Product Engineer (Backend) - Python

Egnify is a cloud-based Assessment and Learning Analytics platform integrated with world-class Analytics to enhance conceptual clarity and Exam Readiness of the student.

We are a team of 20+ people (IITs, IIITs, IIMs, NITs) serving 4,27,000 students, 28,000+ teachers in 400+ institutes across 28 cities in 4 states. Our target is to reach 10 lakh students by end of the academic year 2019. We were awarded the "Best Learning Analytics company of the year" by Brainfeed Magazine and the "Best Mobile App of the Year" from IIT Varanasi.
Egnify is a cloud-based Assessment and Learning Analytics platform integrated with world-class Analytics to enhance conceptual clarity and Exam Readiness of the student.

We are looking for a Product Engineer (Backend)  responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users. Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your co-workers into the application; therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well.

• Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code
• Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications
• Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logic
• Implementation of security and data protection
• Integration of data storage solutions such as MySQL, MongoDB, and ArangoDB
• Experience with creating Low-Level Designs
• Experience creating DB designs for efficient storage.
• Develop tools and applications by producing clean and efficient code
• Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting
• Review and debug code
• Perform validation and verification testing
• Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to fix and improve products
• Document development phases and monitor systems
• Ensure software is up-to-date with the latest technologies

• 3+ years work experience as Backend Engineer.
• Expert in Python, with knowledge of Flask
• Building APIs using REST and GraphQL
• Familiarity with some ORM (Object Relational Mapper) libraries
• Able to integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system
• Understanding of the threading limitations of Python, and multi-process architecture
• Experience developing and deploying services on Kubernetes
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Understanding of accessibility and security compliance 
• Knowledge of user authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
• Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• Familiarity with event-driven programming in Python
• In-depth knowledge of relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL) and 
• NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB)
• Experience debugging distributed systems with high data loads
• Deep understanding of distributed data model
• Solid understanding of the Software as a Service (SaaS) model in the online environment
• Good understanding of Web Services protocols such as REST, SOAP and API design for extensibility and portability
• Understanding of the differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile vs desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform
• Able to create database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Strong unit test and debugging skills
• Proficient understanding of GIT
• Experience working with queues and caching.

Culture is a funny thing to describe in words!

We believe culture is the most important driver of organisational success and of the satisfaction we feel at the end of each day. But when put into words, it can sound contrived. So we'll just tell you what you'd observe as you wander the halls.

What you'll get:

• Think Big - 10X not 10%
• Solve whole and hard problems that matter
• Design the experience not the product
• Accountability and ownership
• Develop and retain smart and interesting people
• Failure tolerance
• Have Fun!