Software Engineer - Python/Django 3+ years

Job Overview:

We are looking for a seasoned Senior Backend Engineer (SDE III) with over 5 years of experience to lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing engineering team. The ideal candidate will have extensive hands-on experience in software development, deep technical expertise, and a proven track record of successfully leading large-scale engineering teams and projects. This role requires strategic leadership, the ability to manage complex technical challenges, and the ability to drive innovation while ensuring operational excellence.As a Backend Lead, you will collaborate with key stakeholders across the business, product management, and operations to ensure alignment with the organization’s goals and play a critical role in shaping the technology roadmap and engineering culture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership and Team Development: Lead and inspire a team of engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement. Manage the hiring, training, and career development of engineering staff.
• Strategic Planning: Work closely with senior leadership to develop and implement engineering strategies that support business objectives. Define technology roadmaps and ensure alignment with organizational goals.
• Technical Excellence: Guide the team in designing and implementing scalable, robust software systems. Drive the adoption of best practices in architecture, coding standards, and software testing to ensure high-quality product delivery.
• Project and Program Management: Oversee the successful delivery of engineering projects, ensuring deadlines, quality standards, and budget constraints are met. Use agile methodologies to manage the development process and resolve bottlenecks.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Collaborate with Product Management, Design, Business, and Operations teams to define project requirements and deliverables. Ensure the smooth integration of engineering efforts across the organization.
• Risk Management: Anticipate and mitigate technical risks and roadblocks. Proactively identify areas of technical debt and drive initiatives to reduce it.
• Stakeholder Communication: Act as the technical point of contact for stakeholders, providing regular updates on project progress, resource allocation, and performance metrics. Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering
• Proven track record of successfully delivering large-scale, high-impact software projects.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and scalable system design.
• Expertise in multiple programming languages and modern development frameworks For this role we require expertise in Python/Django and API Development
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS), microservices, and distributed systems.
• Good experience with MySQL and ElasticSearch. Slight experience with other NoSQL and SQL databases.
• Experience in DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation.
•  Experience in delivering full-stack B2B/SaaS applications including mobile applications, web frontend, and a scalable backend.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical challenges.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and inspire teams and stakeholders at all levels.

Position = Java Developer

We are looking forward to hire a committed Java Developer with experience in building high performing, scalable, enterprise-grade applications. You will be part of our Engineering team that works on mission-critical applications. You will be managing Java/Java EE application development while providing expertise in the full software development lifecycle, from concept and design to testing.

You are required to:

Contributing in all phases of the development lifecycle.

Write well designed, testable & efficient code.

Ensure designs are in compliance with specifications.

Prepare and produce releases of software components.

Support continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies and presenting these for architectural review.

Technical Skills required

Java, Springboot, Microservices, Data structures & Algorithms, MySQL, NoSQL, Mongodb and Hibernate.

OUR CURRENT STACK

Backend: Spring (JAVA), Laravel (PHP), MySQL, NoSQL, NGINX Plus.

Frontend: Angular 5+ Ngrx/store 5

Infrastructure: Google cloud platform (App engine, CloudSQL, BigQuery, PubSub, Firebase Hosting), Scrapy Cloud, Pusher.io (websockets), Getstream.io, Filestack, Postmark app, AS2 Gateway, Google Cloud Endpoints Framework, MongoDB, Algolia, Memcache

Tools: Gitlab, Postman app, JIRA. Wondering what your Responsibilities would be? Technical Skills required O

You are where our search ends, if you hold:

B. Tech/ M. Tech or corresponding degree

Experience in the same role of almost 1-6 years

Experience with connecting backend and frontend services.

Exposure to consuming data through different interfaces (Web API's/Socket/ REST/ RESTFUL/ JSON/ XML).

Proficiency in Data Structures and Algorithms.

Understanding of web markup, including HTML 5 CSS.

Understanding of client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks.

Ability to write clean, reusable and well documented code.

Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.

Knowledge of API authentication techniques (Token, JWT, OAuth2) - desirable but not mandatory. (Experience with API Design will be a plus)

Fair spoken and written English Flexibility - Things change around here. FAST!

Other Inter-personal skills like self-motivation, persistency, patience and eagerness to learn and work independently.

Python Backend Developer (5+ years experience)

We are seeking an experienced Python Backend Developer with at least 5 years of hands-on experience in Python and Django development. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in MySQL and MongoDB databases, as well as knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript frameworks, and cloud technologies like AWS, Azure or Google Cloud.Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop scalable, high-performance Python applications using the Django framework
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code
• Optimize database queries and schema design for improved performance
• Integrate applications with various APIs and third-party services
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and deliver solutions
• Participate in code reviews, testing, and deployment processes
• Continuously learn and stay updated with the latest technologies and best practices

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field
• 5+ years of professional experience in Python and Django development
• Proficient in MySQL and MongoDB databases, with the ability to write complex queries and optimize database performance
• Hands-on experience with HTML, CSS, and at least one JavaScript framework (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js)
• Knowledge of cloud technologies like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud is preferred
• Strong problem-solving and algorithmic skills
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Passion for continuous learning and innovation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in developing and deploying applications on cloud platforms
• Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes added advantages

·        Qualification: bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or any field.

·        Proven experience of 6+ years in project management, preferably in software development projects involving Python.

·        Strong proficiency in Python programming and familiarity with relevant frameworks.

·        Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.

·        Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining quality and timeliness.

·        Expertise in Django/Python/AWS and MySQL.

·        Problem-solving aptitude and a proactive approach to challenges.

·        Experience working in an Agile development environment is highly desirable.

·        Strong organizational and time management skills.

·        Possess a strong understanding of Python programming concepts, frameworks, and best practices.

·        Assist team members with technical challenges, review code, and contribute to technical discussions.

·        Develop comprehensive project plans, including scope, timelines, milestones, resources, and deliverables.

Who We are

At e6data (https://e6x.io/">https://e6data.io) we’re building core algorithms that makes querying 25 - 200X more performant (i.e. faster and/or cheaper) than every other analytics platform in the world. This results in billions of dollars of value unlocked across faster analytics, savings on compute / infra, and new use cases becoming possible.

Our core team has 100+ years of combined experience and 10+ patents across diverse but complementary disciplines like real time databases, time series databases, SQL OLAP engines, distributed computing platforms, stream processing, and log analytics. Two of the founding team are second time founders with past exits.

We are passionate about solving the deepest and most important problems in computer science, and believe in making our technology available to customers regardless of their location, size, or budget. Our vision is for e6data to power every analytical workload in the world - regardless of deployment scenario (cloud, on-premise, edge), across every use case (end user queries, ETL / data pipelines), and every latency requirement (batch, streaming / real time).

What you'll do?

• Write awesome code
• The focus will be on performance of our data platform
• Identify tactical and long-term product improvements (could be code, script, etc.)
• Responsible for Planning and executing Metadata and Governance tool supports
• Build our internal Data Platform using exdata
• Adding scalable functionality to the system for new features like UDF's, sql functions etc

What are we looking for?

• Worked with Python for a minimum of 2 years
• Well versed with Django REST framework
• Knowledge of document based data stores like MongoDB
• Strong team player
• A passion for continuous learning and growth (both at a personal and team level)
• Experience (or enjoys) working in a startup will be an added advantage

Your Responsibilities :