Lead Software Engineer (Python)

As a part of our team at a series E funded unicorn online marketplace for pre-owned cars, you will play a crucial role in designing and delivering high-performance, distributed, and scalable systems. Your primary focus will be on ensuring optimal website/app performance by working on databases, back-end logic, APIs, and architecture. If you are someone who is a coding expert and capable of building applications end-to-end, you will find this role at our organization particularly appealing. We are obsessed with technology and believe in the power of teamwork. Your integrity, work ethics, brilliance, and humility will be highly valued here. In this position, you will contribute to all aspects of an agile software development lifecycle, including design, architecture, development, documentation, testing, and deployment. Your responsibilities will involve building cutting-edge scalable systems through efficient code, pushing the boundaries of design and architecture for new product development, collaborating with front-end developers, and mentoring a small team of developers. To excel in this role, you should hold a Bachelors/Masters degree in Computer Science engineering from Tier 1 Institutes and have at least 5 years of hands-on experience in developing, designing, testing, and deploying applications on various backend technologies for large scale cloud-based applications. Additionally, you should have a year of experience in mentoring or leading a small team, possess a strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, system design, and excellent problem-solving skills. Proficiency in Python (preferred), Java, Golang, Node.Js, or ROR is required, along with experience in database design using SQL (MySQL/PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB/DynamoDB). If you have previous experience in startup environments and have delivered high-quality solutions, it would be considered an added advantage.,