Senior Software Engineer

Job Description: Python Engineer

Role Summary

We are looking for a talented Python Engineer to design, develop, and maintain high-quality backend applications and automation solutions. The ideal candidate should have strong programming skills, familiarity with modern development practices, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Python Development & Automation

• Design, develop, and maintain Python scripts, tools, and automation frameworks.
• Build automation for operational tasks such as deployment, monitoring, system checks, and maintenance.
• Write clean, modular, and well-documented Python code following best practices.
• Develop APIs, CLI tools, or microservices when required.

Linux Systems Engineering

• Manage, configure, and troubleshoot Linux environments (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu).
• Perform system performance tuning, log analysis, and root-cause diagnostics.
• Work with system services, processes, networking, file systems, and security controls.
• Implement shell scripting (bash) alongside Python for system-level automation.

CI/CD & Infrastructure Support

• Support integration of Python automation into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins).
• Participate in build and release processes for infrastructure components.
• Ensure automation aligns with established infrastructure standards and governance.
• Use Bash scripting together with Python to improve automation efficiency.

Cloud & DevOps Collaboration (if applicable)

• Collaborate with Cloud/DevOps engineers on automation for AWS or other cloud platforms.
• Integrate Python tools with configuration management tools such as Chef or Ansible, or with Terraform modules.
• Contribute to containerization efforts (Docker, Kubernetes) leveraging Python automation.

Job Description:  

Responsibilities: 

• Completing all tasks set by the supervisor and assisting wherever possible.  
• Observing existing strategies, techniques of coding, debugging, testing and adopting to the same 
• Ability to maintain composure under pressure 
• Ability to work in a team. 
• Good observation skills and a willingness to learn. 

Skills: 

• Proficiency in data structures and algorithms 
• Good problem solving and analytical thinking skills 
• Knowledge of Linux systems 
• Python coding knowledge 
• Knowledge of object-oriented programming 
• Good verbal and written communication skills.  

Requisition Raised by:  

Engineering Director 

• Work with product owners, architects, developers, testers, and other stakeholders in the client's organization and in the company to build and maintain software solutions
• Get specifications/wireframes/ mock-ups and translate them into scalable, high-performance, robust web apps!
• Responsible to write and maintain clean, well-written code, as per the best practices.
• Very comfortable with daily stand-up with clients, update daily work progress via Project Management systems, voice/video calls, online collaboration using screen-sharing tools.
• Exposure/experience in agile development practices

Desired Qualification, Skills, and Experience

• Education: B.E. / B.Tech.

Mandatory Skills:

• Expert level skills in OOPS concepts
• Excellent in Ruby, metaprogramming.
• Excellent knowledge of Rails 4.x+
• Experience in using Rails Engine.
• Full-stack web development expertise (HTML, Javascript, CSS/Less, React, Redux)
• Good experience with active accounts on Git, Github/Bitbucket, or similar SCM tools.
• Excellent debugging and troubleshooting skills [Client side, Server side, Database]
• Knowledge and skills in static code analysis and performance management tools [Client side, Server side, Database]
• Databases: Expert level skills in one or more of MySQL, PostgreSQL
• Exposure to Release, Build Management, Deployment steps, and methodologies.

Nice to have Skills:

• MongoDB, Redis, Memcached, RSpec, Enzyme, Jest
• Experience:2-4 year

Strong expertise in AWS architecture, deployment and coding using Python and AWS Lambda functions. She/ he should also have experience with NOSQL database like MongoDB/ DynamoDB and exposure to Machine Learning. She/ he should be familiar with Ajax calls, interaction with API using JSON files and xml.

Knowledge of testing tools like JMeter and Selenium and programming languages like Javascript and Dot Net will be a big advantage.
The person should be able to guide junior resources, perform code reviews and solve performance issues as required.

At Cityflo, we are solving the problem of commuting to the office which affects employees in big, populated Indian cities every day. Cityflo provides a bus experience like no other - we run premium AC buses for daily commuters. We’re changing the way urban Indians commute and enabling everyone to reclaim hours of their time every day. Before the imposed lockdown due to coronavirus, we were serving about 7500 commuters per day. We plan to scale to 5,00,000 per day in the next 4 years in a profitable and sustainable manner.

You can read more about our engineering and culture on our blog: https://blog.cityflo.com/tag/engineering/" target="_blank">https://blog.cityflo.com/tag/engineering/

Role & Requirements

• 2+ year experience in application development
• ability to write efficient SQL queries and design schemas for relational databases
• good knowledge of operating systems and networking concepts
• experience in using and understanding code from Open Source
• experience with implementing best software engineering practices like version control with git, code reviews, writing unit-tests, writing readable code
• experience with Python and Django is a plus.
• inclination towards researching new technologies and adapt them to solve challenges we face

We look for engineers who

• Are committed to their growth and learning
• care about working in and building a strong engineering culture
• want to take significant ownership and decision making power
• want to make an impact in the real world while working with a great team in a hyper-growth environment

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.