Python Developer

Job Title : Python Developer (Immediate Joiner)

Experience Required : 3+ Years

Employment Type : Full-time

Location : Gurugram, India (Onsite)

Working Days : 6 Days (5 Days WFO + 1 Day WFH)

Job Summary :

We are seeking a talented and experienced Python Developer with a strong background in Django and a proven ability to build scalable, secure, and high-performance web applications. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with RabbitMQ, Redis, Celery, and PostgreSQL, and will play a key role in developing and maintaining robust backend systems. This is an onsite opportunity for immediate joiners.

Mandatory Skills : Python, Django, RabbitMQ, Redis, Celery, PostgreSQL, RESTful APIs, Docker.

Key Responsibilities :

• Design, develop, and maintain Django-based web applications and APIs.
• Implement asynchronous task handling using RabbitMQ and Celery.
• Optimize application performance using Redis for caching and session storage.
• Manage database operations, including schema design and query optimization, using PostgreSQL.
• Collaborate with front-end developers, DevOps teams, and stakeholders to deliver full-featured solutions.
• Write clean, modular, and well-documented code aligned with industry best practices.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve issues across the application stack.
• Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and sprint planning.
• Ensure the scalability, performance, and security of backend services.

Required Technical Skills :

• Minimum 3 Years of experience in Python development.
• Strong hands-on experience with the Django framework.
• Proficiency in RabbitMQ for message brokering.
• Practical experience with Redis for caching and session management.
• Experience using Celery for background job/task queue management.
• Solid knowledge of PostgreSQL (database design, indexing, and optimization).
• Understanding of RESTful API development and integration.
• Familiarity with Docker and containerization.

Preferred Skills :

• Exposure to CI/CD tools and pipelines.
• Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP.
• Knowledge of Django ORM optimization techniques.
• Basic familiarity with front-end technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Soft Skills :

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to thrive in an agile, fast-paced development environment.

Job Title : Senior Python Backend Developer

Experience Required : 5+ Years

Location : Gurgaon

Joining : Immediate Joiner Preferred

Employment Type : Full-Time

Job Summary :

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Python Backend Developer with a minimum of 5 years of experience in Python and its modern web frameworks.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing scalable backend services, designing robust APIs, and ensuring optimal performance and security of backend systems.

Mandatory Skills : Python, Django, Flask, Streamlit, Starlette, REST API development, scalable backend services.

Key Responsibilities :

• Design, build, and maintain RESTful APIs and backend systems using Python.
• Work with frameworks such as Django, Flask, Streamlit, Starlette.
• Develop scalable and high-performance backend services.
• Collaborate with frontend developers and product teams to deliver seamless integrations.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code.
• Troubleshoot and resolve performance and scalability issues.
• Ensure code quality through automated testing and code reviews.

Required Skills :

• Minimum 5 years of backend development experience in Python.
• Strong expertise in Django, Flask, Streamlit, and/or Starlette.
• Proven experience with API design and development.
• Strong understanding of system architecture, data modeling, and scalability best practices.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and cloud environments is a plus.

Nice to Have :

• Experience with async programming (e.g., using FastAPI, Starlette).
• Familiarity with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or other relational/noSQL databases.
• Exposure to microservices architecture.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

You'll work closely with our team to implement best practices, improve our architecture, and create a high-performance engineering culture. Over a 6–9-month period, you'll also immerse yourself in game development, Unity, and C# to become a well-rounded technical leader in the gaming space.

• Drive maximum development velocity through direct involvement in development sprints, ensuring developers work as efficiently and effectively as possible.
• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
• Drive architectural decisions that ensure scalable, maintainable, and high-performance game products.
• Foster a high-performance engineering culture aligned with ambitious goals, accountability, and proactive problem-solving.
• Implement and enforce engineering best practices (e.g., code reviews, testing, documentation) and the adoption of new tools, technologies including AI, and methodologies to optimize team efficiency.
• Transition our team to a high-performance culture aligned with our ambitious, venture-backed goals.

IDEAL CANDIDATE:

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with at least 3+ years in a technical leadership role
• Ability to reasonably estimate and plan tasks and features.
• Strong programming fundamentals and hands-on coding abilities
• Strong grasp of software architecture, TDD, code reviews, and clean coding principles.
• Proficient at profiling games to identify bottlenecks and performance issues.
• Experience building complex, scalable software systems
• Proven track record of driving architectural decisions and technical excellence
• Experience mentoring and developing engineering talent
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills and ability to explain complex technical concepts
• Experience with agile development methodologies
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

PERKS, BENEFITS AND WORK CULTURE:

• We foster a culture of continuous learning.
• We value talent and the ability for significant self-improvement.
• Honest feedback and transparency across all departments allow for rapid skill development.
• You will have the opportunity to work on an exciting new game development product with complete autonomy.

About Gyaan:

Gyaan empowers Go-To-Market teams to ascend to new heights in their sales performance, unlocking boundless opportunities for growth. We're passionate about helping sales teams excel beyond expectations. Our pride lies in assembling an unparalleled team and crafting a crucial solution that becomes an indispensable tool for our users. With Gyaan, sales excellence becomes an attainable reality.

About the Job:

Gyaan is seeking an experienced backend developer with expertise in Python, Django, AWS, and Redis to join our dynamic team! As a backend developer, you will be responsible for building responsive and scalable applications using Python, Django, and associated technologies.

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years of hands-on experience programming in Python, Django
• Good understanding of CI/CD tools (Github Action, Gitlab CI) in a SaaS environment.
• Experience in building and running modern full-stack cloud applications using public cloud technologies such as AWS/
• Proficiency with at least one relational database system like MySQL, Oracle, or PostgreSQL.
• Experience with unit and integration testing.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, to convey complex problems across different levels of the organization and to customers.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies, software design lifecycle, and design patterns.
• Detail-oriented mindset to identify and rectify errors in code or product development workflow.
• Willingness to learn new technologies and concepts quickly, as the "cloud-native" field evolves rapidly.

Must Have Skills:

• Python
• Django Framework
• AWS
• Redis
• Database Management

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

If you are passionate about solving problems and have the required qualifications, we want to hear from you! You must be an excellent verbal and written communicator, enjoy collaborating with others, and welcome discussing a plan upfront. We offer a competitive salary, flexible work hours, and a dynamic work environment.

Proficient in Golang, Python, Java, C++, or Ruby (at least one)

Strong grasp of system design, data structures, and algorithms

Experience with RESTful APIs, relational and NoSQL databases

Proven ability to mentor developers and drive quality delivery

Track record of building high-performance, scalable systems

Excellent communication and problem-solving skills

Experience in consulting or contractor roles is a plus

Desired Candidate Profile

Who are we?

Centre for Research on Start-ups and Risk Financing (CREST) has been set up by IIT Madras to provide thought leadership and intellectual impact to the start-up and innovation ecosystem. CREST has embarked on an ambitious mission of becoming one of the top global research centres in the area of start-ups and innovation. The core of CREST is the development of an AI-driven Intelligent
Information Platform that would enable cutting edge research as well as influence policy and practice like never before
With the recent exponential growth in the start-up and innovation ecosystem, new data-driven approaches would play a critical part in sustaining the current growth curve. The objective of CREST would be to become the gold standard of information and intelligence on Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Private Equity investments in India

The Opening
We are currently looking for our next passionate, skilled and motivated Python developer, who can join us immediately. The candidate should
● Be excited about building a next-generation intelligence platform
● Have a can-do attitude and ready for challenges
● Value working with a greatteam - confident, creative and thoughtful people who come together to achieve great things
● Be eager to experiment, learn and bring new things, improving the platform
● Be high on self-belief and enthusiasm to work in a startup-like culture - small team, fast-paced work environment If this is you, we're excited to interact!

As the Data Science Engineer in CREST, you will

● Write reusable code and build libraries for future use
● Establish solid data-pipelines and automate routine tasks
● Develop & deploy custom Machine Learning (ML) models using the latest
research in ML and Natural Language Processing (NLP)
● Build performant applications following best practices, maximizing speed and scalability
● Improve upon the existing codebase mitigating technical debt
● Take ownership of all aspects of the application - architecture, quality and efficiency
Requirements
● Proficient understanding of Python language
● Expertise with data-modelling, data-wrangling & data-mining techniques
● Familiar with Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) processes and hands-on experience with packages like Pandas, Numpy etc
● Experience with data visualisation tools and libraries like Plotly, Seaborn etc
● Good understanding of advanced Statistical and ML techniques on
regression, classification, forecasting etc
● Skilled in NLP and specifically ML applications in NLP like information
extraction, feature engineering, classification, building language models etc
● Should provide direction and mentorship to junior team members
● Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from premier educational institutions
● Minimum 2 years of experience (research or professional) in the
above-mentioned areas
Good to have
● Comfortable with using Command Line and Linux systems
● Experience and knowledge in version control systems like git, svn, etc
● Knowledge in developing & deploying web apps & web APIs with an overall understanding of client-server interactions
● Experience with NoSQL databases like MongoDB
Job type
● Full time, on-site
● Immediate joiner
● Initial appointment for 1 year, it would be renewed subsequently based on performance

Work location
Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras campus, Chennai, Tamil Nadu,
India - 600036

Why work with us?
● Get to interact with the best of the minds. IIT Madras has been ranked as the
top university in India for 5 years in a row
● Be at the forefront of the Entrepreneurial ecosystem in India
● Enormous opportunities for learning

Minimum 3+ Years of hands-on experience in developing Python Applications. 
Excellent knowledge of Python and experience in or in-depth understanding of core Python 
Knowledge in Lists, Tuples, and Dictionaries
Excellent knowledge of Python Constructor- Parameterized and Non-Parameterized
Must have experience in core python concepts about data structure, OOPS concepts, XML parsing, XML to JSON, optimizations

Developers should have developed Web Based applications., back end, SQL
Agile and scrum methodology

Should not be test automation, Application development frame work

Excellent Communication Skill

Good to Have 

Django/ Flask 
Strong Hands-on experience in HTML, CSS, DTL(Django Template Language), SASS.
knowledge of SQL