Senior Software Engineer

• Proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript (ES6+).
• Experience with front end frameworks and libraries such as React, Angular, or Vue.js.
• Knowledge of responsive design principles and mobile-first development.
• Familiarity with version control systems, preferably Git.
• Understanding of web performance optimization techniques.
• Soft Skills:
• Strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously with a focus on deadlines.
• Desirable Skills: Experience with TypeScript, CSS preprocessors (e.g., SASS, LESS), and build tools (e.g., Webpack, Gulp) is a plus.

Title/Role: Python Django Consultant

Experience: 8+ Years

Work Location: Indore / Pune /Chennai / Vadodara

Notice period: Immediate to 15 Days Max

Key Skills: Python, Django, Crispy Forms, Authentication, Bootstrap, jQuery, Server Side Rendered, SQL, Azure, React, Django DevOps

Job Description:

• Should have knowledge and created forms using Django. Crispy forms is a plus point.
• Must have leadership experience 
• Should have good understanding of function based and class based views.
• Should have good understanding about authentication (JWT and Token authentication)
• Django – at least one senior with deep Django experience. The other 1 or 2 can be mid to senior python or Django
• FrontEnd – Must have React/ Angular, CSS experience
• Database – Ideally SQL but most senior has solid DB experience
• Cloud – Azure preferred but agnostic
• Consulting / client project background ideal.

Django Stack:

• Django
• Server Side Rendered HTML
• Bootstrap
• jQuery
• Azure SQL
• Azure Active Directory
• Server Side Rendered/jQuery is older tech but is what we are ok with for internal tools. This is a good combination of late adopter agile stack integrated within an enterprise. Potentially we can push them to React for some discreet projects or pages that need more dynamism.

Django Devops:

• Should have expertise with deploying and managing Django in Azure.
• Django deployment to Azure via Docker.
• Django connection to Azure SQL.
• Django auth integration with Active Directory.
• Terraform scripts to make this setup seamless.
• Easy, proven to deployment / setup to AWS, GCP.
• Load balancing, more advanced services, task queues, etc.

Role & Responsibilities

• Design and develop complex, scalable web applications using Django and Python.
• Collaborate closely with the product and design teams to define feature specifications.
• Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle - requirements analysis, development, testing, and production release.
• Proactively identify bottlenecks in the system and work to mitigate them.
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Interface with clients to understand their business, goals, and visions for products.
• Assist in the preparation and execution of technical meetings with clients.
• Provide technical support to clients, help them understand our services, and resolve their issues timely.

Preferred Candidate Profile

• 3+ years of experience in Django and Python development.
• Strong understanding of the Django framework and Python language.
• Good understanding of front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX).
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and Django Rest Framework.
• Experience in working with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL).
• Excellent debugging and optimization skills.
• Good understanding of software design patterns and principles.
• Must be fluent in English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable with working in a client-facing role and able to handle communications effectively.
• Ability to work independently in a remote setup, manage tasks and time effectively.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or a related field.

Perks and Benefits 

• Salary: ₹ 7,00,000 per annum.
• Work-from-home opportunity, offering a flexible work schedule.
• Regular virtual team bonding activities.
• Continuous learning opportunities with access to online courses.
• Performance-based bonus structure.
• Opportunities for growth and career advancement in a fast-growing company.
• A team that values and prioritizes work-life balance.

If you meet the qualifications above and are interested in pursuing this role, we would love to hear from you. Apply now and join our dynamic team!

About KAFQA

At Kafqa, we are building the next generation performing arts platform. Our mission is to transform how India learns, performs & watchers performing arts. We are currently in stealth mode with a target public launch date in April. Our launch services consist of technology enabled dance classes in our proprietary studios, production facilities and social media broadcasting & competitions.

Founder & Team

The founder is Shariq Plasticwala. He is a graduate of IIT Bombay & Stanford GSB. He was part of the founding team of Amazon India where he played a key role for over 8 years. Among his roles at Amazon, he was the CEO of Amazon’s first joint venture in India and a Board Member of Amazon’s payments business. The other members of the founding team consist of senior executives from Shiamak Davar & Byju’s.

Background

• At least 1+ years’ experience in back-end development in a fast-paced environment, working in Python & Django Framework
• Deep understanding of technologies used in web-deployed SaaS products, including Rest APIs
• Exposure to AWS, Azure or other cloud providers

Opportunity

We will share our workload as a team and we expect you to work on a broad range of tasks. Here’s are some of the things you might have to do on any given day:

• Developing APIs and endpoints for deployments of our product
• Infrastructure Development such as building databases, creating and maintaining automated jobs
• Build out the back-end to deploy and scale our product
• Build POCs for client deployments
• Document your code, write test cases, etc.

Skills

• Hands-on experience with Python (1+ years)
• Sound understanding of Postgres and NoSQL databases such as MongoDB
• Deep familiarity with UNIX, major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), DevOps
• Understanding of databases, and related tools, paradigms

• Be responsible for engineering road map, architecture and scalability/quality of products.
• Effectively collaborate with Product managers, Business teams to develop long-term product roadmap and own release planning - in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Perform well in ambiguous situations. We are a startup with a significant product suite.
• Mentor and guide a team of engineers across various levels and areas of expertise. Help engineers make good architectural decisions, improve code quality and delivery.
• Be responsible for tech solutioning, architecture being deployed maintaining right balance b/w short term and long term outcomes – speed vs quality.
• Establish strong engineering best practices and champion their adoption.
• Define career trajectory for your team and share feedback regularly to help them grow.

• 7+ years of experience in end to end cloud software development with exposure in building scalable, fault tolerant and secure large scale distributed systems. At least 1-2 years managing eng. teams.
• Bachelors or Masters degree in engineering (preferably computer science or sister branches) from a reputed institute (preferably IITs, NITs, or other top engineering institutes).
• Deep expertise in Java & tech stack (Springboot) & micro service based architecture writing maintainable, scalable, unit-tested code. This position requires a good mix of hands-on and people management.
• Hands-on experience in low-level and high-level design with the ability to propose and validate system design.
• You are comfortable jamming on code refactoring, architecture and design principles.
• Sound understanding of web technologies (JS, HTML5 CSS), databases - SQL & NoSQL (e.g. Cassandra), distributed caches (e.g. Redis), message queues (e.g. Kafka).
• Knowledge of UI architectural patterns like MVVM, MVC, MVP etc is useful.
• Exposure to android app development is a good plus.
• You have working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Gradle, GIT, Jenkins, ELK, Prometheus, Grafana or equivalents.
• You are an opensource enthusiast with the curiosity to stay abreast of latest tech.
• Must be comfortable working in fast paced agile environments. Ability to plan, prioritise, estimate and execute releases with strong degree of predictability.
• Excellent people & communication skills.
• Experience with AWS stack is preferred.
• Experience with a high-growth startup is a plus.

We are looking for experienced Odoo Developers with good development skills in Python. Candidates should have hands-on experience in end to end implementation of the custom modules in Odoo.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and deploy ERP/ web applications using OpenERP/ Odoo.

• Customize/ develop various modules such as Accounting, POS Sales & CRM, inventory, Purchasing, , Invoice, Website, Google map, Warehouse, MRP, HR, etc.

• Customize various modules and integrate services/ products ranging from payment gateways to hardware devices with Odoo.

• Understand Functional requirements from clients. Provide GAP analysis and transform them into technical requirements.

• Functional knowledge of ERP modules like Accounting, Stock, CRM, Inventory, HR, Sales, Purchasing, Manufacturing, E- Commerce, and Payment gateway.

• Experience in Migrations, Odoo end user training.

• Knowledge of OOP concepts, SQL, HTML and JavaScript.

• Experience in hosting on AWS or other cloud service providers

• Ability to understand client requirements and translate them into business solutions.

• Develop and deploy ERP modules from scratch

• Adopt new and emerging technologies to provide solutions to client needs. Cater to time difference need

• Identify technical issues and provide solutions

• Testing support.

• Develop and customize reports based on client s specifications in the modules like Accounting, Inventory, Manufacturing and HR. Work on Odoo's internal BI reporting tool for live reports

• Skills

• Strong familiarity with the Odoo framework is mandatory.

• Should have a solid knowledge of Python and programming concepts. Contribution for Open Source Projects will be advantageous.

• Good problem solving and analytical skills

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Responsibilities:

• Crawl the internet/intranet for issues people are facing and convert them in to stuctured data that would be consumed downstream.
• Familiar with the software development life cycle (SDLC) from analysis to deployment.
• Comply with coding standards and technical design.
• Adapts structured coding styles for easy review, testing, and maintainability of the code.
• Integrate the developed functionality and/or component into a fully functional system.
• Ensure unit and integration level verification plans are in place and adheres to the great quality of code at all times.
• Actively participate in troubleshooting, debugging and updating current live system.
• Verify user feedback in making the system more stable and easy.
• Work closely with analysts, designers, and other peer developers.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent practical experience.
• Understanding of OOPS concepts, Persistence, Threading.
• Good understanding of version control system (GIT).
• Knowledgeable in data structures and algorithms.
• A background in Engineering with sound oral and written communication skills.
• 6+ years of experience working on the server-side.
• Exposure to API designing, scalable architecture, and thorough understanding of systems.
• Great database modeling skills.
• Working knowledge of Databases, both relational (such as PostgreSQL) and in-memory database (such as Redis).
• Good understanding of web stack and how all the pieces fit together.
• Experience with open-source projects.
• Experience in designing interactive applications.

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We want to ensure that our tech is successfully consumed by end users easily.

We are looking forward to work with you.

We would love to have you for the following reasons :

• Strong hold in python based backends such as Flask & Django
• Knowledge of backend principles, patterns, and best practices
• Aware of the open-source ecosystem and the libraries available.
• Proficient understanding of Git
• Must have written Unit, Integration and UI Test Cases
• Understanding of Cloud hosting (AWS,Azure) principles and interface guidelines
• Experience in working with distrubuted data using REST APIs, JSON and other technologies
• Potential interns with experience in containers will hold an advantage.
• Experience in Kafka & ELK will be an advantage.
• Experience of 1-2 years.