Software Engineer - Backend (Python)

Description

We are seeking a skilled Software Engineer - Backend (Python) to join our dynamic team in India. The ideal candidate will have 5-15 years of experience in backend development and a passion for building robust and scalable applications.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems using Python.
• Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices.
• Troubleshoot and debug applications to optimize performance.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and share knowledge with the team.
• Develop and maintain APIs for seamless integration with other services and applications.
• Document application processes and maintain technical documentation.

Skills and Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

○Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information Systems and/or related work experience (open source web services development)

○5+ years of Python development experience

○Strong object-oriented design and programming skills

○Experience in developing RESTful web services

○Experience writing unit and functional tests

○Experience with SQL, database programming and use of ORMs

○Familiarity using GitHub, Jira

Preferred Qualifications:

○Familiarity with cloud computing (AWS, Azure) and open source technologies (Nginx, Linux, Jenkins, Celery, Redis)

○Familiarity with AWS managed services like DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, Kinesis

○Experience with OAuth authentication flows, JWT is a plus

○Knowledge of SAAS, PAAS and IAAS technologies and SOA concepts

○Experience with one or more of: Celery, Pyramid, Django or equivalent

○Experience with retail Point of Sale Systems. Preferably, point of sale systems from NCR/Retalix or Toshiba/IBM