
Backend Engineer Python
at is a spinoff from the pioneering research group in the Music


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To take lead and manage the backend team.
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Taking ownership and developing new micro services/systems to improve the products.
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Managing and adding on to our linux based content management system as well as our web servers.
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4+ years of hands-on experience working with serverless architecture.
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Hands-on experience with products at a scale of > 50K DAUs.
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Should be able to architect and implement complex services/systems in a simple and scalable manner.
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Self starter with the ability to lead a team.
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Should be an expert in: Python. AWS Lambda, RDS and EC2 SQL databases, specifically postgresql. NOSQL Database, specifically dynamoDB.
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Should be able to write automated test cases for developed code.
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Should be proficient in the linux environment.
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Having the following skills will an added bonus: Experience developing with Neo4j databases. Firebase services. * Experience working with Docker and ECS.
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Your word counts You’ll get to play a key role in shaping up the product roadmap and will be involved in every stage
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Learning never stops With advancing into the growth stage, there is immense potential and relevance to apply new developments you learn in your domain
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Sponsored training Do you want to learn something that helps improve your productivity or knowledge? We’ll sponsor that
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Remote friendly Even before Covid, half of us worked from home. Heck, you want to work from a village? Go for it.
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Healthy company culture We nurture a conducive environment for your personal and professional growth, and take extreme care to make sure you are happy at work
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Everyone gets to lead You own your idea, and you lead it’s execution
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Smart work is what matters with us We don’t count hours. We value getting the work done
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Teammates who will sing and jam with you

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Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement scalable, maintainable, and efficient Python applications
- Lead technical projects from conception to deployment
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement new features
- Write clean, testable code with appropriate documentation
- Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members
- Mentor junior developers and contribute to their professional growth
- Participate in technical architecture discussions and decision-making
- Troubleshoot and debug complex software issues
- Contribute to continuous improvement of development practices and processes
- Design and implement AI/ML solutions using LLMs and related technologies
- Optimize and maintain AI model deployment pipelines
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of professional software development experience
- Strong proficiency in Python and its ecosystem (Django/Flask, FastAPI)
- Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
- Solid understanding of software design patterns and principles
- Experience with version control systems (Git)
- Strong knowledge of RESTful APIs and microservices architecture
- Proficiency in writing unit tests and understanding of TDD practices
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
AI/ML Technical Skills
- Experience with LLM frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex)
- Knowledge of working with large language models (GPT, Claude, etc.)
- Understanding of prompt engineering and LLM fine-tuning concepts
- Experience with vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, or similar)
- Familiarity with AI model deployment and serving (BentoML, Ray Serve)
- Experience with machine learning libraries (PyTorch, TensorFlow, or similar)
- Knowledge of AI/ML observability and monitoring tools
- Understanding of AI safety practices and responsible AI development
- Experience with embedding models and semantic search implementations
- Familiarity with AI application development patterns and best practices

Able to build API'S
Should have production knowledge
Have deployed solutions in production.


Requirements:
- Should be a go-getter, ready to shoulder more responsibilities, shows enthusiasm and interest in work.
- Excellent core Python skills including threading, dictionary, OOPS Concept, Data structure, Web service.
- Should have work experience on following stacks/libraries: Flask
- Familiarity with some ORM (Object Relational Mapper) libraries
- Able to integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system
- Understanding of the threading limitations of Python, and multi-process architecture Familiarity with event-driven programming in Python
- Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as Angular, JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS3
- Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code
- Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications
- Understanding of accessibility and security compliance
Experience in both RDBMS(MySQL), NoSQL databases (MongoDB, HDFS, HIVE etc) or in-memory caching technologies such as ehcache etc is preferable


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


- Python knowledge: object-oriented programming: inheritance, abstract classes, dataclass, dependency injection, design patterns: comand-query, repository, adapter, hexagonal architecture, swagger/Open API, flask, connexion
- Experience on AWS services: lambda, ecs, sqs, s3, dynamodb, auroradb
- Experience with following libraries boto3, behave, pytest, moto, localstack, docker
- Basic knowledge about terraform, gitlab ci
- Experience with SQL DB


● Managing and guiding a team of junior developers for timely delivery of product and
milestones
● Optimization of the application for maximum speed and scalability
● Implementation of security and data protection
● Design and implementation of data storage solutions
● Design & Build: Designing and developing high-volume, low-latency applications for
mission-critical systems, and delivering high-availability and performance.
● Collaborate - Collaborating within your product streams and team to bring best
practices and leverage a world-class tech stack.
● Measurable Outcome - You will need to set quantifiable objectives that encapsulate
the quality attributes of a system. The fitness of the application is measured against
set marks.
● DevOps - You will need to set up every essential (tracking/alerting) to make sure the
infrastructure/software you built is working as expected.
● Design and development of our REST APIs
● Help maintain code quality, architecture, and automation
Required Knowledge and Skills
● 3 - 5 years of experience working in backend development technologies and DevOps
● Highly curious and ready to dive into complex technical challenges.
● Proficiency in development and scripting in Python, Django/Flask framework.
● Database design and management, including being up on the latest practices -
bonus points for MySQL and MongoDB
● User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and
environments
● Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
● Management of hosting environment, including database administration and scaling
an application to support load changes
● Setup and administration of backups
● Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms such as mobile vs
desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform
● Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
● Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
● Understanding of “session management” in a distributed server environment
● Server management and deployment for the relevant environment
● Appreciation for clean and well-documented code
● Hands-on experience with architecture and structural design patterns
● Expertise in designing, developing, deploying, and integrating RESTful APIs
● Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical
requirements
● A knack for benchmarking and optimization
● Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
Personality
● Requires excellent communication skills – written, verbal, and presentation.
● You should be a team player.
● You should be positive towards problem-solving, have a very structural thought
process to solve problems
● Interest to work in a high paced start-up environment with a large amount of learning.
● Good understanding of different frameworks, and be able to pick up new
technologies at ease.
● You should be agile enough to figure out a need for new technologies/frameworks
and learn new technology for better product performanc

Experience working on waterfall or Agile (Agile model preferred)Solid understanding of Python scripting and/or frameworks like Django, Flask Back up RRS.

Company |
Photon Commerce (http://www.photoncommerce.com">www.photoncommerce.com)
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Title |
Senior engineer
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Commitment |
Full-time. Remote. Starting as soon as possible.
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About the company |
Photon Commerce is the AI platform for finance, invoices, and payments. Photon empowers financial services and eCommerce businesses with computer vision to automate invoices and receipts. Photon turns paper and pdf invoices, receipts, POs, and packing slips into a modern collaboration platform for commerce, preventing problems before they become costly. Backed by the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center, its leadership brings experience from eCommerce and SaaS unicorns, Google AI, Y Combinator, Stanford, and 4 exits and an IPO.
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What you will do |
· Build a python/flask app that processes PDFs, images, invoices, and receipts for Quickbooks and Shopify using OCR · Lead a team of 8+ engineers and interns · Create integrations, APIs, webhooks, and payments for the captured structured data · Build a document and invoice collaboration app with embedded chat, like Slack for documents/invoices · Deploy the app into production and own AWS devops · Own the shipped product, including QA
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Experience |
· 5-10 years of experience having launched apps in production with real users in Python, Flask, Django, Javascript, SQL, AWS, and full-stack web development · 1+ years of engineering leadership, including as a team lead, tech lead, or manager · Have repos and/or demos to show your previous work · Knowledge in and/or passion for enterprise SaaS, and AWS devops · Excellent communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, and team skills
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What you’ll receive |
· Join an exciting, high growth startup led by serial entrepreneurs and backed by top tier Silicon Valley investors and billionaire industry leaders in tech · Competitive compensation commensurate with experience and performance
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About Aviso:
Aviso is the AI Compass that guides Sales and Go-to-Market teams to close more deals, accelerate revenue growth, and find their True North.
We are a global company with offices in Redwood City, San Francisco, Hyderabad, and Bangalore. Our customers are innovative leaders in their market. We are proud to count Dell, Honeywell, MongoDB, Glassdoor, Splunk, FireEye, and RingCentral as our customers, helping them drive revenue, achieve goals faster, and win in bold new frontiers.
Aviso is backed by Storm Ventures, Shasta Ventures, Scale Venture Partners and leading Silicon Valley technology investors
What you will be doing:
● Write effective, scalable, extensible and testable code
● Develop back-end components to improve responsiveness and overall performance of the application.
● Develop database layer with optimised queries
● Detect the bottlenecks in legacy code and provide feasible solution to make things better.
● Implement security and data protection solutions
● Coordinate with internal teams to understand user requirements and provide technical solutions
● Manage individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
What you bring:
● Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Computer Science with good academic record
● 3+ years of hands on experience in Python and Django
● Experience in the development of highly scalable applications
● A high degree of motivation to learn new technologies, tools and libraries
● Experience developing in Unix/Linux environment
● Experience in the development of REST API
● Basic understanding on databases like MongoDB and Postgres
● Good knowledge of Data Structures and Algorithms
● Understand the deployment aspects after developing the feature
● Excellent interpersonal skills, written and verbal communication skills, and
professionalism
Aviso offers:
● Dynamic, diverse, inclusive startup environment driven by transparency and velocity
● Bright, open, sunny working environment and collaborative office space
● Convenient office locations in Redwood City, Hyderabad and Bangalore tech hubs
● Competitive salaries and company equity, and a focus on developing world class talent operations
● Comprehensive health insurance available (medical) for you and your family
● Unlimited leaves with manager approval and a 3 month paid sabbatical after 3 years of service
● CEO moonshots projects with cash awards every quarter
● Upskilling and learning support including via paid conferences, online courses, and certifications
● Every month Rupees 2,500 will be credited to Sudexo meal card



