Python Developer

CANDIDATES MUST HAVE
• Experienced in designing and integrating RESTful APIs
• Knowledge of Python
• Excellent debugging and optimization skills

SKILLS
• 3-5 years of experience building large-scale software applications and working with large
software teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or engineering
• Experience designing and integrating RESTful APIs
• Knowledge of Python and Backend Development
• Experience building Web/Mobile applications
• Excellent debugging and optimization skills
• Unit and Integration testing experience
• Being knowledgeable about engineering processes and good practices
• Passionate about learning new tools. Ability to continuously learn and acquire
knowledge.
• Able to adapt to changing complexity of tasks.

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.

• Write lots of bug-free, efficient, scalable and reusable code.
• Write unit tests and take responsibility for the quality of your own code.
• Coach, encourage and mentor your fellow software developers to do the same.
• Consult with product owners to define, scope and plan new features.
• Test, evaluate and recommend technologies to improve the overall product.
• Be a key participant in the Agile process.
• Produce excellent documentation.
• Undertake and implement processes for smoother and efficient deployment of code base
• Maintain code base as it grows bigger and scales

 

What we value

• 2-3 Years of experience building and shipping API’s using python based frameworks
• Proficiency with NoSql Databases (Elastic, Mongo) is a must
• Experience in working with Amazon Cloud Services like SNS, SQS, VPC, etc. is preferred
• Experience with databases migration and system re-architecture is valued
• Ability to write modular, reusable, and clean code
• Comfortable with ticket management and documentation

Job Role:
The Backend Developer will be working alongside other Software Developers, Project Managers,
QA, Software Architects and DevOps in order to shape and implement the technology and product
deliverables that will drive forward the strategy of our venture
Key responsibilities include:
 Working with the Team in building world class recommendation
 Brain-storming and experimenting with new ideas for efficiently improving the service
 Writing effective, low-latency and high-availability, and scalable Python codes.
 Working with System Layered Services like Virtualization, Network Management and core
OS Technologies
 Working on Creating Pipe-lines and Services necessary for Critical Real Time Systems
Required Competencies:
 3+ years of experience with a track record of delivering quality results
 Strong Knowledge in OOPS, Data Structures, Algorithms, Networking Concepts, OS
Concepts
 Experience in successfully building Microservices, Server Services etc at scale
 Experience in working with Cloud Technologies and possibly bare-metal hardware
 Have knowledge on Virtualization, Kafka Streaming, Networking Protocols, Web Crawling,
Caching, Routing Algorithms etc

About Us:

• Rainbox a media-tech start-up, focusing on content aggregation, Search/Discovery &
recommendation.
• Our core Product is Oneplay, which provides universal search & discovery of contents across
multiple OTTs, Personalised Recommendations, Live TV Content Tracking & EPG and lots more,
becoming a single destination for all entertainment a user need.
• Oneplay’s newest project is the ‘Netflix of Gaming’: In past 5 years we have seen how OTT has
changed the overall media/entertainment industry, likewise the next entertainment viewership is
changing from watching live cricket to watching live game streamers. so looking at the market
trend our company is about to start cloud gaming.

Roles and responsibilities

• Develop well-designed performant and scalable applications and microservices
• Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code aligning to software development best practices
• Integrate data storage solutions including databases, key-value stores, blob stores, etc.
• Build integrations with 3rd party applications through apis’ to ingest and process data
• Develop state-of-the-art analytics tools to support diverse tasks ranging from ad hoc analysis to production-grade pipelines and workflows for customer applications
• Ensure security and data protection aspects within the applications
• Partner with Data Scientists and Analytics Engineers to improve the performance and reliability of advanced algorithms
• Ensure high performance and availability of distributed systems and applications
• Interact directly with client project team members and operational staff to support live customer deployments and production issues

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in developing applications using python and related technologies.
• Familiarity in data ingestion and processing libraries in python.
• Thorough understanding of REST and GRPC technologies.
• Experience in using ORM (Object Relational Mapper) libraries for data access.
• Experiencing in developing and hosting APIs and integration with external applications.
• Experience in building data models and repositories using relational and NoSql databases.
• Knowledge of JIRA, Bitbucket and agile methodologies.
• Good to have knowledge of AWS services like Lambda, dynamodb, kinesis and others.
• Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• Familiarity with event-driven programming
• Strong unit test and debugging skills
• Affinity for learning and applying new technologies and solving new problems
• Effective organizational skills with strong attention to detail
• Experience in working with docker is a plus
• Comfortable in working with Unix/Linux environment
• Strong communication skills — both written and verbal

Our company works on world’s most cutting-edge software products, and we want you to be a part of our team. We are currently in search of an experienced Software Developer to create and maintain software. The successful candidate will also help to develop critical products, and offer excellent technical support. This is a fantastic opportunity to engage in a positive and creative work environment that offers excellent benefits and flexible schedules.

Experience designing highly interactive web applications with performance,
scalability, accessibility, usability, design, and security in mind. If you don't have all
of these, that's ok, but be excited about learning the few you don't know.
 Familiar with building complex web applications using Javascript / AJAX, XHTML,
CSS.
 Experience with or knowledge of jQuery, Java, Struts, and other website technologies.
 Strong, object-oriented design and coding skills (C/C++ and/or Java preferably on a
UNIX or Linux platform)
 Solid software development background including design patterns, data structures,
test driven development
 Knowledge of Perl or other scripting languages a plus
 Experience with distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, and relational
databases
 Software development experience in building highly scalable applications
 Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related technical
discipline
 Experience in eCommerce and Deep hands-on technical expertise
 Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
 Experience working with service oriented architectures and web based solutions.

This is a lead role for a fin tech company. Responsibilities Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server side logic Lead/mentor junior devs or interns