Software Development Engineer III-Python

Role & Responsibilities

Own the Client’s Outcome:

• Embed with enterprise customers – on-site and remotely – to understand their supply chain operations, data estate, and what success actually looks like for their business.
• Scope and design technical solutions for messy, real-world logistics problems – with a clear line to measurable impact: cost per delivery, SLA performance, empty kilometres.
• Own the full deployment lifecycle: architecture through go-live through steady-state. You’re accountable for the outcome, not just the code.

Build and Ship:

• Design, build, and maintain backend services in Node.js or Python that power routing, planning, and execution at enterprise scale.
• Build and own the integrations connecting Locus to client ERPs, TMS, WMS, and OMS platforms – these integrations are often the riskiest part of a deployment.
• Write production code that runs under real load. If it isn’t in production, it hasn’t shipped.

Be the Technical Interface with the Client:

• Run architecture reviews, lead integration workshops, and represent Locus in executive steering meetings. You need to be credible at every level of the client organisation.
• Bring field learnings back into the product and platform teams. Some of Locus’s best features started as a client workaround.
• Push back when a client request would compromise platform integrity – and propose a better alternative.

Show Up On-Site:

• Travel to client sites – domestic and international, up to ~30% of the time – for kick-offs, integration sprints, go-lives, and post-live reviews.
• Build the kind of relationship where the client’s ops lead calls you directly when something goes wrong at 2am, not a support ticket.
• Be comfortable wherever the work is: a warehouse floor, a logistics control tower, a C-suite boardroom.

Make the Next Deployment Easier:

• Document architecture decisions, integration patterns, and deployment playbooks – every engagement should make the next one faster.
• Work closely with Product, Customer Success, and Platform Engineering. Share what you’re seeing in the field; don’t wait to be asked.
• Mentor junior FDEs and raise the technical bar across the team.

Ideal Candidate

• Strong Forward Deployed / Field Engineer
• Mandatory (Experience 1): Must have 5+ years of backend engineering experience with hands-on coding in Node.js or Python, building production-grade systems
• Mandatory (Experience 2): Must have minimum 2+ years in client-facing / deployment-heavy roles, where they worked directly with enterprise customers
• Mandatory (Experience 3): Must have experience shipping and owning production systems end-to-end: From design → build → deployment → post-production support
• Mandatory (Tech Skills 1 - Backend & Systems): Strong in: Node.js or Python (must-have), Building scalable backend services
• Mandatory (Tech Skills 2 - Integrations): Must have experience with: Enterprise integrations (APIs, third-party systems), Systems like ERP / TMS / WMS / OMS
• Mandatory (Tech Skills 3 - Data & Messaging): Hands-on with: Relational + NoSQL databases, Event streaming / queues (Kafka / RabbitMQ or similar)
• Mandatory (Tech Skills 4 - Cloud & Deployment): Experience with: Cloud platforms (AWS / GCP / Azure), Docker + Kubernetes (or containerised deployments)
• Mandatory (Company): Top Product companies / Startups / SaaS / platform companies

Strong Senior Backend Engineer profiles

Mandatory (Experience 1) – Must have 5+ years of hands-on Backend Engineering experience building scalable, production-grade systems

Mandatory (Experience 2) – Must have strong backend development experience using one or more frameworks (FastAPI / Django (Python), Spring (Java), Express (Node.js).

Mandatory (Experience 3) – Must have deep understanding of relevant libraries, tools, and best practices within the chosen backend framework

Mandatory (Experience 4) – Must have strong experience with databases, including SQL and NoSQL, along with efficient data modeling and performance optimization

Mandatory (Experience 5) – Must have experience designing, building, and maintaining APIs, services, and backend systems, including system design and clean code practices

Mandatory (Domain) – Experience with financial systems, billing platforms, or fintech applications is highly preferred (fintech background is a strong plus)

Mandatory (Company) – Must have worked in product companies / startups, preferably Series A to Series D

Mandatory (Education) – Candidates from Tier - 1 engineering institutes (IITs, BITS, are highly preferred)

Immediate Joiners Preferred. Notice Period - Immediate to 30 Days

Interested candidates are requested to email their resumes with the subject line "Application for [Job Title]".

Only applications received via email will be reviewed. Applications through other channels will not be considered.

About Us

adesso India is a dynamic and innovative IT Services and Consulting company based in Kochi. We are committed to delivering cutting-edge solutions that make a meaningful impact on our clients. As we continue to expand our development team, we are seeking a talented and motivated Backend Developer to join us in creating scalable and high-performance backend systems.

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Backend and Data Developer with expertise in Java, SQL, BigQuery development working on public clouds, mainly GCP. As a Senior Data Developer, you will play a vital role in designing, building, and maintaining robust systems to support our data analytics. This position offers the opportunity to work on complex services, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to drive successful project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Development and maintenance of data pipelines and automation scripts with Python
• Creation of data queries and optimization of database processes with SQL
• Use of bash scripts for system administration, automation and deployment processes
• Database and cloud technologies
• Managing, optimizing and querying large amounts of data in an Exasol database (prospectively Snowflake)
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Operation and scaling of cloud-based BI solutions, in particular
• Composer (Airflow): Orchestration of data pipelines for ETL processes
• Cloud Functions: Development of serverless functions for data processing and automation
• Cloud Scheduler: Planning and automation of recurring cloud jobs
• Cloud Secret Manager: Secure storage and management of sensitive access data and API keys
• BigQuery: Processing, analyzing and querying large amounts of data in the cloud
• Cloud Storage: Storage and management of structured and unstructured data
• Cloud monitoring: monitoring the performance and stability of cloud-based applications
• Data visualization and reporting
• Creation of interactive dashboards and reports for the analysis and visualization of business data with Power BI

Requirements

• Minimum of 4-6 years of experience in backend development, with strong expertise in BigQuery, Python and MongoDB or SQL.
• Strong knowledge of database design, querying, and optimization with SQL and MongoDB and designing ETL and orchestration of data pipelines.
• Expierience of minimum of 2 years with at least one hyperscaler, in best case GCP
• Combined with cloud storage technologies, cloud monitoring and cloud secret management
• Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with team members and stakeholders.
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Nice-to-Have:

• Knowledge of agile methodologies and working in cross-functional, collaborative teams.

Job Responsibilities

✓ Perform the role of Technical Lead on assigned projects to drive solution design (especially backend) and API services development.

✓ Be the thought leader and champion for above mentioned technologies.

✓ Drive technical analysis for new projects including planning and driving proof-of-concepts, if needed.

✓ Drive tasks related to backend development by providing architectural and technical leadership to mid-tier and database developers.

✓ Conduct peer reviews as the lead into Git to confirmed that developed code meets acceptable standards and guidelines.

✓ Work closely with the rest of the leads, mid-tier development, front-end developers, database developers, etc. to ensure end-to-end integrity of the solution being developed.

✓ Work closely with the rest of the tech leads and senior engineering leadership team to ensure reuse where applicable to increase productivity and throughput.

✓ Conduct technical interview to staff open positions in the backend team.

✓ Delegate work and assignments to team members

✓ Collaborate with their team to identify and fix technical problems

✓ Analyze users' needs and then finding applications to serve them

✓ Drive assigned tasks related to SOC 2 certification and ensure compliance to defined controls for areas under lead’s purview.

✓ Guiding their team through technical issues and challenges

✓ Prepare Technical design documents which would help the team to understand the technical flow

✓ Active participation in customer calls especially discussions related to Technical/Architectural and provide inputs.

Required Experience: 

✓ Backend Lead around 14 years of experience

✓ Server less Computing Architecture

✓ NodeJS, MySQL, Jenkins, Python, GitLab Technologies

✓ Good knowledge of AWS Cloud

✓ Full cycle AWS implementation experience

✓ Project experience in development and maintenance support for AWS web service and Cloudbased implementations

✓ Experience leading teams of up to 10 + professionals

Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects in a fast-moving environment 

Educational Qualifications: 

Engineering graduate or B. Tech/MCA with relevant major subjects like Computer Science

• 6+ years of experience with expertise in Django CMS, Python, REST framework, AI framework
• MySQL Db usage, SQL queries
• Experience in using scraping tools.
• Microservices
• Docker and Kubernetes hands-on experience
• AWS Redis cache integration
• Deployment on AWS cloud, auto-scale
• Work will be rotational Shifts/ UK Shift
• Must be flexible to work on weekends/stretch for some hours

Required Skills:

● Expert in Python, with knowledge of at least Django (More web frameworks are a plus)

● 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

● Good understanding of server-side templating languages (such as Jinja 2, Mako, etc depending on your technology stack)

● Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3 (is a plus)

● Understanding of accessibility and security compliance

● Knowledge of user authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments

● Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application

● Familiarity with event-driven programming in Python

● Understanding of the differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile vs desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform

● Able to create database schemas that represent and support business processes

● Strong unit test and debugging skills

● Proficient understanding of code versioning tools

● Knowledge of application deployment process and server set up

● Integration of data storage solutions

Responsibilities:

● Owning one or more of the web services; adding new features, resolving bugs, and refactoring/ improving code base.

● Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications

● Translating product requirements into functional, maintainable, extensible software that is in-line with company objectives.

● Good knowledge of software engineering best practices, including unit testing, code reviews, design documentation, debugging, troubleshooting, & agile development.

● Work on cutting-edge web technologies to make a powerful impact on 1M+ enterprise users

● Be part of a growing team that will design, develop, and test software and cross-product applications which span across different Planview products

● Work in an agile engineering team writing maintainable and scalable code for software components and influencing team decisions

● Contribute to the product’s architecture vision and execution, working closely with cross-product teams and other leaders within the R&D department

● Collaborate with stakeholders to imagine, design, develop, test, and launch software that impacts our customers and inspires your peers

● Drive continuous improvement of software quality, CX and maintainability of features

● Continuous learning of technology trends, tools, and approaches, including sharing this knowledge with your team