
š„ What will you do?
As a Lead Backend Engineer, you will
- Build out and help scale our Django (+ReactJS / VueJS) based web application as we add new features and customers
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Help us transition from monolithic system architecture to microservices and serverless system architecture to help meet our future scaling requirements
- Collaborate on a daily basis with a small, nimble team of product managers, engineers, and UX designers to understand business requirements and user experience goals and pain points.
- Build out features to enable multi-channel customer acquisition include partner channels, enterprise channels, and government channels
- Integrate third-party plugins to enhance customer experience and internal tooling build internal tooling to improve internal team efficiencies.
- Actively participate in code reviews
- Work with our quality assurance team to improve coverage on our automated testing suites
š What are we looking for?Ā
While we do not have a strict list of requirements for candidates interested in this role, some indicators that you would fit this role and our engineering culture areĀ
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Prior experience of a few years (3+ years) with python based frameworks as Django or Flask would be essential to work on our application stack.
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You actively promote a culture of engineering excellence some of which could be writing efficient code, use of elegant design patterns, and styling your code through code-linting policies.
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You enjoy designing software architecture by collaborating with engineering managers, architects, and other lead engineers to explore existing systems, determining areas of complexity, potential risks to successful implementation.
- You enjoy coaching folks to achieve outcomes through nudges.
š¢ Other information you may want to considerĀ
- We will be flexible for the rest of the pandemic and work remotely; however, we are not a remote-first company, and the work location would be Bangalore when things settle.
- Our backend tech stack includes Django, FastAPI, Postgres, Redis, Clickhouse, and TigerGraph. Our environments are managed through Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform.

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Prelude
We are BeyondScale, on a mission to build the mobile learning app to help organizations create internal courses for their workforce easily. eLearning is booming and we aim to tap into the under-served non-IT L&D market and make a difference in the livelihoods of millions of people.
Weāre now looking for a passionate āDjangoĀ Developerā who is willing to join us at an early stage and help us build a world-class product.Ā
Django DeveloperĀ
Job Description:
- 2+ years of experience coding with Python.
- Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code.
- Eager and proactive to learn new technical skills.
- Hands-on experience in developing web APIs and writing database queries in PostgreSQL (MongoDB, MySQL and DynamoDB is a plus).
- Good understanding of OOPs, Multiprocessing and threading.
- Proficient in testing and debugging programs.
- Well-versed with Git and modern development workflow practices
You will break down business opportunities and problems into software solutions. You will work closely with the CTO to help product and marketing stakeholders distill the product vision and roadmap, into a technology vision. You will be responsible for the evolution of an already bleeding-edge highly distributed systems at the back-end, and would need to work withfront-end architects to come up with the best user experience for the gaming platform. You will be required to make decisions quickly, and work under strict timelines. You would lead technology strategy through analysis of market trends and product requirements. You would help set coding guidelines and help bring the most modern tools to keep engineering processes most efficient.
Requirements:
ā B.E/MS in Computer Science or equivalent.
ā 10+ years or more of progressive software technology experience with at least 3 years
in an architectural role.
ā Completely hands on with technology and architecture. Start-up experience is a huge
plus.
ā Ability to quickly prototype and demonstrate technology value adds and educate + drive
adoption within the extended technology team
ā Excellent and robust understanding of scalable product system architecture(s),
platforms and core technologies
ā Demonstrated problem-solving and leadership skills to pursue correct engineering
process in adverse conditions. Ability to embrace and demonstrate leadership beyond
ownership
ā Work with engineering leadership to setup and manage processes.
ā Track record of thought leadership and out of the box thinking in the technology arena.
ā Ability to work efficiently in an entrepreneurial and in a start-up environment
ā A Java/Spring/Akka, Javascript or Golang rockstar.
ā Deep and hands on knowledge of some of these technologies - MySQL, NodeJS,
message brokers such as Kafka/RabbitMQ, NoSQL datastore such as Mongo, Cassandra,
Arango, distributed caches such as Redis/memcached, container technology such as
Docker and Kubernetes etc.
ā Great proficiency in distributed systems design, with an ability to make the right
trade-offs for creating future-proof solutions.
ā Building quick PoCs and full-fledged solutions with various AWS managed services would
be a big plus.
Job Description
JD - Python DeveloperĀ
Responsibilities
- Design and implement software features based on requirements
- Architect new features for products or tools
- Articulate and document designs as needed
- Prepare and present technical training
- Provide estimates and status for development tasks
- Work effectively in a highly collaborative and iterative development process
- Work effectively with the Product, QA, and DevOps team.
- Troubleshoot issues and correct defects when required
- Build unit and integration tests that assure correct behavior and increase the maintainability of the code base
- Apply dev-ops and automation as needed
- Commit to continuous learning and enhancement of skills and product knowledge
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Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in development and design
- Proficiency in Python and extensive knowledge of the associated libraries Extensive experience with Python data science libraries: TensorFlow, NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, etc.
- Strong skills in producing visuals with algorithm results
- Strong SQL and working knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server and other data storage technologies
- Strong web development skills Advance knowledge with ORM and data access patterns
- Experienced working using Scrum and Agile methodologies
- Excellent debugging and troubleshooting skills
- Deep knowledge of DevOps practices and cloud services
- Strong collaboration and verbal and written communication skills
- Self-starter, detail-oriented, organized, and thorough
- Strong interpersonal skills and a team-oriented mindset
- Fast learner and creative capacity for developing innovative solutions to complex problems
Skills
PYTHON, SQL, TensorFlow, NumPy, SciPy, Pandas
Cogoport Story
Do you prefer to get speeding tickets or parking tickets?
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Because at Cogoport we are speeding ahead to do something remarkable for the world. We are trying to solve the Trade Knowledge and Execution Gap, which is currently widening and preventing trade to the tune of $3.4 trillion annually. This Gap has enormous economic as well as human impact and disproportionately hits small and medium businesses globally.
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The team at Cogoport is working on developing a new category, the Global Trade Platform, that helps companies discover and connect with appropriate trade partners, optimize shipping and logistics options and costs, and improve cash management and cash flow.
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Cogoport is currently in hypergrowth mode. We are proud to have been named an Asia-Pacific High-Growth Company by the Financial Times and an Indian Growth Champion by the Economic Times. We are aiming to reach an annualized revenue of $1 billion (7700 Crores INR)Ā by this summer and are hiring over 500 additional employees. We are currently hiring in Mumbai, Gurgaon, Chennai and Bangalore.
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Cogoport Culture: We have two core values at CogoportāIntrapreneurship and Customer-centricity. If you share these values and are a hard worker who is willing to take risks (and occasionally get a speeding ticket), you can make a huge impact and propel your career in an endless number of directions with Cogoport.
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Cogoport Leadership
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Life at Cogoport: Itās rare to be able to join a company that can give you the resources, support and technology you need to break new ground and see your ideas come to life. Youāll be surrounded by some of the smartest engineers and commercial specialists in India and the Asia Pacific Region.
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With huge growth and the right entrepreneurial mindset, comes huge opportunities! So, wherever you join us, youāll be able to dream, deliver better and brighter solutions, and speed ahead with the possibility to propel your career forward in endless directions as our company continues to grow and expand.
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Why Cogoport?
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International Trade can be complicated at times and every day brings new challenges and opportunities to learn.Ā When we simplify international trade, it empowers and affects every human being on the face of this earth. Seven billion people - one common problem.
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As a part of the Talent team at Cogoport, you will get an opportunity to be a part of an industry-wide revolution in the world of shipping and logistics by collaborating with other brilliant minds to resolve real world on-ground challenges. You will have a direct impact on the revenue and profitability growth for the organization.
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Areas of Impact for you
- Hands-on management with deep-dive into the details of software design, implementation and debugging.
- Guide your teams in developing roadmaps and systems to drive product growth, then identify, plan, and execute projects to support that growth.
- Manage multiple projects across a wide breadth of technologies, coordinate dependencies, and interactions with the internal teams and external partners.
- Collaborate with stakeholders from across functions to keep the development team in sync with all functions and overall business objectives.
- Develop large multi-tenant applications in Rails.
- Understand Rails best practices and religiously introduce those to the codebase.
- Set up, create and manage strong best practices/architecture to ensure reliable, secure, bug-free, and performant software is released on-time.
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Desirable Skills and Experience
- Loves coding.
- 2-4 years of experience building scalable & complex products from scratch.
- Demonstrated ability to build complex scalable technology products.
- Should have prior experience of working with ROR, React, PostgreSQL and cloud infra.
- Understanding scaling strategies for high-traffic Rails applications.
- Understanding O-Auth2 or JWT (Json Web Token) authentication mechanisms.
- Experience in using ActiveRecordSerialize, RSpec and active interaction.
- Knowledge about Asynchronous Networking in Ruby; Refactoring ActiveRecord Models; Background Job processing using Redis and Sidekiq; Writing automated Deployment Scripts using Capistrano, Ansible etc.
- Expertise in Data Science and Machine Learning is a pl
- Expertise in Jenkins, Kubernetes, dockers and cloud technology is a plus.
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Cogoport is an equal opportunity employer. We are a welcoming place for everyone, and we do our best to make sure all people feel supported and respected at work.āÆāÆ
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At PlumQR, we work on revolutionizing the Food & Beverage industry with our cloud-based tech products. Millions of businesses across the world are switching for better, smarter & more hygienic products to reinvent their businesses. If you have what it takes to innovate & lead, we have just the right opportunity for you.
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Requirements
- Minimum 3 years as a Senior Backend Engineer
- Strong software development experience in a SaaS product company
- Significant experience with NodeJS, React.js, React Native, MySQL, MongoDB, Java
- Cloud computing services (e.g. Google Cloud Platform)
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Ability to explain technical details to people inside the company









