Varahe Analytics - Senior Software Developer - Python/Django (5-7 yrs)

About Varahe Analytics :

Varahe Analytics is one of India's premier integrated political consulting firms specializing in building data-driven 360-degree election campaigns. We help our clients with strategic advice and implementation, combining data-backed insights and in-depth ground intelligence into a holistic electoral campaign.

We are passionate about our democracy and the politics that shape our world. We draw on some of the sharpest minds from distinguished institutions and diverse professional backgrounds to help us achieve our goal of building electoral strategies that spark conversations, effect change, and help shape electoral and legislative ecosystems in our country.

Job Overview :

We are in search of a Senior Software Developer with 3 years of experience to join our team. This role offers a chance to work across our entire tech stack, contribute to technical initiatives and collaborate on significant projects that impact our products and processes. The ideal candidate should have worked with both backend and frontend technologies, bringing a well-rounded perspective to our development efforts.

Responsibilities :

- Develop and maintain robust, scalable web applications using various frontend and backend technologies, with a focus on Python-based backends.

- Take end-to-end ownership of assigned tasks and projects, seeing them through from initial design to final implementation and ongoing maintenance.

- Collaborate on the design and optimization of complex data pipelines and storage solutions.

- Contribute to the automation of existing processes, improving efficiency for both internal and external teams.

- Actively participate in code reviews and help implement best practices for our diverse development processes.

- Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code.

- Work closely with team members to translate business requirements into comprehensive technical solutions

- Stay updated on new technologies and proactively contribute ideas to enhance our tech stack.

- Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues or bugs across the stack, taking initiative in the resolution process.

- Understand and utilize relevant open source libraries and tools.

- Manage your own time and tasks effectively to meet project deadlines and quality standards.

Required Skills :

- 4 years of professional experience in software development.

- Expert-level proficiency in Python and additional experience with at least one other server-side language.

- Advanced experience with Python web frameworks (e.g., Django, Flask) and familiarity with other backend frameworks.

- Proficiency in frontend technologies : JavaScript (including one of the modern frameworks like React, Angular, or NextJS), HTML5, CSS3 is a must.

- In-depth knowledge of both SQL (e.g., PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB) databases.

- Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices.

- Strong skills in version control systems (e.g., Git)

- Solid understanding of software architecture principles and design patterns across different tech stacks.

- Mastery of various testing frameworks and tools (e.g., pytest, Jest)

- Exceptional problem-solving abilities and logical reasoning.

- Experience with RESTful API design and implementation.

Skills - Python ,React JS , Angular , CSS , HTML , Javascript