c++ python Developer

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop backend services using Django and Python.

• Architect and implement microservices-based solutions for scalability and maintainability.

• Work with PostgreSQL and Redis for efficient data storage and caching.

• Build and maintain RESTful APIs and ensure robust API design principles.

• Implement system design best practices for high availability and fault tolerance.

• Containerize applications using Docker and manage deployments with Kubernetes.

• Integrate with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) for hosting and infrastructure management.

• Apply security best practices to protect data and application integrity.

• Collaborate with frontend, QA, and DevOps teams for seamless delivery.

• Mentor junior developers and conduct code reviews to maintain quality standards. 

Required Skills & Expertise

• Django/Python – Advanced proficiency in backend development.

Microservices Architecture – Strong understanding of distributed systems.

• PostgreSQL & Redis – Expertise in relational and in-memory databases.

• Docker/Kubernetes – Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration.

• API Design & System Design – Ability to design scalable and secure systems.

• Cloud (AWS/Azure) – Practical experience with cloud services and deployments.

• Security Best Practices – Knowledge of authentication, authorization, and data protection.

Strong Backend Engineer Profiles

Mandatory (Experience 1) – Must have 2+ years of hands-on Backend Engineering experience building production-grade systems in a B2B SaaS or product environment

Mandatory (Experience 2) – Must have strong backend development experience using at least one backend framework such as FastAPI / Django (Python), Spring (Java), or Express (Node.js)

Mandatory (Experience 3) – Must have a solid understanding of backend fundamentals, including API development, service-oriented architecture, data structures, algorithms, and clean coding practices

Mandatory (Experience 4) – Must have strong experience working with databases (SQL and/or NoSQL), including efficient data modeling and query optimization

Mandatory (Experience 5) – Must have experience designing, building, and maintaining APIs and backend services, including integrations with external systems (CRMs, payment gateways, ERPs, data platforms, etc.)

Mandatory (Experience 6) – Must have experience working in cloud-based environments (AWS / GCP / Azure) and be familiar with Git-based collaborative development workflows

Mandatory (Domain) – Experience with financial systems, billing platforms, fintech applications, or SaaS revenue-related workflows is highly preferred

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

Preferred

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

Job Details:

As a Software engineer you will be able to challenge the idea of “impossible”, producing results that are elegant, simple and don’t require a team of experts to decode. You are driven by innovation, fresh ideas and new ways to produce high quality solutions. 

Job Description:

Position Summary:

We are looking for a Cloud developer responsible for the development and maintenance of cloud applications deployed in AWS environment. Your primary focus will be the development of such applications and their integration with other services. A commitment to open mind, problem solving, ability to learn, and creating quality products is essential.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of services
• Collaborate with a team to define, design, and ship new features
• Innovative thinking of finding solutions to needs
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
• Help maintain code quality, automatization and documentation
• Use Agile Scrum Methodology for software development
• Develop unit tests for all new code
• Provide code reviews for all new code and participate to code reviews of other people
• Diagnose and resolve complex level issues of application
• Participate in interactions with all levels of personnel with different teams
• Design and build services on top of AWS

Skills:

• Strong knowledge of Python
• Strong knowledge of Web Services (Rest or SOAP APIs)
• Strong knowledge of React JS or any other JavaScript
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming
• Knowledge of Java and Spring Boot is good to have
• Knowledge of AWS is good to have
• Knowledge of TypeScript is good to have
• Knowledge of Linux is good to have
• Knowledge of HTML and CSS is good to have
• Knowledge of AWS CloudFormation is good to have
• Knowledge of Elasticsearch is good to have
• Familiarity with continuous integration
• Any authorized Java, AWS, Linux, or Python certifications will be value added
• Min 2 years of work experience in relevant technologies
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills

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. We passionately believe that software quality is driven by open communication, review and collaboration. That’s why we’re such vehement supporters of open source and have made significant contributions to open source tools for testing, continuous delivery (GoCD), continuous integration (CruiseControl), machine learning and healthcare. 

As consultants, we https://www.thoughtworks.com/careers/hub/consultant-life">work with our clients to ensure we’re evolving their technology and empowering adaptive mindsets to meet their business goals. 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.

You’ll spend time on the following:

• You will champion best practices like writing clean and reusable code using practices like TDD, SOLID principles, OO design, and pair programming
• You will partner with other technologists from cross-functional teams advocating devops culture
• You will work in collaborative, product-focused teams to build innovative customer experiences
• Take ownership and accountability beyond individual deliverables, always pushing the envelope in order to deliver awesome results for our clients
• Learn, digest and subsequently apply the latest technology thinking from ourhttps://www.thoughtworks.com/radar"> tech radar to solve client problems

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• You have 2+ years* of experience using two or more development languages (Java, JavaScript, Ruby, C#, etc.) with experience in Object-Oriented programming
• You’re willing and able to commit to traveling up to 100% (back home on the weekends) across the US and Canada to help our clients solve their business problems
• You can write clean, high-quality code in a variety of languages and are also able to spot (and improve) bad code
• You’re resilient in ambiguous situations and can approach challenges from multiple perspectives
• You have experience with Agile, Lean and/or Continuous Delivery approaches such as Continuous Integration, TDD, Infrastructure as Code, etc.
• Bonus points if you have knowledge of cloud technology such as AWS, Docker or Kubernetes
• You’re willing and able to commit to travel to client sites in order to solve their business problems