
Principal Engineer / Technical Architect / Engineering Lead/SDE IV
at Kognitos
Kognitos is a cutting-edge automation platform that combines the power of Generative AI and Natural
Language Processing (NLP) to provide a conversational and intuitive experience for business users. As a
fully serverless, SaaS automation platform, Kognitos enables users to build, manage, and execute
automations in natural language, with the ability to process and understand domain-specific language.
Kognitos provides a detailed auditable view of its runs, allowing users to gain insights into why an action
happened or what might have gone wrong in case of an exceptional situation. Additionally, Kognitos's
conversational exception handling, powered by Generative AI, allows for quick and easy resolution of
unexpected system errors or business exceptions.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain the backend infrastructure for our applications using Python and AWS Serverless
technologies.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement scalable and robust systems, including
microservices and cloud-based architectures.
- Ensure the reliability, scalability, and performance of the backend systems through monitoring and
optimization.
- Create and maintain database schema and queries to support the application features.
- Write unit and integration tests for the backend code and ensure code quality through code reviews.
- Continuously improve the software development process by incorporating best practices and modern
software development methodologies, such as Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD.
- Investigate and troubleshoot production issues and provide timely solutions to minimize downtime and
ensure smooth operations.
- Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to the development of technical solutions and best
practices.
- Stay up to date with the latest technologies and trends in software development and recommend
improvements to the technology stack to increase efficiency and scalability.
- Work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with a focus on delivering high-quality software that
meets customer needs.
Required Experience/Skills:
- B.S. or higher degree in Computer Science/Engineering or similar field or equivalent work experience
- 4-20 years of industry experience (or equivalent)
- Proficient in Python programming language
- Experience with modern software development practices and methodologies, including Agile, DevOps,
and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD).
- Experience with large-scale distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-based architectures.
- Strong understanding of software design patterns, algorithms, data structures, and database technologies.
- A natural problem solver, with the ability to identify problems and lead the development of a solution.

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We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Python Developer with a strong background in fintech to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have at least 7+ years of professional experience in Python development, with a proven track record of delivering high-quality software solutions in the fintech industry.
Responsibilities:
Design, build, and maintain RESTful APIs using Django and Django Rest Framework.
Integrate AI/ML models into existing applications to enhance functionality and provide data-driven insights.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and other developers, to define and implement new features and functionalities.
Manage deployment processes, ensuring smooth and efficient delivery of applications.
Implement and maintain payment gateway solutions to facilitate secure transactions.
Conduct code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and mentor junior members of the development team.
Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends, and evaluate their potential impact on our products and services.
Maintain clear and comprehensive documentation for all development processes and integrations.
Requirements:
Proficiency in Python and Django/Django Rest Framework.
Experience with REST API development and integration.
Knowledge of AI/ML concepts and practical experience integrating AI/ML models.
Hands-on experience with deployment tools and processes.
Familiarity with payment gateway integration and management.
Strong understanding of database systems (SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL).
Experience with version control systems (Git).
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Work Location: In person
Experience in Python (Only Backend), Data structures, Oops, Algorithms, Django, NumPy etc.
• Good understanding of writing Unit Tests using PYTest.
• Good understanding of parsing XML’s and handling files using Python.
• Good understanding with Databases/SQL, procedures and query tuning.
• Service Design Concepts, OO and Functional Development concepts.
• Agile Development Methodologies.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and professional approach Skills desired.
- Experience in designing scalable micro-services required
- Sound knowledge of Python and Django, familiarity with Linux and git
- Deep understanding of how RESTful APIs work
- Familiarity with HTML / CSS and templating systems, Redis, RabbitMQ, NGINX preferred
-Bonus - Preliminary knowledge of any one of these languages - Golang / JavaScript / Lua Responsibilities
- 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
Job Responsibilities:
Support, maintain, and enhance existing and new product functionality for trading software in a real-time, multi-threaded, multi-tier server architecture environment to create high and low level design for concurrent high throughput, low latency software architecture.
- Provide software development plans that meet future needs of clients and markets
- Evolve the new software platform and architecture by introducing new components and integrating them with existing ones
- Perform memory, cpu and resource management
- Analyze stack traces, memory profiles and production incident reports from traders and support teams
- Propose fixes, and enhancements to existing trading systems
- Adhere to release and sprint planning with the Quality Assurance Group and Project Management
- Work on a team building new solutions based on requirements and features
- Attend and participate in daily scrum meetings
Required Skills:
- JavaScript and Python
- Multi-threaded browser and server applications
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- REST
What You'll Do :
You will be a part of our backend team working on keeping our REST API and GraphQL API up and running and making sure that our users get the right data at the right time.
You will have ownership of developing and maintaining our backend services including users, courses, and operations tools that manage our product and logistics.
You will work on architecting and scaling highly-available RESTful services and back-end systems from scratch.
This is a position for an experienced Node programmer with at least 2 years under the belt, but you don't have to be a rock star, a ninja, or a superhero to apply.
What You'll Need :
You will fit well in the backend team if you are passionate about technology and have experience programming in Node. Knowledge of technologies like Cassandra, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, REST and JSON will help you get going from day one.
As an experienced Node developer, you should be intimately familiar with the platform, with
JavaScript, and with the stables of full-stack web development : HTTP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, SQL.
It's a bonus if you're broadly familiar with other languages as well- we write some services in Go and have data pipelines written in Python- but your main work will be JavaScript through and through.
You will be a perfect match with our team if you love collaborating with people from all disciplines to solve complex problems, always want to learn new skills and take ownership of your work.
- Full stack development on cutting edge technology in Fintech domain.
- Ownership of complete backend code.
You should Have :
- Server Side languages knowledge: Node.js and express.js is the first choice, Python, Java
- At least 3+ years of server-side programming experience. We prefer ability over experience
- Solid experience working with databases, especially relational DB.
- Solid experience with version control (Git or Bitbucket or SVN).
- B.E. in Computer Science or Graduate/PG degree in Computer Science (this is optional, as we are more interested in your abilities and experience over a paper degree).
- Any experience working with real time projects in backend with node.js and express.js
• Should have a B.Tech / M.Tech / MCA in CS / IT / IS from premier college with 6+
years of experience in software development.
• Strong OOPS and OOD Fundamentals.
• E-commerce domain experience of 2-3 Years is mandatory.
• Good Coding, Problem Solving Skills, algorithms and data structures.
• Knowledge of My SQL database or any other RDBMS with a good understanding of
SQL language.
• Prior experience in web technologies is a plus.
• Ability to work on UNIX / Linux platform.
• Good Communication & Interpersonal Skills.
Job Description :
• You will be involved in all phases of development : architecture & design,
prototyping, implementation & testing, analysis & documentation, deployment.
• Capable of independent full systems design, including requirements gathering,
specifications, and coding.
• Knowledge in performance, scalability, enterprise system architecture, and
engineering best practices.
• Take the product/feature idea from the conceptualization phase to delivery with all
the relevant high-quality artifacts during the cycle.
• Flexibility and collaboration, coupled with strong object-oriented design & software
development skills are keys to success in this position.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Apply knowledge set to fetch data from multiple online sources, cleanse it and build APIs on top of it
- Develop a deep understanding of our vast data sources on the web and know exactly how, when, and which data to scrap, parse and store
- We're looking for people who will naturally take ownership of data products and who can bring a project all the way from a fast prototype to production.
- Integrating and maintaining Python services
- Developing robust microservices and applications
Desired Candidate Profile
- Strong relevant experience of at least 2-3 years.
- Strong coding experience in Python3.
- Should have good experience with Django and NodeJs.
- Proficient on modelling applications on both RDBMS and NOSQL databases
- Should have experience in web scraping
- Good understanding and hands-on with scheduling and managing tasks with cron
- Should have experience with microservice architecture
- Compile and analyze data, processes, and codes to troubleshoot problems and identify areas for improvement
- Should have experience in shell scripting, GIT and docker
- Writing unit tests for 100% code coverage.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development of the backend systems for our first product
- Build reliable, secure and performant backend systems
- Drive test coverage and continuous delivery automation within the team
- Mentor and provide feedback to teammates
Requirements
- 5+ years of software development experience
- Strong computer science fundamentals
- Deep and wide knowledge of Java ecosystem
- Can write code that is readable, maintainable, secure and performant
- Know the importance of tests and how to approach writing different types of tests
- Good intuition for REST API design
- Deep understanding of relational databases, transactions, entity-relationship modeling
- Comfortable writing highly concurrent systems
- Experienced in using profilers, tuning garbage collection, optimizing SQL queries
Desired Skills and Experience
- Golang , Java , Python , Ruby










