SDE2 / SDE 3 - Python

Job Title: Senior Java Developer – Multi-SaaS / Microservices / Pub-Sub

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Java Developer with strong leadership abilities to join our team. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Java, micro services architecture, multi-tenant SaaS systems, pub/sub messaging, and cloud-based deployments on AWS EKS. This role requires not only technical mastery but also the ability to mentor teams, influence architecture decisions, and ensure best practices through Test-Driven Development (TDD).

Key Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of Java-based multi-tenant SaaS applications using microservices architecture.
• Implement pub/sub messaging systems for event-driven communication.
• Deploy, monitor, and optimize services on AWS EKS.
• Ensure system reliability, scalability, and security using AWS CloudWatch and other observability tools.
• Apply TDD principles to drive high-quality, maintainable code.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and other developers to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Lead code reviews, mentor junior engineers, and promote engineering best practices.
• Take ownership of end-to-end delivery, from architecture design to production rollout.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Proficiency in Java with 6+ years of professional development experience.
• Strong background in microservices architecture and multi-tenant SaaS systems.
• Expertise in pub/sub messaging patterns (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ, or AWS SNS/SQS).
• Hands-on experience with AWS EKS and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Strong understanding of monitoring and logging using AWS CloudWatch or similar tools.
• Proven experience applying Test-Driven Development (TDD) in real-world projects.
• Demonstrated leadership skills – mentoring, decision-making, and driving engineering excellence.
• Solid understanding of software engineering best practices, CI/CD, and version control (Git).

Description

We are looking for a Full Stack Developer to produce scalable software solutions. You’ll be part of a cross-functional team that’s responsible for the full software development life cycle, from conception to deployment. As a Full Stack Developer, you should be comfortable with both front-end and back-end coding languages, development frameworks and third-party libraries. You should also be a team player with a knack for visual design and utility. If you’re also familiar with Agile methodologies, we’d like to meet you.

Responsibilities

• Work with development teams and product managers to ideate software solutions
• Design client-side and server-side architecture
• Build the front-end of applications through appealing visual design
• Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications
• Write effective APIs
• Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency
• Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software
• Create security and data protection settings
• Build features and applications with a mobile responsive design
• Write technical documentation
• Work with data scientists and analysts to improve software

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role
• Experience developing desktop and mobile applications
• Familiarity with common stacks
• Knowledge of multiple front-end languages and libraries (e.g. HTML/ CSS, JavaScript, XML, jQuery)
• Knowledge of multiple back-end languages (e.g. PHP, Java, Python) and JavaScript frameworks (e.g. Angular, React, Node.js)
• Familiarity with databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB), web servers (e.g. Apache) and UI/UX design
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Great attention to detail
• Organizational skills
• An analytical mind
• Degree in Computer Science, Statistics or relevant field

As an Associate Software Engineer, you will have the opportunity to collaborate on the creation and maintenance of scalable, high-quality software as we grow. You'll work closely with the CTO and quickly gain skills and responsibilities as the team and the technical requirements grow.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop RESTful APIs leveraging Django classes, ORM and Postgres Database
• Develop solutions that meet business objectives while leveraging industry best practices
• Write high-quality source code to program complete applications within deadlines
• Troubleshoot and debug applications

Technical Competencies

• Expertise with Python language
• Experience with Django: maintaining APIs
• Familiarity using Git, code repositories, branching and merging strategies
• Ability to break down complex concepts, tasks, or problems into more simple, understandable language and action plans
• Excellent communication skills, and attention to detail
• Good Documentation skills

Perks

• Work from home
• Flexible work schedule
• Flexible standup meetings

Interview Process

• Two technical rounds with Senior Developer and CTO
• Cultural Fit interview with Project Manager

Please do not apply if you don't have professional Django work experience.

Responsibilities

• Writing clean and secure modular codes that have undergone strict testing and evaluation.
• Maintaining and designing databases effectively.
• Build efficient, testable, and reusable PHP modules
• Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges
• Write quality code with robustness and re-usability for secured web applications and web services (REST and SOAP) for mobile apps.
• Ability to work in a team environment as well should be able to manage a team.
• Must meet the deadline.

Requirements

• Strong hands on experience with PHP Laravel framework
• Knowledge of object oriented PHP programming
• Must have strong experience with API (Web Services) development using JSON, RESTFUL.
• Understanding of MVC design patterns
• Should be best at writing and understanding complex queries using any of two from - MySQL, NoSQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, T-SQL.

• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3

• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git, SVN.

• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

• 5-7+ years of commercial Java development experience
• Experience with well known Open Source frameworks/libraries, like Spring Boot
• Work experience with Docker
• Microservice experience
• Experience with AWS like ECS, Lambda, SQS, RDS, Kinesis streams
• Familiar with iterative development
• Upper-intermediate level of English
• Solid understanding of communication and network protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP).
• At ease with Unix/Linux
• Excellent analytical and debugging skills
• Familiar with both SQL and noSQL databases (MySQL, DynamoDB, Memcached, Redis)
• Practical experience with scaling applications to big user numbers is a plus
• Experience with other programming languages is a plus.

About the Backend Developer

We are looking at a diligent, driven, passionate person for our efforts on engagement and retention of our customers (schools) in a high growth environment. Backend Developer will be the face of the organisation for the schools that are using the platform on a day to day basis. The Developer will interact with the schools via the chat support and email requests and resolve any issues that the schools might be facing in using the platform or extend any support they might be needing to use the platform to its fullest.

• As a Backend Developer, you will play a major role in, developing and deploying high-quality web platforms. In this multifaceted role, you will get the opportunity to work along curriculum experts, teachers, and students, and user-test the product in real school settings.   
  
  Preferred Qualifications/Skills
  
  * Frameworks & Technologies: Node.js
  * Database: PostgreSQL, SQL
  * Tools: Git basics, Scripting basics
  * Soft Skills: Having a bias towards action, a good sense of design, empathy, and good communication skills 
  * Excellent written and oral communication skills
  * Great interpersonal skills
  
  About Toddle:  ( http://www.toddleapp.com/" target="_blank">www.toddleapp.com ) 

Designing and developing high-volume, low-latency applications for
critical systems and delivering high-availability and performance
• Contributing in all phases of the development lifecycle
• Writing well designed, testable, efficient code
• Test cases should be upto the mark
• Performance tuning knowledge is a must. Experience is an added advantage.
• In Backend – fundamentals of all languages is a must• Good hands-on software development experience with proven working experience
in Python development
• Expert in Python, with knowledge of at least one Python web framework (such
as Django, Flask)
• Familiarity with some ORM (Object Relational Mapper) libraries
• Able to integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system
• Understanding of the threading limitations of Python, and multi-process
architecture
• Strong unit test and debugging skills
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and
CSS3
• Understanding of memory model/GC from performance point of view.