Sr. Software Engineer (Back End)

Company: PluginLive

About the company:

PluginLive Technology Pvt Ltd is a leading provider of innovative HR solutions. Our mission is to transform the hiring process through technology and make it easier for organizations to find, attract, and hire top talent. We are looking for a passionate and experienced Data Engineering Lead to guide the data strategy and engineering efforts for our Campus Hiring Digital Recruitment SaaS Platform.

Role Overview:

The Data Engineering Lead will be responsible for leading the data engineering team and driving the development of data infrastructure, pipelines, and analytics capabilities for our Campus Hiring Digital Recruitment SaaS Platform. This role requires a deep understanding of data engineering, big data technologies, and team leadership. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, excellent leadership skills, and a proven track record of building robust data systems.

Job Description

Position: Data Engineering Lead - Campus Hiring Digital Recruitment SaaS Platform

Location: Chennai

Minimum Qualification:  Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field. Master’s degree or equivalent is a plus.

Experience:  7+ years of experience in data engineering, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.

CTC:  20-30 LPA 

Employment Type:  Full Time

Key Responsibilities:

Data Strategy and Vision:

• Develop and communicate a clear data strategy and vision for the Campus Hiring Digital Recruitment SaaS Platform.
• Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify trends, opportunities, and data needs.
• Define and prioritize the data roadmap, aligning it with business goals and customer requirements.

Data Infrastructure Development:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data infrastructure and pipelines to support data collection, storage, processing, and analysis.
• Ensure the reliability, scalability, and performance of the data infrastructure.
• Implement best practices in data management, including data governance, data quality, and data security.

Data Pipeline Management:

• Oversee the development and maintenance of ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes.
• Ensure data is accurately and efficiently processed and available for analytics and reporting.
• Monitor and optimize data pipelines for performance and cost efficiency.

Data Analytics and Reporting:

• Collaborate with data analysts and data scientists to build and deploy advanced analytics and machine learning models.
• Develop and maintain data models, dashboards, and reports to provide insights and support decision-making.
• Ensure data is easily accessible and usable by stakeholders across the organization.

Team Leadership:

• Lead, mentor, and guide a team of data engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and innovation.
• Conduct code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and ensure adherence to development standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product, engineering, and marketing to ensure alignment and delivery of data goals.

Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Work closely with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
• Communicate effectively with non-technical stakeholders to explain data concepts and progress.
• Participate in strategic planning and decision-making processes.

Skills Required:

• Proven experience in designing and building scalable data infrastructures and pipelines.
• Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Python, R, Data visualization tools like Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, Google Analytics
• Expertise in big data technologies such as Apache Airflow, Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, and cloud data platforms like AWS, Oracle Cloud.
• Solid understanding of database technologies, both SQL and NoSQL.
• Experience with data modeling, data warehousing, and ETL processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

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• Experience in HR technology or recruitment platforms.
• Familiarity with machine learning and AI technologies.
• Knowledge of data governance and data security best practices.
• Contributions to open-source projects or active participation in the tech community.

We're looking for AI/ML enthusiasts who build, not just study. If you've implemented transformers from scratch, fine-tuned LLMs, or created innovative ML solutions, we want to see your work!

Make Sure before Applying (GitHub Profile Required):

1. Your GitHub must include:

- At least one substantial ML/DL project with documented results

- Code demonstrating PyTorch/TensorFlow implementation skills

- Clear documentation and experiment tracking

- Bonus: Contributions to ML open-source projects

2. Pin your best projects that showcase:

- LLM fine-tuning and evaluation

- Data preprocessing pipelines

- Model training and optimization

- Practical applications of AI/ML

Technical Requirements:

- Solid understanding of deep learning fundamentals

- Python + PyTorch/TensorFlow expertise

- Experience with Hugging Face transformers

- Hands-on with large dataset processing

- NLP/Computer Vision project experience

Education:

- Completed/Pursuing Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field

- Strong foundation in ML theory and practice

Apply if:

1. You have done projects using GenAI, Machine Learning, Deep Learning.
2. You must have strong Python coding experience.
3. Someone who is available immediately to start with us in the office(Hyderabad).
4. Someone who has the hunger to learn something new always and aims to step up at a high pace.

We value quality implementations and thorough documentation over quantity. Show us how you think through problems and implement solutions!

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, maintainable, and efficient Python applications
• Lead technical projects from conception to deployment
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement new features
• Write clean, testable code with appropriate documentation
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members
• Mentor junior developers and contribute to their professional growth
• Participate in technical architecture discussions and decision-making
• Troubleshoot and debug complex software issues
• Contribute to continuous improvement of development practices and processes
• Design and implement AI/ML solutions using LLMs and related technologies
• Optimize and maintain AI model deployment pipelines

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of professional software development experience
• Strong proficiency in Python and its ecosystem (Django/Flask, FastAPI)
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
• Solid understanding of software design patterns and principles
• Experience with version control systems (Git)
• Strong knowledge of RESTful APIs and microservices architecture
• Proficiency in writing unit tests and understanding of TDD practices
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

AI/ML Technical Skills

• Experience with LLM frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex)
• Knowledge of working with large language models (GPT, Claude, etc.)
• Understanding of prompt engineering and LLM fine-tuning concepts
• Experience with vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, or similar)
• Familiarity with AI model deployment and serving (BentoML, Ray Serve)
• Experience with machine learning libraries (PyTorch, TensorFlow, or similar)
• Knowledge of AI/ML observability and monitoring tools
• Understanding of AI safety practices and responsible AI development
• Experience with embedding models and semantic search implementations
• Familiarity with AI application development patterns and best practices

Roles:

• Developing core infrastructure in Python, Django.
• Developing models and business logic (e. g. transactions, payments, diet plan, search, etc).
• Architecting servers and services that enable new product features.
• Building out newly enabled product features

• Minimum 4 years of industry or open-source experience.
• Proficient in at least one OO language: Python(preferred)/Golang/Java.
• Writing high-performance, reliable and maintainable code.
• Good knowledge of database structures, theories, principles, and practices.
• Experience working with AWS components [EC2, S3, RDS, SQS, ECS, Lambda].

• Minimum 4 years’ experience developing Node.js applications on top of RESTful APIs.
• Experience building single page applications using JavaScript frameworks and libraries (React)
• Experience with cross-browser, cross-platform and design constraints on the web.
• Experience with test automation: TDD, unit/integration/functional testing.
• Solid understanding of object-oriented design and programming concepts.
• Have a passion for quality and writing clean, solid, readable code that scales and performs well.
• Proficient in Git and familiarity with continuous integration.
• A team player who values collaboration, innovation, and inclusion
• Comfortable working in an Agile environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills