Backend Engineer

Roles & Responsibilities
• Writing and testing code, debugging programs and integrating applications with third-party
web services. To be successful in this role, you should have experience using server-side logic
and work well in a team.
• Ultimately, you'll build highly responsive web applications that align with our business needs.
• Write effective, scalable code Develop back-end components to improve responsiveness and
overall performance Integrate user-facing elements into applications.
• Test and debug programs
• Improve functionality of existing systems Implement security and data protection solutions
• Assess and prioritize feature requests
• Coordinate with internal teams to understand user requirements and provide technical
solutions
• Expertise in at least one popular Python framework (like Django, Flask, etc)
• Team spirit
• Good problem-solving skills.

Requirements

• 3 to 5 years of experience as a Python Developer
• Hands-on experience with Flask, Django or Gin or Revel or Sanic
• Knowledge of design/architectural patterns will be considered as a plus
• Experience working in an agile development environment with a strong focus on rapid
software development
• Experience in AWS or similar cloud technologies
• Excellent troubleshooting and debugging skills
• Proven ability to complete the assigned task according to the outlined scope and timeline
• Experience with messaging frameworks such as SQS/Kafka/RabbitMq
• Experience with Elastic Search
• Willingness to learn new and different technologies

Location - South Delhi 

Job Summary
We are looking for a passionate backend developer with 2-3 years of experience who loves challenges and building something from ground-up. Past track record of building a statistical tool will be an advantage

Responsibilities and Duties
- Design of system and architecture for all features and problems
- Translate high level business problems into scalable design and code
- Maintain existing backend code and infrastructure
- Working with team to solve problems and discuss new ideas
- Smart system design smart having a balance between speed of implementation and scalability
- Ownership of projects or codes written

Qualifications and Skills
- Passion to work for startup and aptitude for fast learning
- In-depth understanding of Django and Django Rest Framework
- Expertise in python
- Basic machine learning knowledge, Company will help the candidate to upskill
- Ability to write clean, scalable, robust code
- Understanding of complete lifecycle of software development
- Basic knowledge of front-end development
- Good understanding of restful api design
- Working knowledge of AWS (EC2, RDS and Postgresql)
- Familiarity deploying SAAS solution with Amazon AWS and Docker (Kubernetes) etc

**Technology Vision**

The B2B manufacturing industry has a lack of digitisation globally. NowPurchase is building layers of technology to help improve the productivity and profits of the manufacturer. For this we are building the OS (Operating System) that will seamlessly connect factory equipment such as furnaces and spectrometers to our software systems that provide real time optimisations.

The end-game is to use this interconnected system to do great production planning and autonomous procurement of their raw materials. The Heart of NowPurchase will be a marketplace consisting of these smart factories and raw material suppliers.

Here a video that explains our product journey:

[https://www.loom.com/share/ccd0ed9e7bc349d7bba851d762253c21](https://www.loom.com/share/ccd0ed9e7bc349d7bba851d762253c21)

 **Role Description**

NowPurchase is looking to add an immensely talented Backend Developer that will help us invent, design, refine and deliver products that will meet the above vision.

- Expect to build a lot of services and APIs in the cloud and stand-alone IoT devices to serve both the browser as well as native IoT enabled terminals that will be placed at the manufacturers' premises.
- Expect designing algorithms that model the metallurgy of the manufacturing processes as well as using tools such as linear programming, machine learning etc.

 **What are the expectations from this role?**

- Deliver high quality modular code deployed to serve web, mobile and native IoT enabled terminals that leverage REST-based services and real time sockets. This would include algorithms for real time optimizations that are critical for the manufacturing process.
- You are empowered to work directly with leadership and the product team to make decisions about your code and future of the product.
- Have a strong emphasis on shipping features quickly without sacrificing code quality. Be ready to build a lot of MVPs that will go through iteration or be completely scrapped depending on the outcome at the customer end.
- Own your Agile projects and responsible for software design to implementation and deployment. Maintain sprints, delivery timelines and contribute to better managing the engineering team.
- Collaborate on the end to end design and implementation of the platform, including data modeling, systems architecture, data security, access controls, architecture, user experience, deployment, automation, and monitoring.
- Maintain a high level of data integrity, quality and security checks.
- Develop data pipelines and RESTful services that are distributed, robust and highly performant.
- Build a culture of simplicity and pragmatism, which is reflected in your elegant code that other developers emulate and you ensure through thorough code reviews and processes.

 **Qualifications and Experience**

- 1+ years of demonstrated software engineering experience in an agile environment designing, architecting and implementing robust scalable systems preferably for modern SaaS application
- Experience with modern server-side programming languages such as Python, Scala, Go. Experience with web frameworks such as Django Rest Framework, Flask.
- Experience with architecting asynchronous services with design patters leveraging PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Celery for storage and multi-tenant servers over AWS Elastic BeanStalk.

 **Compensation & Benefits**

- **Cash Compensation:** As per industry standards & pedigree of candidate
- **ESOPs:** 10% of NowPurchase is dedicated to current & future team members. Your package would entail some ESOPs so that you own a part of the company and grow along with it.
- **Medical Insurance:** Benefits of group insurance of 3 lakhs for family including parents, spouse, children
- **Generous leave structure and WFHs** including Marriage, Maternity & Paternity leaves
- **Complete Relocation Expenses:** We are building a unicorn out of the city of Joy (Kolkata). We will pay for everything you spend to relocate here.

 **Possible Growth path**

Backend Developer > Senior Backend End Engineer > Engineering Manager > VP of Engineering

## **Tech Stack**

- React/Redux
- Python/Django/Celery
- Git, AWS, ELB (Elastic Beanstalk), Netlify
- PostgreSQL/Redis/S3

 **Hiring Process**

1. Screening of applicants & initial telephonic call with Manager -HR
2. F2F/Video Interview with Engineering Manager and Cofounder CTO
3. Take home written assessment
4. F2F/Video Interview with Cofounder CEO
5. Email communication on final feedback

The end to end process shall take less than 10 days. We pride ourselves on being transparent & moving fast.

*Candidates who accept an offer may join within 1 hour, 1 week or up to 45days of signing - though, we have a preference for as short a gap period between signing and joining since we're at the most exciting part of our journey - laying the foundation for the NowPurchase platform!*

Skills in priority
1 Good command in either Python(django) or Python (flask)
2 Has worked on large scale
3 Experience in building REST APIs
4 Proficiency with databases such as MySQL, Oracle and MongoDB
5 knowledge of Kubernetes, docker and deployment

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗝𝗦 ,𝗥𝘂𝗯𝘆, 𝗣𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘁𝗰.!!

If you are exploring for opportunities to get a better work exposure & to get a chance to work for scalable products. Kindly go through the job description below & apply if you seem fit for this role.
 
𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 :

JavaScript, MongoDB, NoSQL, NodeJS/Go/Ruby/Python Data Structure, Algorithms, Product company/ Startup experience.

𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀 & 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀:

   " 𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀".

-Be involved and participate in the overall application lifecycle
-Main focus on coding and debugging
-Collaborate with Front-end developers
-Build high-quality reusable code that can be used in the future
-Develop functional and sustainable web applications with clean codes
-Troubleshoot and debug applications
-Conduct UI tests and optimize performance
-Manage cutting-edge technologies to improve applications
-Collaborate with multidisciplinary team of designers, developers and system administrators
-Follow new and emerging technologies  

𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 2+ years. 

𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Patna / Work from Home 

𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆: As per market standards

We are looking for: • 3+ years of work experience with a strong CS background • Expertise in Python and Django • Knowledge of frontend JS frameworks like React.js plus expertise in plain JS • Experience with efficient UX design techniques. • Good knowledge of databases (PostgreSQL) • Understanding of Software Engineering best practices