Senior Backend Engineer

Job Title : Python Django Developer

Experience : 6+ Years

Location : Gurgaon (Work from Office)

Job Type : Full-time

Working Days: Monday to Friday (5 Days)

Timings: 9:30 AM – 6:30 PM

Job Summary :

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Python Django Developer to join our dynamic team in Gurgaon.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in backend development, Django frameworks, and RESTful API integration.

You will be responsible for building and maintaining scalable web applications and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities :

• Develop, test, and maintain robust, scalable, high-performance web applications using Django and Python.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs and integrate third-party APIs and services.
• Write reusable, testable, and efficient code following best practices and coding standards.
• Work with frontend developers to integrate user-facing elements using server-side logic.
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability.
• Perform code reviews, troubleshoot issues, and ensure application performance and security.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other developers to deliver high-quality products.

Required Skills & Qualifications :

• 6+ Years of hands-on experience with Python and Django framework.
• Strong experience with RESTful APIs, Django ORM, and PostgreSQL/MySQL.
• Proficiency in version control systems like Git.
• Familiarity with frontend technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and AJAX.
• Experience with Docker, Celery, Redis, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) is a plus.
• Solid understanding of software development principles and design patterns.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities.

Good to Have :

• Experience with Django REST Framework (DRF).
• Knowledge of unit testing and CI/CD pipelines.
• Exposure to Agile development methodologies.
• Familiarity with containerization and deployment tools (Docker, Kubernetes).

Backend Developer responsible for managing back-end services and the interchange of data between the server and the users.

Your primary focus will be the development of all server side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end.

We are looking to recruit a candidate for a role that will require:

• Create and consume restful APIs
• Design, develop, and maintain internal and external applications
• Build efficient, testable, and reusable modules
• Write high quality, structured application/interface code and documentation
• Identify solutions through research and collaboration that resolves the root of problems as they arise
• Define functional and technical requirements for application software to develop skills and knowledge
• Troubleshoot, test and maintain the core product software and databases to ensure strong optimization and functionality
• Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle

Requirement

∙ Proficient in Node.JS

∙ 2+ years’ experience designing, querying, and updating databases in MySQL/nosql 

∙ Passion for best design and coding practices and a desire to develop new bold ideas

∙ Good to have knowledge of AWS, Redis, ElasticSearch

Education: Min. Graduate in related discipline

Work experience: 2 years relevant experience

Job Description:

As a Backend Developer, you will:

• Implement server-side logic to ensure high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end.
• Integrate machine learning models for fraud detection, enhancing the security and reliability of our applications.
• Manage database operations, ensuring the integrity, security, and efficiency of data storage and retrieval.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and maintain scalable, robust, and secure applications.

Responsibilities:

• Development of all server-side logic, definition, and maintenance of the central database.
• Ensuring high performance and responsiveness to front-end requests.
• Integrating data storage solutions, including databases, key-value stores, blob stores, etc.
• Implementing security and data protection measures.
• Integrating machine learning models for advanced data processing and analysis.

Key Performance Indicators (KPI) For Role:

• Quality and efficiency of backend systems developed.
• Effectiveness in integrating and deploying machine learning models.
• Database performance and security measures.
• Positive feedback from team members and stakeholders.
• Adherence to coding standards and best practices in backend development.

Prior Experience Required:

• Minimum 3+ years of backend development experience.
• Proficient in Node.js or Python (especially Django and Flask frameworks), or/and Go.
• Strong database management skills with both SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Experience in integrating and deploying machine learning models for real-world applications, specifically for fraud detection is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with RESTful API development and microservices architecture.
• Good understanding of asynchronous programming and its workarounds.
• Experience with cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP) and serverless architectures.

Location:

Hyderabad

Collaboration:

The role involves close collaboration with frontend developers, data scientists, and project managers to ensure the seamless integration of backend services with front-end applications and data analytics models.

Salary:

Competitive, based on experience and market standards.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Language Skills:

• Strong command of Business English, both verbal and written, is required.

Other Skills Required:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.
• Ability to design and implement low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications.
• Knowledge of security compliance and integrated security protocols.
• Familiarity with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.

Other Requirements:

• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, agile development environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• A portfolio showcasing successful backend projects.

• .Develop and maintain the backend for a web platform in the Fin-tech Industry domain.
• Create testing framework for all business use cases Maintain Deploy builds

What You'll Do


You will be part of our data platform & data engineering team. As part of this agile team, you will work in our cloud native environment and perform following activities to support core product development and client specific projects:

• You will develop the core engineering frameworks for an advanced self-service data analytics product.
• You will work with multiple types of data storage technologies such as relational, blobs, key-value stores, document databases and streaming data sources.
• You will work with latest technologies for data federation with MPP (Massive Parallel Processing) capabilities
• Your work will entail backend architecture to enable data modeling, data queries and API development for both back-end and front-end data interfaces.
• You will support client specific data processing needs using SQL and Python/Pyspark
• You will integrate our product with other data products through Django APIs
• You will partner with other team members in understanding the functional / non-functional business requirements, and translate them into software development tasks
• You will follow the software development best practices in ensuring that the code architecture and quality of code written by you is of high standard, as expected from an enterprise software
• You will be a proactive contributor to team and project discussions

Who you are


• Strong education track record - Bachelors or an advanced degree in Computer Science or a related engineering discipline from Indian Institute of Technology or equivalent premium institute.
• 2-3 years of experience in data queries, data processing and data modeling
• Excellent ANSI SQL skills to handle complex queries
• Excellent Python and Django programming skills.
• Strong knowledge and experience in modern and distributed data stack components such as the Spark, Hive, Airflow, Kubernetes, Docker etc.
• Experience with cloud environments (AWS, Azure) and native cloud technologies for data storage and data processing
• Experience with relational SQL and NoSQL databases, including Postgres, Blobs, MongoDB etc.
• Familiarity with ML models is highly preferred
• Experience with Big Data processing and performance optimization
• Should know how to write modular, optimized and documented code.
• Should have good knowledge around error handling.
• Experience in version control systems such as GIT
• Strong problem solving and communication skills.
• Self-starter, continuous learner.

Good to have some exposure to

• Start-up experience is highly preferred
• Exposure to any Business Intelligence (BI) tools like Tableau, Dundas, Power BI etc.
• Agile software development methodologies.
• Working in multi-functional, multi-location teams

What You'll Love About Us – Do ask us about these!

• Be an integral part of the founding team. You will work directly with the founder
• Work Life Balance. You can't do a good job if your job is all you do!
• Prepare for the Future. Academy – we are all learners; we are all teachers!
• Diversity & Inclusion. HeForShe!
• Internal Mobility. Grow with us!
• Business knowledge of multiple sectors

About Strata

Strata is a commercial real estate investment platform that offers investors the opportunity to invest in pre-leased commercial assets such as offices, warehouses, and retail spaces across India.

We are one of the fastest-growing Fintech platforms in India and are backed by Elevation Capital, Mayfield, Kotak Investment Advisors, Gruhas (a venture by Nikhil Kamath of Zerodha), and DLF Family Office.

Our headquarter is in Bangalore, India.

We are a small yet close-knit team of 35+ people.

Job Description 

• Collaborate with a team of engineers and managers to create applications used by our Investors, Channel Partners and Operations Team
• Write clean, self-documenting code that follows best practices and design patterns
• Provide creative ideas to improve our product and technology
• Think beyond the specifics of a ticket in order to delight customers or grow the business
• Be a self-starter that can, at times, take initiative and execute on projects with little direction

Minimum qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience
• Expert in Python with knowledge on at least one industry standard framework like Django, Flask, etc.
• Solid knowledge of developing backend applications
• Have a strong demonstrated ability to ship high-quality products
• Self-motivated, collaborative, and diligent work ethic
• Experience using Docker and cloud technologies such as Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Database design skills