Python Backend Engineer

JOB TITLE/HEADLINE: Backend Developer

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full time, permanent. 

REPORTING TO: Ajit Kumar

LOCATION: Andheri, Mumbai 

Backend Developer

Position Overview:

As a Backend Developer at FatakPay, you will play a crucial role in designing, implementing, testing, and maintaining the backend systems that power our applications. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop scalable and efficient server-side applications, ensuring high performance and responsiveness.

Responsibilities:

Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable backend systems.

Collaborate with front-end developers, designers, and other stakeholders to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic.

Implement and maintain data storage solutions, ensuring optimal performance and data integrity.

Collaborate with DevOps to deploy and manage applications in a cloud environment.

Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code, following best practices and coding standards.

Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members. Identify and address performance bottlenecks, security issues, and other technical challenges.

Stay updated on emerging trends and technologies in backend development.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. Proven experience as a Backend Developer or similar role.

Strong proficiency in server-side programming languages such as Java, Python, or Node.js.

Experience with database systems such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB. Familiarity with RESTful API design and integration.

Knowledge of cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. Understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.

Excellent problem-solving and communication skills. Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

ABOUT THE COMPANY: 

FatakPay Digital Private Ltd (FatakPay) is a digital-only lending platform that provides virtual credit facilities. The solution provides a 100% digital and paperless quick, transparent and secure way to transact in multilingual format with a ‘scan now, pay later’ facility and easy repayment options. 

We're a company that strongly believes in teamwork, design, creativity and tech. We love to build the best possible Financial Tech products that make the world a better place. 

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? 

If selected for an interview, you will hear directly from someone from the HR department, usually within a week of the closing date.

ABOUT UNRAVEL CARBON

Unravel Carbon enables companies to assess their carbon footprint by tracking their digital financial footprint with its proprietary carbon emission factor model; making it easy, fast and convenient to become climate positive.

We aim to accelerate the participation of all companies, big and small, in the global fight against climate change. And we want to do it the 21st century way—autonomous, painless, and beautiful.

Unravel Carbon consists of a team of software engineers, data scientists, founders and climate experts with a passion to solve the world’s most pressing issue—climate change. Collectively, our leadership team has launched and invested in multiple companies, and are now combining their experience and knowledge here at Unravel.

We are backed by some of the world’s best funds and investors and are part of Y Combinator’s W22 batch.

Unravel Carbon was founded in 2021 with headquarters in Singapore.

Unravel Carbon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unravelcarbon/

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for early members of our India team. You will be part of the team that establishes our India product development team. We are looking for candidates who have high potential, are excited about tackling the climate change problem and are excited to grow in a high-growth environment while working with the Singapore HQ.

A junior/mid-level backend software engineer. Must be comfortable to work in a small development team and have the initiative to work alone on smaller problem sets. Must be passionate about climate-tech for a better future.

• Build backend server applications using Flask/DJango framework
• Collaborate with the data team to integrate data pipelines into our backend system.
• Collaborate with the front end team.
• Analyze processes and code to troubleshoot problems and identify areas of improvement.
• Participating in continuing education and training to remain current on best practices, learn new programming languages, and better assist other team members.
• Take lead on projects, as needed.

ABOUT YOU

• Willingness to learn, be a self-starter, and thrive in uncertainty; you would be one of the first few employees at an early stage startup, be prepared to venture into unknown territory, collaborate and learn
• Meticulous and detail-oriented
• Required skills:
• Python Backend Development Frameworks (Flask, Django). Backend development in other languages/frameworks can be considered too
• NoSQL databases (MongoDB)
• SQL databases (MySQL, Postgres, DuckDB)
• Running/managing Linux servers on Cloud services (AWS/GCS/Azure)
• Optional skills:
• Front End Web development (ReactJS)
• Python data science tools (Pandas, Numpy, Scipy)
• Python NLP tools

YOUR WORK STYLE

• An understanding of agile product development
• Self exploration and self learning of the latest technologies and applying them to solving the technical challenges our team face
• Self­-starter (proactive and independent) with an ability to prioritize different assignments and tasks to meet deadlines
• Comfortable working in a collaborative environment
• Eager to think outside of the box and creatively problem-solve

YOUR PREFERRED BACKGROUND

A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, IT, or related discipline AND 1+ years working experience in the IT industry. 

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

We offer an exciting challenge for a purpose-driven person who thoroughly enjoys learning and takes up responsibilities in a multi-cultural, primarily virtual, and pioneering organization.  

We nurture a culture that allows you to thrive, where your skills can be honed and your ideas will be heard, and where collaboration across teams and with global partners is the default.

·        Should have 5 to 6 years of work experience as a Python Developer

·        Expertise in at least one popular Python framework (like Django, Flask or Pyramid)

·        Knowledge of object-relational mapping (ORM)

·        Familiarity with front-end technologies (like JavaScript and HTML5)

·        Should have completed B.E/B.Tech. /MCA in any field.

·        Good problem-solving skills and Team spirit.

·        Writing scalable code using Python programming language.

·        Testing and debugging applications.

·        Developing back-end components.

·        Integrating user-facing elements using server-side logic.

·        Assessing and prioritizing client feature requests.

·        Integrating data storage solutions.

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Location: Permanent WFH/Remote

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Responsibilities

• Perform Drupal development tasks including custom module development using the Drupal API system and hooks from major Drupal core systems
• Understand the client's business requirements and develop a scalable software solution.
• Attend client calls, provide demonstrations to the client.
• Maintain appropriate documentation with the code, following the best practices.
• Undertake quality assurance and testing for functionalities developed.
• Should be familiar with Drupal coding standards and best practices.
• Should have good hands-on experience with HTML/CSS/JavaScript.
• Should have a fair understanding of building Drupal themes and working with templates.
• Should be well-versed with GIT processes

Requirements, Skills

•        2+ years developing Drupal applications. Drupal 7/8/9 experience required.

• 1+ year of Experience in building applications in Drupal8.
• 2+ years industry experience in software development and/or DevOps projects. 
• Must have strong analytical and technical skills using PHP.
• Expertise in JavaScript and mainstream JavaScript libraries such as JQuery and working knowledge of Ajax.
• Good understanding of web technologies, debugging and protocols.
• Contribution to the open-source community
• Must have PHP, JavaScript, AJAX, HTML and CSS experience
• Should be able to code as per Drupal coding standards  and best practices.
• Should be well versed with implementation and configuration of most commonly used modules
• Respond positively to opportunities to be involved in brainstorming and iterative work. Handle times of change in a way that drives innovation and iteration.
• Experience on Drupal 9 (Good to have)

Job Type: Full-time

CTC Offering : 3.6L PA to 6L PA

Job Location: Remote for 6-9 months due to the pandemic, then Mumbai, Maharashtra

Required experience:

• Minimum 1.5 to 2 year of experience in Web & Backend Development using Python with experience in some form of Machine Learning ML Algorithms

Overview

We are looking for Python developers with a strong understanding of object orientation and experience in web and backend development. Experience with Analytical algorithms and mathematical calculations using libraries such as Numpy and Pandas are a must. Experience in some form of Machine Learning. We require candidates who have working experience using Django Framework

Key Skills required (Items in Bold are mandatory keywords) :

1. Proficiency in Python 3.x based web and backend development

2. Solid understanding of Python concepts

3. Experience with some form of Machine Learning (ML)

4. Experience in using libraries such as Numpy and Pandas

5. Some form of experience with NLP and Deep Learning using any of Pytorch, Tensorflow, Keras, Scikit-learn or similar

6. Hands on experience with RDBMS such as Postgres or MySQL

7. Experience building REST APIs using DRF or Flask

8. Comfort with Git repositories, branching and deployment using Git

9. Working experience with Docker

10. Basic working knowledge of ReactJs

11. Experience in deploying Django applications to AWS,Digital Ocean or Heroku

KRAs includes:

1. Understanding the scope of work

2. Understanding and adopting the current internal development workflow and processes

3. Understanding client requirements as communicated by the project manager

4. Arriving on timelines for projects, either independently or as a part of a team

5. Executing projects either independently or as a part of a team

6. Developing products and projects using Python

7. Writing code to collect and mathematically analyse large volumes of data.

8. Creating backend modules in Python by building or reutilizing existing modules in a manner so as to

provide optimal deliveries on time

9. Writing Scalable, maintainable code

10. Building secured REST APIs

11. Setting up batch task processing environments using Celery

12. Unit testing prepared modules

13. Bug fixing issues as reported by the QA team

14. Optimization and performance tuning of code

Bonus but not mandatory

1. Nodejs

2. Redis

3. PHP

4. CI/CD

5. AWS

Company Introduction –

• Information Security & Data Analytics Series A funded company.
• Working in cutting edge technologies - Using AI for predictive intelligence and Facial Biometrics.
• Among Top 5 Cyber excellence companies globally (Holger Schulze awards)
• Bronze award for best startup of the year (Indian Express IT awards), only cyber Security Company in top 3.
• More than 100+ clients in India.

Job Description:-

Job Title: Python Developer

Key Requirements:-

• Mine data from structured and unstructured data sources.
• Extract data (text, images, and videos) from multiple documents in different formats.
• Extract information and intelligence from data.
• Extract data based on regular expressions.
• Collect data from structured RDBMS databases.
• Work closely with Project/Business/Research teams to provide mined data/intelligence for analysis.
• Should have strong exposure to core python skills like multiprocessing, multithreading, file handling, data structure like JSON, Data frames, and User Defined Data structure.
• Should have excellent knowledge of classes, file handling, memory manipulations.
• Strong Knowledge in Python.
• Strong exposure to frond end languages like CSS, JavaScript, Ajax etc.
• Should have exposure to requests, Frontera, scarpy-cluster, elastic-search, distributed computing tools like Kafka, Hbase, Redis, Zookeeper, restAPI.
• Should be familiar with *nix development environment.
• Knowledge of Django will be added advantage.
• Excellent knowledge on Web Crawling/Web scraping.
• Should have used scraping modules like Selenium, Scrapy, and Beautiful soup.
• Experience with text processing.
• Basics of databases. Good troubleshooting and debugging skills.

 
Education

   B.Tech, MCA, Computer Engineering