
any device. Amagi helps bring entertainment to hundreds of millions of consumers leading the transformation in
media consumption. We believe in a connected ecosystem bringing content owners, distribution platforms,
consumers and advertisers together to create great experiences.
Amagi grew by 136% last year and on its way to double itself again this year. The market leader in FAST (Free
Ad-supported Streaming TV), it delivers more than 500 media brands to 1500+ end points and growing
exponentially.
We are looking for a Software Engineers to join our engineering team. You will be working with a team of
engineers in building cutting-edge next generation media technology software components using the latest cloudtech stacks.
Key responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
● Design and write with code with the cutting-edge technologies to improve the availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of Amagi products
● Participate in code and design reviews to maintain our high development standards
● Engage in service capacity and demand planning, software performance analysis, tuning and optimization
● Collaborate with product teams to define and prototype feature specifications
● Work closely with Platform Engineering team in building and scaling back-end services as well as performing root cause analysis investigations
● Design, build, analyze and fix large-scale systems
● Learn full stack performance tuning and optimization
● Debug and modify complex, production software
You will excel at this role, if you have
● A bachelor’s/master’s degree in Computer Science, with 2 to 6 years of Experience in building highly available and scalable products.
● Have worked in product software development teams that have taken individual module-level responsibility and have taken the product to production/customer deployments
● Loves to write code in one or more of Python, Golang, RoR,
● Have worked in building back-end systems around DBMS, Caches, NoSQL, Web and App servers.
● Passionate about algorithms, design patterns, open-source technologies and in general good software
design
● Desirable to have Prior experience in working on any of the Public cloud infrastructures

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What We’re Looking For:
- Strong experience in Python (4+ years).
- Hands-on experience with any database (SQL or NoSQL).
- Experience with frameworks like Flask, FastAPI, or Django.
- Knowledge of ORMs, API development, and unit testing.
- Familiarity with Git and Agile methodologies.
- Familiarity with the Kafka tool (Added Advantage)
Looking for Python lead/architect
Must Have:
- Able to architect a application from scratch.
- Able to refactor code
- Knowledge of Flask, DJango
- Team player
- Able to lead the team and guide them
- Deployment of code on Azure platform
Good to have:
- Knowledge of SqlAlchemy
- Lead multiple client projects in the organization.
- Define & build technical architecture for projects.
- Introduce & ensure right coding standards within the team and ensure that it is maintained in all the projects.
- Ensure the quality delivery of projects.
- Ensure applications are confirmed to security guidelines wherever required.
- Assist pre-sales/sales team for converting raw requirements from potential clients to functional solutions.
- Train fellow team members to impose the best practices available.
- Work on improving and managing processes within the team.
- Implement innovative ideas throughout the team to improve the overall efficiency and quality of the team.
- Ensure proper communication & collaboration within the team
Requirements
7+ Years of experience in developing large scale applications.
Solid Domain Knowledge and experience with various Design Patterns & Data Modelling (Associations, OOPs Concepts etc.)
Should have exposure to multiple backend technologies, and databases - both relational and NOSQL databases
Should be aware of latest conventions for APIs
Preferred hands-on experience with GraphQL as well as REST API
Must be well-aware of the latest technological advancements for relevant platforms.
Advanced Concepts of Databases - Views, Stored Procedures, Database Optimization - are a good to have.
Should have Research Oriented Approach
Solid at Logical thinking and Problem solving
Solid understanding of Coding Standards, Code Review processes and delivery of quality products
Experience with various Tools used in Development, Tests & Deployments.
Sound knowledge of DevOps and CI/CD Pipeline Tools
Solid experience with Git Workflow on Enterprise projects and larger teams
Should be good at documentation at project level and code level ; Should have good experience with Agile Methodology and process
Should have a good understanding of server side deployment, scalability, maintainability and handling server security problems.
Should have good understanding on Software UX
Proficient with communication and good at making software architectural judgments
Expected outcomes
- Growing the team and retaining talent, thus, creating an inspiring environment for the team members.
- Creating more leadership within the team along with mentoring and guiding new joiners and experienced developers.
- Creating growth plans for the team and preparing training guides for other team members.
- Refining processes in the team on a regular basis to ensure quality delivery of projects- such as coding standards, project collaboration, code review processes etc.
- Improving overall efficiency and team productivity by introducing new methodologies and ideas in the team.
- Working on R&D and employing innovative technologies in the company.
- Streamlining processes which will result in saving time and cost optimization
- Ensuring code review healthiness and shipping superior quality code
Benefits
- Unlimited learning and growth opportunities
- A collaborative and cheerful work environment
- Exceptional reward and recognition policy
- Outstanding compensation
- Flexible work hours
- Opportunity to make an impact as your work will directly contribute to our business strategy.
At Nickelfox, you have a chance to craft a career path as unique as you are and become the best version of YOU. You will be part of a team with a ‘no limits’ mindset in an inclusive, people-focused culture. And we’re counting on your unique perspective to help Nickelfox grow even faster.
Are you passionate about tech? Dedicated to learning? Come, join us to build an extraordinary experience for yourself and a dignified working world for all.
What makes Nickelfox a great place for you?
In Nickelfox, you’ll join a team whose passion for technology and understanding of business has driven the company to serve clients across 25+ countries in just five years. We partner with our customers to fuel their growth story and enable them to make the right decisions with our customized technology services and insights. All in all, we are passionate to see our customers win the day. This is the reason why 80% of our business comes from repeat clients.
Our mission is to provide dignified employment and an environment that recognizes the uniqueness of every individual and values their expertise, and contribution. We have a culture that encourages everyone to bring their authentic selves to work. Our people enjoy a collaborative work environment with exceptional training and career development. If you like working with a curious, youthful, high-performing team, Nickelfox is the place for you.
Period: 6 months+
JD:
● 4-7 years of experience building and scaling APIs and web applications.
● Experience building and managing large scale data/analytics systems.
● Have a strong grasp of CS fundamentals and excellent problem solving abilities. Have a good
understanding of software design principles and architectural best practices.
● Be passionate about writing code and have experience coding in multiple languages, including at least
one scripting language, preferably Python.
● Be able to argue convincingly why feature X of language Y rocks/sucks, or why a certain design decision
is right/wrong, and so on.
● Be a self-starter—someone who thrives in fast paced environments with minimal ‘management’.
● Have experience working with multiple storage and indexing technologies such as MySQL, Redis,
MongoDB, Cassandra, Elastic.
● Good knowledge (including internals) of messaging systems such as Kafka and RabbitMQ.
● Use the command line like a pro. Be proficient in Git and other essential software development tools.
● Working knowledge of large-scale computational models such as MapReduce and Spark is a bonus.
● Exposure to one or more centralized logging, monitoring, and instrumentation tools, such as Kibana,
Graylog, StatsD, Datadog etc.
● Working knowledge of building websites and apps. Good understanding of integration complexities and
dependencies.
● Working knowledge linux server administration as well as the AWS ecosystem is desirable.
● It's a huge bonus if you have some personal projects (including open source contributions) that you work
on during your spare time. Show off some of your projects you have hosted on GitHub.
- Working on the scalability, maintainability and reliability of the products
- Building modular and composable system components
- Above all, delivering value to users
Desired Candidate Profile
What you need to have:- 4+ years of Software Development Experience
- Experience in building Web API based systems in Golang, Python, or Java backed by automated tests
- Experience in building modular monoliths or decoupled microservices
- Relational Data modelling skills, ability to think declaratively in plain SQL
- Experience with using Infrastructure as code tools like Terraform, Ansible etc.
- Experience with logging and monitoring tools
- Good understanding of Linux systems and Containers
- Understanding of CI/CD, software packaging and distribution
- Worked with Orchestrators like Kubernetes/Nomad/Docker Swarm
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Roles and Responsibilities |
● Leads more than one projects end-to-end and collaborates across functions. Drives planning, estimation and execution. ● Manages stakeholder expectations and offers scalable, reliable, performant and easy to maintain solutions ● Consistently delivers complex, well backed and bug-free products in time ● Consistently takes well thought technical/design decisions ● Develops expertise in more than one area and shares knowledge with others. able to mentor/train in areas which are new to them. ● Drives people to solve engineering challenges ● Enjoys high respect of Tech and other cross functional teams ● Demonstrates effective communication with project team, management and internal/external clients as necessary. ● Surfaces both technical and non-technical team challenges and helps resolve them ● Champion for SDLC best practices and high quality standards ● Significantly contributes in hiring high performance candidates |
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Experience &
Skills |
● Expert at in RoR, Golang, NodeJS or Python. Good to have exposure to ML. ● Must have experience in cloud computing ● Operates independently with almost no oversight ● Is able to apply domain expertise to think critically and make wise decisions for the team, taking into account tradeoffs and constraints. ● Communicates tech decisions through design docs and tech talks ● Has delivered multiple projects with end-to-end engineering ownership ● Keeps track of new technology/tools and embraces them as necessary ● 12+ years of experience in product driven organization ● A Bachelors or Masters degree in engineering from a reputed institute (preferably IITs, NITs, or other top engineering institutes) |
Responsibilities:
- Develop the core platform components.
- Work on integrations with 3rd party systems.
- Co-ordinate with frontend team, designers, and product managers on development requirements
Requirements:
- At least 3 years of experience in developing and managing software systems.
- Proficiency in programming, data structures and algorithms.
- Deep understanding of caching technologies, databases and OOPS.
- Computer science degree from a tier1 college is a MUST.
- Experience in Python is preferred.
Requires a bachelor's degree in area of specialty and experience in the field or in a related area. Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of tasks. A degree of creativity and latitude is required. Typically reports to a supervisor or manager.
Designs, develops, and implements web-based Java applications to support business requirements. Follows approved life cycle methodologies, creates design documents, and performs program coding and testing. Resolves technical issues through debugging, research, and investigation.
Additional Job Details:
Strong in Java, Spring, Spring Boot, REST and developing MicroServices.
Knowledge or experience , Cassandra preferred
Knowledge or experience on Kafka
Good to have but not must
Good to know:
Reporting tools like Splunk/Grafana
Protobuf
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