Svitla Systems Inc. is looking for a Lead Software Engineer (Python and Data Background) for a full-time position (40 hours per week) in India. Our client is a cloud platform for business spend management (BSM) that helps organizations manage their spending, procurement, invoicing, expenses, and supplier relationships. They provide a unified, cloud-based spend management platform that connects hundreds of organizations representing the Americas, EMEA, and APAC with millions of suppliers globally. The platform provides greater visibility into and control over how companies spend money. Small, medium, and large customers have used the platform to bring billions of dollars in cumulative spending under management. The company offers a comprehensive platform that helps organizations manage their spending, procurement, invoicing, expenses, and supplier relationships.

The customer makes margins multiply through its community-generated AI and industry-leading total spend management platform for businesses large and small. They are informed by trillions of dollars of direct and indirect spend data across a global network of 10M+ buyers and suppliers.

Founded in 2006 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, they aim to streamline and optimize business processes, driving efficiency and cost savings.

As a member of the development group, you will become part of a team that develops and maintains one of client’s software products, built as a multi-tenant SaaS solution on all Cloud Platforms like AWS, Windows Azure & GCP. We expect that you are a strong leader with extensive technical experience. You have a well-founded analytical approach to finding good solutions, a strong sense of responsibility, and excellent skills in communication and planning. You are proactive in your approach and a strong team player.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, computer engineering, systems analysis or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience.
7-10 years of experience building enterprise, SaaS web applications.
Strong knowledge of Python and Django.
Experience with relational SQL.
Understanding of microservices and event-driven architecture.
Strong knowledge of APIs and integration with the backend.
Cloud expertise (AWS is preferred), including expertise in Performance Optimization and Monitoring Tools.
Experience with CI/CD Tooling and software delivery and bundling mechanisms
Previous experience in additional programming languages and in one or more of the following modern frameworks/technologies: Ruby, Java, .NET, C, etc.
Experience in full-stack web development with hands-on experience building responsive UI, Single Page Applications, reusable components, with a keen eye for UI design and usability.

Nice to have

Familiarity with AI/ML-based data cleansing, deduplication and entity resolution techniques.
Experience with Kafka or other pub-sub mechanisms.
Experience with Redis or other caching mechanisms.
Experience with NoSQL databases such MySQL /PostgreSQL / AWS Aurora / Cassandra.

Responsibilities

Implement a cloud-native analytics platform with high performance and scalability
Build an API-first infrastructure for data in and data out
Build data ingestion capabilities for client’s data, as well as external spend data
Leverage data classification AI algorithms to cleanse and harmonize data
Own data modelling, microservice orchestration, monitoring & alerting
Build solid expertise in the entire client’s application suite and leverage this knowledge to better design application and data frameworks.
Adhere to iterative development processes to deliver concrete value each release while driving longer-term technical vision.
Engage with cross-organizational teams such as Product Management, Integrations, Services, Support, and Operations, to ensure the success of overall software development, implementation, and deployment.

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