Python Developer (Food Delivery sphere)

Company Background

Our client is a leading online and mobile food ordering platform, connecting diners with over 80,000 restaurants in 1,600+ U.S. cities and London. Their campus food ordering platform serves more than 150 colleges and universities, integrating with meal plans and point-of-sale systems, enabling students to conveniently order food on campus. The platform processes tens of thousands of transactions daily and serves over 500,000 active diners at on-campus cafes, restaurants, and cashier-less stores.

Project Description

You will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and scaling the campus ordering platform, ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and performance. The project requires expertise in distributed systems, cloud technologies, and Python development. You will work on building new features, improving system observability, optimizing performance, and ensuring reliability in a fast-paced, product-oriented tech company.

Technologies

• Python (AsyncIO)
• Casandra
• AWS
• SQS
• Jenkins
• Splunk
• Tornado Framework
• Django(drf) Framework
• MySQL
• Helm
• RabbitMQ
• Docker

What You'll Do

• Gain expertise in the domain and build highly scalable and reliable components for the platform;
• Take ownership of delivery, deployment, maintenance, and performance monitoring of applications;
• Evaluate tools, technologies, frameworks, and vendors, working with other senior team members;
• Write performant, concise, and secure code that meets platform standards;
• Review and provide feedback on peer code to ensure scalability and security of platform features;
• Identify and prioritize technical debt, proposing areas for enhancement and improvement;
• Actively collaborate with other team members and stakeholders to drive successful project outcomes;

Job Requirements

• 5+ years of experience building highly scalable consumer-facing applications;
• Strong proficiency in Python, with experience in Tornado, Django (DRF), and AsyncIO;
• Experience architecting, designing, and developing fault-tolerant, scalable, and performant software;
• Expertise in distributed systems composed of multiple networked components;
• Hands-on experience with AWS or similar cloud-based platforms;
• Strong understanding of automated testing for backend services;
• Solid knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and system resource modeling as load scales;
• Experience developing high-availability distributed systems (99.99% uptime);
• Strong background in observability, including logging, monitoring, and alerting;
• Experience with Cassandra or similar NoSQL databases;
• Hands-on experience with Docker and containerization technologies;
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Gradle, Jenkins, Spinnaker or similar;
• Ability to self-manage, prioritize tasks, and work collaboratively across teams to drive results;
• English proficiency at B2 or higher for effective communication with global teams;

What Do We Offer

The global benefits package includes:

• Technical and non-technical training for professional and personal growth;
• Internal conferences and meetups to learn from industry experts;
• Support and mentorship from an experienced employee to help you professional grow and development;
• Internal startup incubator;
• Health insurance;
• English courses;
• Sports activities to promote a healthy lifestyle;
• Flexible work options, including remote and hybrid opportunities;
• Referral program for bringing in new talent;
• Work anniversary program and additional vacation days.