Technical Lead/Team Lead

Position Overview: The Lead Software Architect - Python & Data Engineering is a senior technical leadership role responsible for designing and owning end-to-end architecture for data-intensive, AI/ML, and analytics platforms, while mentoring developers and ensuring technical excellence across the organization. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Design end-to-end software architecture for data-intensive applications, AI/ML pipelines, and analytics platforms
• Evaluate trade-offs between competing technical approaches 
• Define data models, API approach, and integration patterns across systems 
• Create technical specifications and architecture documentation 
• Lead by example through production-grade Python code and mentor developers on engineering fundamentals 
• Conduct design and code reviews focused on architectural soundness 
• Establish engineering standards, coding practices, and design patterns for the team 
• Translate business requirements into technical architecture 
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and other teams to design integrated solutions 
• Whiteboard and defend system design and architectural choices 
• Take responsibility for system performance, reliability, and maintainability 
• Identify and resolve architectural bottlenecks proactively 

Required Skills:  

• 8+ years of experience in software architecture and development  
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field 
• Strong foundations in data structures, algorithms, and computational complexity 
• Experience in system design for scale, including caching strategies, load balancing, and asynchronous processing  
• 6+ years of Python development experience 
• Deep knowledge of Django, Flask, or FastAPI 
• Expert understanding of Python internals including GIL and memory management 
• Experience with RESTful API design and event-driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ) 
• Proficiency in data processing frameworks such as Pandas, Apache Spark, and Airflow 
• Strong SQL optimization and database design experience (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB)  Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure cloud platforms 
• Knowledge of containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) 
• Hands-on experience designing CI/CD pipelines Preferred (Bonus) 

Skills: 

• Experience deploying ML models to production (MLOps, model serving, monitoring) Understanding of ML system design including feature stores and model versioning 
• Familiarity with ML frameworks such as scikit-learn, TensorFlow, and PyTorch  
• Open-source contributions or technical blogging demonstrating architectural depth 
• Experience with modern front-end frameworks for full-stack perspective

It’s an amazing time to be joining SalaryBox as we continue to transform attendance and payroll for over 60 million MSME’s in India.

We launched the app in Jan 2021, and now have more than 2 million downloads of the app. We support more than 200k businesses and operate at scale.

Backed by Y-Combinator, SalaryBox is India’s leading attendance and payroll app. Considered to be the engine of economies around the world, the MSME segment in India alone has ~63 million units, and employs ~100 million people. The sector accounts for 27% of GDP and is crucial to the functioning of the economy.

We are on a mission to make work easier for these business owners, managers, and employees so that they can focus on the things they do best.

Today, SalaryBox is a fun bunch of analytical and ambitious folks building the first-of-its-kind technologies for the MSME ecosystem. We are here to enhance the employee experience of over 10 million end consumers in the next twelve months. Our mission is big, so we act with urgency in everything we do. We find creative ways to test ideas and learn today so that we focus on the right things tomorrow.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for Fullstack Engineers with a 1+ year experience to join our team at Salarybox. You will be an integral part of building the backend architecture and developing core systems.

Skills you will bring to the team

• 1+ years of experience working with frontend and backend technologies at scale.
• Experience developing a backend service in Python.
• Experience developing a robust frontend in React.
• Experience in a wide variety of technical tools such as different DB types, queues, design patterns, and architectures.
• Basic understanding of Dev Ops.
• Hands-on attitude and ability to drive solutions to completion.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Architect and develop our core systems.
• Plan the right architecture, build features, and push it all to production.
• Understand customers' use cases and define the technical roadmap.
• Deploy and maintain the product on a cloud server.

• Should have hands-on experience in Web Development
• Good understanding of PHP and Object-oriented programming paradigms.
• Able to understand the project requirements and handle projects independently.
• Strong learning capability.
• Having a good knowledge of jQuery.
• Framework experience would be beneficial.
• Should be comfortable working with the team.
• Should be comfortable with working on any MVC-based framework.
• Work experience in the Codeigniter framework is a must.
• 2 Projects are required in the PHP language.

Job Summary:

As a Full Stack Developer (Automated Testing Platform), you will be responsible for developing and maintaining a platform for automated testing using Python/JavaScript programming language. You will work with a team of developers, collaborating on projects to create efficient and effective software solutions that meet the needs of clients or end-users in the testing domain. You will need to have a strong understanding of Python or JavaScript programming language and experience with test automation frameworks and tools.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain an automated testing platform using Python/JavaScript programming language.
• Design and implement software solutions that automate the testing process.
• Collaborate with other developers and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Participate in code reviews, debugging, and troubleshooting to improve software quality.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in Python and JavaScript programming language and related testing frameworks and tools.
• Ensure software is delivered on-time and meets or exceeds customer expectations.
• Develop and maintain documentation related to software development processes and projects.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field.
• Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role in automated testing domain.
• Strong understanding of Python or JavaScript programming language and its ecosystem (libraries, frameworks, tools, etc.).
• Experience with automated testing frameworks such as Pytest, Selenium, Robot Framework, etc.
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g. Git, SVN).
• Knowledge of Agile development methodologies.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) processes.
• Experience with testing cloud-based applications and microservices.
• Familiarity with containerization tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with cloud computing platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure.

CTC:

It will be depend on the Interview & the candidates experience.

Thanks & Regards

Anmol Agarwal

Role - Technology Lead

Role Overview 

As a Tech lead, you will take an active role in the definition and evolution of standard practices and  procedures, working closely with the co-founders in building a team. You will be responsible for  defining and developing software for tasks associated with the developing, designing and  debugging of the software applications. The technology lead will be a part of the core leadership  team and will be involved in all crucial decisions. So apart from strong technical skills, leadership is  something we are looking for.  

Responsibilities  

▪ Work Experience between 3 to 5 years in large scale applications with desire to work in fast  paced startups  

▪ Must have led a team of 3 to 10 engineers. Excellent business understanding and  prioritization skills. Fully hands on with coding and up to date with technology trends. 
▪ Focus on code maintainability and performance of application and a demonstrated product  development ability.  

▪ Must be excellent with hiring and should have built a team from scratch or small size 
▪ Provide technical advice and assists in solving programming problems  

▪ Continuously create new and interactive features that would help to improve user  experience and user engagement.  

▪ Assist with troubleshooting of issues as needed 

Tech Stack -

Node Js, Nativescript, Angular, React, React Native, MongoDB, AWS.  

Responsibilities:

• Works on all stages of the software development life cycle (SDLC).
• Develops, codes, tests, and debugs software and applications using Java.
• Designs features and makes improvements based on user experience data.
• Completes unit testing to identify and fix programming errors.
• Uses common testing and software documentation tools.
• Writes software documentation guides.
• Collaborates with other members of the software development team.

• Proficiency with NodeJs, ES6, Express;
• Experience in Source Control (Bitbucket/GIT);
• Experience in developing and scaling B2B applications.
• Knowledge and experience with using Restful API;
• Must be able to design components to drive reusability and performance;
• Must be able to build responsive design;
• Design, develop, and maintain code that meets requirements, is high quality, and performs efficiently and effectively to provide a great customer experience;
• Write production quality and thoroughly tested code.