Senior/Principal Software Engineer

Job Title: Python Developer (Full Time)

Location: Hyderabad (Onsite)

Interview: Virtual and Face to Face Interview (Last round)

Experience Required: 4 + Years  

Working Days: 5 Days

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Python Developer with a strong background in building scalable and secure applications. The ideal candidate will have hands-on expertise in Python frameworks, API integrations, and modern application architectures. This role requires a tech leader who can balance innovation, performance, and compliance while driving successful project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

1. Application Development

• Architect and develop robust, high-performance applications using Django, Flask, and FastAPI.

1. API Integration

• Design and implement seamless integration with third-party APIs (including travel-related APIs, payment gateways, and external service providers).

1. Data Management

• Develop and optimize ETL pipelines for structured and unstructured data using data lakes and distributed storage solutions.

1. Microservices Architecture

• Build modular, scalable applications using microservices principles for independent deployment and high availability.

1. Performance Optimization

• Enhance application performance through load balancing, caching, and query optimization to deliver superior user experiences.

1. Security & Compliance

• Apply secure coding practices, implement data encryption, and ensure compliance with industry security and privacy standards (e.g., PCI DSS, GDPR).

1. Automation & Deployment

• Utilize CI/CD pipelines, Docker/Kubernetes, and monitoring tools for automated testing, deployment, and production monitoring.

1. Collaboration

• Partner with front-end developers, product managers, and stakeholders to deliver user-centric, business-aligned solutions.

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Technical Expertise

• 4+ years of hands-on experience with Python frameworks (Django, Flask, FastAPI).
• Proficiency in RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and asynchronous programming.
• Strong knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB) and big data tools (Spark, Kafka).
• Familiarity with Kibana, Grafana, Prometheus for monitoring and visualization.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI).
• Working knowledge of testing tools: PyTest, Selenium, SonarQube.
• Experience with API integrations, booking flows, and payment gateway integrations (travel domain knowledge is a plus, but not mandatory).

Soft Skills

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and teamwork abilities.
• Proactive, ownership-driven mindset with the ability to perform under pressure.

Role & Responsibilities:

We are seeking a Software Developer with 2-10 year’s experience with strong foundations in Python, databases, and AI technologies. The ideal candidate will support the development of AI-powered solutions, focusing on LLM integration, prompt engineering, and database-driven workflows. This is a hands-on role with opportunities to learn and grow into advanced AI engineering responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and maintain Python-based applications and APIs.

• Design and optimize prompts for Large Language Models (LLMs) to improve accuracy and performance.

• Work with JSON-based data structures for request/response handling. • Integrate and manage PostgreSQL (pgSQL) databases, including writing queries and handling data pipelines.

• Collaborate with the product and AI teams to implement new features. • Debug, troubleshoot, and optimize performance of applications and workflows.

• Stay updated on advancements in LLMs, AI frameworks, and generative AI tools.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Python (scripting, APIs, data handling).

• Basic understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs) and prompt engineering techniques.

• Experience with JSON data parsing and transformations.

• Familiarity with PostgreSQL or other relational databases.

• Ability to write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.

• Strong problem-solving skills and eagerness to learn.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).

Nice-to-Have (Preferred)

• Exposure to AI/ML frameworks (e.g., LangChain, Hugging Face, OpenAI APIs).

• Experience working in startups or fast-paced environments.

• Familiarity with version control (Git/GitHub) and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

What We Offer

• The opportunity to define the future of GovTech through AI-powered solutions.

• A strategic leadership role in a fast-scaling startup with direct impact on product direction and market success.

• Collaborative and innovative environment with cross-functional exposure.

• Growth opportunities backed by a strong leadership team.

• Remote flexibility and work-life balance.

10+ years of experience in web application design and development

• 10+ years experience with Ruby on Rails

• 5+ years of experience in Jenkins and must have an understanding of CI/CD pipelines

• Analyze, design, develop, and maintain scalable solutions.

• Participate in code review.

• Collaborate with design team to create customer friendly solutions.

• Work with the support team to fix any bugs that arise in code.

• Perform debugging and troubleshooting of existing code base. • Good knowledge of Dockers containers. • Experience with Git/GitHub/AWS DevOps. • Work within a wide range of new and legacy code and technologies in a mature codebase o Experience with React-o Experience with AWS Lambda

Nice to have: Experience with building integrations with 3rd party services/tools such as:o Experience with Sinatra Experience with WordPress, Drupal, Sitecore Experience with MongoDB

• 5-8 years of experience as a Java/J2EE developer.
• 1-3 years of experience with Angular / React is desirable.
• 1-3 years of experience in using Spring and Spring Boot frameworks.
• Thorough knowledge of server-side development.
• Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role.
• Good understanding of web services (WSDL SOAP, RESTful).
• Hands-on experience in using Application Servers like WebSphere.
• Expertise in relational databases (Oracle, SQL Server).
• E-commerce domain knowledge is desirable.
• Prior experience in developing desktop and mobile applications.
• Familiarity with common stacks.
• Knowledge of multiple frontend languages and libraries, like HTML/ CSS, JavaScript, XML, jQuery.
• Experience in implementation of Microservices
• Experience with AWS (S3, SQS, SNS, ECS, EC2, ALB, API Gateway, Lambda, etc.) is highly desirable
• Good understanding of Docker & Kubernetes is highly desired.
• Familiarity with databases (MySQL, MongoDB, PostgresSQL), web servers (Apache), and UI/UX designs.

Dot is a technology start-up, operating in Fintech and e-commerce space. With the aim to
revolutionize offline-to-online(O2O) space, Dot strives to enable digital transformation of Offline businesses using smart innovations. This is a huge market, serving the 1.3 billion strong Indian population.

The start-up is led by a strong and experienced team. It has already raised seed funding of ~US$ 35.5 Million from renowned investors.

To know more, head over to: www.dotpe.in

About the Founders
The company is led by an experienced team, three ex-PayU employees - Shailaz Nag, Gyanesh Sharma & Anurag Gupta, with proven expertise & knowledge of the fintech space as well as experience in building & managing companies.

Shailaz Nag is a well known visionary entrepreneur. He was ex-Managing Director and co-founder of PayU, (India’s largest and profitable Payment Company) which is currently valued at US$ 3 Billion. He was also one of the founding members of Ibibo Group. Shailaz Nag is a Chartered Accountant and also holds an MBA degree.

Gyanesh Sharma is an IIT Delhi alumnus, holding a B.Tech. degree in Computer Science. He has strong experience in leading tech teams, holding position of
● CTO at Shopclues
● Head of engg. at PayU
● Engg. Head at MakeMyTrip

Anurag Gupta has a decade long experience in building financial services business. He was Vice-President & Business head at PayU for Omnichannel business. He also headed Bank & Product Partnership for PayU.

Investors
Dot has raised seed funding of US$ ~35.5 million from
● Naspers Fintech (PayU) -
○ $120bn group with global presence. Listed in London, Johannesburg, Amsterdam
○ Presence in India : MMT-Goibibo, PayU, Flipkart, Swiggy, Byju’s, OLX
○ Global Presence : Tencent - WeChat, OLX
● Fosun RZ Capital
○ Affiliate of Fosun Group - A $100Bn Chinese conglomerate
○ Presence across global growth markets
● Info Edge
○ Parent company of naukri.com, jeevansaathi.com, 99acres.com, shiksha.com
○ Listed on NSE & BSE with a market cap of INR 27,000 crore
○ Major investor in zomato.com & policybazaar.com

Products
At Dot, we are solving the key problems that lie at the heart of Offline businesses by equipping them with commerce and fin-tech products. We are building a horizontal Omni-channel platform encompassing several Products all aimed at empowering all types of merchants, big or small, with Digital Technology. Whilst strengthening the merchants, our products also aim to direct this digital transformation towards improving the customer journey.
Our initial Product line-up has already garnered attraction from several renowned enterprises as well as significant interest from every medium and small-scale merchant we touch. And this just marks the start of our journey!

About Profile
Responsibilities
• Understanding the business requirement and provide good scalable solution
• Integration of user-facing elements developed by a front-end developers with server side logic
• Completely owning the backend services of a module
• Building reusable code and libraries for future use
• Optimization of the application for maximum speed and scalability
• Our stack is ReactJS, React Native, Golang, MySQL, NoSQL and hosting environment is AWS

Skills and Qualifications
• Extensive and expert programming experience in anyone programming language (Golang/ C/ Java).
• A solid foundation in computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, software design and distributed system applications
• Experience with building and scaling apps with RDBMS as well as NoSQLs.
• Experience creating scalable Web APIs for mobile and browser consumption
• Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
• 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
• Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
• Have a penchant for solving complex and interesting problems
• Worked in start-up culture with high levels of ownership and commitment
• Excellent coding skills – should be able to convert design into code fluently
• Engineers from Tier 1 colleges

About us:

NetCracker Technology, a subsidiary of NEC Corporation, is the leading provider of BSS/OSS solutions to service providers around the world. From billing, customer care, and real-time charging and policy solutions, to resource and network management, service fulfillment & assurance, our comprehensive software and services capabilities enhance the customer experience through content-rich offerings and reduced costs.

NetCracker's innovative end-to-end BSS/OSS solutions enable service providers to operationalize next-generation connectivity, maximize the convergence of Network and IT, monetize content, and deliver a compelling customer experience.

Founded in 1993, NetCracker became a subsidiary of NEC Corporation in 2008 and acquired the Convergys Information Management division in 2012. We are CMML 5, Product based company. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Work as a member of development team towards the Product Suite
• Estimating efforts and duration on development
• Involved in solution implementation projects
• Interaction with Business Analysts, Quality Assurance and Customer Support teams
• Provide expertise and best practices on technical aspects of product development and implementation projects including performance
• Introduce new development technologies, instruments and techniques

Job Requirements:

• Experience in writing technical design and development of the application
• Good understanding and hands-on work experience in Core Java/J2EE & concepts such as OOPS, multithreading, Collections, Concurrency, Exception Handling, JDBC, File I/O, XML APIs etc
• Should have worked on Java 1.8
• Design skills –Design Patterns, hands on in restful services
• Working experience on spring core
• Hands on in writing complex SQL queries
• Knowledge of web-services (REST and SOAP);
• Familiarity with NOSQL [eg. Mongo DB] is preferred;
• Familiarity with message queues like Kafka.
• Know-how on containerization applications like Docker, Kubernetes is preferred.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tool – SVN.
• Hands-on experience in writing Unit tests using Junit.
• Working experience in Jenkins, Maven, SonarQube.
• Experience in tuning applications based on Performance tests/ Load tests/ Stress tests is preferred.
• Knowledge of development lifecycle, standards, approaches, utilities and environment: shells, IDEs.
• Familiarity with JIRA / JQL is an added advantage 

Experience:

• 5 to 11 years of core development / Product experience

Education:

• BE/Btech/MCA