Software Engineer - Bengaluru/Bangalore @ Applied Materials

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, design performant and usable middleware solutions
• Collaborate across function and technical teams to understand and provide solutions to critical challenges
• Introduce modern technologies and guide developers to learn and adopt
• Bring industry best practices for API development
• Drives the performance tuning, re-design and re-factoring for a module.
• Responsible to prepare the technical design of the components (one or more of client/web presentation tier, API specs, integrations, reusability).
• Proficient in articulating the pros and cons of using a certain technology stack or component or design pattern versus another to the clients and project team and drives selection of technologies, designs to come up with the optimal architecture.
• Contributes to designing and implementing the build, release process as well as system configuration and deployment characteristics of the application.
• Implements (hands-on) the module components based on prevailing Framework and Open-source standards & its best practices.
• Mentors the team (people working on the module and other project team members) on technology concepts and best practices for design, implementation, and other processes.
• Technical Requirements:
• Expert in Python, with knowledge of at least one Python web framework {{such as Django, Flask, etc depending on your technology stack}}
• Familiarity with some ORM (Object Relational Mapper) libraries
• Able to integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system
• Understanding of the threading limitations of Python, and multi-process architecture
• Good understanding of server-side templating languages {{such as Jinja 2, Mako, etc depending on your technology stack}}
• Knowledge of user authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
• Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• Familiarity with event-driven programming in Python
• Understanding of the differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile vs desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform
• Able to create database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Strong unit test and debugging skills
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools {{such as Git}}
• Ability to anticipate problems and steer the team towards right direction
• Knowledge of software development lifecycle, DevOps (build, continuous integration, deployment tools) and standard methodologies
• Ability to setup packaging using tools like Webpack and deployment pipelines with docker and Jenkins
• Experience in working source control management systems like git, Bitbucket and managing packages using private registries like Jfrog
• Knowledge of secure coding practices, compliance, open-source technologies, and licensing
• Ability to communicate with cross-functional teams about various engineering topics such as system architecture, detailed design, APIs, project schedules etc.

Other Expectations:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to provide technical leadership and mentor developers
• Excellent analytical problem-solving skills
• Good knowledge of API development and best practices