Software OEM and digital transformation vendor for enterprise content and process automation
Somnetics is a 28-year-old software OEM based in Kolkata serving mid-market enterprises across document management, workflow automation, and IoT integrations. The tech stack is legacy-heavy (PHP/Yii on MySQL/MongoDB, Apache/Tomcat) but projects signal a shift toward modern platforms: active work on AI/ML computer vision and NLP models (Flask, FastAPI, Django), cloud migrations, and e-commerce integrations (Shopify, Magento, BigCommerce, Netsuite). Engineering dominates hiring (26 of 54 open roles), yet hiring velocity is decelerating — a pattern typical of orgs managing large transformation backlogs while constrained by cost pressure.
Notable leadership hires: Technical Head
Somnetics provides enterprise software and systems integration across digital transformation, business process automation, content management, IoT, and analytics. Founded in 1996 and ISO 9001/20000/27001 certified, the company serves customers in India, Ethiopia, and Norway. Operational focus spans software development, cloud architecture, data migration, and e-commerce platform buildouts. Active project portfolio includes Shopify/Netsuite/WMS integrations, Tableau/Power BI dashboarding, and deployment of computer vision and NLP models into production applications.
Core stack: PHP/Yii, MySQL/MongoDB, Apache/Tomcat on CentOS/Red Hat/Ubuntu. DevOps: AWS, VMware, Nagios/Zabbix, Git/Bitbucket/Jira. Frontend: HTML/CSS/SCSS/Bootstrap/JavaScript. Newer work includes Node.js/Express, Flask, FastAPI, Django for AI/ML model serving.
E-commerce platforms (Shopify, Magento, BigCommerce), cloud migrations, AI/ML computer vision and NLP model development, Netsuite-WMS integrations, BI dashboards (Tableau, Power BI), and large-scale digital transformation programs.
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