Python Developer

ython Developer responsibilities include:

• Writing effective, scalable code
• Developing back-end components to improve responsiveness and overall performance
• Integrating user-facing elements into applications

Job brief

We are looking for a Python Developer to join our engineering team and help us develop and maintain various software products.

Python Developer responsibilities include writing and testing code, debugging programs and integrating applications with third-party web services. To be successful in this role, you should have experience using server-side logic and work well in a team.

Ultimately, you’ll build highly responsive web applications that align with our business needs.

Responsibilities

• Write effective, scalable code
• Develop back-end components to improve responsiveness and overall performance
• Integrate user-facing elements into applications
• Test and debug programs
• Improve functionality of existing systems
• Implement security and data protection solutions
• Assess and prioritize feature requests
• Coordinate with internal teams to understand user requirements and provide technical solutions

Requirements and skills

• 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)
• Team spirit
• Good problem-solving skills
• BSc in Computer Science, Engineering or relevant field

About KAFQA

At Kafqa, we are building the next generation performing arts platform. Our mission is to transform how India learns, performs & watches performing arts. Our launch services consist of technology-enabled dance classes in our proprietary studios, production facilities, and social media broadcasting & competitions.

Founder & Team

The founder is Shariq Plasticwala. He is a graduate of IIT Bombay & Stanford GSB. He was part of the founding team of Amazon India where he played a key role for over 8 years. Among his roles at Amazon, he was the CEO of Amazon’s first joint venture in India and a Board Member of Amazon’s payments business. The other members of the founding team consisted of senior executives from Shiamak Davar & Byju’s.

Background

•   At least 6+ years experience in back-end development in a fast-paced environment, working in Python & Django Framework
• Should Have experience leading a team.
•   Deep understanding of technologies used in web products, including Rest APIs
•   Sound understanding of SQL/NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL and MongoDB.
•   Deep familiarity with UNIX, major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), DevOps.
•   Understanding of databases, and related tools, paradigms.

 

Opportunity

Here are some of the things you might have to do on any given day:

•   Developing APIs and endpoints for deployments of our product.
•   Infrastructure Development such as building databases, creating and maintaining automated jobs.
•   Build out the back-end to deploy and scale our product.

·  Document your code, write test cases, etc.

Technology Vision

The B2B manufacturing industry has a lack of digitisation globally. NowPurchase is building layers of technology to help improve the productivity and profits of the manufacturer. For this we are building the OS (Operating System) that will seamlessly connect factory equipment such as furnaces and spectrometers to our software systems that provide real time optimisations.

The end-game is to use this interconnected system to do great production planning and autonomous procurement of their raw materials. The Heart of NowPurchase will be a marketplace consisting of these smart factories and raw material suppliers.

Here a video that explains our product journey:

https://www.loom.com/share/ccd0ed9e7bc349d7bba851d762253c21">https://www.loom.com/share/ccd0ed9e7bc349d7bba851d762253c21

This is fully a remote role, but the employer needs to fly down to the office in Kolkata for 5–6 days every month. Plane tickets and accommodation will be reimbursed by the company.

Role Description

NowPurchase is looking to add an immensely talented Senior Backend Engineer that will help us invent, design, refine and deliver products that will meet the above vision.

- Expect to build a lot of services and APIs in the cloud and stand-alone IoT devices to serve both the browser as well as native IoT enabled terminals that will be placed at the manufacturers' premises.
- Expect designing algorithms that model the metallurgy of the manufacturing processes as well as using tools such as linear programming, machine learning etc.
- You need to lead the backend team to make sure they are delivering high quality code and is constantly inspired to experiment with tools to push out MVPs.

What are the expectations from this role?

- Deliver high quality modular code deployed to serve web, mobile and native IoT enabled terminals that leverage REST-based services and real time sockets. This would include algorithms for real time optimizations that are critical for the manufacturing process.
- You are empowered to work directly with leadership and the product team to make decisions about your code and future of the product.
- Have a strong emphasis on shipping features quickly without sacrificing code quality. Be ready to build a lot of MVPs that will go through iteration or be completely scrapped depending on the outcome at the customer end.
- Own your Agile projects and lead the team from software design to implementation and deployment. Maintain sprints, delivery timelines and contribute to better managing the engineering team.
- Collaborate on the end to end design and implementation of the platform, including data modeling, systems architecture, data security, access controls, architecture, user experience, deployment, automation, and monitoring.
- Maintain a high level of data integrity, quality and security checks.
- Develop data pipelines and RESTful services that are distributed, robust and highly performant.
- Build a culture of simplicity and pragmatism, which is reflected in your elegant code that other developers emulate and you ensure through thorough code reviews and processes.

Qualifications and Experience

- 4+ years of demonstrated software engineering experience in an agile environment designing, architecting and implementing robust scalable systems preferably for modern SaaS application
- 1+ years of technical leadership experience
- Experience with modern server-side programming languages such as Python, Scala, Go. Experience with web frameworks such as Django Rest Framework, Flask.
- Experience with architecting asynchronous services with design patters leveraging PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Celery for storage and multi-tenant servers over AWS Elastic BeanStalk.

Compensation & Benefits

- **Cash Compensation:** As per industry standards & pedigree of candidate
- **ESOPs:** 10% of NowPurchase is dedicated to current & future team members. Your package would entail some ESOPs so that you own a part of the company and grow along with it.
- **Medical Insurance:** Benefits of group insurance of 3 lakhs for family including parents, spouse, children
- **Generous leave structure and WFHs** including Marriage, Maternity & Paternity leaves
- **Complete Relocation Expenses:** We are building a unicorn out of the city of Joy (Kolkata). We will pay for everything you spend to relocate here.

**Possible Growth path**

Senior Backend End Engineer > Engineering Manager > VP of Engineering

**Tech Stack**

- React/Redux
- Python/Django/Celery
- Git, AWS, ELB (Elastic Beanstalk), Netlify
- PostgreSQL/Redis/S3

## **Hiring Process**

1. Screening of applicants & initial telephonic call with Manager -HR
2. F2F/Video Interview with Engineering Manager and Cofounder CTO
3. Take home written assessment
4. F2F/Video Interview with Cofounder CEO
5. Email communication on final feedback

The end to end process shall take less than 10 days. We pride ourselves on being transparent & moving fast.

*Candidates who accept an offer may join within 1 hour, 1 week or up to 45days of signing - though, we have a preference for as short a gap period between signing and joining since we're at the most exciting part of our journey - laying the foundation for the NowPurchase platform!*

• Deliver features in an end-to-end manner: technical design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Provide technical leadership and own specific areas of the platform.
• Work closely with Product Managers to translate product requirements to engineering specifications.
• Lead code review efforts and quality efforts in your area of ownership.
• Participate in product discussions, taking ownership and initiative.
• Work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Mentored and guide junior engineers.

 

Must Haves:

• Minimum 2 years of working experience in Ruby on Rails/ Python/ Node.JS.
• Strong problem-solving skills, data structures, and algorithms.
• Excellent experience on databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.
• Familiarity with tools for code reviews, version control (GIT).
• A knack for writing clean, readable Ruby/ Python/Node.JS code.
• Experience in application server hosting and monitoring.
• Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application.

 

Nice to Have:

• Hands-on with search platforms (Solr, Elasticsearch, etc).
• Prior experience with microservices-based architecture/SOA/distributed systems.
• Able to implement automated testing platforms and unit tests.
• Experience with common AWS service EC2, RDS, S3, SES, etc.

Key Competencies:

• Building Effective Team
• Solving Problems Creatively
• Learning Agility
• Drive For Result

GeoSpoc is looking for passionate backend developers who would like to solve complex business problems using location-aware data and cutting-edge tools and technologies such as microservices and cloud platforms such as AWS.

 

• A passionate developer with solid understanding of software basics  
• Always willing to learn and explore upcoming technologies
• Pro-active, reliable and result oriented
• Someone who can continuously perform in a fast-paced environment

 

• Write effective, scalable code
• Develop back-end components to improve responsiveness and overall performance
• Integrate user-facing elements into applications
• Test and debug programs
• Improve functionality of existing systems
• Implement security and data protection solutions
• Assess and prioritize feature requests
• Coordinate with internal teams to understand user requirements and provide technical solutions

 

• 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)

 

• Writing and testing code, debugging programs and integrating applications with third-party web services
• Work closely with small teams of designers, frontend developers, GIS experts as well as business stakeholders
• Own the development lifecycle of backend systems from design to deployment
• Go above and beyond to deliver great quality software solutions on time

About the Company

RealPort is a digital brokerage platform that provides small institutional investors around the
globe with access to single-asset infrastructure investments, sponsored by highly reputable
asset managers. Low minimum investment tickets and reduced fees allow small investors to
build customized, diversified co-investment portfolios across multiple sectors and risk categories
like their larger counterparts. In-depth risk analysis provided by RealPort’s exclusive analysis
partner Scope offers greater control and improved transparency on individual and portfolio risk.
Asset managers benefit from global access to professional investors and an improved time-/
cost- efficient fundraising process through RealPort's all-on-one platform.

We are:
● innovative problem solvers
● transparent
● trustworthy
● pragmatic
● dependable
● diverse,
... and are looking for a talented and dedicated Senior Python Developer with experience
building complex applications to join our team to work on an innovative FinTech platform.
You will be working alongside our Product and Technology teams in our Mumbai office.
You have a good understanding of:
● Python 3
● node.js
● PostgreSQL
● API / REST
● Django 2x and Django Rest Framework
● Supervisor
● Jenkins
● AWS
● Linux (Ubuntu)
● boto3.

Ideally, you have:
● Min. 5-8 years of experience building web application engines
● University degree from a reputable university
● Excellent communication skills in English and knowledge of European languages
(German and/or French preferred) is an added bonus
● Experience in banking/financial API integrations
● Familiarity with blockchain (open zeppelin, ERC223, truffle, solidity, solidity-coverage,ganache-cli, mocha-js).
You job will consist of the following:
● Deliver smooth functionality of the application while working closely with the Front end team
● Build efficient back-end features in Python
● Help design and implement functional requirements
● Manage testing and bug fixes
● Ultimately, you’ll build highly responsive web applications that align with our business
needs.

Others consider you to be/have the following:
● Excellent at communicating with different people from different walks of life and
cultures/work and communicate across multiple time zones
● Excellent demeanor, manners, and communication skills
● Exceptional organizational skills with great attention to detail
● Open/transparent, but trustworthy and trusting
● Ability to work independently and handle high volumes of work
● Ability to work on complex and uncertain topics independently
● Solution-oriented
● Strong analytical skills
● Critical, but positive and constructive
● Efficient, dependable, and accountable
● Discreet

Benefits:
● Work on a ground-breaking product at the forefront of FinTech innovation on a global
basis
● Opportunity to work with open-minded, experienced, talented, cross-functional, and
cross-cultural teams along with an innovative network of partners who are some of the
biggest companies in the industry
● Opportunity to travel for work
● Learn from teams with 15+ years product development experience
● Competitive salary package

[Fireflies.ai](http://fireflies.ai) is an AI platform to record, transcribe and search meetings.

Read more about us here: [https://angel.co/company/fireflies](https://angel.co/company/fireflies) and here: [https://yourstory.com/2019/10/funding-startup-fireflies-enterprise-assistant-canaan-partners](https://yourstory.com/2019/10/funding-startup-fireflies-enterprise-assistant-canaan-partners)

We value your skills and abilities more than your resume.

Here's what we look for :

- You have raw intellectual horsepower and ability to learn quickly

- You have a strong background in computer science / math

- You contribute to open source (share your GitHub- More than 1000 commits in past year)

- You have experience working on apps that have supported 10,000+ concurrent users

- You understand sound architecture principals

- You can design and build scalable infrastructure

- You should be a great communicator and culture maintainer:

- We value over-communication and candid feedback and want to build a no-bs, results driven culture

Values that are important to us :

- You're data driven and customer focused

- You value fast & incremental engineering cycles

- You maintain design excellence and minimise complexity

- You measure your results & automate when possible

- You get 10% better at something every week

- You have an internal compass and take accountability & initiative

You'll be working with :

- Node.js, MongoDB

- Redis, RabbitMQ, Elasticsearch

- AWS, Docker, Terraform

- React, Keras, Tensorflow

About us :

- Fireflies.ai is an AI that joins meetings and takes notes automatically. [Product demo](https://app.fireflies.ai/view/ogM9zmKij2). We integrate with the leading platforms: Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex, Slack, Salesforce, & more https://fireflies.ai/integrations)).

- We are a US-based, AI company that is building a 100% remote team. Today we have over 40 employees in 5 countries around the world. Our engineering team is 20+ senior engineers. We were [featured on Forbes for Gartner's top 25 enterprise software startups to watch in 2020](https://www.forbes.com/sites/louiscolumbus/2020/07/05/gartners-top-25-enterprise-software-startups-to-watch-in-2020/). We skyrocketed from a few thousand users to almost 100,000 users in 2020.

[Fireflies.ai](http://fireflies.ai) has raised $5 million from top-tier investors including Canaan and angels from Slack, Dropbox, Amazon and Salesforce.

- You'll be working with Sam Udotong, CTO @ Fireflies.ai. Sam graduated from MIT in 2016 where he studied computer science and aerospace engineering. He and his co-founder Krish were [featured as the cover of Entrepreneur magazine in Sept 2020]

- He's been a [speaker at the MIT AI Conference 2020](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywhY2DCIZqU) alongside industry leaders like Richard Socher and Sal Khan. He's guest lectured at Stanford for their intro to AI class. Sam is scrappy & committed - he and Krish bootstrapped the company for 3 years, eating Soylent and Domino's pizza almost every day. [Being Scrappy as an Entrepreneur (Product Demo)](https://app.fireflies.ai/view/vWQjdABHqU). He rejected Harvard Business School to build Fireflies. Sam's goal is to build a multi-regional, boundary-less engineering team that has A+ productivity & communication such that when you go to sleep, you can hand off work and when you wake up, work has already moved forward. If we do these first principles well, we can theoretically build the best engineering organisation in the world.

- We want to transform how people communicate and work. Come work with us if you share the below values and want to work on hard engineering challenges that will actually make a difference in the lives of people.

- We are an equal opportunity employer and strongly value diversity at our company, because our team will be stronger with different perspectives and experiences. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

About you:

● Responsible for developing high end web applications in various areas related to
SAAS (Software as a service)
● Developing ideas for new programs, products, or features by monitoring industry
developments and trends
● Collaborating with the front-end developers and other team members to establish
objectives and design more functional, cohesive codes to enhance the user
experience
● Liaise with developers, designers and customer success teams to identify new
features
● Should have experience to integrate & customize third party plugins
● Knowledge of SaaS or e-commerce industry will be preferred


Required Skills:
● 5-7 years’ experience as a Sr. Web Developer in developing web applications
● Strong experience in PHP, MySQL, Laravel, Rest APIs, Ajax & jQuery
● Good exposure in Payment Gateway process
● Should have good exposure in Server Setup, AWS Console, Digital Ocean,
Handling DNS and Linux/Ubuntu command line
● Fluency or good understanding of Nodejs & MongoDB will be preferred
● In-depth understanding of the entire web development process such as design,
development and deployment
● Familiarity with front-end languages like HTML, JavaScript and CSS
● Strong understanding of the web development and programming techniques and tools
● Focus on efficiency, user experience, and process improvement
● Excellent analytical and time management skills
● Excellent communication and problem-solving attitude
● Familiarity with SaaS Products is a plus
● Degree from IT/Computer Science background is preferred

Main role would be to work on our core systems.