Python Developer

Job Title : Backend Developer (Node.js or Python/Django)

Experience : 2 to 5 Years

Location : Connaught Place, Delhi (Work From Office)

Job Summary :

We are looking for a skilled and motivated Backend Developer (Node.js or Python/Django) to join our in-house engineering team.

Key Responsibilities :

• Design, develop, test, and maintain robust backend systems using Node.js or Python/Django.
• Build and integrate RESTful APIs including third-party Authentication APIs (OAuth, JWT, etc.).
• Work with data stores like Redis and Elasticsearch to support caching and search features.
• Collaborate with frontend developers, product managers, and QA teams to deliver complete solutions.
• Ensure code quality, maintainability, and performance optimization.
• Write clean, scalable, and well-documented code.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to team best practices.

Required Skills :

• 2 to 5 Years of hands-on experience in backend development.
• Proficiency in Node.js and/or Python (Django framework).
• Solid understanding and experience with Authentication APIs.
• Experience with Redis and Elasticsearch for caching and full-text search.
• Strong knowledge of REST API design and best practices.
• Experience working with relational and/or NoSQL databases.
• Must have completed at least 2 end-to-end backend projects.

Nice to Have :

• Experience with Docker or containerized environments.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows.
• Exposure to cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure.

Role Overview:

We are seeking skilled Backend Developers to design, build, and maintain efficient, scalable, and secure server-side logic and services. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Python, Flask, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), with experience building APIs, handling databases, and integrating cloud services in production environments.

Required Experience: 4+ Years

Location: Chennai, Open for remote for strong candidates

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with project teams to understand business requirements and develop efficient, high-quality code.
• Design and implement low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications using frameworks such as Flask, or FastAPI.
• Integrate multiple data sources and databases into a unified system while ensuring seamless data storage and third-party library/package integration.
• Create scalable and optimized database schemas to support complex business logic and manage large volumes of data.
• Conduct thorough testing using pytest and unittest, debugging applications to ensure they run smoothly.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience as a Python developer with strong communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field.
• In-depth knowledge of Python frameworks such as Flask, or FastAPI.
• Strong expertise in cloud technologies, GCP preferred.
• Deep understanding of microservices architecture, multi-tenant architecture, and best practices in Python development.
• Familiarity with serverless architecture and frameworks like GCP Cloud Functions.
• Experience with deployment using Docker, Nginx, Gunicorn.
• Hands-on experience with SQL and NoSQL databases such as MySQL and Firebase.
• Proficiency with Object Relational Mappers (ORMs) like SQLAlchemy.
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple API integrations and write modular, reusable code.
• Strong knowledge of user authentication and authorization mechanisms across multiple systems and environments.
• Familiarity with scalable application design principles and event-driven programming in Python.
• Solid experience in unit testing, debugging, and code optimization.
• Hands-on experience with modern software development methodologies, including Agile and Scrum.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI.
• Experience with version control system.

Driving Results:

• A good single contributor and a good team player.
• Flexible attitude towards work, as per the needs.
• Proactively identify & communicate issues and risks.

Other Personal Characteristics:

• Dynamic, engaging, self-reliant developer 
• Ability to deal with ambiguity
• Manage a collaborative and analytical approach
• Self-confident and humble
• Open to continuous learning 
• Intelligent, rigorous thinker who can operate successfully amongst bright people

Responsibilities:

• Take on complex problems that span multiple components and teams.

• Independently own one or more multiple modules, which include: requirement analysis, design, development, maintenance & support

• Write extensive, efficient code to address complex modules that handle the interaction between multiple components.

• Rapidly iterate to add new functionalities and solves complex problems with simple and intuitive solutions

• Produce architecture with clean interfaces, that are efficient and scalable

• Participate and contribute to architectural discussions

• Solve production issues. Investigate and provide solutions to minimize the business impact due to the outage

• Continuously improve performance metrics of modules you own.

• Collaborate effectively across teams to solve problems, execute and deliver results

Requirements:

• Experience: 3+ years

• A Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science

• Software engineering and product delivery experience, with a strong background in algorithms

• Experience in architecting & building real-time, large-scale e-commerce applications

• Experience with high-performance websites catering to millions of daily traffic is a plus

• Excellent command over Data Structures and Algorithms

• Experience with web technologies, Go/Java/Python

• Language: GO or Python

• Strong expertise in DS and Algo

• Strong leadership skills - have experience mentoring, building products from scratch or incumbent in design and architecture.

• Have worked in the scaling of the system right from scratch.

• Someone worked in small user base to a large user base and wrote optimized code

• Both HLD and LLD

This person MUST have:

• B.E Computer Science or equivalent
• 5 years experience with the Django framework
• Experience with building APIs (REST or GraphQL) 
• Strong Troubleshooting and debugging skills
• React.js knowledge would be an added bonus 
• Understanding on how to use a database like Postgres (prefered choice), SQLite, MongoDB, MySQL.
• Sound knowledge of object-oriented design and analysis.
• A strong passion for writing simple, clean and efficient code.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools Git.
• Strong communication skills.

Experience:

• Min 5 year experience
• Startup experience is a must. 

Location:

• Remote developer

Timings:

• 40 hours a week but with 4 hours a day overlapping with client timezone.  Typically clients are in California PST Timezone.

Position:

• Full time/Direct
• We have great benefits such as PF, medical insurance, 12 annual company holidays, 12 PTO leaves per year, annual increments, Diwali bonus, spot bonuses and other incentives etc.
• We dont believe in locking in people with large notice periods.  You will stay here because you love the company.  We have only a 15 days notice period.