Python Developer

Key Responsibilities

·      Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Python automation scripts.

·      Consume, integrate, and manage external services using APIs (CRUD operations, JSON parsing).

·      Read, comprehend, and debug existing code to identify bottlenecks and fix bugs.

·      Interact with databases using SQL to extract and manipulate required data.

·      Maintain source code quality through Git version control and participate in code review workflows.

·      Clearly communicate logic, architectural choices, and technical roadblocks to the team.

Skill Requirements & Competencies

Non-Negotiable Skills

·      Aptitude & Logical Problem Solving: Exceptional ability to break down complex problems. The ability to explain the logic behind your code is strictly required.

·      Core Python Mastery: Deep understanding of decorators (e.g., writing execution time loggers), list/dictionary comprehensions, and advanced string operations. (would be good to know packages such as heapq or equivalent which aids problem solving using pre implemented data structures).

·      Concurrency & Parallelism: Practical experience with asyncio, multithreading, and multiprocessing, including knowing exactly when and why to use each.

·      APIs & Data Handling: Proven experience calling endpoints, parsing JSON data, and working with any standard API framework (e.g., FastAPI, Flask, Django REST).

·      SQL Database Skills: Intermediate ability to write SQL queries to fetch, filter, and manipulate data. NoSQL exposure is a good to have.

·      Code Comprehension & Debugging: Ability to jump into an existing codebase, understand its flow, and efficiently troubleshoot bugs.

·      Strong Communication: Must be able to articulate technical concepts, code, approach etc. clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Intermediate Skills

·      Version Control (Git): Competent in creating/modifying repositories, branching, committing, pushing, and managing Pull Requests.

·      Command Line / Scripting: Intermediate proficiency in Bash/Shell scripting for environment navigation and basic OS-level automation.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing high-quality applications. They will also be responsible for designing and implementing testable and scalable code. 

Responsibilities

• Develop quality software and web applications
• Analyze and maintain existing software applications
• Design highly scalable, testable code
• Discover and fix programming bugs

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or related field
• Development experience with programming languages
• MongoDb database or relational database skills

• Work with stakeholders and fellow developers.
• Design and implement Python code using the Django framework.
• Identify and fix bottlenecks that may arise from inefficient code.
• Identify and fix software bugs.
• Create a wide variety of unit tests to verify the functionality of software.
• Manage the security of the platform.
• Write detailed documentation around the code.
• Knowledge of front end languages.

• In-depth knowledge of at least one programming language such as Clojure, Go, Python, Java, Javascript (Node), Ruby, Erlang/Elixir
• Thorough understanding of PostgreSQL. Experience working with views, common table expressions (CTE), window functions, joins, different kinds of indexes, etc.
• Practical knowledge of Linux server management
• Understanding of functional programming concepts
• Knowledge of Chef, Puppet, Salt, etc. is a plus
• Experience in distributed systems is a plus

• Plan future implementations by working closely with the product team
• Deliver an amazing user experience by working with the front-end developers
• Write test suites and deploy code into production
• Setup monitoring and alerts for in-production services
• Automate deployments

• You want to build a world-class Saas B2B communication product, using the latest tools, from scratch
• You love to code 8+ hours a day and solve hard problems by building software you are proud of
• You enjoy working with directly with amazing entrepreneurs
• You are driven by the desire to learn
• You like the pressure to perform because it makes you a better person
• You are passionate about getting stuff done
• You are passionate about making a tangible difference in the world
• Passionate about writing elegant, functional efficient code

1. Resume Screen
2. Phone screen
3. Technical interview and take-home assignment
4. Interview with founders
5. Offer

• The co-founders have been running companies in at least five countries over the past fifteen years, including deep experience in technology, operations and sales in engineering/manufacturing businesses.
• We are part of Techstars first India batch, and part of Target and Airbus Accelerators
• Attended universities that are consistently ranked in the Top 10 in the world.
• We have a track record of raising capital and strong existing relationships with the finance community in both India, the US and the UK. We have funding for at least the next 24 months.
• We have strong domain expertise in the industry they are trying to disrupt. However, we still followed the discipline of spending six months doing rigorous customer development spanning six countries before defining their product or writing a single line of code. We have already identified and are working with ten customers.
• We have very high expectations from the candidates that we do select, especially in terms of first-principles thinking, communication and accountability. We will not select average candidates, and we want to encourage our employees to see Unifize as a learning ground for possibly starting their own technology businesses in the future.
• We strongly believe in evidence-based decisions, transparency, corporate governance, meritocracy, and an open forum for discussion.
• We explicitly want to build a team from different backgrounds and with a wide range of interests and experiences. We are committed to building a gender-balanced organization.

• Unifize helps teams that manage repeatable processes reduce wasted time by up to 95% by organizing their emails and other conversations around objectives.
• We build a cloud-based chat application that helps these companies measure and reduce time and errors in their communication processes, so their teams can focus on selling better products to happier customers.

• 0-3 application development experience in solution building on Blockchain technology.
• Solid understanding of and experience in blockchain / distributed ledger technologies familiarity with platforms, such as Ethereum and Hyperledger.
• Any additional expertise with Python, containerization (Docker) and additional Cloud exposure also a huge plus
• Security Architecture / Cryptography is a plus.
• Any additional expertise with Python, containerization (Docker) and additional Cloud exposure also a huge plus.
• Experience on development tools such as Hyperledger Fabric/Sawtooth,Geth , Composer, Solidity Remix Functional
• Basic understanding of Web applications architecture and protocols.