Python Developer

We’re seeking a Back-End Developer with hands-on experience in Node.js or any other modern backend framework. You’ll be responsible for building robust, scalable APIs and server-side logic powering Zilo’s high-velocity quick commerce platform.

Key Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and optimize back-end applications and APIs.

Work on microservices, API integrations, and data modeling.

Ensure system scalability, reliability, and performance under high traffic.

Collaborate with front-end and mobile developers for seamless API integration.

Implement best practices in code quality, security, and database design.

Troubleshoot production issues and support deployment cycles.

Technical Skills Required

Strong proficiency in Node.js, Express.js, or similar backend frameworks.

Experience in MongoDB, MySQL, or PostgreSQL.

Understanding of RESTful APIs, authentication (JWT/OAuth), and middleware.

Familiarity with AWS, Docker, or other deployment environments.

Hands-on experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines.

Knowledge of other programming languages like Python, Java, or Go is an added advantage.

We are looking for a Node.js Developer responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users. Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, definition, and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your co-workers into the application. Therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well.

Responsibilities:

• Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logic
• Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code
• Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications
• Implementation of security and data protection
• Integration of data storage solutions
• Performance tuning, improvement, and optimization of the application
• Ensuring high performance of applications and providing support

Skills and Qualifications:

• Strong proficiency with JavaScript and Node.js
• Knowledge of Node.js and frameworks available for it such as Express
• Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
• Good understanding of server-side templating languages such as Jade, EJS
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as HTML5, and CSS3
• 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
• Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile vs. desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Familiarity with continuous integration
• Familiarity with AWS
• Experience with Mongo DB/Dynamo DB

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 2+ years of experience as a Node.js Developer or similar role

Responsibilities:

• Design and create services and system architecture for your projects, while working.
• Closely with the product, design and engineering team.
• Participate in brainstorming sessions and contribute ideas to our technology, algorithms and products.
• Dive into difficult problems and successfully deliver results on schedule.
• Own services related to OkCredit features in active development.
• Develop and deploy required services responsible for evolution of the overall product.
• Do server side development in golang/python preferably (or any other language).
• Deploying stuff in production in docker containers.
• Write tests.
• Invent awesome stuff to make your job easier

• Motivation to design and build reliable, elegant backend services.
• At least 2 - 5 years of backend development experience.
• Proficiency in GoLang is MANDATORY.
• Familiarity with infrastructure concepts related to docker, kubernetes is preferred.
• Familiarity with Protocol buffers. Protocol buffers are now OkCredit's lingua franca for data.
• Familiarity with message-oriented middleware like rabbitmq, google pubsub.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms like gcp, aws etc.

Key Responsibilities 

Minimum Qualification 

We are looking for a Node.js Developer responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users. Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You may also need to integrate the front-end elements built by your co-workers into the application. Therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is desirable, but not essential. 

We are a top-quality boutique software development company. Delivering solutions that meet customers’ needs, business expectations. We combine proven techniques, industry knowledge and our technology expertise of skilled software developers to deliver high-quality software solutions. 

Duties and responsibilities: 

• Work as part of a team developing applications and services using Agile development methods. 
• Contribute to team and organizational improvements in process and infrastructure. 
• Code, test and operate node.js based services. 
• Effectively use tools and ingenuity to identify and fix defects before they become a problem. 

Requirements and qualifications: 

• Previous working experience as a Node.js Developer for 2 years or more. 
• In depth knowledge of Node.js. 

• Hands on experience with HTML, CSS, and AJAX. 
• Applicable knowledge of web libraries and frameworks. 
• Familiarity with the whole web stack, including protocols and web server optimization techniques. 
• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving aptitude. 
• Ability to work with stakeholders and fellow developers. 

• Good understanding of SQL databases.  
• Good understanding of REST APIs. 

Designing and developing high-volume, low-latency applications for
critical systems and delivering high-availability and performance
• Contributing in all phases of the development lifecycle
• Writing well designed, testable, efficient code
• Test cases should be upto the mark
• Performance tuning knowledge is a must. Experience is an added advantage.
• In Backend – fundamentals of all languages is a must• Good hands-on software development experience with proven working experience
in Python development
• Expert in Python, with knowledge of at least one Python web framework (such
as Django, Flask)
• Familiarity with some ORM (Object Relational Mapper) libraries
• Able to integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system
• Understanding of the threading limitations of Python, and multi-process
architecture
• Strong unit test and debugging skills
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and
CSS3
• Understanding of memory model/GC from performance point of view.