Sr. Python Developer

We are looking for a purist Python developer intern to manage and improve our REST APIs, and role-based access control functionalities, and build out new product features in our products while maintaining data integrity in various systems

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Learn to employ technologies that are distributed in nature.
• Take ownership of your work – keep a keen eye out for bugs that might arise, ardently resolve them; make feature additions to your product; or sometimes, when you’re feeling ambitious
• Be versatile – Work on Django applications, micro-services, data tools, cloud and DevOps.
• Participate in the entire application lifecycle, focusing on building new features and debugging.
• Write a new post on our engineering blog every time you learn and roll something out.

Skills required:

• You understand the technology and have a knack for finding creative solutions to complex problems
• Good in Python, with knowledge of at least one Python web framework, Django preferred
• Keen interest in building web applications.
• Should love challenges, and pick up new languages, frameworks or technologies on the go.
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Available for 4-6 months of internship.

Job Description:

§ Understanding client requirements & functional specifications.

§ Developing and maintaining dynamic websites and web applications.

§ Ensuring fool proof performance of the deliverable.

§ Coordinating with co-developers and other related departments.

§ Sending regular updated about the project status

Desired Candidate Profile:

· Proficient knowledge of a back-end programming language - one or more from Python, JavaScript, NodeJS

· Proficient knowledge of back-end server frameworks - Flask

· Proficient knowledge in handling any from JSON, XML & YAML

· Databases: MongoDB

· Proficient In configuring backend in Nginx Server

· Experience in building the API services from scratch - Project structuring, setting up environment objects, build reusable components, etc,

· IDE: Visual Studio Code, PyCharm Notepad++.

· Should have excellent written & oral communication skills (English)

· Must have the capacity to work independently and also as a part of a team

• Working knowledge of XML, JAVA, REST, SOAP etc
• Basic knowledge of SQL, including the ability to author ad-hoc database queries.
• Is comfortable writing code in Ruby, Python, JavaScript, and Java and enjoys learning new languages and technologies.
• Has experience integrating  APIs (major plus)
• Experienced integrating RESTful APIs into web applications (a plus)
• Is experienced with Github or the likes.
• Should have worked on Payment Gateway Applications.

• Has a technical degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Mathematics (MBA is an asset)
• Technical Product/Software certifications an asset
• Has 3 to 5 years of experience in a similar client-facing role
• Has previous experience in a traditional software engineering or Implementation role.
• Has strong analytical and debugging skills.
• Experienced with Salesforce is a plus
• Solution-driven, able to grasp new concepts quickly and efficiently, able to work alone or in a team, able to work with no supervision and under pressure
• Excels in a collaborative and cross-functional environment.
• Demonstrates professional communication skills on technical and business-related subjects
• Experience working with payment gateways a major plus including ecommerce and Retail Experience with continuous integration and test-driven development methodologies a plus
• Excellent time management, organization, and planning skills are essential
• Flexibility to travel as required to meet with clients
• Ability to comprehend and translate complex technical issues and apply to business solutions
• Demonstrate ability to articulate complex technical terms or processes into business language
• Ability to synthesize technical information and apply to business solutions
• Able to set priorities, influence others, and manage customer and partner expectations
• Demonstrated success in customer and partner relationship management
• You are motivated, think outside of the box, and understand the purpose of process and procedures

As an SDE, you will develop a deep understanding of our business, work closely with development teams and own the architecture and end-to-end delivery of software components.

Requirements:

• Exp: 3 - 8 years.
• 4 + years' experience building successful production software systems.
• A solid grounding in Computer Science fundamentals (based on a BS or MS in CS or related field).
• The ability to take convert raw requirements into good design while exploring technical feasibility tradeoffs.
• Expertise in System design (design patterns, LLD, HLD, Solid principle, OOAD, Distributed systems etc. ), Architecture (MVC/Micro services).
• Excellence in technical communication.
• Has experience in mentoring other software developers.
• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Experience developing service oriented architectures and an understanding of design for scalability, performance and reliability.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor other software developers to maintain architectural vision and software quality.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in a highly innovative and fast paced environment.
• Expertise in delivering high-quality, innovative application.
• Strong desire to build, sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.
• Strong organisational and problem solving skills with great attention to detail.
• Ability to triage issues, react well to changes, work with teams and ability to multi-task on multiple products and projects.
• Experience building highly scalable, high availability services.
• The ideal candidate will be a visionary leader, builder and operator.
• He/she should have experience leading or contributing to multiple simultaneous product development efforts and initiatives.
• He/she needs to balance technical leadership with strong business judgment to make the right decisions about technology choices.
• He/she needs to be constantly striving for simplicity, and at the same time demonstrate significant creativity, innovation and judgme.
• Proficiency in, at least, one modern programming language.
• Experience in SQL or Non-SQL database.
• Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities in an engineering environment in driving operational excellence and best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in a highly innovative and fast paced environment.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, reporting, analytical and problem solving skills.
• Good understanding of at least some of the modern programming languages (Java) and open-source technologies

Job Type: Full-time

CTC Offering : 3.6L PA to 6L PA

Job Location: Remote for 6-9 months due to the pandemic, then Mumbai, Maharashtra

Required experience:

• Minimum 1.5 to 2 year of experience in Web & Backend Development using Python with experience in some form of Machine Learning ML Algorithms

Overview

We are looking for Python developers with a strong understanding of object orientation and experience in web and backend development. Experience with Analytical algorithms and mathematical calculations using libraries such as Numpy and Pandas are a must. Experience in some form of Machine Learning. We require candidates who have working experience using Django Framework

Key Skills required (Items in Bold are mandatory keywords) :

1. Proficiency in Python 3.x based web and backend development

2. Solid understanding of Python concepts

3. Experience with some form of Machine Learning (ML)

4. Experience in using libraries such as Numpy and Pandas

5. Some form of experience with NLP and Deep Learning using any of Pytorch, Tensorflow, Keras, Scikit-learn or similar

6. Hands on experience with RDBMS such as Postgres or MySQL

7. Experience building REST APIs using DRF or Flask

8. Comfort with Git repositories, branching and deployment using Git

9. Working experience with Docker

10. Basic working knowledge of ReactJs

11. Experience in deploying Django applications to AWS,Digital Ocean or Heroku

KRAs includes:

1. Understanding the scope of work

2. Understanding and adopting the current internal development workflow and processes

3. Understanding client requirements as communicated by the project manager

4. Arriving on timelines for projects, either independently or as a part of a team

5. Executing projects either independently or as a part of a team

6. Developing products and projects using Python

7. Writing code to collect and mathematically analyse large volumes of data.

8. Creating backend modules in Python by building or reutilizing existing modules in a manner so as to

provide optimal deliveries on time

9. Writing Scalable, maintainable code

10. Building secured REST APIs

11. Setting up batch task processing environments using Celery

12. Unit testing prepared modules

13. Bug fixing issues as reported by the QA team

14. Optimization and performance tuning of code

Bonus but not mandatory

1. Nodejs

2. Redis

3. PHP

4. CI/CD

5. AWS

How would you leverage your technical expertise to create extraordinary impact for our clients?

ThoughtWorks is a global software consultancy with an aim to create a positive impact on the world through technology. Our community of technologists thinks disruptively to deliver pragmatic solutions for our clients' most complex challenges. We are curious minds who come together as collaborative and inclusive teams to push boundaries, free to be ourselves and make our mark in tech.

Our developers have been contributing code to major organizations and open source projects for over 25 years. They’ve also been writing books, speaking at conferences and helping push software development forward, changing companies and even industries along the way. 

You could influence the digital strategy of a retail giant, build a bold new mobile application for a bank or redesign platforms using event sourcing and intelligent data pipelines. You will use the latest Lean and Agile thinking, create pragmatic solutions to solve mission-critical problems and challenge yourself every day.

For a team to thrive, it needs active collaboration and room for healthy, respectful debate. Senior Developers are the technologists who cultivate this environment while driving teams toward delivering on an ambitious tech vision and acting as mentors for more junior-level consultants. They leverage their deep technical knowledge to solve more complex business problems and actively assess their team’s health, code quality and nonfunctional pipelines. 

You’ll spend time on the following:

• You will use continuous delivery practices to deliver high-quality software as well as value to end customers as early as possible.
• You will work in collaborative, value-driven teams to build innovative customer experiences for our clients
• Create large-scale distributed systems out of microservices
• You will apply the latest technology thinking from our tech radar to solve client problems
• Efficiently utilize DevOps tools and practices to build and deploy software
• You will lead or take part in the entire cycle of software consulting and delivery from ideation to deployment and everything in between
• You will act as a mentor for less-experienced peers through both your technical knowledge and leadership skills 

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• You have at least 5 years of experience with two or more development languages such as Java, C#, or Ruby
• You can skillfully write high-quality, well-tested code and you are comfortable with Object-Oriented programming
• Presence in the external tech community: you proactively share your expertise with others via speaking engagements, contributions to open source, blogs and more
• Comfortability with Agile methods, such as Extreme Programming (XP), Scrum and/or Kanban
• You enjoy influencing others and always advocate for technical excellence while being open to change when needed 
• You’re willing and able to commit to travel to client sites in order to solve their business problems
• You’re resilient in ambiguous situations and can approach challenges from multiple perspectives
• Bonus points if you have working knowledge of cloud technology such as AWS, Azure, Kubernetes and Docker