Python Developer

About Root Node

We’re an early-stage startup building intelligent tools for planning, scheduling, and optimization—starting with timetabling and warehouse logistics. Backed by deep domain expertise and a growing customer pipeline, we’re now building our core tech team. This is not just a coding job — it's a chance to build something meaningful from the ground up.

About the job

• Design and implement robust backend systems and APIs using Java or similar backend language and Spring Boot or equivalent frameworks
• Integrate backend services with existing custom ERP systems 
• Work closely with the founder on product architecture, feature prioritization, and go-to-market feedback
• Take full ownership of features — from system design and development to deployment and iterative improvements
• Help shape our engineering culture and technical foundations

You're a Great Fit If You:

• Have 3+ years of experience in backend development
• Are strong in Java or similar languages (e.g., Kotlin, Go, Node.js)
• Have solid experience with Spring Boot or equivalent backend frameworks
• Have integrated with ERP or enterprise systems in production environments
• Are comfortable with both SQL (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB)
• Understand REST API development, authentication, Docker
• Have an entrepreneurial mindset — you're excited about ownership, ambiguity, and making decisions that shape the product and company
• Want more than just a job — you want to build, solve, and learn rapidly

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• High degree of ownership and autonomy
• Ability to shape the tech and product direction from Day 1
• Transparent and fast decision-making culture
• A builder’s environment — solve real-world problems with real impact

What you’ll be doing

 Weare much more than our job descriptions, but here is where you will begin:

 As a Senior Software Engineer Data & ML You’ll Be:

 ● Architect, design, test, implement, deploy, monitor and maintain end-to-end backend

 services. You build it, you own it.

 ● Work with people from other teams and departments on a day to day basis to ensure

 efficient project execution with a focus on delivering value to our members.

 ● Regularly aligning your team’s vision and roadmap with the target architecture within your

 domain and to ensure the success of complex multi domain initiatives.

 ● Integrate already trained ML and GenAI models (preferably GCP in services.

ROLE:

 Whatyou’ll need,

 Like us, you’ll be deeply committed to delivering impactful outcomes for customers.

 What Makes You a Great Fit

 ● 5 years of proven work experience as a Backend Python Engineer

 ● Understanding of software engineering fundamentals OOPS, SOLID, etc.)

 ● Hands-on experience with Python libraries like Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn,

 Lang chain/LLamaIndex etc.

 ● Experience with machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow, Keras, being

 proficient in Python

 ● Hands-on Experience with frameworks such as Django or FastAPI or Flask

 ● Hands-on experience with MySQL, MongoDB, Redis and BigQuery (or equivalents)

 ● Extensive experience integrating with or creating REST APIs

 ● Experience with creating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines- we use GitHub Actions.

 ● Experience with event-driven architectures like Kafka, RabbitMq or equivalents.

 ● Knowledge about:

 o LLMs

 o Vector stores/databases

 o PromptEngineering

 o Embeddings and their implementations

 ● Somehands-onexperience in implementations of the above ML/AI will be preferred

 ● Experience with GCP/AWS services.

 ● You are curious about and motivated by the future trends in data, AI/ML, analytics

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
• 5-8 years of experience with software development, preferably in Agile environment.
• Advanced knowledge of in software development tools, programming languages, databases, and environments, including but not limited to:
  • Python 3.x, Django, functional Python, procedural Python, object oriented Python, Asynchronous Design, Micro Services, memcache, REDIS, Celery, ElastiSearch, RESTful web services, Relational (Oracle & MySQL) and Non-Relational (NOSQL & DynamoDB) databases, AWS.

•  You should have deep understanding of NodeJS
•  You should be strong in Javascript and TypeScript
•  You should be capable of writing complex queries
•  ES6, Express, Apollo Server, Send Grid Email, Twilio SMS, Payment
• Gateway,
• Error Loggin, API Developement, API Security,
• PostGreSQL/MSSQL/MySQL, MongoDB/CouchDB
• Very good knowledge on REST API
• Good experience in Agile methodologies
• Ability to design and write code complying with coding standards
• and other factors like performance, scalability, reliability,
• reusability, modularity in mind
• You should have strong logical and problem solving skills
• Excellent communication and customer interfacing skills
• AWS certification is nice to have
• Strong proficiency with JavaScript and good to have
• ES6(Typescript) knowledge
• Knowledge of Node.js and frameworks such as Express, Restify
• Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its
• quirks and workarounds
• Understanding accessibility and security compliance
• User authentication and authorization between multiple systems,
• servers, and environments
• Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one
• system
• Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable
• application
• Competencies and Skills Required
• equires excellent analytical, problem solving, and good
• communications skills
• Must be able to work effectively with business stakeholders
• Strong passion for delivering technical solutions to business
• problems
• Understanding and mindset of Agile software delivery (Ability to
• adapt to continually changing priorities)
• Team player who understands the importance of teamwork and
• collaboration
• Passion for delivering new approaches and challenging the ‘statusquo’
• Hungry to learn and always in search of continuous improvement

Job Description

Primary Skills

• Server Side (Java) & AWS serverless framework.
• Must have hands-on experience on serverless framework.
• Design knowledge/experience of cloud-based web application. Familiarity with software design representation tools like astah, visio etc.
• Must have good experience on AWS (Overall knowledge, EC2 Volume, EC2 Security Group, EC2 AMI, Lambda, S3, AWSbackup, CloudWatch, CloudFormation, CloudTrail, IAM, SecretsManager, StepFunction, CostExplorer, KMS, VPC/Subnet)
• Understanding business requirements w.r.t UI/UX.
• Working experience on development/staging/production servers.
• Good testing and verification skills
• Knowledge on SSL certificates and encryption.
• Knowledge on Docker containerization.

Soft Skills

• Excellent interpersonal, oral and writing communication skills.
• Strong Analytical and Problem-solving skills.
• Should have skills to understand and analyzecustomers requirements and expectations.
• Must have experience in interaction with customer
• Work experiences with international cross-culture teams (Good to have)

Secondary SKills

• Scripting using Python
• Good to have knowledge of identity management
• UI/UX
• Knowledge of ReactJS/typescript/bootstrap
• Understanding business usecases w.r.t UI/UX
• Fixing issues wrt to integration on cloud(front end/back end/system/services APIs)