Python Django Developer

Job Location - Hyderabad & Ahmedabad 

What you'll do: 

• Perform complex application programming activities with an emphasis on mobile development:  Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, RESTful APIs and related backend frameworks 

• Assist in the definition of system architecture and detailed solution design that are scalable and extensible 
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Designers, and other engineers on different permutations to find the best solution possible 
• Own the quality of code and do your own testing. Write unit test and improve test coverage. 
• Deliver amazing solutions to production that knock everyone’s socks off 
• Mentor junior developers on the team 

What we’re looking for: 

• Amazing technical instincts. You know how to evaluate and choose the right technology and approach for the job. You have stories you could share about what problem you thought you were solving at first, but through testing and iteration, came to solve a much bigger and better problem that resulted in positive outcomes all-around. 
• A love for learning. Technology is continually evolving around us, and you want to keep up to date to ensure we are using the right tech at the right time. 
• A love for working in ambiguity—and making sense of it. You can take in a lot of disparate information and find common themes, recommend clear paths forward and iterate along the way. You don’t form an opinion and sell it as if it’s gospel; this is all about being flexible, agile, dependable, and responsive in the face of many moving parts. 
• Flexible and willing to accept change in priorities, as necessary 

• Demonstrable passion for technology (e.g., personal projects, open-source involvement)  
• Enthusiastic embrace of DevOps culture and collaborative software engineering 
• Ability and desire to work in a dynamic, fast paced, and agile team environment 
• Enthusiasm for cloud computing platforms such as AWS or Azure 
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills 

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Experience with Apache Cordova framework 
• Demonstrable knowledge of native coding background in iOS, Android 
• Experience developing and deploying applications within Kubernetes based containers  
• Experience in Agile and SCRUM development techniques 

We are looking for a highly skilled computer programmer who is comfortable with both front and back end programming. Full stack developers will be required to see out a project from conception to final product, requiring good organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities:

• Developing front end website and back-end website applications.

• Seeing through a project from conception to finished product.

• Designing and developing integrations with 3rd party apps.

• Working on Next JS and Node JS .

• Design, build and maintain SaaS-based products.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.

• Web services and Integration with Business applications and various softwares

• Work with outside data sources and API’s, REST API's

• Unit-test code for robustness

• Work on bug fixing and improving application performance.

Requirements:

• Experience of 1-3 years.

• Proficiency with fundamental front-end languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

• Proficiency with languages such as React JS, Next JS, Node JS, PHP Laravel, Angular, WordPress, REST API's

• Excellent verbal communication skills.

• Good problem-solving skills.

• Knowledge of software development principles and design patterns.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to learn new technologies quickly.

• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Job Type: Full-Time, 9 am to 6:30 pm (Monday to Friday)

Responsibilities:

1. Design, develop, and maintain efficient and reliable server-side applications using PHP, JavaScript, Node.js, and Laravel framework.
2. Collaborate with frontend developers and other stakeholders to understand project requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
3. Develop and integrate APIs, web services, and third-party services to enhance application functionality and connectivity.
4. Ensure seamless integration of frontend and backend components, optimizing performance and user experience.
5. Identify and troubleshoot issues, debugging and resolving defects to maintain application stability.
6. Conduct thorough testing of backend components, performing unit tests and integration tests to ensure code quality and reliability.
7. Collaborate with the DevOps team to deploy and maintain applications on production servers, monitoring performance and addressing scalability concerns.
8. Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies, trends, and best practices in backend development, and recommend improvements to enhance overall system architecture.
9. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including frontend developers, UX/UI designers, and product managers, to ensure successful project execution.
10. Document technical specifications, project details, and code changes to facilitate knowledge sharing and future maintenance.

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
2. Proven working experience as a Backend Engineer or similar role, with a strong focus on PHP, JavaScript, Node.js, and Laravel with 2-4 years of experience.
3. In-depth understanding of backend development principles, including server-side logic, database management, and API integration.
4. Proficiency in PHP, JavaScript, Node.js, and experience with Laravel framework.
5. Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and familiarity with agile development methodologies.
6. Ability to write clean, maintainable, and efficient code, adhering to coding standards and best practices.
7. Excellent problem-solving skills, with a keen eye for detail and the ability to debug and resolve complex issues.
8. Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Experience with other backend frameworks, such as Express.js or Symfony.
2. Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
3. Understanding of microservices architecture and RESTful API design principles.
4. Experience with testing frameworks and methodologies, such as PHPUnit or Jest.

Join our team as a Backend Engineer and contribute to the development of innovative web applications, leveraging your expertise in PHP, JavaScript, Node.js, and Laravel. Together, we will build robust and scalable solutions that drive our business forward.

About us:

HappyFox is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) support platform. We offer an enterprise-grade help desk ticketing system and intuitively designed live chat software.

We serve over 12,000 companies in 70+ countries. HappyFox is used by companies that span across education, media, e-commerce, retail, information technology, manufacturing, non-profit, government and many other verticals that have an internal or external support function.

To know more, Visit! - https://www.happyfox.com/

We’re looking for a Lead Backend Engineer with 5+ years of experience in building web services to join our engineering team to help architect, build and run our growing list of products. You should have prior experience being responsible for building sufficiently complex products/services and mentoring software engineers.

Responsibilities: 

• Lead a team of engineers working on our product roadmap. You are expected to contribute to feature development with hands-on development tasks
• Oversee software architecture, source control workflows, and CI/CD processes and perform code reviews to ensure exceptional code quality
• Improve the development experience and the quality of the codebase. You will define and uphold best practices and coding standards for the team
• Responsible for architecture and design decisions
• Own stability and performance of the service that you work on
• Work with the Engineering Manager to ship stable software on time
• Contribute to the vision and long-term strategy in your area of expertise

Requirements: 

• 2+ years of experience in a technical lead role designing and building complex backend systems
• 5+ years of professional software development experience
• Excellent knowledge of best practices and coding patterns
• Deep knowledge of backend programming languages like Python and web application frameworks like Django
• Solid experience in building web services using relational databases like PostgreSQL or NoSQL databases like MongoDB
• Proficiency with Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Google Cloud Platform or Azure
• Extensive experience with Linux/UNIX production environments
• Strong sense of quality in terms of both program architecture and code style
• Passion to dig into technically complex problems to troubleshoot and figure out a solution
• Desire to continuously improve and ship the best quality product
• Pragmatic approach to make sure technical decisions align with actual business needs. 
• Good understanding of the trade-offs when building for product value, reliability, or performance
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to discuss and explain your point of view clearly and effectively
• An engineering degree is a must(B.E. CS preferred)

• Write lots of bug-free, efficient, scalable and reusable code.
• Write unit tests and take responsibility for the quality of your own code.
• Coach, encourage and mentor your fellow software developers to do the same.
• Consult with product owners to define, scope and plan new features.
• Test, evaluate and recommend technologies to improve the overall product.
• Be a key participant in the Agile process.
• Produce excellent documentation.
• Undertake and implement processes for smoother and efficient deployment of code base
• Maintain code base as it grows bigger and scales

What we value

• 2-3 Years of experience building and shipping API’s using python based frameworks
• Proficiency with NoSql Databases (Elastic, Mongo) is a must
• Experience in working with Amazon Cloud Services like SNS, SQS, VPC, etc. is preferred
• Experience with databases migration and system re-architecture is valued
• Ability to write modular, reusable, and clean code
• Comfortable with ticket management and documentation

• 5+ years of software development experience including 4+ years of deep, hands on experience in building highly scalable web-based backend applications using Java and Spring ecosystem
• BE/BTech in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent practical experience
• Great problem-solving skills with solid data structures and algorithms knowledge
• Has extensively used the Spring ecosystem – Spring Boot, REST API Development, ORM tools like Hibernate
• Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases, SQL and ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate)
• Profound insight of Java and JEE internals (Class loading, Multi-Threading, Memory Management, Transaction management etc)
• Experience of coaching and mentoring junior developers with good delegation and time-management skills
• Implemented CI/CD in any of the projects done
• Strong understanding of Agile and Lean software development processes and practices
• Excellent knowledge and hands-on experience of Elastic Search
• Has designed relational databases; conversant with SQL
• Knowledge of Jenkins/ Docker and Devops
• Knowledge of Redis or similar technology
• Worked with some or all of these AWS services: EC2; lambda; SQS/SNS; Elastic Search, Transcoder
• Understanding and experience of building services and applications using principles of service-oriented architecture, preferable using REST or SOAP
• Contributed in the creation of end-to-end automation tests (functional or non-functional)
• Worked with WebSocket, Push notifications etc

• Experience in ELK stack
• Knowledge of Video tools like FFMPEG, Wowza / Node Media Streaming
• Understanding of different video formats, streaming, CDN etc
• Understanding of Machine Learning Models, Pipelines etc