Principal Engineer

Key Responsibilities

1. Full Stack Development • Design, develop, and maintain scalable web applications using Python and Django. • Build and maintain REST APIs using Django REST Framework. • Work on backend architecture, business logic, database schema, and API integrations. • Integrate frontend applications with backend APIs and ensure smooth end-to-end functionality. • Write clean, reusable, testable, and maintainable code. • Optimize application performance, database queries, API response time, and server-side logic. • Debug and resolve production and staging issues in a structured manner. • Review code written by team members and enforce coding standards. • Prepare and maintain technical documentation, API documentation, and deployment notes. • Participate in architecture decisions and suggest scalable technical solutions. Senior Full Stack Django Developer cum Project Manager JD | Hinjawadi, Pune

2. Project Management and Delivery • Understand client and internal product requirements and convert them into actionable technical tasks. • Prepare project plans, sprint plans, milestones, and delivery timelines. • Assign tasks to developers, QA, UI/UX, and support team members based on priorities. • Track daily progress, remove blockers, and ensure timely completion of planned work. • Conduct daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, release planning, and internal status meetings. • Coordinate between product, development, QA, implementation, support, and management teams. • Identify delivery risks early and take corrective action before timelines are impacted. • Ensure proper UAT support, bug tracking, release notes, and production deployment coordination. • Maintain task boards and project documentation using Jira, ClickUp, Trello, Asana, or similar tools.

3. Team Leadership • Lead and manage a team of approximately 8 members, including developers, testers, and other technical contributors. • Mentor junior and mid-level developers on technical implementation and best practices. • Ensure task ownership, accountability, and disciplined execution within the team. • Conduct code reviews and guide the team on better architecture, security, and performance practices. • Help team members resolve technical blockers and improve delivery quality. • Support onboarding and training of new developers when required. • Build a positive, structured, and performance-driven engineering culture.

4. Client Communication and Product Demos • Handle client calls, requirement discussions, project update meetings, and product walkthroughs. • Conduct confident and professional client demos for developed modules and product features. • Explain technical and product workflows to clients in simple business language. • Collect client feedback and convert it into clear development tasks. • Coordinate with clients during UAT, go-live, training, and post-deployment support. • Communicate timelines, dependencies, risks, and progress updates clearly. • Build trust with clients by ensuring structured communication and timely delivery.

8+ years backend engineering experience in production systems

Proven experience architecting large-scale distributed systems (high throughput, low latency, high availability)

Deep expertise in system design including scalability, fault tolerance, and performance optimization

Experience leading cross-team technical initiatives in complex systems

Strong understanding of security, privacy, compliance, and secure coding practices

Responsibilities

• Ability to translate Wireframes and PSD Designs into functional web apps using HTML5, AngularJS, React , Node.js, and Mongo

• Binding of UI elements to JavaScript object models

• Creating RESTful services with Node.js

• Architect scalable web architectures

• Work in a cross-functional team to deliver a complete user experience

• Create Unit and Integration tests to ensure the quality of code

• Be responsive to change requests and feature requests

• Write code that is cross-platform and cross-device compatible

• Ability to wear many hats and learn new technologies quickly

• Proven hands-on Software Development experience
• Proven working experience in Java development
• Hands on experience in designing and developing applications using Java EE platforms
• Object Oriented analysis and design using common design patterns.

We are looking for a highly capable Node.js developer to optimize our web-based application performance. You will be collaborating with our front-end application developers, designing back-end components, and integrating data storage and protection solutions.

To ensure success as a Node.js developer, you should possess extensive knowledge of Node.Js based services and experience in a similar role. An accomplished Node.js developer will be someone whose expertise results in the stable, fast, and secure exchange of data between servers and end-users.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining all server-side network components.
• Ensuring optimal performance of the central database and responsiveness to front-end requests.
• Collaborating with front-end developers on the integration of elements.
• Designing customer-facing UI and back-end services for various business processes.
• Developing high-performance applications by writing testable, reusable, and efficient code.
• Implementing effective security protocols, data protection measures, and storage solutions.
• Running diagnostic tests, repairing defects, and providing technical support.
• Documenting Node.js processes, including database schemas, as well as preparing reports.
• Recommending and implementing improvements to processes and technologies.
• Keeping informed of advancements in the field of Node.js development.

Skills

• At least one year of experience as a Node.js developer.
• Extensive knowledge of JavaScript, web stacks, libraries, and frameworks.
• Knowledge of front-end technologies such as HTML5 and CSS3.
• Superb interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving aptitude.
• Great organizational and time management skills.
• Availability to resolve urgent web application issues outside of business hours.

• Have at least 3 years work experience in Java 8 or higher / J2EE Java development.

• Have experience of agile systems development methodologies such as SCRUM
• Experience in designing the solution and implementation.
• Is a communicative, positive, outgoing and driven team player.
• Solution-oriented, see opportunities and proactively proposing new solutions, speak and write fluently in English.
• Good to have certifications in Java, Spring etc.
• Experience in Java 8.

• Experience in Spring Boot and other spring framework like Spring data, AOP etc.
• Experience in MongoDB/ Kafka / RabbitMQ etc.
• Experience in REST API
• Have worked on microservices
• Should have worked on minimum 2- 3 projects
• Experience in writing effective Unit test case for better coverage.
• Experience in writing good quality code by following code quality tools likes SonarQube etc.