Python Developer

Who are we?

Securin is an AI-driven cybersecurity company focused on proactive, adversarial exposure and

vulnerability management. Our mission is to help organizations reduce cyber risk by identifying,

prioritising, and remediating the issues that matter most. Powered by a seasoned team of threat

researchers and status as a Certified Naming Authority (CNA), Securin combines artificial intelligence

/ machine learning, threat intelligence, and deep vulnerability research (including the Dark Web) to

deliver an adversarial approach to cyber defence. We help enterprises shift from reactive patching

to strategic, risk-based exposure and vulnerability management – driving smarter security decisions

and faster remediation.

What do we promise?

We are a highly effective tech-enabled cybersecurity solutions provider and promise continual

security posture improvement, enhanced attack surface visibility, and proactive prioritised

remediation for every one of our client businesses.

What do we provide?

● A chance to be on the leading edge of cybersecurity and AI

● Ability to have direct impact on company growth and revenue strategy

● An opportunity to mentor and be mentored by experts in multiple disciplines

What do we deliver?

Securin helps organizations to identify and remediate the most dangerous exposures, vulnerabilities,

and risks in their environment. We deliver predictive and definitive intelligence and facilitate

proactive remediation to help organizations stay a step ahead of attackers.

By utilising our cybersecurity solutions, our clients can have a proactive and holistic view of their

security posture and protect their assets from even the most advanced and dynamic attacks.

Securin has been recognized by national and international organizations for its role in accelerating

innovation in offensive and proactive security. Our combination of domain expertise, cutting-edge

technology, and advanced tech-enabled cybersecurity solutions has made Securin a leader in the

industry.

Key Responsibilities:

● Develop and maintain Python-based applications, ensuring high quality, performance, and

maintainability.

● Apply object-oriented programming (OOP) principles and best practices to design and

implement software solutions.

● Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand project requirements and contribute

to technical discussions.

● Utilize NoSQL databases, particularly MongoDB, to store and retrieve data efficiently.

● Implement and adhere to test-driven development (TDD) methodologies, writing unit tests

and integration tests for robust and reliable code.

● Work closely with team members to review code, provide constructive feedback, and improve

overall code quality.

● Participate in agile development processes, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and

retrospectives.

● Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders to discuss project updates,

challenges, and solutions.

● Demonstrate a proactive attitude towards learning new technologies and acquiring new skills

to enhance professional growth.

● Stay up to date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in Python

development.

● 5-7 years hands on experience who can lead architect for features/modules, Mentors others

and ensures code quality, Identifies improvements to patterns, architecture, processes and

handles tough problems independently preferred.

● Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaborative development workflows.

● Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Requirements:

● Can articulate and comprehend communications within and outside the team.

● Is participative and able to present information both verbally and in writing in a way that others can easily understand.

● Is able to communicate commitments, set expectations and meet those.

● Ensures that they have the appropriate context and background prior to presenting information.

● Solicits ideas and inputs from other team members.

● Actively pursues opportunities to develop skills.

● Regularly encourages and recognizes others.

● Consistently can be counted on to identify problems when they occur.

● Independently able to research alternatives or define what data is relevant and can collect

appropriate information to bring to the conversation.

● Is able to independently evaluate options and choose the best solution when making a recommendation.

● Seeks out customer requirements and works to meet customer expectations.

● Viewed as effective by the customer.

● Realizes that customer supplier relationships go both ways.

● Effectively leads and motivates a team, sets clear goals and expectations, delegates tasks, and

communicates effectively.

● Actively engages in mentoring relationships, providing guidance and support to mentees,

helping them develop their skills and achieve their goals.

● Identifies improvements to patterns, architecture, processes.

● Handles tough problems independently.

● Influences architecture decisions for product/tech depts.

● Comfortable using frameworks to develop applications, with the ability to configure and utilize

key features and functionalities.

● Able to design and implement database schemas, write complex SQL queries, and perform

basic database administration tasks.

● Able to identify and apply appropriate design patterns in code to solve specific problems,

following best practices.

● Can deploy and manage applications on cloud platforms, utilize cloud services like storage,

messaging, and compute, and understand cloud-native principles to new technologies.

● Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking abilities.

Job Responsibilities:

● Design, test, and build scalable backend python services

● Closely collaborate with marketing and product teams to build innovative, robust, and easy-to-use features that serve.

● Developing high-quality code based on detailed designs that cater to the product requirements.

● Responsible for troubleshooting, testing, and maintaining the core product software and databases to ensure strong optimization and functionality

Required Skills:

● Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent.

● Minimum 3+ years experience in software development.

● Expertise in Python 3.7, Django 2.2+, and REST APIs.

● Willingness to learn and ability to flourish in a dynamic, high-growth, entrepreneurial environment

● Hands-on, self-starter, capable of working independently

● True love for technology and what you do

● Maniacal attention to detail

Primary Skills: Database Systems (SQL), Python Flask/Fast API/Django frameworks specifically
Requirements:

• Highly proficient in fundamentals of Python web development frameworks like Flask, Django and Fast API
• Demonstrated experience in developing APIs using Python frameworks
• Should have deep knowledge in PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server and other SQL based Databases

We're looking for someone to join a team dedicated to building performant APIs and backend services that deal with large volumes of data for the company's flagship, global consumer product. Small, high-impact teams require conscious planning and decision-making when it comes to design, architecture, and product features. So, it's essential that you enjoy working in such an environment.

We're a team that cares about simplicity and being able to build reliable, deterministic systems and platforms. Hence, our choice of tooling is usually battle-tested reliable software with a robust test suite.

How we work

1. You won't deal with the hustle culture. We're focused on building well-thought-out, stable and reliable software and we try our best to ensure everyone understands the big picture and the immediate goals.
2. We work a solid 6-8 hour days and don't slave away 24/7.
3. We're a remote engineering team. This makes effective communication extremely important. Our teams have benefitted greatly from good written communication. This includes everything from the product specification to the API spec. We spend a lot of time writing READMEs. As a result our engineers work with greater clarity and planning.
4. We deploy several times a day and rely on a good test suite to ensure we're not making life hard for our colleagues.
5. We don't expect anyone to know everything, but we are curious and learn along the way.
6. We learn about the fitness space and what it means to really be fit and not just Instagram fit.

The Python Backend Engineer position may be a good fit for you if:

1. You have 3 (or more) years of experience building and maintaining cloud applications.
2. You have built APIs with Python, Flask, Django or FastAPI before.
3. You have experience working with relational databases like PostgresSQL or MySQL and have spent time writing SQL queries for large datasets.
4. Experience in writing Unit tests with pytest.
5. You have worked with Docker, docker-compose.
6. Familiarity with the AWS ECS stack.

We want you to care about

1. Good object oriented design
2. Performant APIs
3. Analysing why queries are slow and how to go about improving them.
4. Understanding DNS, Load balancing, Caching and Hashing.
5. Customer data and privacy.

Our API Stack services use:

1. Python 3.8+, Typescript
2. FastAPI, Flask, HapiJs
3. PostgresSQL, MySQL
4. Redis
5. Celery
6. Pytest, Jest for unit testing.
7. Gitlab CI/CD
8. Amazon ECS container services

• The developer should be well conversant with principles of clean codeand refactoring practices.
• The developer should have experience writing unit and integration tests.
• The developer should be conversant with agile development practices.
• Prior experience in Python is a good to have but the developer should be willing to do development in Python.
• The developer is expected to collaborate with developers from other teams as well as business stakeholders in India and in US to design and develop business requirements.

Mentor To Go is an android and web based platform to help students improve their work readiness through self-learning sessions, personalised mentorship provided by mentor professionals from a range of careers, and work experience opportunities.

The technology platform implements  functionalities such as: screening surveys of mentors and mentees, training content for mentors, matching through an algorithm, and mentorship through the delivery of structured activities. 

The application technology architecture comprises of the following:

o   a Python Django web application with NGinx and Gunicorn

o   PostgreSQL database

o   A React Android and Web app

o   Rest APIs which interact between the Android app and the Django webserver

Our vision at Mentor To Go is to provide career mentorship to young people anywhere, anytime across the length and breadth of India.

We are looking for a backend software developer who is passionate about using web technologies to solve social problems and creating experiences that are elegant and effective. You will own the back end development of features of the Mentor To Go platform from conceptualisation through design and testing, working closely with other developers, the technical project manager, and the program operations team. You are user-centric, continuously demonstrate strategic & analytical abilities, and are laser focused on executing at speed. You must have the ability to succeed in a fast paced environment, where success is dependent on your ability to collaborate with cross-functional team members in a positive, productive, and transparent way.

Minimum requirements 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering preferably  CS  or related discipline  
• 3+ years experience working in Unix/Linux environments building web and mobile applications
• Proficiency in developing and deploying cloud based Python/Postgresql applications preferably using frameworks such as Django
• Experience with design and development of moderately complex software projects
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Familiarity with version control software such as Git

Desired  requirements 

• 5+ years of overall relevant work experience
• Experience building apps using React/React-Native
• Basic understanding of AWS cloud
• Ability to participate in technical discussions and help make technical trade-offs

About Mentor Together

https://mentortogether.org/">Mentor Together is India’s first and largest youth mentoring  non-profit organization with a mission to facilitate empowering mentoring relationships and networks that help young people break the inequalities of opportunity and actualise their potential.

http://bit.ly/mentortogo">Mentor To Go is the world’s first mobile mentoring platform created by Mentor Together with the support of Cisco India, LinkedIn Social Impact, British Telecom and Sterlite Technologies.