Consultant - Full Stack (Django, DRF, React), Engineering Governance

Colt provides network, voice and data centre services to thousands of businesses around the world, allowing them to focus on delivering their business goals instead of the underlying infrastructure.

Job ID - 36798

Function - Chief Operations Office

Job Level - S2 Core

Location - Gurgaon/Bangalore

Why we need this role

This role sits within Engineering Governance supporting Network Engineering platforms and strategic initiatives. The primary purpose is to design, develop, enhance and maintain scalable enterprise-grade full-stack web applications using Django, Django REST Framework (DRF) and React. The engineer will build API-first architectures, modern user experiences, high-performance data services and integration-heavy platforms supporting telecom engineering and operational processes. Experience in geospatial systems and optical or packet telecommunications is highly desirable.

The successful candidate should demonstrate a modern engineering mindset, effectively leveraging AI-powered development tools and practices to enhance productivity, code quality, and solution delivery.

What you will do

• Design, develop, deploy and maintain enterprise-grade full-stack web applications.
• Design scalable backend services using Python, Django and DRF.
• Build modern React applications and reusable UI components.
• Design RESTful APIs and integration frameworks.
• Implement authentication, authorization and secure application design.
• Architect local, global and server-state management strategies.
• Develop data-intensive solutions, dashboards and reporting capabilities.
• Conduct code reviews, technical design reviews and mentoring.
• Drive CI/CD, testing automation and engineering best practices.

Key Performance Indicators

• Timely delivery of committed milestones.
• Software quality, maintainability and platform reliability.
• Application performance and scalability metrics.
• Stakeholder satisfaction and business value delivery.
• Engineering standards compliance.
• Data accuracy and operational efficiency improvements.

What we're looking for

Expereinced in software engineering experience.

Backend: Python, Django, Django REST Framework, REST APIs, JWT, OAuth2, RBAC, Celery, Redis, Django Channels, FastAPI exposure, Pydantic, API design and optimization.

Frontend: React.js, JavaScript ES6+, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, Hooks, Redux Toolkit, React Query/TanStack Query, Context API, Zustand, API-driven UI design, scalable frontend architecture.

State Management Expertise: Strong understanding of Local State, Global State and Server State management strategies.

AI-Driven Development: Hands-on experience leveraging AI-powered development tools (GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot, Cursor, ChatGPT/LLM-based assistants or equivalent) to accelerate software development, code optimization, test automation, debugging, documentation, rapid prototyping, and delivery of high-quality backend and frontend solutions. Exposure to integrating AI/LLM capabilities into enterprise applications.

Databases: PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, query optimization, indexing, large-scale data handling.

DevOps: Git, GitLab, Jenkins, SonarQube, Docker, CI/CD. Exposure to Kubernetes and cloud platforms preferred.

Architecture: Distributed systems, microservices, caching, fault tolerance, observability and performance engineering.

Preferred Domain Experience: GIS/Geospatial systems, spatial analytics, telecom OSS/BSS, optical networks, packet networks, inventory and capacity management platforms.

Added Advantage: Kafka, RabbitMQ, GraphQL, cloud-native architectures.

Person Specification

• Strong software engineering and architecture mindset.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ownership, accountability and leadership capabilities.
• Ability to mentor and guide engineering teams.
• Adaptability and continuous learning mindset.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field. MCA/M.Tech/MS preferred. Relevant certifications in Cloud, Python, React or Architecture are advantageous.

What we offer you:

Looking to make a mark?

At Colt, you’ll make a difference. Because around here, we empower people. We don’t tell you what to do.

Instead, we employ people we trust, who come together across the globe to create intelligent solutions.

Our global teams are full of ambitious, driven people, all working together towards one shared purpose: to put the power of the digital universe in the hands of our customers wherever, whenever and however they want.

We give our people the opportunity to inspire and lead teams, and work on projects that connect people, cities, businesses, and ideas. We want you to help us change the world, for the better.

Diversity and inclusion

• Inclusion and valuing diversity of thought and experience are at the heart of our culture here at Colt. From day one, you’ll be encouraged to be yourself because we believe that’s what helps our people to thrive. We welcome people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability, neurodiversity, age, marital status, pregnancy status, or place of birth.

Most recently we have:

• Signed the UN Women Empowerment Principles which guide our Gender Action Plan

• Trained 60 (and growing) Colties to be Mental Health First Aiders

• Please speak with a member of our recruitment team if you require adjustments to our recruitment process to support you. For more information about our Inclusion and Diversity agenda, visit our DEI pages.

Benefits

Our benefits support you through all parts of life, for both physical and mental health.

• Flexible working hours and the option to work from home.

• Extensive induction program with experienced mentors and buddies.

• Opportunities for further development and educational opportunities.

• Global Family Leave Policy.

• Employee Assistance Program.

• Internal inclusion & diversity employee networks.

A global network

• When you join Colt you become part of our global network. We are proud of our colleagues and the stories and experience they bring – take a look at ‘Our People’ site including our Empowered Women in Tech.