Senior Software Developer

Job Summary:

Deqode is looking for a highly motivated and experienced Python + AWS Developer to join our growing technology team. This role demands hands-on experience in backend development, cloud infrastructure (AWS), containerization, automation, and client communication. The ideal candidate should be a self-starter with a strong technical foundation and a passion for delivering high-quality, scalable solutions in a client-facing environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and deploy backend services and APIs using Python.
• Build and maintain scalable infrastructure on AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, etc.).
• Automate deployments and infrastructure with Terraform and Jenkins/GitHub Actions.
• Implement containerized environments using Docker and manage orchestration via Kubernetes.
• Write automation and scripting solutions in Bash/Shell to streamline operations.
• Work with relational databases like MySQL and SQL, including query optimization.
• Collaborate directly with clients to understand requirements and provide technical solutions.
• Ensure system reliability, performance, and scalability across environments.

Required Skills:

• 3.5+ years of hands-on experience in Python development.
• Strong expertise in AWS services such as EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, IAM, CloudWatch.
• Good understanding of Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code tools.
• Proficient with Docker and container orchestration using Kubernetes.
• Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins or GitHub Actions.
• Strong command of SQL/MySQL and scripting with Bash/Shell.
• Experience working with external clients or in client-facing roles.

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS Certification (e.g., AWS Certified Developer or DevOps Engineer).
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team and contribute to key business functions. The ideal candidate will bring relevant experience, strong problem-solving skills, and a collaborative

mindset.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain high-performance systems using modern C++
• Architect and implement containerized services using Docker, with orchestration via Kubernetes or ECS
• Build, monitor, and maintain data ingestion, transformation, and enrichment pipelines
• Deep understanding of cloud platforms (preferably AWS) and hands-on experience in deploying and
• managing applications in the cloud.
• Implement and maintain modern CI/CD pipelines, ensuring seamless integration, testing, and delivery
• Participate in system design, peer code reviews, and performance tuning

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of software development experience, with strong command over modern C++
• Deep understanding of cloud platforms (preferably AWS) and hands-on experience in deploying and managing applications in the cloud.
• Apache Airflow for orchestrating complex data workflows.
• EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) for managing containerized workloads.
• Proven expertise in designing and managing robust data pipelines & Microservices.
• Proficient in building and scaling data processing workflows and working with structured/unstructured data
• Strong hands-on experience with Docker, container orchestration, and microservices architecture
• Working knowledge of CI/CD practices, Git, and build/release tools
• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and cross-functional collaboration skills

This position description is intended to describe the duties most frequently performed by an individual in this position. It is not intended to be a complete list of assigned duties but to describe a position level.

DUKAAN - Create Your Online Store in 30 Seconds

Dukaan is an app that allows offline businesses to sell their products and services online. On our app, the users can make beautiful product catalogues (catalogs) right from a smartphone and share with their customers easily on different social media apps such as Whatsapp Business, Whatsapp, Facebook, Instagram etc. Praised by users all over India, this app has saved declining businesses by helping them transfer their shop online. The journey has just begun and we are on a mission to make India truly Digital.

Dukaan is currently powering over 5M ecommerce stores built by indian small businesses and growing at a crazy rate.  

We are looking for a Backend Engineer to join our team who will be part of our new innovations team.

Requirements:

1. Strong knowledge of Django, Django Rest Framework and their design principles.
2. Strong knowledge of Django ORM, should be able to leverage it to write complex and optimized queries (E.x Q queries, Case, When, Select related, prefetch related, Subqueries, Annotations, Aggregations, Filtering, etc.) .
3. Should be able to override DRF serializers, filters and viewsets completely according to needs.
4. Should have good experience in Class Based Views to write the backend API’s.
5. Sound knowledge of database design patterns and modelling them to Django models.
6. Sound knowledge of how to write test cases for the APIs.
7. Should be able to write optimized pythonic code adhering to python PEP standards.
8. Strong knowledge of python packaging and how to architect a code base that should be easily scalable and not get cluttered.
9. Strong knowledge of REST API design patterns.
10. Ability to write RAW sql queries and further database level coding will be a plus.
11. Good Understanding of python’s asyncio, threading and multiprocessing library, their benefits and limitations along with their appropriate use cases.
12. Hands on knowledge of celery and its corresponding message broker such as RabbitMQ, Redis, etc.
13. Experience with building a CDC(Change Data Capture) pipeline will be a plus.
14. Experience with Apache Kafka, Kafka connect and Debezium will be a plus.
15. Experience with open source will be a plus.
16. Good knowledge of Algorithms and data structures.

Responsibilities:

1. Understand the ins and out of existing codebase and have a good grasp over it.
2. Write clean, stable and scalable code.
3. Write unit test cases for the APIs.
4. Do whitebox and blackbox testing for your own code and as well as others if required.
5. Understand and implement fast prototype solutions for the business needs.

Job Description for Senior Python Developer 

Experience: 4 to 7 years

• Must have strong knowledge in Python 2/Python 3
• Must have a strong knowledge of Web development using the Django web framework and API development experience using Django REST API.
• Flask framework or any other framework’s knowledge is great.
• Ability to write reusable, testable, and efficient code
• Team Handling exposure
• Knowledge of Standard databases like MySql, PostgreSQL and NoSQL databases like MongoDB, Firebase, etc. Able to create database schemas that represent and support business processes.
• Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• Must be good at understanding client requirements.
• Good testing/debugging skills using standard python modules/IDEs
• Deployment experience with standard servers like Apache/AWS etc.
• Experience in testing frameworks known in the industry.
• Having good/basic knowledge of Front end Technologies HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript is good.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools - GIT

The candidate must have experience in coding part and team handling experience both

 Roles & Responsibilities -

• Build and maintain infrastructure for data retrieval, processing and storage
• Build strong working relationships with international teams
• Be willing and able to adapt to changes in priorities
• Ability to learn and apply new technologies to deliver added business value
• Maintain a strong focus on quality

• Proficient in Python / SQL
• Good understanding of data base management systems
• Experience developing and maintaining systems that handle large amounts of data
• Understanding of Electronic Trading Systems
• Attention to detail and code quality
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills in a high-pressure environment
• Strong communication skills and an ability to convey ideas and concepts with clarity