
Position: Python Developer
Location: Andheri East, Mumbai
Work Mode: 5 Days WFO
Availability: Immediate joiners only (or notice period completed)
What We're Looking For:
✅ 2+ years of solid Python development experience
✅ Django framework expertise - must have!
✅ FastAPI framework knowledge - essential!
✅ Database skills in MongoDB OR PostgreSQL
✅ Ready to work from office 5 days a week

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Job brief
We are looking for a qualified Database developer to design stable and reliable databases, according to our company’s needs. You will be responsible for developing, testing, improving and maintaining new and existing databases to help users retrieve data effectively.
As part of our IT team, you will work closely with developers to ensure system consistency. You will also collaborate with administrators and clients to provide technical support and identify new requirements. Communication and organization skills are keys for this position, along with a problem-solution attitude.
Ultimately, you should be able to ensure our database systems run effectively and securely on a daily basis.
Responsibilities
- Design stable, reliable and effective databases
- Optimize and maintain legacy systems
- Modify databases according to requests and perform tests
- Solve database usage issues and malfunctions
- Liaise with developers to improve applications and establish best practices
- Gather user requirements and identify new features
- Develop technical and training manuals
- Provide data management support to users
- Ensure all database programs meet company and performance requirements
- Research and suggest new database products, services and protocols
Requirements
- Proven work experience as a Database developer (5+ Years)
- In-depth understanding of data management (e.g. permissions, recovery, security and monitoring)
- Knowledge of software development and user interface web applications
- Advanced proficiency and hands on experience with T-SQL, Stored Procedures, Cursors, Triggers, Schedulers etc.
- Familiarity working with MS SQL Server, MySQL, .Net Framework, java
- Excellent analytical and organization skills
- An ability to understand front-end users’ requirements and a problem-solving attitude
- Ability to craft detailed technical manuals.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- BE/MCA/MSc Degree in Computer Science or relevant field.
About the Role
We are actively seeking talented Senior Python Developers to join our ambitious team dedicated to pushing the frontiers of AI technology. This opportunity is tailored for professionals who thrive on developing innovative solutions and who aspire to be at the forefront of AI advancements. You will work with different companies in the US who are looking to develop both commercial and research AI solutions.
Required Skills:
- Write effective Python code to tackle complex issues
- Use business sense and analytical abilities to glean valuable insights from public databases
- Clearly express the reasoning and logic when writing code in Jupyter notebooks or other suitable mediums
- Extensive experience working with Python
- Proficiency with the language's syntax and conventions
- Previous experience tackling algorithmic problems
- Nice to have some prior Software Quality Assurance and Test Planning experience
- Excellent spoken and written English communication skills
The ideal candidates should be able to
- Clearly explain their strategies for problem-solving.
- Design practical solutions in code.
- Develop test cases to validate their solutions.
- Debug and refine their solutions for improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Rewrite existing APIs in NodeJS.
- Remodel the APIs into Micro services-based architecture.
- Implement a caching layer wherever possible.
- Optimize the API for high performance and scalability.
- Write unit tests for API Testing.
- Automate the code testing and deployment process.
Skills Required:
- At least 3 years of experience developing Backends using NodeJS — should be well versed with its asynchronous nature & event loop, and know its quirks and workarounds.
- Excellent hands-on experience using MySQL or any other SQL Database.
- Good knowledge of MongoDB or any other NoSQL Database.
- Good knowledge of Redis, its data types, and their use cases.
- Experience with graph-based databases like GraphQL and Neo4j.
- Experience developing and deploying REST APIs.
- Good knowledge of Unit Testing and available Test Frameworks.
- Good understanding of advanced JS libraries and frameworks.
- Experience with Web sockets, Service Workers, and Web Push Notifications.
- Familiar with NodeJS profiling tools.
- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git.
- Good knowledge of creating and maintaining DevOps infrastructure on cloud platforms.
- Should be a fast learner and a go-getter — without any fear of trying out new things Preferences.
- Experience building a large scale social or location-based app.
Roles and Responsibilities
• Ability to create solution prototype and conduct proof of concept of new tools.
• Work in research and understanding of new tools and areas.
• Clearly articulate pros and cons of various technologies/platforms and perform
detailed analysis of business problems and technical environments to derive a
solution.
• Optimisation of the application for maximum speed and scalability.
• Work on feature development and bug fixing.
Technical skills
• Must have knowledge of the networking in Linux, and basics of computer networks in
general.
• Must have intermediate/advanced knowledge of one programming language,
preferably Python.
• Must have experience of writing shell scripts and configuration files.
• Should be proficient in bash.
• Should have excellent Linux administration capabilities.
• Working experience of SCM. Git is preferred.
• Knowledge of build and CI-CD tools, like Jenkins, Bamboo etc is a plus.
• Understanding of Architecture of OpenStack/Kubernetes is a plus.
• Code contributed to OpenStack/Kubernetes community will be a plus.
• Data Center network troubleshooting will be a plus.
• Understanding of NFV and SDN domain will be a plus.
Soft skills
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Highly driven, positive attitude, team player, self-learning, self motivating and flexibility
• Strong customer focus - Decent Networking and relationship management
• Flair for creativity and innovation
• Strategic thinking This is an individual contributor role and will need client interaction on technical side.
Must have Skill - Linux, Networking, Python, Cloud
Additional Skills-OpenStack, Kubernetes, Shell, Java, Development
Responsibilities for Jr. Node JS Developer: 3+yrs
· Should have relevant object-oriented application-building experience in a professional environment.
· Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications.
· Implementation of security and data protection.
· Thorough understanding of relational databases such as MySQL or similar technologies.
· Excellent coding skills in Node.js, and JavaScript.
· Knowledge of working closely with code versioning tools like git.
· Excellent communication skills and being able to work independently or in a full team.
Required Skills:
· Strong proficiency with JavaScript.
· strong hold on Node.js and frameworks.
· Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds.
· Good understanding of server-side templating languages.
· Good understanding of server-side CSS preprocessors.
· Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as HTML5, and CSS3.
· Understanding accessibility and security compliance.
· User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments.
· Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system.
· Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application.
· Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile vs. desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform.
· Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes.
Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Python services &components
Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and security
Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems
Help maintain code quality, organization
Understanding of established software development life cycles
Ability to prioritize and multi-task in order to meet deadlines
Resolves technical issues through debugging, research and investigation
Collaborate across various teams and with external clients
Contribute innovative designs and ideas for improving our company products and services
Required Skills Sets
Atleast 4+ years of experience in Design and Development with Python.
Experience in Flask / Django
Familiar with version control (Git)
Understanding of SQL
Strong Unit Testing practice
Understanding of design patterns, Microservices Architecture
Understanding of Scrum Agile methodology
Experience in data engineering & Docker is a plus.
Candidate Profile:
4+ Years of relevant experience with Python and its Principles.
Graduate in Computer Science or any related discipline (like BS / B.E. / B-Tech in Electronics,
Electrical, IT)
Senior Software Engineer, Java/Python (Bangalore, Remote option available)
4+ years of experience
Zepto
Why should you look at this role?
Salary 40-55 lakh per annum
Paid leave
Sick leave
Provident Fund
What Else?
- High growth startup in quick commerce space (10 min delivery)
- Given our very high hiring bar, we offer a very competitive salary and substantial equity to create everlasting wealth for our early believers as the company grows.
- Work on real world logistics problems & benefit from the rocket ship Zepto is!
Tech Team: 40-50 (200+ in few months)
About the Employer
Zepto is a fast-growing startup that delivers products in 10 minutes through an optimised network of dark stores that we're building across the country!
Just 6 months after launching, we've raised $160 million from marquee
investors in Silicon Valley and India. Our investors include Y Combinator, Nexus Venture Partners, and many more! We’ve built out one of the best startup teams in India, with Senior Executives from Uber, Flipkart, Dream11, PhonePe, Goldman Sachs, Pepperfry, and institutions like Stanford, INSEAD, IITs, and IIMs.
The magic of Zepto is our ability to consistently deliver 2,500+ products in 10 minutes flat. It's the core of what we do, and the reason why we’ve been able to grow so fast with phenomenal customer love. Our mission is simple: to make 10-minute delivery the new normal.
Funding:
Funding Zepto has raised a total of $160M in funding over 3 rounds.
Their latest funding was raised on Dec 20, 2021 from a Series C round.
Employer Reviews:
“High Ownership, Lots of Learning, Broad Roles, Accessible Leaders”
"Alot of benefits like ZeptoJoy coupon, internet bill reimbursement and cab reimbursement is also taken care of. Overtime is paid."
Reporting structure:
Software Engineer -> Sr Software Engineer -> Lead -> EM -> AD / Director / VP -> Head of Engineering -> CTO
This role would be by and large a Individual Contributor role.
Interview Process:
- Round 1. Problem Solving + CS Fundamentals (60 mins)
- DS/Algo Problems (30 mins) - You can expect 1-2 Leetcode easy/medium questions
- CS Fundamentals (30 mins)
- Round 2. Low Level Design (60 mins)
- You would be given a trivial problem and expected to work through the low level design viz class structure, interfaces, db data models etc.
- Round 3. High Level Design (60 mins)
- You will be given a trivial problem, where we would work with you to design the system for the problem statement. We expect the detailed flow of the Functionality
- Extract APIs, if any
- Database choices
- Schema design and Scale the system, if time permits
- You will be given a trivial problem, where we would work with you to design the system for the problem statement. We expect the detailed flow of the Functionality
What You will do Everyday?
- Work very closely with the Tech Leadership and lead end-to-end development.
- Closely collaborate with product, design and business teams to understand product ideas and business needs and help deliver these as a series of ultra fast experiments.
- Architect and implement backend services with high reliability and scalability.
- Contribute to system architecture and database design.
- Set up best practices for development and champion their adoption.
- Write quality documentation and handle conflicts well to build consensus.
- Learn about new technologies and incorporate them.
- Mentor young minds and foster team spirit
Your Superpowers
- 4+ years of experience with Java frameworks like Spring / Dropwizard/Play or Python frameworks like Django/Flask/FastApi and databases like PostgreSQL/MySQL/MongoDB
- Experience in building highly scalable customer-facing applications that involve implementing complex business flows and dealing with an ever-increasing scale
- Extensive experience in object-oriented design skills, knowledge of design patterns, and huge passion and ability to design intuitive module and class-level interfaces.
- Experience in service-oriented architecture design.
- Experience building at least one application from scratch.
- Experience with cache store/message broker like Redis / RabbitMQ/Kafka
- Interest in learning new languages/framework as needed.
- Worked in a startup environment with high levels of ownership and commitment.
- A growth mindset and passionate about building things from the ground up and most importantly, you should be fun to work with.
We’re Looking for Someone With:
Experience working with startups.
Experience working with ORMs like SQLAlchemy or Django
Experience with SQL and databases (Postgres preferred)
Experience in developing large server side applications and microservices
Ability to create high quality code
Experience with python testing tools (pytest) and test automation
Familiarity with code versioning tools like GIT
Strong sense of ownership and leadership quality
Experienced in the tools of our web stack
o Python
o Celery
o Postgres
o Redis
o RabbitMQ
Nice to Haves:
Prior experience at a growth stage Internet/Software company
Experience with ReactJS, Google Cloud, Heroku
Cloud deployment and scaling experience
A great Application Developer has excellent knowledge of Javascript.
They must be familiar with a variety of operating systems and platforms. The ideal candidate will also have an analytical mindset and a keen eye for detail.
The goal is to write “clean” and flawless code to produce fully functional software applications according to requirements.
Responsibilities
Understand requirements and how they translate in application features
Collaborate with a team of IT professionals to set specifications for new applications
Design creative prototypes according to specifications
Write high quality source code to program complete applications within deadlines
Perform unit and integration testing before launch
Conduct functional and non-functional testing
Troubleshoot and debug applications
Evaluate existing applications to reprogram, update and add new features
Requirements
Proven experience as application developer
Experience in designing and building applications
Ability to program in NodeJS and AngularJS
In-depth knowledge of programming for diverse operating systems and platforms using development tools
Excellent understanding of software design and programming principles.
A team player with excellent communication skills
Analytical thinking and problem-solving capability
Great attention to detail and time-management skills












