Python - Django Developer

We’re Hiring Backend Developers | Java / Go / Python | 3–5 Years | Bangalore

We are expanding our engineering team and looking for talented Backend Developers with 3–5 years of experience to join us in Bangalore.

If you enjoy building scalable systems, working with modern cloud technologies, and solving complex problems, this opportunity is for you!

💼 Position

Backend Developer (Java / Go / Python)

📍 Location: Bangalore

👨‍💻 Experience: 3–5 Years

🔎 What You Bring

✔ Strong proficiency in Go or similar backend languages like Python with Fast API or JAVA with Springboot .

✔ Experience designing RESTful APIs

✔ Hands-on experience with AWS / GCP

✔ Experience working with PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, or SQS

✔ Strong experience with Microservices architecture

✔ Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines

✔ Experience with containerized environments (Docker / Kubernetes)

✔ Familiarity with monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Spring Actuator

✔ Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and system design fundamentals

✔ Ability to own features end-to-end and solve complex engineering problems

✔ Strong focus on code quality, observability, and operational ownership

✔ Comfortable working in fast-paced, high-growth environments

What you’ll do here:

•Lead the technical implementation of our platform using Python for new and existing clients

•Collaborate with internal teams to deliver seamless onboarding experiences for our clients.

•Translate business use-cases into scalable, secure, and maintainable technical solutions

•Own the technical relationship with clients, acting as a trusted advisor throughout the implementation lifecycle

•Conduct code reviews, enforce best practices, and ensure high-quality deliverables

•Mentor developers and contribute to internal tooling and automation

•Troubleshoot and resolve complex integration issues across cloud environments

What you will need to thrive:

•8+ years of software development experience.

•Strong proficiency in Python (preferred), C# .NET, or C/C++.

•Proven track record of leading technical implementations for enterprise clients.

•Deep understanding of Pandas, Numpy, RESTful APIs, webhooks, and data transformation pipelines.

•Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

*Performs analysis of functional and business requirements

*Applies in-depth or broad technical knowledge to maintain data engineering functions performs solution design.

*Applies the company, open source, and 3rd party technologies to highly complex infrastructure and software solutions.

*Introduce new product features and enhance the platform

*Ability to translate business reporting requirements into a production report.

## Please apply if you have experience working on Trading Applications, all others would be automatically rejected ###

Our Core team develops connectivity software for low latency communication with derivatives exchanges all over the world, as well as real-time position and risk limit monitoring. The team's expertise is also relied upon by other C++ development groups to produce high-quality libraries and frameworks for their application development. We have a high degree of freedom and responsibility to produce technologically advanced solutions to demanding real-world problems.

From joining you will have ownership on a diverse set of projects that have a direct impact on trading performance. You will work closely with highly skilled colleagues who share your enthusiasm and deep knowledge of C++, Linux and network protocols, and share your hunger to learn more.

What We Are Looking For

• An experienced Modern C++ developer (C++17/20), with minimum 5 years experience and proficiency with C++ templates.
• A developer, who designs code to push every performance boundary.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to solve new and unfamiliar problems quickly and creatively.

• Knowledge of multiple exchanges.
• Ultra low latency design.
• Template metaprogramming.
• Network programming experience.
• Python.

• A great engineering environment whereby technology is key to our success and a C++20 code base.
• Great friendly, informal and highly rewarding culture.
• Fast growing global firm with plenty of opportunities where you will have significant impact.

Locus is a global decision- making platform in the supply chain that uses deep learning and proprietary algorithms to provide route optimization, real-time tracking, insights and analytics, beat optimization, efficient warehouse management, vehicle allocation and utilization, intuitive 3D packing and measurement of packages. Locus automates human decisions required to transport a package or a person, between any two points on earth, delivering gains along efficiency, consistency, and transparency in operations.

Locus, which has achieved a peak of 1 million orders processed in a day (200,000 orders an hour) and is trained & tested on over 100 million+ order deliveries, works in 75 cities across the globe. Locus works with several large-scale market leaders like Urban Ladder, Tata Group of Companies, Droplet, Licious, Rollick, Lenskart, other global FMCG, pharma, e-commerce, 3PL and logistics conglomerates.

Locus is backed by some of the biggest names in the market and recently raised $22 MN in Series B funding and also $4 Mn in a pre-Series B round. Earlier, In 2016, Locus raised $2.75 Mn (INR 18.3 Cr) in a Series A funding.

Locus was started by Nishith Rastogi and Geet Garg, two ex-Amazon engineers on a mission to democratize logistics intelligence for businesses across industries. Nishith was profiled by Forbes Asia in their ’30 Under 30’ 2018 list. Geet, on the other hand, holds a dual degree (BTech and MTech) in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology. Our team constitutes of engineers from Indian Institute of Technology and Birla Institute of Technology & Science- Pilani, and Data Scientists with PhDs from Carnegie Mellon University and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. Our multifaced product and business team is led by senior members from Barclays, Google & Goldman Sachs with immense operational execution experience.

Job Description

• Design & implement backend APIs at Locus.sh
• Mentor junior developers technically.
• Actively work to reduce tech debt in the Locus backend
• Work towards more stability & scalability of the backend
• Tech stack - Java, AWS, Aurora etc.

Eligibility

• 4-8 years of product company experience
• OOP implementation experience. Programming language does not matter, We use Java internally but have hired folks from non Java background.
• Hands on experience in SQL, Dynamo DB, Postgres etc preferred.
• Prior experience building REST APIs
• Advanced understanding of AWS stack
• Prior knowledge of solving problems at scale.

Perks:

• Healthy catered meals at office
• You decide your own Work From Home (WFH) and Out Of Office (OOO)
• Pet-friendly - bring your pets to the office any day. Locus family already has a Rottweiler and a Beagle