Python Developer

Backend Web Developer

 Our client operates from 18 cities across 13 countries. Our investment personnel manage US $247 billion across a wide range of global, regional and country-specific strategies - both traditional and alternative - in listed equity and fixed income. At Lazard Asset Management, we pride ourselves in balancing the feel of a small firm with the scale of a large global organization. Our entrepreneurial culture and flat management structure foster an environment in which good ideas can take flight, no matter where they come from.

Our client is looking for an innovative software engineer to join our IT department.  This individual will be working on the systems that support the global sales and marketing organization.  This role will be responsible for building and supporting the backend services and API’s used in all of the applications. This role requires a highly motivated, organized and experienced developer with pride of ownership reflected through clean design, code quality and a disciplined software development approach.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement middle-tier web applications, and RESTful services.
• Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server side logic.
• Support existing software with quick troubleshooting and issue resolution.
• Be part of an empowered team following agile methodologies.

Desired Candidate Profile:

• 5+ year’s applications development experience with full-stack development and agile frameworks.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming and service-oriented design.
• Work effectively both as a contributing team member and independently.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Creative problem solving with the ability to present multiple solutions and potential side effects.
• Fast paced programming mentality with quick turnaround.

Required Skills:

• Expertise with API creation and RESTful services.
• Expertise developing backend server components using Python, NodeJS, C#
• Expertise building micro service architecture.
• Experiencebuilding and supporting websites using CMS systems (Tridion, Drupal, AEM)
• Experience and proficiency with relational databases (SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase).
• Experience and proficiency with NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra).

Desired Skills:

• Experience running services on container technologies like Kubernetes and Docker.
• Amazon AWS or equivalent cloud architecture experience with a major cloud provider.
• Experience with Jira.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or TeamCity.
• Experience with CRM systems especially Salesforce is a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain REST APIs
• Proficient in Python or any other programming language
• Experience in writing Unit/Integration tests.
• Experience with Distributed Version Control System.
• Elasticsearch or Solr experience.
• NOSQL experience- Cassandra, MongoDB.
• Experience in Message brokers - Rabbitmq.
• Experience with AWS Infrastructure, Lambda, Docker/Containers

Desired to have:

• Should be pragmatic and realize when a solution is over-engineered as well as knowing when to spend time on creating the right abstraction that allows us to move faster in the long run.
• Passion for your work and striving to do things “the right way”.
• Familiarity with Agile/Lean process.
• Willingness to work in a Startup environment.
• Excellent debugging and optimization skills.
• Knowledge of emerging technologies and a solid understanding of the full product development life cycle.
• Excellent knowledge of mobile user experience, information architecture and trends

Required skills:-

2+ years of experience in the Development of JAVA technology.

Strong Java Basics

SpringBoot or Spring MVC

Hands-on experience on Relational Databases (SQL query or Hibernate) + Mongo (JSON parsing)

Proficient in REST API development

Messaging Queue (RabitMQ or Kafka)

Microservices

Any Caching Mechanism

Good at problem-solving

Good to Have Skills:

2+ years of experience in using Java/J2EE tech stacks

Good understanding of data structures and algorithms.

Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.

Ability to work in a fast-paced internet start-up environment.

Experience in technical mentorship/coaching is highly desirable.

Understanding of AI/ML algorithms is a plus.

Role Responsibilities:

● Analyze business requirements

● Develop and customize Odoo modules

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Integrate Odoo with 3rd Party systems

● Troubleshooting

● Share ideas on how to continuously improve the system and way of working

Requirements:

The desired candidate should have below skills:

● Working knowledge of Python with the Odoo-framework (minimum 3 years experience)

● Should be familiar with the latest versions of Odoo.

● Have experience with Object Oriented programming.

● Have knowledge of PostgreSQL.

● Should have experience with Python unit testing.

● Have experience with setup of interfaces between different systems using API’s.

● Should be familiar with Agile and Scrum methodology.

● Have experience with collaboration tools like Git, Buildout, Jira, Confluence, etc

● Have experience with Linux (Ubuntu)

• Proficiency in Java, with a good understanding of its ecosystems
• Sound knowledge of https://www.simplilearn.com/tutorials/java-tutorial/oops-interview-questions" target="_blank">Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) Patterns and Concepts
• Familiarity with different design and architectural patterns
• Skill for writing reusable Java libraries 
• Knowhow of Java concurrency patterns
• Basic Understanding of the concepts of MVC (Model-View-Controller) Pattern, JDBC (Java Database Connectivity), and RESTful web services
• Experience in working with popular web application frameworks like Play and Spark
• Relevant Knowledge of Java GUI frameworks like Swing, SWT, AWT according to project requirements
• Ability to write clean, readable Java code
• Basic knowhow of class loading mechanism in Java
• Experience in handling external and embedded databases
• Understanding basic design principles behind a scalable application
• Skilled at creating database schemas that characterize and support business processes
• Basic knowledge of https://www.simplilearn.com/jvm-and-the-implications-of-sandbox-model-rar41-article" target="_blank">JVM (Java Virtual Machine), its drawbacks, weaknesses, and workarounds
• Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests 
• In-depth knowledge of code versioning tools, for instance, Git
• Understanding of building tools like Ant, Maven, Gradle, etc
• Expertise in continuous integration

Backend Engineer (Senior Role 7 Years) - 3 Positions

We are looking for an ambitious and self-driven Sr. backend Engineer to join JiT Finco. As a member of the core technology team, you will be working with the existing product development team and owning a few modules that are critical to our customer journeys.

We are looking for an engineer to join our front-end engineering team who has experience in Python (Django Framework)

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a similar field.
• Previous experience 6-8 Yrs working as a Python Developer
• Experience with owning and developing product modules in Django
• In-depth knowledge of Django Framework
• Built RESTful APIs and familiarity with Postman
• Sound familiarity with GitHub
• Exposure to aspects related to product architecture
• Has experience in architecting and building for scale
• Knowledge of AWS, CI/CD pipeline et al
• Knowledge of performance testing frameworks
• Familiarity with Celery would be an added advantage
• Experience with Agile development
• You write clean, concise, self-documenting code that both you and your team can still understand a year after. You test everything.
• You already master a few scripting languages, or easily find your way around a new one. You enjoy picking up new things and incorporating those in your skillset.

• Introductory call with (60 mins)
• Coding Assignments (150 mins)
• Follow up call with (Related to assignment - 60 mins)
• Closing call and offer (30 mins)

The entire process should take max 3 days subject to your availability.

AWS, Python (DJango), PostGres SQL, Celery, React, React JS

We are hiring for a Software Engineer Team Lead - Backend, to join our education-focused fintech lending startup, GrayQuest. Our core product is a combination of a lending product, a rewards product and an insurance product to redefine the education fees payment across the country.

• Participate in all stages of the Software Development Lifecycle
• Develop back-end components, services, and APIs. Support integration of user-facing elements, and collaborate closely with the design and front-end development team.
• Write elegant, effective, and scalable code while maintaining the highest level of coding standards.
• Take complete ownership of projects and ensure timely deliveries
• Ability to debug, refine, review, and deploy code
• Work closely with the QA team to test, and document project features.
• Ability to interact with all stakeholders. Understand business requirements, and effectively convert them into technical specifications
• Mentor junior developers and participate in peer Review

Requirements:

• Demonstrable experience as a Python Developer (3+ years)
• Strong knowledge of Python frameworks (Django Rest, Flask)
• Experience working on REST APIs
• Strong knowledge of SQL and JavaScript
• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Working knowledge of React
• Familiarity with Agile development methodology
• Good understanding of task breakup, milestone definition, and work delegation.
• Past experience of working in a fintech/financial services domain or a consumer internet startup will be preferable but not required
• Work experience in early-stage startups (0 ->1) is a big plus
• Bachelors or equivalent degree from premier institutes is a plus
• Most importantly, the biggest skill we look for our prospective candidates is "Learnability" - how quickly can you learn. 

Why is this a great opportunity for the right candidate:

1. Work with a young dynamic core team backed by marquee investors from the financial services space
2. Work on a product/business that has achieved product market fit and take it to scale
3. Equity compensation and competitive market salaries
4. Work environment that prioritizes talent, hustle and dedication
   
   

We will also ensure we give a preference to applicants who directly email us with their background/context and why they think they should be a strong candidate for this position at GrayQuest. Email us at work (at the rate) grayquest (dot) com and cc Sonal (at the rate)grayquest (dot) com