Senior Backend Engineer (Python & DE) | Remote-Friendly

At Velotio, we are embracing a remote-friendly work culture where everyone has the flexibility to either work remotely or from our office in Pune.

Join us and work from wherever you feel most productive!

About Velotio :

Velotio Technologies is a product engineering company working with innovative startups and enterprises. We have provided full-stack product development for 110+ startups across the globe building products in the cloud-native, data engineering, B2B SaaS, IoT & Machine Learning space. Our team of 325+ elite software engineers solve hard technical problems while transforming customer ideas into successful products.

Requirements

● Developing and Enhancing Backend Services: You will be tasked with driving the development of new features and enhancements for our backend services, focusing on Python, FastAPI, Flask, and related technologies. This includes designing and implementing scalable and efficient APIs, as well as integrating with relational databases like PostgreSQL and cloud data warehouses such as Snowflake.

● API Design and Documentation: Apply RESTful principles and best practices in API design to create modular, scalable, and maintainable services. You will also be responsible for producing clear and comprehensive API documentation to support both internal development teams and external partners.

● Data Processing and Analysis: Utilize Python's powerful data processing libraries, including Pandas, NumPy, and Scipy, to handle and analyze large datasets, ensuring our applications can process data efficiently and effectively.

● Problem Solving and Troubleshooting: Employ your strong problem-solving skills to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring our backend services remain reliable and performant under all conditions.

● Security Implementation: Implement robust security measures to protect our APIs, focusing on authentication, authorization, and data encryption, to safeguard sensitive information.

● Version Control and Collaboration: Use Git for version control, managing code changes, and collaborating with team members, fostering a culture of code review and continuous improvement.

● Testing and Quality Assurance: Write and maintain unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests using frameworks like pytest or unittest, ensuring our APIs meet the highest standards of quality and reliability.

● CI/CD and DevOps: Experience in implementing CI/CD pipelines to automate the build, test, and deployment processes, enhancing the efficiency and reliability of our software delivery lifecycle.

● Containerization and Cloud Integration: Dockerize API applications to ensure consistency across different environments and integrate with AWS, GCP services for data storage, processing, and application deployment.

You will enjoy this role if you...

• Like building elegant well-architected software products with enterprise customers.
• Want to learn to leverage public cloud services & cutting-edge OSS technologies like Kafka, Airflow, Vault, Kubernetes & edge computing.
• Work collaboratively as part of a close-knit team of geeks, architects and leads.

Desired Skills & Experience

● 4-7 years of professional software development experience, with a focus on backend technologies and API development.

● Strong expertise in Python, with practical experience in frameworks like FastAPI and Flask.

● Experience with relational databases and cloud data warehouses, particularly PostgreSQL and Snowflake.

● Demonstrated ability in data processing and analysis using Pandas, NumPy, and Scipy.

● Strong hold on RESTful API design principles and experience in creating comprehensive API documentation.

● Proven problem-solving skills and experience in troubleshooting complex issues.

● Significant experience of API security principles and experience with version control systems, particularly Git.

● Experience in writing automated tests and implementing CI/CD pipelines.

● Experience in Docker and AWS services for application deployment and management.

● Experience in Ontology extraction.

● Familiar with LLM framework.

Bonus points if you have...

● Strong foundation in software engineering best practices, including design patterns and modular architecture.

● Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently and within a team.

● Strong work ethic, supported by solid time-management skills, and a professional, team-oriented attitude.

● Commitment to high-quality software development, with a focus on testing and code quality.

● Fast learner, enthusiastic about tackling new challenges and technologies.

Benefits

Our Culture:

• We have an autonomous and empowered work culture encouraging individuals to take ownership and grow quickly.
• Flat hierarchy with fast decision making and a startup-oriented “get things done” culture.
• A strong, fun & positive environment with regular celebrations of our success. We pride ourselves in creating an inclusive, diverse & authentic environment.

We want to hire smart, curious and ambitious folks so please reach out even if you do not have all of the requisite experience. We are looking for engineers with the potential to grow!

Note: Currently, all interviews and onboarding processes at Velotio are being carried out remotely through virtual meetings.