Python & Django Lead/Architect

Job description

We are looking to expand our existing Python team across our offices in Surat. This position is for SDE-1 - Junior Software Engineer.

The requirements are as follows:

1) Familiar with the the Django REST API Framework.

2) Experience with the FAST API framework will be a plus

3) Strong grasp of basic python programming concepts ( We do ask a lot of questions on this on our interviews :) )

4) Experience with databases like MongoDB , Postgres , Elasticsearch , REDIS will be a plus

5) Experience with any ML library will be a plus.

6) Familiarity with using git , writing unit test cases for all code written and CI/CD concepts will be a plus as well.

7) Familiar with basic code patterns like MVC.

8) Grasp on basic data structures.

We're looking for a Senior Python Developer with experience to join our team. You will lead and contribute to Python-based software projects as a Senior Python Developer, ensuring code quality and efficiency.

Senior Python Developer Job Responsibilities

• Design and Development: Senior Python Developers are in charge of creating Python-based applications and systems. Their code is the foundation of all software projects, ensuring functionality and performance.
• Leadership & Mentorship: Senior Developers frequently take on leadership positions, guiding and mentoring junior developers. They give technical skills and ensure the team adheres to best practices.
• Collaboration: Working collaboratively with cross-functional groups is an important element of this role. They aid in the definition of project demands and specifications, ensuring that software meets business objectives.
• Code Quality Assurance: A Senior Python Developer's role includes code reviews. They ensure code quality, suggest areas for development, and ensure best practices are followed.
• Troubleshooting and Debugging: Senior Python Developers are in charge of finding and resolving code bugs. Their strong problem-solving abilities are put to use as they troubleshoot and debug software to ensure its flawless operation.
• Staying Informed: It is critical to stay current with the newest trends and standards in Python development. Senior Developers ought to be knowledgeable about new technologies and tools.
• Performance Optimisation: They are in charge of optimization and testing to ensure that software is functional and operates smoothly.
• Documentation: Proper code and technical specifications documentation is required to ensure that the development process is open and readily available to the team.

Senior Python Developer Requirements and Skills

• Educational Background: A bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or a related field is a good starting point for this position.
• Experience: 6+yr Proven experience as a Python Developer is required. A strong project portfolio reveals expertise and capability.
• Python Proficiency: A strong understanding of Python and its associated libraries is required. It is critical to have a thorough understanding of Python's capabilities and limitations.
• Web Frameworks: Knowledge of web frameworks such as Django or Flask is advantageous because it speeds up web application development.
• Database Knowledge: Understanding of relational and non-relational databases is frequently required. Understanding how to work with databases is essential for developing reliable software.
• Front-End Skills: Being familiar with front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript can be a valuable addition to the skill set of a Senior Python Developer, particularly when working on web applications.
• Version Control: Working knowledge of source control systems such as Git is frequently required, as it aids in code integrity and collaboration.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Strong skills in problem-solving and attention to detail are required. Senior Python developers must be able to effectively identify and resolve issues.
• Communication and Collaboration: Effective communication and collaboration with team members and stakeholders are critical to the success of projects.
• Leadership Experience: Prior leadership or mentorship experience is a significant asset. The ability to mentor and lead junior developers is frequently required.

Job Title: Data Engineer

Location: Pune, India

Experience: 5 to 9 years

Job Description:

We are seeking a talented and experienced Data Engineer to join our team in Pune. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data engineering with expertise in Python, AWS, Spark, and Scala. This role is critical to our data infrastructure, ensuring that our data pipelines are robust, efficient, and scalable.

Required Skills:

• Python: Advanced proficiency with extensive experience in building data pipelines.
• AWS: Hands-on experience with AWS services such as S3, Lambda, Redshift, Glue, and EMR.
• Spark: Proficient in using Apache Spark for large-scale data processing.
• Scala: Working knowledge of Scala for Spark programming.
• Strong understanding of data warehousing concepts and ETL processes.
• Experience with SQL and relational databases.
• Familiarity with data governance and security best practices.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

💥 What will you do?

As a Lead Backend Engineer, you will

• Build out and help scale our Django (+ReactJS / VueJS) based web application as we add new features and customers

• Help us transition from monolithic system architecture to microservices and serverless system architecture to help meet our future scaling requirements

• Collaborate on a daily basis with a small, nimble team of product managers, engineers, and UX designers to understand business requirements and user experience goals and pain points.
• Build out features to enable multi-channel customer acquisition include partner channels, enterprise channels, and government channels
• Integrate third-party plugins to enhance customer experience and internal tooling build internal tooling to improve internal team efficiencies.
• Actively participate in code reviews
• Work with our quality assurance team to improve coverage on our automated testing suites

🙋 What are we looking for? 

While we do not have a strict list of requirements for candidates interested in this role, some indicators that you would fit this role and our engineering culture are 

• Prior experience of a few years (3+ years) with python based frameworks as Django or Flask would be essential to work on our application stack.

• You actively promote a culture of engineering excellence some of which could be writing efficient code, use of elegant design patterns, and styling your code through code-linting policies.

• You enjoy designing software architecture by collaborating with engineering managers, architects, and other lead engineers to explore existing systems, determining areas of complexity, potential risks to successful implementation.

• You enjoy coaching folks to achieve outcomes through nudges.

📢 Other information you may want to consider 

• We will be flexible for the rest of the pandemic and work remotely; however, we are not a remote-first company, and the work location would be Bangalore when things settle.
• Our backend tech stack includes Django, FastAPI, Postgres, Redis, Clickhouse, and TigerGraph. Our environments are managed through Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform.

Should have knowledge of web frameworks, such as Django, HTML and CSS and Python programming language.

Should have relevant work experience in coding and web development.
Good knowledge of Python and Django
Good knowledge of HTML5, CSS3 and Javascript,
Good knowledge of MY SQL database
Knowledge of Django REST framework, API.

Education Qualification- bachelor's degree in computer science, information management systems or a related field.

Work Experience - 1 to 2 years (Required)

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: ₹15,000.00 - ₹25,000.00 per month

• 3+ years of work experience as a Python Developer. 
• Sound understanding and knowledge of Python and its ecosystem libraries like pandas and numpy. Also be able to write modular code and understand the python packaging system. 

• Experience on web crawling, scraping (Scrapy,BeautifulSoup, Selenium) and web application development using Django/Flask Framework. 
• Experience on Data-Science; exposure to Theanos, Tensorflow, Pytorch (preferable) 
• Exposure to data mining, Pyspark (preferable)