Python Developer

Software Architect

Bangalore, India / Engineering/ Full-time

Job Overview:

As a Software Architect, you will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining robust and scalable backend solutions for our software applications. You will be responsible for making strategic technical decisions, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful delivery of high-quality software products with scalable backend infrastructure. 

Responsibilities:

• System Architecture:
• Design and architect scalable, efficient, and maintainable backend systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
• Technical Leadership:
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to the development team, ensuring best practices and coding standards are followed.
• Mentor and coach team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Backend Development:
• Lead the development of backend components, modules, and features primarily on Ruby on Rails tech stack and also be open to contribute in other tech stacks based on Java/Kotlin and Python.
• Implement and maintain APIs, data models, and database structures to support application functionality.
• Performance Optimization:
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks, ensuring optimal system response times and resource utilization.
• Implement caching strategies and other performance optimization techniques.
• Collaboration:
• Collaborate with frontend developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to integrate frontend and backend components seamlessly.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality, adherence to standards, and knowledge sharing within the team.
• Security and Compliance:
• Implement and enforce security best practices to safeguard sensitive data.
• Stay updated on industry trends and emerging technologies to ensure compliance and security standards are met.
• Documentation:
• Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation for the backend architecture, APIs, and development processes.
• Continuous Improvement:
• Proactively identify opportunities for process improvement and contribute to the evolution of development methodologies and practices.

Qualifications:

• Overall 10+ years of experience, with 2+ years as a Software Architect with a focus on backend development using Ruby on Rails.
• In-depth knowledge of Ruby on Rails framework, database design, and API development.
• Strong understanding of software architecture principles, design patterns, and best practices.
• Experience with performance optimization, scalability, and security considerations.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Leadership experience with a demonstrated ability to mentor and guide development teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).

Bonus points:

• Familiarity with front-end technologies and frameworks(ReactJs).
• Experience with other programming languages.(Kotlin/Python)
• Experience with cloud platforms and microservices architecture.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools.(AWS, Kubernetes, )

Join us in revolutionizing the way software solutions are developed, and contribute to building cutting-edge applications that make a positive impact on our users and the industry.

Introduction:

Tyroo’s Vidtech.ai is one of the largest independent marketing automation cloud built for the video first world. We build softwares and platforms that allow our partners to derive maximum yields on their marketing spends on various video first social platforms. We work on problems that involve building high availability, low latency solutions which require computing optimal decisions using various self-created modules as well as pre-available modules popular in the ML and Big Data world.

We are looking for a back-end developer who has at least 1 years professional experience in building systems on either Python or Node.js and is able to become an anchor/pillar for the team. The role will require you to architect and develop systems/features needed for our marketing automation products. Strong leadership and mentoring skills are also necessary so that the individual can train, educate and manage junior resources.

Key Requirements:

• Must be able to tackle complex business problems by breaking it down into set of simpler problems and architect solutions for the same
• Must exhibit thought leadership and should be committed towards mentoring and team building
• Must have excellent communication skills as the individual needs to collaborate with Business and Product team
• Must be proactive towards changing software development landscape and keep upskilling
• Must be able to contribute in setting up best practices and effective design patterns in complete development lifecycle.

Technical Requirements:

• Must have 1+ years’ experience in developing scalable systems on Python/Node.js with strong grasp on microservices and serverless architectural patterns
• Must have prior experience with databases like MySQL, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Redis
• Must be exposed to cloud platforms like AWS or GCP and containerization using Dockers
• Must have worked with RESTful APIs and WebSockets
• Must have deep understanding of HTTP, web browsers and token-based authentication/authorization (OAuth, JWT)
• Must be experienced on Version Control Tools (Git) and Package Managers (npm, yarn, pip)
• Must adhere to coding standards and have the habit of doing unit testing along with regular and rigorous code reviews
• Should know about microservices orchestration using Kubernetes, web servers like Nginx/Apache and queuing systems like Kafka/Kinesis

1. Rails 6 or 7
2. Writing integration tests And Mini-Test or rSpec
3. Simple_form and nested attributes
4. Hotwire / Turbo
5. ActionText

1. Administrate
2. Devise
3. Pundit
4. Acts as Tenant

Requirements

• Minimum 2+ years' experience as a software developer.
• Highly experienced with backend programming languages - NodeJs or Java etc, Highly experienced with front-end programming languages - HTML, CSS JavaScript, etc Proficient experience using - advanced JavaScript libraries and frameworks.
• Familiarity with Git.
• Experience consuming API endpoints.
• Good to have - Kafka/queuing system
• Should be well-versed in using multiple Databases - SQL/NO SQL.
• Should have experience using in- memory Data Bases-Redis.
• Experience with Unit-Testing.
• Experience building web applications with responsive design.
• Experience with Node.js and/or other server-side JavaScript technologies and tools.
• Strong knowledge of design principles, user interfaces, web standards and usability.
• ES6 React JS/JSX, Redux, Web pack, Immutable.js .

About the Backend Developer

We are looking at a diligent, driven, passionate person for our efforts on engagement and retention of our customers (schools) in a high growth environment. Backend Developer will be the face of the organisation for the schools that are using the platform on a day to day basis. The Developer will interact with the schools via the chat support and email requests and resolve any issues that the schools might be facing in using the platform or extend any support they might be needing to use the platform to its fullest.

• As a Backend Developer, you will play a major role in, developing and deploying high-quality web platforms. In this multifaceted role, you will get the opportunity to work along curriculum experts, teachers, and students, and user-test the product in real school settings.   
  
  Preferred Qualifications/Skills
  
  * Frameworks & Technologies: Node.js
  * Database: PostgreSQL, SQL
  * Tools: Git basics, Scripting basics
  * Soft Skills: Having a bias towards action, a good sense of design, empathy, and good communication skills 
  * Excellent written and oral communication skills
  * Great interpersonal skills
  
  About Toddle:  ( http://www.toddleapp.com/" target="_blank">www.toddleapp.com ) 

Your skills and experience should cover:

• Excellent programming skills using JavaScript or TypeScript

• 2+ years of relevant software engineering experience

• Proven Node.JS programming skills with knowledge on how to scale huge Node.JS setups

• Experience profiling and optimizing Node.JS applications

• API design and development best practices

• Restful web services, service-oriented architectures

• SQL and NoSQL expert

• Hands-on experience with developing automated tests

• Test-driven development (TDD)

• Experience with SCM systems like Git/SVN

• Experience in Agile software development and continuous Integration systems like Jenkins

The following areas are highly advantageous:

• Experience with Express and Knex

• Experience with Loopback (https://loopback.io/" target="_blank">https://loopback.io/ TypeScript framework)

• Experience/Interest with MySQL or PostgreSQL database