Staff Software Engineer - Python, Microservices and Azure

Scope:

• Core responsibilities – Architect, Design, Develop, Test for a ground up SaaS product
• The incumbent will need to have leadership qualities to also mentor junior and mid-level software associates in our team

Our current technical environment:

• Software: Python, Flask, Redis, Azure Durable Functions, Rest API, OAuth
• Application Architecture: Scalable, Resilient, event driven, secure multi-tenant Microservices architecture
• Cloud Architecture: MS Azure (ARM templates, AKS, HD insight, Application gateway, Virtue Networks, Event Hub, Azure AD)
• Frameworks/Others: Kubernetes, Kafka, ELK stack, NOSQL, RDBMS, Snowflake, Flask

What you’ll do:

• Design, implement, and maintain robust microservices and event-driven architecture.
• Develop scalable and efficient solutions to handle large volumes of data in real-time.
• Optimize existing systems for performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Drive architecture and designs to become simpler, more robust, and more efficient. Deliver on these promises through self-healing, reliable services that require minimum manual intervention. 
• Implement monitoring and observability solutions using tools like ELK stack to track system performance and identify bottlenecks.
• Lead technical discussions and provide guidance to junior engineers on best practices in software development.
• Conduct code reviews to ensure high-quality code standards and adherence to architectural guidelines.
• Design development activities in accordance with designated standards and procedures.
• Provide early visibility and mitigation to technical challenges through the journey. 
• Provide support of products through conception to product delivery including problem solving, defect maintenance and support to customer services
• Influence fellow engineers by proposing software designs, providing feedback on software designs and/or implementation.

What we are looking for:
 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science is required, Masters is preferred
• 10+ years of software engineering experience building production-grade software.
• 8+ years of Python programming experience with an excellent understanding of Object-Oriented Design & Patterns.
• 5+ years of experience working on Azure cloud environment.
• 2+ years of experience in Frontend technologies, JavaScript, TypeScript, React
• 5+ years of experience in building REST APIs
• 4+ Working Experience on Kafka and its integration with Cloud Services.
• 3+ years of Linux scripting experience
• 8+ years working with traditional and new relational SQL DBMS; Snowflake preferred.
• Excellent working knowledge of Kubernetes and other virtualized execution technologies
• 4+ years of experience with NOSQL databases; Cassandra, HBase, Redis
• 4+ years of experience with one popular Python framework (like Django, FASTAPI)
• Strong CS fundamentals in algorithms and data structures
• Should have experience working with CI/CD, automated unit, and integration testing.
• Familiarity with modern Big Data computing platforms such as Hadoop and Spark
• Exposure to one or more of Pandas, NumPy, sklearn, Keras, TensorFlow, Jupyter, Matplotlib etc.
• Good to have Supply Chain domain knowledge.

Our Values

If you want to know the heart of a company, take a look at their values. Ours unite us. They are what drive our success – and the success of our customers. Does your heart beat like ours? Find out here: Core Values

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.