Senior Backend Engineer (Python)

Title:

Software Engineer – Backend (Python)

About the Role:

Our team is responsible for building the backend components of the MLOps platform on AWS.

The backend components we build are the fundamental blocks for feature engineering, feature serving, model deployment and model inference in both batch and online modes.

What you’ll do here

• Design & build backend components of our MLOps platform on AWS.

• Collaborate with geographically distributed cross-functional teams.

• Participate in on-call rotation with the rest of the team to handle production incidents.

What you’ll need to succeed

Must have skills:

• At least 3+ years of professional backend web development experience with Python.

• Experience with web development frameworks such as Flask, Django or FastAPI.

• Experience working with WSGI & ASGI web servers such as Gunicorn, Uvicorn etc.

• Experience with concurrent programming designs such as AsyncIO.

• Experience with unit and functional testing frameworks.

• Experience with any of the public cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, GCP, preferably AWS.

• Experience with CI/CD practices, tools, and frameworks.

Nice to have skills:

• Experience with MLOps plaBorms such as AWS Sagemaker, Kubeflow or MLflow.

• Experience with big data processing frameworks, preferably Apache Spark.

• Experience with containers (Docker) and container platforms like AWS ECS or AWS EKS.

• Experience with DevOps & IaC tools such as Terraform, Jenkins etc.

• Experience with various Python packaging options such as Wheel, PEX or Conda.

One Impression is India's largest and first of it's kind Full-Stack IMaaS (Influencer Marketing as a Service) Platform. We help brands manage high-impact influencer marketing campaigns. We are active in over 12 countries including India, the U. S. , Australia, the Middle East, etc, and have a network of over 6.5 Mil + influencers across Instagram & YouTube. Our creator network is one of the largest ranging from top celebrities to nano creators in 10+ languages.

Backed by some of the top investors in the country including founders of Livspace, MamaEarth, Vedantu, Wow Skin Sciences, OML, People Group etc. as well as celebrities like KL Rahul, Zakir Khan, Masoom Minawala, our ultimate vision is to capture 25% of the global media spend by becoming the world's de-facto influencer marketing platform.

We are strong believers that our people are the pillars of our success. It is our people who drive our incredible growth. If you are excited about solving complex world problems, we are looking for you!

Responsibilities:

• Enhance existing services and applications to increase availability, reliability, and scalability.
• Manage testing and bug fixes and work across the engineering team to build new features and services at scale.
• Prepare technical documentation & improve engineering tooling, process, and standards to enable faster, more consistent, reliable, and highly repeatable application delivery.
• Remain engaged with the latest technology trends and understand operational challenges to evolve application delivery processes and platform components continually.
• Support platform technology decisions based on performance metrics and operational SLAs.
• Work as part of a team developing applications and services using Agile development methods.
• Contribute to team and organizational improvements in process and infrastructure.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience as a Backend Developer (Python/Django)
• Understanding of micro-service architecture and RESTful API integration patterns.
• Experience with implementing test frameworks for unit testing and building acceptance testing
• 4+ years experience in SQL RDBMS (MySQL, specifically)
• 2+ years experience in ElasticSearch.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Desire to work in a collaborative, fast-paced, start-up-like environment.
• Experience with distributed source control management (Git).
• Experience using Agile methodologies – previous experience working from a backlog, sprints, retrospectives, etc.
• Passionate about test-driven, clean code, automatically tested, and continuous deployment
• Curious to explore emerging technologies and learn new things
• Are well-versed in product/project management tools, such as JIRA, Trello, and Google Docs

Responsibilities

• Develop, deploy, and maintain scalable products
• Participate in code reviews, and design discussions to ensure code quality and distribute knowledge
• Pair with team members for functional and non-functional requirements to write well-crafted, well-tested, readable, and maintainable code.
• Help to define roadmap and architecture based on technology and business needs
• Understand business requirements and work closely with the business to provide solutions

Eligibility

• Strong expertise in Backend Python Development with skills to create APIs, integrate the functions into UI, and store and retrieve data from a variety of databases.
• Strong experience with Django/Flask.
• Strong experience in writing unit tests.
• B.Tech/B.E (Preferred CSE)

• Strong development experience in Python in the environment of Unix/Linux/Ubuntu
• Strong practical knowledge of Python and its libraries.
• Current working experience with cloud deployment of AWS/Azure/GCP, Microservice architecture, and Docker in Python.
• Good knowledge of CI/CD and DevOps practices
• Good Experience of Python with Django/ Scrapy/ Flask frameworks.
• Good Experience in Jupyter/ Docker/ Elastic Search, etc.

• Solid understanding of software development principles and best practices.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to drive large-scale projects with a deep understanding of Agile SDLC, high collaboration, and leadership.

• Expected to have migration experience from one version to the other, as this project is about migration to the latest version.
• Preferred if had an OpenEdx platform experience or any LMS platform. 

https://www.ynos.in/" target="_blank">YNOS is a next-generation funded startup founded by IIT Madras faculty and incubated at IIT Madras Incubation Cell. It is a digital platform for Entrepreneurs, Investors, Innovators and Eco-system enablers, providing actionable insights on the startup and investment landscape in India. We are passionate about solving tough problems using technology and data, making a difference

The Opening
We are presently seeking for our next enthusiastic, talented, and driven Python Backend Engineer to start right away. We'd want you to

• Be excited about building a next-generation intelligence platform
• Possess a can-do attitude and be open to new challenges
• Value working with a great team - self-assured, creative, and insightful individuals who work together to achieve amazing things
• Be willing to explore, learn, and contribute new ideas to the platform, thereby improving it
• Be high on self-belief and enthusiasm to work in a startup culture - small team, fast-paced work environment

As the Python Backend Engineer in https://www.ynos.in/" target="_blank">YNOS, you will

• Create reusable optimised code and libraries
• Deploy task management systems and automate routine tasks
• Build performant apps that adhere to the best practices, therefore increasing latency, performance, and scalability
• Improve the existing codebase while reducing technical debt
• Take charge of all elements of the application, including architecture, quality, and efficiency

• Proficient understanding of Python language
• Expertise in developing web apps and APIs using Python frameworks like Flask with an overall grasp of client-server interactions
• Familiarity with task management systems and process automation
• Comfortable with using Command Line and Linux systems
• Experience and understanding of version control systems like git, svn, etc
• Knowledge of NoSQL databases such as MongoDB

Good to have

• Expertise in other backend frameworks viz. Django, NodeJS, Go, Rust etc
• Knowledge of data-modelling, data-wrangling & data-mining techniques
• Experience with data visualisation tools & libraries such as Plotly, Seaborn etc
• Exposure to Statistical and Machine Learning (ML) techniques, particularly in the field of Natural Language Processing (NLP)
• Familiarity with front-end tools & frameworks such as HTML, CSS, JS, React, Vue, and others

Work location, Job type & Salary

• Our office is located at https://respark.iitm.ac.in/" target="_blank">IIT Madras Research Park, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, surrounded by the beautiful IITM Campus!
• This is a full-time position and we’d like you to relocate to Chennai
• Expected salary range ₹6L - ₹8L per annum