Job Description

Role Summary: We are looking for a motivated Software Development Apprentice to join our engineering team. You will be supporting project in the migration of our core applications from a private cloud environment to AWS. You will support us to ensure our applications are performant, scalable, and seamlessly integrated with third-party services and payment gateways.
Responsibilities:

• Application Migration: Assist in refactoring and migrating existing Java and Python services from private cloud servers to AWS.
• Feature Development: Develop and maintain backend logic using Java 17 and Python 3.5+ (working across both Django 3 and Django 5 versions).
• Database Support: Work with PostgreSQL to manage data schema changes and optimize queries during the migration process.
• Integration: Implement and troubleshoot 3rd party integrations including external libraries, tools, and payment systems.
• Collaboration: Participate in sprint planning and code reviews, communicating technical progress clearly to both technical and non-technical team members.

Mandatory skills

• Java: Hands-on experience with Java ( at least Java 11 with a strong desire to work on 17+).
• Python & Django: Practical knowledge of Python development. Familiarity with Django 3 and/or Django 5 is highly preferred.
• Cloud Awareness: Basic exposure to AWS (EC2, S3, or RDS). You should understand how applications live in a cloud environment.
• Databases: Good understanding of relational databases, specifically PostgreSQL.
• Tools: Familiarity with Git version control and RESTful API principles.

Preferred Skills (Nice to Have):

• Basic knowledge with 3rd party API integrations (e.g., Stripe, PayPal, Twilio).
• Basic understanding of containerization (Docker).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• A "problem-solver" mindset-comfortable digging into legacy code to understand how to move it forward.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.

Specialization Description
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Level Description
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Headquartered in Japan, NEC is a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies. With over 123 years of expertise in providing solutions for empowering people, businesses, and society, NEC stands tall as a champion in enabling change and transformation across the globe. Present in India since 1950, NEC has been instrumental in burgeoning India's digitization journey continually for the past 70 years.
NEC India has proved its commitment to orchestrating a bright future through its diverse businesses from Telecommunications to Public Safety, Logistics, Transportation, Retail, Finance, Unified Communication and IT platforms, serving across the public and private sectors. NEC India, through the deployment of cutting-edge technology, has been powering India in seminal ways, making lives easier, safer, and more productive for all.
With its Centre of Excellence for verticals like Analytics platform solutions, Big Data, Biometrics, Mobile and Retail, NEC India brings to the table, innovative, seamless solutions for India and across the world.
NEC India is headquartered in New Delhi and has its offices panned across the country. It has branches in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai, Noida and Surat.
Specialties:
IT & Networking Solutions, Unified Communication Solutions, Safety and Security Solutions, Integrated Retail Solutions, Data Centre Solutions, Safe and Smart City Solutions, Transportation Solutions, SDN Solutions, Carrier Telecom Solutions, and Solutions for Society.
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