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Software Engineer II : Python
Location: New Delhi/Remote

About the Team

Chegg's engineering team is a group of passionate engineers who, in close collaboration with data scientists, product managers, designers, and other backend developers, build the future of the online education industry. We develop our products to scale and to last, we dont take shortcuts (hello unit tests and documentation) and take pride in delivering high-quality solutions on time. We are cloud native.

Role

We are looking for a software engineer who is passionate about solving real-world problems for students in online education using technology. The ideal candidate can think outside the box, is passionate about technology, is adaptable, thinks big, and is passionate about making an impact. Chegg is evolving very fast, and we are constantly redefining our offerings to match the requirements of our student community; the candidate should have the appetite to pivot fast and be interested in continuous improvement and learning. Chegg has a very open and vibrant engineering culture where the candidate will get the opportunity to work with the best in the industry; the role demands ideating and sharing creative ideas, and you never know if the next big thing Chegg works on can come from you !! If you have dreamt of leveraging your skills and knowledge to impact something big enough to matter, Chegg provides those opportunities, and the candidate should make the best use of them.

Responsibilities

• Determine operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions;
• Cross-team collaboration in driving the end-to-end delivery of SDN on Edge;
• Participating in the code reviews and design discussions of other engineers;
• Have a strong sense of end-to-end ownership;
• Adhere to key principles: Code and design for best performance, scalability, and resiliency;
• Participate in daily SCRUM meetings;
• Participates in the testing process through test review and analysis, test witnessing, and certification of software;
• Be a self-starter, capable of solving ambiguous and challenging technical problems with broad scope;
• Full stack development of new features/tools, including design, documentation, implementation, and testing;
• Work alongside other engineers on the team to elevate technology and consistently apply best practices.

Skills and Qualifications [Must Have]

• B.E., B.Tech, M.Sc. degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
• 3+ years of product lifecycle experience (from customer requirements -> functional spec -> design -> development/testing -> deployment and monitoring);
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills;
• Strong proficiency in Python for building backend services and APIs.
• Solid understanding of fast API design principles, microservices architecture, and distributed systems.
• Use tools and methodologies to create representations of workflows, user interfaces, data schemas, etc;
• Solid understanding of software design and development and deployment of Python-based applications.
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs;
• Excellent design and problem-solving skills.
• Strong experience with Cloud technologies such as AWS, Docker, GitLab/ GitHub.
• Experience with Unit testing frameworks for TDD (Test Driven Development) methodology
• Solid understanding of Agile methodologies and experience working in Agile teams.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, preferably using GitLab.