Software Development Engineer- III (Backend)

AEREO (earlier known as Aarav Unmanned Systems) is India s leading drone solution tech startup in the commercial segment. We provide end to end solutions to government and private enterprises in the field of mining metals, urban planning, large infrastructure, irrigation, agriculture and energy. We are early starters and market leaders in the Indian drone industry. Our belief is to solve real problems and use drone technology as a revolution. Our strength is our perseverance, clarity, collaborative approach, innovation and our team.

We are funded by some of the well-known early-stage Indian VCs in our growth journey so far. However, our business is already self-sustaining and growing at a fast pace. We love machines, especially aerial robots and believe that drones are shaping the future of the world. AUS is actively looking for self-driven and process-oriented individuals who would be interested in joining team AUS in this fascinating growth journey and be an early contributor to the drone ecosystem of the country which is growing at a very exciting and fast pace.

As a key member of our platforms team, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining robust and scalable backend solutions for our platform. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Python framework development and a proven track record of delivering high-quality software in a fast-paced environment.

You would be a part of:

• Building APIs, UIs and infrastructure management tools to manage data processing and visualization pipeline
• Creation of software architecture based on system requirements
• Deployment and management of apps and services on our cloud infrastructure
• Active infrastructure monitoring through logs and metrics to guarantee uptime and security
• Developing and maintaining code quality standards and best practices
• Hiring, mentoring and guiding team members
• Setting strategic direction for the engineering teams

We expect you to be:

• Having at least 4 years of deep experience with Python
• Experienced with back-end frameworks such as Django, Flask etc.
• Experienced with REST and GraphQL API development practices
• Experienced with in-memory databases such as Redis, memcached
• Experienced with containerization tools like Docker
• Experienced with unit, integration and end-to-end testing frameworks and tools such as PyUnit, Jest, Mocha, Chai, Selenium
• Experienced with the major offerings provided by at least one cloud platform such as AWS, Google Cloud, Heroku, Microsoft Azure, Digital Ocean etc.
• Experienced with CI/CD tools and practices
• Experienced with logging and monitoring tools such as New Relic, Datadog, ELK stack, Prometheus, Grafana etc.
• Experienced with leading a small team of software engineers
• Experienced with managing robust, scalable, secure and cost-effective cloud deployments
• Experienced with maintaining large and growing codebases in a fast-moving environment

You are awesome if you are:

• Experienced with process management and hardware resource optimization in Linux
• Familiar with container orchestration using Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, KEDA etc.
• Familiar with GIS data handling
• Experienced with leading engineering teams to successful project completion
• Experienced with designing software architecture
• Experienced with building and executing engineering roadmaps

Desired Skills:

Python, Django, Flask, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Cloud Architecture Design, Engineering Roadmap Planning