Backend Developer

Embitel Technologies is a Volkswagen AG (VW) Group Company. VW is a German multinational automotive manufacturing corporation headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. VW is one of the world’s largest automaker by sales. VW sold 10.9 million vehicles in 2019. The group comprises of 12 brands from seven European Countries: Volkswagen, Audi, Lamborghini, Porsche, Bugatti, Bentley, Ducati (motorcycles), Skoda, SEAT, Scania, MAN and Volkswagen commercial vehicles.

About CARIAD (Car, I Am Digital)

The automotive industry is in disruption. As a company, CARIAD is playing a part in multiple large trends at the same time: electrification, automation, and digitalization. The new name builds on changing customer needs. Automotive customers are demanding more comfort, more safety, more sustainability, and more connectivity. With its software platforms and digital features, CARIAD is developing solutions and products that will turn the car into a smart companion to accompany customers into the future with continuous updates and new digital features, even years later. The new company name reflects this zeitgeist: ‘Car, I Am Digital’. The brand profile can be found on its new website https://cariad.technology .

Currently, around 4,000 employees are working at CARIAD on the digital transformation of the car. CARIAD is working intensively on the software and technology platform for Premium Platform Electric (PPE). The first vehicles based on PPE will be the electric Porsche Macan and Audi Q6 e-tron. At the core of CARIAD is the development of the unified and scalable software and technology platform E³ 2.0 for all Group brands. E³ stands for ‘end to end electronics architecture’. The new software and technology platform is built from scratch and will be used first at the end of 2024 in Artemis, the lighthouse project of Audi. As of 2026, E³ 2.0 is due to be scaled by the Volkswagen brand with Trinity in the volume segment.

About our Group

CARIAD COE (Centre of Excellence) is setup in Bangalore, India working exclusively with CARIAD and associated VW groups with the focus on development of ‘VW.OS”. The areas of work involve development of platform components such as firmware, boot loaders, AUTOSAR, Linux/QNX BSP, Service oriented architecture-based middleware components.

Job Description:

Job Description – Cloud Backend / Platform Developer (Python / Azure)

Experience: 3 - 5 Years

Location: Bangalore (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Role Overview

We are looking for a Cloud Backend / Platform Developer with strong expertise in Python, Microsoft Azure, and Kubernetes. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience building scalable microservices, event-driven applications, and cloud-native backend solutions with a strong focus on reliability, security, and observability.

Design and develop scalable backend microservices using Python.

Build cloud-native applications leveraging Microsoft Azure services.

Develop and maintain event-driven architectures.

Deploy and troubleshoot workloads on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).

Create secure and resilient deployment pipelines using GitHub Actions.

Implement containerized applications using Docker.

Follow clean coding principles and industry best practices.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver secure and reliable backend solutions.

Required Technical Skills

Python with strong understanding of: Async programming

Pytest

Microsoft Azure: Azure Functions

Event Hub / Service Bus

Azure Blob Storage

Azure Storage Tables

Azure IoT Hub

Azure Key Vault (RBAC-based secret management)

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Docker (containerization & image hardening)

GitHub Actions

Strong understanding of: Event-driven architecture

Dead-letter queues

Retry & backoff mechanisms

Software design principles: SOLID

DRY

Good to Have

Azure Certifications

Terraform

SonarQube

PKI / Certificate Management

Grafana

Azure Log Analytics (KQL)

Preferred Candidate Profile

Experience building Python microservices running on Azure Functions and Kubernetes.

Strong understanding of distributed systems and resilient application design.

Experience implementing observability, monitoring, and secure authentication.

Security-first mindset with RBAC-based access management.

Working with Embitel

• Freedom to challenge norms, make mistakes, learn and grow
• There is no ‘I’ in word ‘Team’ and no hierarchy at Embitel
• Employees of Embitel are partners of our excellence and growth. And they are at the core of

organization’s Mission and Vision

To explore an exciting & progressive Career development at Embitel India:

• Visit us at: www.embitel.com
• Follow us at LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/embitel-technologies-india