from patient information including patient notes and lab information, medical images, ECGs, etc. We are a well-funded company and are looking to grow on all fronts.

We are hiring an experienced backend staff engineer for our Pramana team. Our Digital Pathology-as-a-service venture, Pramana is an in-line quality assurance software suite which for the first time in the industry, provides confidence to the labs for the accuracy and applicability of their digital assets while supporting industry-standard image formats.

Pramana’s whole slide imaging system is built upon the strong hardware expertise of former Spectral Insights (that nference acquired in 2020) and the strong software expertise of nference. Modular systems with Robotic automation have allowed Pramana to reduce the reliance on several technical staff. This will significantly reduce the total costs of ownership and is a more transparent model for Pramana’s clients.

Must have

• 5+ years experience with solid backend/engineering experience in C++/ Python
• Knowledge of data structures and an eye for architecture.
• Solid CS fundamentals, fluent in multi-threaded and asynchronous programming, and a strong inclination for architecting at scale.
• Excellent technical design, problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills.
• Rapid prototyping worked on distributed systems at scale.
• Basic knowledge of SQL as well as NoSQL databases.
• Proficient in Golang/ Python, design, and concurrency patterns.

Good to have

• Proficient in writing unit tests and profiling and benchmarking golang applications
• Experience in maintaining protobuf contract
• Experience in working with GRPC and grace

Benefits:

• Be a part of the “Google of biomedicine” as recognized by the Washington Post
• Work with some of the brilliant minds of the world solving exciting real-world problems through Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, analytics and insights through triangulating unstructured and structured information from the biomedical literature as well as from large-scale molecular and real-world datasets.
• Our benefits package includes the best of what leading organizations provide, such as stock options, paid time off, healthcare insurance, gym/broadband reimbursement.

Position description:

• Architecture & Design systems for Predictive analysis and writing algorithms to deal with financial data
• Must have experience on web services and APIs (REST, JSON, and similar) and creation and consumption of RESTful APIs
• Proficiently writing algorithms with Python/Pandas/Numpy; Jupyter/PyCharm
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (Eg. MSSQL, MongoDB, Redshift, PostgreSQL, Redis)
• Implementing Machine Learning Models using Python/R for best performance
• Working with Time Series Data & analyzing large data sets.
• Implementing financial strategies in python and generating reports to analyze the strategy results.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Writing algorithms to deal with financial data and Implementing financial strategies in (Python, SQL) and generating reports to analyze the strategy results.

Educational qualifications preferred Degree: Bachelors degree

Required Knowledge:

• Highly skilled in SQL, Python, Pandas, Numpy, Machine Learning, Predictive Modelling, Algorithm designing, OOPS concepts
• 2 - 7 years Full-Time working experience on core SQL, Python role (Non-Support)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, equivalent or higher education.
• Writing algorithms to deal with financial data and Implementing financial strategies in (Python, SQL) and generating reports to analyze the strategy results.

Roles and Responsibilities :

• Design, Develop, test and maintain software applications with MVC architectures, Microservices and scalable cloud-native apps.
• Perform hands-on coding and provide thoughtful code reviews
• Mentor and lead team members to continuously improve the quality and productivity of deliverables
• Demonstrate ability to work within an agile team as well as collaborate with many other teams on design and implementation strategies. Follow SCRUM Agile Development methodology
• Effective Communication Skills- An ability to express your ideas to the recipient & Co-ordinate and communicate with the cross-functional team along with the client's team
• Problem Solving, Hustler - Get Stuff Done, Self-Disciplined Open-minded, User-Focused, Adaptive
• Lean Principles & Analytical Thinking
• Project planning, timelines and milestones for execution and deliverables
• Participate in the Evaluation Review of your team member

Primary Skills

• Expert in Python with experience on Django.
• Expert in server programming, you should be able to implement complex business logic.
• Good understanding of the threading limitations of Python, and multi-process architecture.
• Good understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application.
• Knowledge of event-driven programming in Python.
• Experience with python packages like Numpy, pandas, flask, Pyspark, pymongo, os, logging, re, pyyaml.
• Experience with swagger io module to expose API
• Strong unit test and debugging skills.
• At least 2 years of experience in RESTful API/HTTP/JSON`
• Knowledge of AWS cloud and python Boto lib.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools Like Git.
• Good understanding of Linux OS.

Secondary Skills:

• AWS Kinesis
• Web Sockets
• RAbbitMQ
• AWS Cloud formation

Job Description:

Candidate must have 2 to 5-years of experience in various phase of development of a python-based application or API development.

Requirements:

Must Have:  Strong expertise in PYTHON and its built-in data structures, developing API using flask or fastapi, data wrangling using standard python frameworks like pandas, NumPy etc., integration of various applications (third party or inhouse) with python.

Good to Have: Deployment using Nginx, GUnicorn, IIS, docker and Kubernetes etc. Good understanding of optimization solutions like differential evolution. Hands on experience with python packages like Scipy.  Tkinter to make python-based applications.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Understanding/gathering the requirements from stakeholder, formulating the problem, and leveraging AI/ML to solve the business problems.
• Integration of third party or in house application with python solution.
• Working on Deployment and optimization of various engineering problems using Numerical/Constraint optimization frameworks such as Differential Evolution and deploy a web-based API using Flask and Nginx/IIS.
• Unit testing of various python modules developed and testing of the API.

Technical Experience :

• 2-6 years of Python working experience
• Expertise in at least one popular Python framework /Django/ Flask
• Knowledge of object-relational mapping d
• Familiarity with front-end technologies JavaScript and HTML5

Key Responsibilities :

• Write effective, scalable code
• Develop back-end components to improve responsiveness and overall performance
• Integrate user-facing elements into applications
• Test and debug programs5 Improve functionality

Role: Technical Lead

Location: Mumbai/Kolkata

Years of Experience - 9 to 15 years

Qualifications:

• Required person as .net core, team Management,Good communication,Plus Rest API,AWS Lambda,mySql
• AWS API Gateway .
• Bachelor’s degree preferably in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field.
• 9 to 12 yrs years’ experience in technology related roles including relevant work as technical architect.
• Experience working with latest software technologies (.Net core 3.1+, MVC/WCF/Web API, cloud hosted (AWS) , mobile ready software products (Angular 6+/React.js)
• Experience in AWS cloud.
• Experience working with GIT/TFS, CI/CD setups, Application Monitoring, Logging and Analysis tools
• Experience working with Service Oriented Architecture
• Experience working in an Agile-SCRUM environment using tools like Jira or equivalent
• Experience working with international customers (US and UK preferable)
• Experience in customer interaction and ability to present solutions and consult clients on technology solutions.
• Ability to effectively communicate with various levels of employees ranging from entry level to senior leadership.
• Proven strong relationship-building and communication skills with team members and business users. Ability to coach and mentor internal teams and customers.
• Highly motivated with excellent verbal and written communication, presentation, facilitation, negotiation and problem solving skills.
• Self-starter with strong organizational and time management skills, self-directed and able to handle multiple priorities with demanding timeframes.
• Willingness and ability to work flexible hours and with minimal supervision.  
• Willingness and ability to travel domestic and occasional international across US and Europe.
• Proficient using standard software, such as MS Office applications, Google Apps, and communication and diagramming/presentation tools.