
We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Junior Backend Engineer to join our team. The role involves developing and maintaining backend systems using Django and Python, while also managing on-premises hardware and deployments. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure our software is reliably configured, deployed, and maintained in an on-prem environment.
Key Responsibilities
Backend Development: Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using Python (Django or Flask).
On-Prem Deployment: Install, configure, and manage software on on-premises hardware, including servers and networking equipment.
Database Management: Design database schemas, write efficient queries, and optimize data access layers (PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.).
API Integration: Implement and maintain RESTful APIs and integrate with third-party services.
Troubleshooting & Debugging: Diagnose and resolve application and infrastructure issues to ensure high availability.
Version Control & CI/CD: Use Git for version control and contribute to continuous integration and delivery pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.).
Security & Compliance: Work with the team to ensure software and infrastructure meet security and compliance requirements.
Documentation: Maintain clear, comprehensive documentation for your code, configurations, and on-prem deployment processes.

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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.
- Hands-on experience in development of rest services using python
- Good knowledge Django or Flask framework
- Designing database tables and structures
- Skilled at optimizing large complicated SQL statements
- Knowledge of best practices when dealing with relational databases
- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git
- Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX
- Experience in owning Code Quality and Code Review processes
- Good understanding of application debugging techniques
- Experienced in Agile methodologies
- Strong analytic, problem solving, and programming ability
- Initiative and drive to contribute
- Excellent organizational and task management skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work in global cross-office teams
Additionally, we seek individuals with the following qualifications:
- Understanding of SEO and accessibility issues and how they relate to development
- Experience with NoSQL using MongoDB/Cassandra is a plus.
- Experience in working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) like S3, EMR, EC2 is preferred
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(images/videos), large size (Petabytes per month), distributed (across edge, on-prem and
cloud) and form the input for training AI models to get to higher degrees of automation.
Akridata is engaged with building products that solve these unique challenges and be at the forefront of this edge data revolution.
The company is backed by prominent VCs and has it’s entire software engineering team
based out of India and provides ample opportunities for from-scratch design and
development.
Role:
This role is an individual contributor role with key responsibilities in developing web server
backends for Akridata management plane software that provides a ‘single pane of glass’ for users to manage assets, specify and monitor large volume data pipelines at scale involving 10s of petabytes of data.
This role involves:
1. Working with tech leads and the rest of the team on the feature design activities and
picking appropriate tools and techniques for implementation.
2. Be a hands-on developer able to independently make correct implement choices, follow
sound development practices to ensure an enterprise grade application.
3. Guide and mentor junior team members.
What we are looking for:
1. A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science with strong CS fundamentals and
problem solving.
2. 5+ years of hands-on experience with software development with 3+ years on web
backend development.
3. A good understanding of backend application interactions with relational databases like
MySQL, Postgres etc
4. Knowledge of web server development frameworks preferably on Python.
5. Enthusiastic to work in a dynamic, fast paced startup environment.
Good to have:
1. Hands-on experience with designing database schema and implementing and debugging SQL queries for optimal performance for large datasets
2. Experience working with applications deployed on Kubernetes clusters.
3. Experience with working on a product from early stages of it’s development typically in a
startup environment.
Responsibilities:
- Hand on experience in Golang/Python/Ruby on Rails /Node.Js
- Must have at least 1+ years of experience in Team Handling
*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.
- Strong first principles
- Hustle! We're young, lean, and in our early days. You'd have to set up your own shop, work with design customers to find generalizable use cases, and build them out.
- Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to build and ship new features
- At least 2-6 years of experience with primary exp in Python
- Must have skills - Flask / Django, RESTful Web Services, Database SQL / NoSQL
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- Would require candidates from Tier 1 & 2 Companies or Tier 1 & 2 Colleges preferably.
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Day to Day Responsibilities:
1. Develop Django based RESTful APIs and WebSockets
2. Manage and mentor the junior and intern developers to deliver the project requirements in the given timeline
3. Carry out Database Modelling and Designing
4. Make DFDs, ER diagrams, etc.
5. Integrate Python APIs/endpoints to other Python outputs (JSON, etc.)
6. Work with clean code writing practices and structure the code for collaborated development
7. Analyze different use-cases and coming up with creative solutions
8. Build reusable components and back-end libraries for future use
9. Participate in daily scrums
10. Work on responsive web development
11. Work with the team to manage, optimize, and customize multiple web applications
12. Learn and work using new technologies
13. Work on being involved and participate in the overall application lifecycle
14. Work with a focus on coding and debugging
15. Collaborate with front-end developers








