Senior Software Engineer

Looking to hire a single backend engineer who will become a part of the core team, with the track to become a part of the leadership at our company.

Candidate should have worked in startups, possess strong programming skills in Python, displays a sense of ownership and is highly energetic and eager to learn state-of-the-art tech and ML.

A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience is preferred.

2022 or later year pass outs - please apply only if you have relevant full-time and at least 2 prior internships experience

Representative (not exhaustive) responsibilities:

• Assess the current design and infrastructure of the backend server, and continuously implement enhancements to make the systems more robust, reliable and responsive
• Design, implement, test, and deploy APIs with Python on Linux servers
• Enhance back-end functionality and integrate with the front end to deliver a fully functional product
• Implement and set up automated tests to periodically test backend infrastructure for reliability, security and performance
• Design new data pipelines to enable the production deployment of new models
• Mentor junior employees and interns in the company
• Additionally, interest and ability to contribute to the continuous enhancement of our state-of-the-art NLP model pipeline and Inferencing engine is a big plus
• Be ready to roll up your sleeves and participate in customer calls, understand our ICP well, do research around product features, etc.

Fast Track Your Application

Think about the ICP for ContractKen. Sign up for a trial plan, experience the product and provide feedback on how to improve the current experience of the product to add immediate value to the ICP. We don't need you to fully code any feature in its entirety and are not looking for free work. The idea is to identify folks who get** what we are trying to do with ContractKen and find faster alignment with the right candidate.

Do not apply if

You're looking for your first, real-world model building, ML/AI role. We believe that deploying existing models (open source and proprietary) in production and delivering real business value to our customers is 10x more important than hyperparameter tuning or the latest algorithm implementation. While we'd love to entertain experienced ML data scientists, the emphasis on MLOps is as much as it is on experimentation.

We are looking to hire Node.js Backend developers to build a consumer-friendly social commerce app.

You can apply if you have knowledge of JavaScript and frameworks/systems (nodejs) and

• Strong analytical skills and aptitude Good Understanding of architecture, software design and best coding practices
• Ability to learn new languages and technologies
• Experience with databases (both SQL and NoSQL)
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies
• Good working knowledge of Linux
• Excellent communication skills

Plus points:

• Knowledge of Redis, Mongo and Mysql.
• Knowledge of AWS services.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines.
• Deep understanding of Database Indexing.
• Knowledge of microservices architecture.
• Knowledge of golang/rust.

Working with an early stage startup can get you an opportunity to build systems from scratch, exponentially grow your career and become industry leaders. You will be working with experienced software engineers from top IITs, unicorns and soonicorns who have built systems for millions of users

Responsibilities:

• Hand on experience in Golang/Python/Ruby on Rails /Node.Js
• Must have at least 1+ years of experience in Team Handling

• gathering and analyzing user/business system requirements, Participate in design meetings and consult with clients to refine, test and debug programs to meet business.
• Develop, test and implement new software programs
• Identifying areas for modification in existing programs and subsequently developing these modifications
• Clearly and regularly communicate with management and technical support colleagues
• Design and Applications, Web Sites, Data Communication Processes and User Interfaces
• Writing and implementing efficient code
• Determining operational practicality
• Test, maintain and recommend software improvements to ensure strong functionality and optimization
• Working closely with other developers, UX designers, business and systems analysts
• Analyze user requirements , Make good technical decisions that provide solutions to business challenges
• achieve resolution to outstanding problems or issues
• Communicate effectively and professionally in all forms of communication with internal and external customers
• Possess strong problem solving and decision making skills while using good judgment

• Collaborating with the front-end developers and other team members to establish objectives and design more functional, cohesive codes to enhance the user experience.
• Own code for the products with responsibilities including but not limited to designing, developing, testing, maintenance of products.
• Building RESTful services and do DevOps.
• Talking to customers and business teams to suggest improvement areas in product flows.
• Create peer learnings for team members and build context for new teammates
• Help with building the company's tech team and iterating on the hiring framework.
• Provide regular feedback to your team (peers and managers) to ensure continuous improvement.
• Keeping abreast with the latest technologies and working on your skills regularly.

Skills & Requirements

• Good knowledge and experience of working with backend systems; designing server-side architecture, including production maintenance experience are must-haves.
• At least 1-8 years of experience in any programming languages like Java, Ruby, PHP, Python, and Node.js(Node.js preferred).
• Understanding of micro-services-oriented architecture.
• Experience with Databases design (SQL, NoSQL) and analytics
• Experience in driving and delivering complex features/software modules from technical design to launch.
• Expertise with unit testing & Test Driven Development (TDD)
• Have empathy for the users you build for

Good to have

• Experience in the fintech industry
• Experience leading design and implementation of robust and secure web services