Sr. Python Developer

Job Title : Senior Software Engineer

Experience : 5+ Years

Location : Mumbai (Work from Office)

Notice Period : Immediate to 15 Days

Mandatory Skills :

Platform Engineering, Backend Development, Python/Golang/Node.js/Elixir, Microservices, REST APIs, Cloud-Native Architecture, Distributed Systems, SQL, Cloud Platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), Product-Based Experience

Role Overview :

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer with strong backend engineering expertise to design, build, and scale cloud-native platform services. The ideal candidate should have experience working in product-based organizations, building highly scalable distributed systems, and contributing to platform engineering initiatives.

You will work closely with Product, DevOps, Security, and Engineering teams to build reliable, secure, and high-performance backend systems while driving technical excellence across the organization.

Key Responsibilities :

• Design, develop, and enhance core platform modules and shared backend services.
• Build scalable REST APIs, backend services, and data pipelines for high-volume production environments.
• Participate in architecture discussions and contribute to technical design decisions.
• Collaborate with Product, DevOps, Security, and Data Engineering teams to deliver scalable solutions.
• Design systems with a focus on scalability, performance, security, maintainability, and reliability.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and implement permanent solutions.
• Review code, mentor engineers, and promote engineering best practices.
• Improve platform reliability, observability, and developer productivity.
• Drive continuous improvements in coding standards, architecture, and development processes.

Required Skills & Qualifications :

• 5+ years of software development experience in product-based companies (B2B experience preferred).
• Strong backend development experience using one or more of :
• Python
• Golang
• Node.js
• Elixir
• Hands-on experience with Microservices Architecture.
• Strong understanding of Cloud-Native Application Development.
• Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Minimum 3 years of experience working on cloud-based, customer-facing production applications.
• Strong knowledge of Distributed Systems Design.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Good understanding of SQL and data modeling.
• Experience designing reusable platform services consumed by multiple engineering teams.
• Strong product mindset with the ability to balance business requirements and technical excellence.
• Backend-focused engineer with exposure to frontend technologies.

Preferred Skills :

• Experience building highly scalable distributed platforms.
• Strong debugging and performance optimization skills.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, logging, and observability tools.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience mentoring engineers and driving technical initiatives.

Preferred Background :

• Product-Based Organization
• Platform Engineering Team
• FinTech or B2B SaaS products (preferred)

Job Description

Build and maintain bots on Azure platform.  Integration with Active directory, WEB API based integration with external systems. Training and Integrate bots as per users’ requirements. Work in line with design guidelines, best practices and standards of bot deliverable. Creative approach to the conversation flow design, human aspects in the bot responses and sentiments

Qualifications

1. a) 5 years of experience in software development with clear understanding of the project life cycle
   b) Min 2-3 years of hands-on experience in Microsoft Azure Bot Framework, LUIS and other Cognitive services offered by Azure
   c) Hands on experience with Machine Learning based chat bots
   d) Experience with Azure bot services like Text Analytics etc.
   e)Strong database skills and hands-on experience on databases like SQL Server/Oracle
2. f) Strong experience on Azure Active directory and adaptive cards integration in Chat bot.
3. g) Strong experience designing and working with

with service-oriented architectures (SOA) and WebAPIs.

1. h) A strong experience on Microsoft Azure, ASPNET / MVC and programming languages such as C#/VBNET
2. i) Knowledge of Python and NodeJS is a plus
3. j) Ability to design and optimize SQL Server 2008 stored procedures.
4. k) Experience with JQuery, CSS3, HTML5 or similar technologies.
5. l) Ability to adapt quickly to an existing, complex environment.

Job Summary:

We are looking for a skilled and motivated Backend Engineer with 2 to 4 years of professional experience to join our dynamic engineering team. You will play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining the backend systems that power our products. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions that align with business and user needs.

This role is ideal for engineers ready to take ownership of systems, contribute to architectural decisions, and solve complex backend challenges.

Website: https://www.thealteroffice.com/about

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain robust backend systems and APIs that are scalable and maintainable.
• Collaborate with product, frontend, and DevOps teams to deliver seamless, end-to-end solutions.
• Model and manage data using SQL (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Redis), incorporating caching where needed.
• Implement and manage authentication, authorization, and data security practices.
• Write clean, well-documented, and well-tested code following best practices.
• Work with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) to deploy, monitor, and scale services effectively.
• Use tools like Docker (and optionally Kubernetes) for containerization and orchestration of backend services.
• Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines for faster and safer deployments.
• Monitor and debug production issues, using observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK) for root cause analysis.
• Participate in code reviews, contribute to improving development standards, and provide support to less experienced engineers.
• Work with event-driven or microservices-based architecture, and optionally use technologies like GraphQL, WebSockets, or message brokers such as Kafka or RabbitMQ when suitable for the solution.

Requirements:

• 2 to 4 years of professional experience as a Backend Engineer or similar role.
• Proficiency in at least one backend programming language (e.g., Python, Java, Go, Ruby, etc.).
• Strong understanding of RESTful API design, asynchronous programming, and scalable architecture patterns.
• Solid experience with both relational and NoSQL databases, including designing and optimizing data models.
• Familiarity with Docker, Git, and modern CI/CD workflows.
• Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure and deployment processes (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Exposure to monitoring, logging, and performance profiling practices in production environments.
• A good understanding of security best practices in backend systems.
• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, agile environment with evolving priorities.

Proficient in Golang, Python, Java, C++, or Ruby (at least one)

Strong grasp of system design, data structures, and algorithms

Experience with RESTful APIs, relational and NoSQL databases

Proven ability to mentor developers and drive quality delivery

Track record of building high-performance, scalable systems

Excellent communication and problem-solving skills

Experience in consulting or contractor roles is a plus

Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Software Engineer with expertise in both backend development and DevOps practices. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of designing, developing, and deploying robust and scalable backend systems, while also possessing strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure and DevOps principles. This role requires a collaborative individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about building high-quality software.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain backend services using appropriate technologies.

Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines.

Manage and monitor cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).

Troubleshoot and resolve production issues.

Collaborate with frontend developers to integrate backend services.

Contribute to the design and implementation of database schemas.

Participate in code reviews and ensure code quality.

Contribute to the improvement of DevOps processes and tools.

Write clear and concise documentation.

Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and best practices.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.

3+ years of experience in backend software development.

2+ years of experience in DevOps.

Proficiency in at least one backend programming language (e.g., Java, Python, Node.js, Go).

Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).

Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI).

Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).

Strong understanding of database technologies (e.g., SQL, NoSQL).

Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.

Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Bonus Points

Experience with specific technologies used by our company (list technologies if applicable).

Experience with serverless architectures.

Experience with infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).

Contributions to open-source projects.

Relevant certifications.

Our client is a rapid growth stage Edtech start-up focused on solving the teacher shortage crisis in the US education system using technology by bringing teachers to the classrooms and giving them access to the right tools to teach students in a highly engaging manner.

They have a development center in Mumbai and they are looking to scale up the teams in Pune and Bangalore as well.

What does the role entail:

● Lead User Stories and guide senior/software engineers in the development process

● Understand architecture principles, design patterns and implement them from architectural artifacts.

● Provide effort estimation of assigned work and be able to complete as per the estimations and timelines

● Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code including unit tests and integration tests to ensure software quality

● Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze requirements, design solutions, and implement new features

● Participate in design and code reviews

● Ability to resolve performance issues

● Mentor junior software engineers and help them grow their technical skills

Must Have Skills:

● B.E/B.Tech in computer science

● 8-11 years of experience

● Hands-on experience following skills

MS Technologies: NET CORE 5+, C#

Backend : MSSQL /MySQL/Postgres 

● Good understanding of Cloud technologies like Azure/AWS.

● Good understanding of Design Principles, Design patterns and Microservices Architecture.

● Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills

● Worked in an Agile software development environment

Must understand full stack development frameworks including knowledge of building scalable APIs, interfaces, software components, schema design, availability, and latency preferably in a cloud environment.

● Worked in a fast-paced environment preferably in a tech driven startup

● Understanding of different types of architectures.

• New features developed independently with the ability to document the design after understanding and evaluating the requirements with necessary groundwork on required application components
• Hands-on coding to implement the design for feature completion
• Able to write unit tests that ensures bug free code
• Able to handle the multi-tenant and performance requirements of the new features and applications.
• Integrate the new features with existing modules, deliver ready to use code meeting necessary build requirements and CI/CD requirements.
• Work with other functional groups for product, technology, QA, tech support and deployment team.

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The ideal candidate must have the following qualifications.

• BE/B.Tech Degree from a reputed institution with at least 7 years of relevant experience
• Hands-on experience with Core Java, J2EE with a good knowledge of its ecosystem
• Experience with JUnit, JMH like performance tuning test tools preferred
• REST API design and development experience. Usage of Swagger or other API spec tools would be preferred. Working knowledge on Spring Boot is a plus
• Hands-on experience with some of the following application components is a plus: Solr, Kafka, OpenTSDB, Elasticsearch, Janus graph or any graph DB.
• Experience with databases such as MongoDB, MySQL or PostgreSQL required.
• Familiarity with continuous integration and build tools such as Jenkins or CircleCI, Maven, Ant required
• Experience building applications using microservices architecture is highly preferred. Knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker would be ideal
• Working knowledge on public clouds like AWS or Google cloud or Azure is a plus
• Experience building scalable systems
• Strong problem solving skills and ability and interest to solve complex problems
• Interest in machine learning (ML) data science is a plus