Backend Developer (Django)

Role Overview

We are looking for a Backend Engineer to join our core team at Pratap Group. We are building a high-performance platform for Fleet Intelligence and Energy Management. You will be the architect responsible for moving data from physical assets into our real-time analytical engine, ensuring that every millisecond of telemetry is captured, processed, and acted upon.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage highly concurrent MQTT pipelines to handle telemetry from thousands of fleet and energy assets.
• Architect the Kafka ecosystem to ensure low-latency data flow from sensors to storage.
• Design optimized schema architectures in ClickHouse to support real-time fleet dashboards and energy usage analytics.
• Build secure, scalable APIs and microservices using Django that integrate edge-device data with user-facing dashboards.
• Work side-by-side with the product and engineering teams to solve real-world hardware-software integration challenges.

Requirements

• Proven ability to troubleshoot distributed systems.
• Strong communication skills for daily stand-ups and collaborative design sessions.
• A startup mindset focused on speed to market and ownership.
• Deep interest in IoT and the physicality of sensor data.

Nice to Have

• Hands-on experience in the Energy Management or Fleet Management sectors.

Skills

• Python
• Django
• Apache Kafka
• ClickHouse
• MQTT