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Job Title : Senior Python Developer – Product Engineering

Experience : 5 to 8 Years

Location : Pune, India (Hybrid – 3-4 days WFO, 1-2 days WFH)

Employment Type : Full-time

Commitment : Minimum 3 years (with end-of-term bonus)

Openings : 2 positions

• Junior : 3 to 5 Years
• Senior : 5 to 8 Years

Mandatory Skills : Python 3.x, REST APIs, multithreading, Celery, encryption (OpenSSL/cryptography.io), PostgreSQL/Redis, Docker/K8s, secure coding

Nice to Have : Experience with EFSS/DRM/DLP platforms, delta sync, file systems, LDAP/AD/SIEM integrations

🎯 Roles & Responsibilities :

• Design and develop backend services for DRM enforcement, file synchronization, and endpoint telemetry.
• Build scalable Python-based APIs interacting with file systems, agents, and enterprise infra.
• Implement encryption workflows, secure file handling, delta sync, and file versioning.
• Integrate with 3rd-party platforms: LDAP, AD, DLP, CASB, SIEM.
• Collaborate with DevOps to ensure high availability and performance of hybrid deployments.
• Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and mentor junior developers.
• Troubleshoot production issues and continuously optimize performance.

✅ Required Skills :

• 5 to 8 years of hands-on experience in Python 3.x development.
• Expertise in REST APIs, Celery, multithreading, and file I/O.
• Proficient in encryption libraries (OpenSSL, cryptography.io) and secure coding.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, Redis, SQLite, and Linux internals.
• Strong command over Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and Git workflows.
• Ability to write clean, testable, and scalable code in production environments.

➕ Preferred Skills :

• Background in DRM, EFSS, DLP, or enterprise security platforms.
• Familiarity with file diffing, watermarking, or agent-based tools.
• Knowledge of compliance frameworks (GDPR, DPDP, RBI-CSF) is a plus.

About Unilog

Unilog is the only connected product content and eCommerce provider serving the Wholesale Distribution, Manufacturing, and Specialty Retail industries. Our flagship CX1 Platform is at the center of some of the most successful digital transformations in North America. CX1 Platform’s syndicated product content, integrated eCommerce storefront, and automated PIM tool simplify our customers' path to success in the digital marketplace.

With more than 500 customers, Unilog is uniquely positioned as the leader in eCommerce and product content for Wholesale Distribution, Manufacturing, and Specialty Retail.

Unilog’s Mission Statement

At Unilog, our mission is to provide purpose-built connected product content and eCommerce solutions that empower our customers to succeed in the face of intense competition. By virtue of living our mission, we are able to transform the way Wholesale Distributors, Manufacturers, and Specialty Retailers go to market. We help our customers extend a digital version of their business and accelerate their growth.

Job Details

• Designation: Principal Engineer – Solr
• Location: Bangalore / Mysore / Remote
• Job Type: Full-time
• Department: Software R&D

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Principal Engineer with a strong background in Apache Solr and Java to lead our Engineering and customer-led initiatives. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our search platform while providing expert-level troubleshooting and resolution for critical production issues.

This role will involve designing the architecture for new platforms while reviewing and recommending better approaches for existing ones to drive continuous improvement and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Engineering and support activities for Solr-based search applications, ensuring minimal downtime and optimal performance
• Design and develop the architecture of new platforms while reviewing and recommending better approaches for existing ones
• Regularly work towards enhancing search ranking, query understanding, and retrieval effectiveness
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve complex technical issues in Solr, Java-based applications, and supporting infrastructure
• Perform deep-dive analysis of logs, performance metrics, and alerts to proactively prevent incidents
• Optimize Solr indexes, queries, and configurations to enhance search performance and reliability
• Work closely with development, operations, and business teams to drive improvements in system stability and efficiency
• Implement monitoring tools, dashboards, and alerting mechanisms to enhance observability and proactive issue detection
• Exposure to AI-based search using vector databases, RAG models, NLP, and LLMs
• Collaborate on capacity planning, system scaling, and disaster recovery strategies for mission-critical search systems
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers and support teams
• Drive innovation by tracking latest trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in AI-based Search, Solr, and other search platforms

Requirement

• 8+ years of experience in software development and production support with a focus on Apache Solr, Java, and databases (Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.)
• Strong understanding of Solr indexing, query execution, schema design, configuration, and tuning
• Experience in designing and implementing scalable system architectures for search platforms
• Proven ability to review and assess existing platform architectures, identifying areas for improvement and recommending better approaches
• Proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, and micro-services architectures
• Experience with Linux / Unix-based environments, shell scripting, and debugging production systems
• Hands-on experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK Stack) and log analysis
• Expertise in troubleshooting performance issues related to Solr, JVM tuning, and memory management
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP and containerization technologies like Docker / Kubernetes
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Certifications in Solr, Java, or cloud technologies
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities

About Our Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Health insurance
• Retirement plan
• Paid time off
• Training and development opportunities

FactWise is a fully funded, early-stage startup building b2b SaaS for a global SMB client base. Our team has alumni from MIT, Stanford, GeorgiaTech, UCL, the IITs, VJTI, Amazon and McKinsey, and currently comprises frontend, backend, full stack developers, UI/UX engineers, product managers, data scientist, and Ops, HR, Marketing. We'd love to get to know you better!

As a member of the development group, you will be primarily responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of the product:  

• Help define and create full stack architecture and deployment using React- Django-AWS in an agile environment with lots of ownership and active mentoring. 
• Work with the Product and Design teams to build new features to solve business problems and fill business needs 
• Participate in code reviews to create robust and maintainable code 
• Work in an agile environment where quick iterations and good feedback are a way of life 
• Interact with other stakeholders for requirement, design discussions and for adoption of new features 
• Communicate and coordinate with our support and professional services teams to solve customer issues. 
• Help scale our platform as we expand our product across various markets and verticals globally. 

As a young startup, we are hoping to be joined by self-starting, hardworking, passionate individuals who are committed to delivering their best, who can grow into future leaders of FactWise. 

• 3+ years of experience in the Development in JAVA technology.
• AWS or cloud Experience
• Strong Java Basics
• SpringBoot or Spring MVC
• Hands on experience on Relationl Databases (SQL query or Hibernate) + Mongo (JSON parsing)
• Proficient in REST API development
• Messaging Queue (RabitMQ or Kafka)
• Microservices
• Any Caching Mechanism
• Good at problem-solving

Good to Have Skills:

• 3+ years of experience in using Java/J2EE tech stacks
• Good understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced internet start-up environment.
• Experience in technical mentorship/coaching is highly desirable.
• Understanding of AI/ML algorithms is a plus.

• Architect new and optimize existing software codebases and systems used to crawl, launch, run, and monitor the Anakin family of app crawlers
• Deeply own the lifecycle of software, including rolling out to operations, managing configurations, maintaining and upgrading, and supporting end-users
• Configure and optimize the automated testing and deployment systems used to maintain over 1000+ crawlers across the company
• Analyze data and bugs that require in-depth investigations
• Interface directly with external customers including managing relationships and steering requirements

• Extremely effective, self-driven builder
• 2+ years of experience as a backend software engineer
• 2+ years of experience with Python
• 2+ years of experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, etc.
• Should have managed a team of software engineers
• Deep experience with network debugging across all OSI layers (Wireshark)
• Knowledge of networks or/and cybersecurity

• Broad understanding of the landscape of software engineering design patterns and principles
• Ability to work quickly and accurately in a highly stressful environment during removing bugs in run-time within minutes
• Excellent communicator, both written and verbal

• Must be available to work extended hours and weekends when needed to meet critical deadlines
• Must have an aversion to politics and BS. Should let his/her work speak for him/her.
• Must be comfortable with uncertainty. In almost all the cases, your job will be to figure it out.
• Must not be bounded to comfort zone. Often, you will need to challenge yourself to go above and beyond.

Work as a member of a team responsible for developing a HIPAA compliant secure care coordination platform in accordance with established processes. You will apply your knowledge of building scalable, distributed applications and have the opportunity to work with new technologies & frameworks such as Spring Cloud Netflix, AWS, Azure, NoSQL DB.

Essential Functions include but are not limited to the following. 

You will be expected to:

• Contribute to all phases in the software lifecycle – requirements analysis, solution design, development, and deployment
• Maintain high quality standards for the work undertaken and be responsible for the quality of deliverables
• Ensure assigned projects are developed in accordance with established engineering processes, adhering to scope, schedule constraints and agile project plans
• Guide/mentor the less experienced team members
• Participate in code reviews
• Work effectively as part of a distributed team
• Document the features worked by him/her

Key technical expertise areas expected for this role:

Strong programming skills in Java 8(+) with clear understanding of Object-Oriented and Functional programming. 

• Experience on REST API Programming based on a Microservices Architecture
• Good Understanding of Databases (MySQL & Mongo) and proficiency in database schema designing & writing efficient SQL Queries 
• Strong troubleshooting skills
• Demonstrable ability to learn new programming languages and frameworks quickly
• Experience with distributed systems with specific focus on security and scalability
• Experience with modern cloud technologies such as AWS or Azure

Additional areas that would add value:

• Spring Cloud 
• Experience working with AES 256 based encryption algorithms
• Strong understanding of Design Patterns & their application in system design
• Using DevOps & Infrastructure tooling such as GoCD/Jenkins, Git
• Experience working on  projects, preferably in the healthcare domain
• Experience working with Virtualization and Containerization technologies including Docker, Kubernetes.
• Automated Unit/Integration testing
• Experience working with Linux and Shell scripting 
• Frontend web development with JavaScript frameworks like AngularJS
• Test Driven & Behavior Driven Development
• Experience working in Agile Scrum/Kanban methodologies

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors or Master’s in Computer Science or related fields.
• 5+ years of experience