Backend Developer

Job Title : Senior Backend Engineer – Java, AI & Automation

Experience : 4+ Years

Location : Any Cognizant location (India)

Work Mode : Hybrid

Interview Rounds :

1. Virtual
2. Face-to-Face (In-person)

Job Description :

Join our Backend Engineering team to design and maintain services on the Intuit Data Exchange (IDX) platform.

You'll work on scalable backend systems powering millions of daily transactions across Intuit products.

Key Qualifications :

• 4+ years of backend development experience.
• Strong in Java, Spring framework.
• Experience with microservices, databases, and web applications.
• Proficient in AWS and cloud-based systems.
• Exposure to AI and automation tools (Workato preferred).
• Python development experience.
• Strong communication skills.
• Comfortable with occasional US shift overlap.

About the Role:

• We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Python Developer to join our dynamic team based in Manyata Tech Park, Bangalore. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Python development, object-oriented programming, and cloud-based application development. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable backend systems using modern frameworks and tools.
• This role is hybrid, with a strong emphasis on working from the office to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, and maintain backend services using Python.
• Develop RESTful APIs and ensure their performance, responsiveness, and scalability.
• Work with popular Python frameworks such as Django or Flask for rapid development.
• Integrate and work with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP or similar).
• Collaborate with front-end developers and other team members to establish objectives and design cohesive code.
• Apply object-oriented programming principles to solve real-world problems efficiently.
• Implement and support event-driven architectures where applicable.
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to mitigate and address these issues.
• Write clean, maintainable, and reusable code with proper documentation.
• Contribute to system architecture and code review processes.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in Python development.
• Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and Data Structures.
• Proficiency in building and consuming REST APIs.
• Experience working with at least one cloud platform such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Hands-on experience with Python frameworks like Django, Flask, or similar.
• Familiarity with event-driven programming and asynchronous processing.
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities to work effectively in a team environment.

Mandatory skills

What We’re Looking For:

• Strong experience in Python (4+ years).
• Hands-on experience with any database (SQL or NoSQL).
• Experience with frameworks like Flask, FastAPI, or Django.
• Knowledge of ORMs, API development, and unit testing.
• Familiarity with Git and Agile methodologies.
• Familiarity with the Kafka tool (Added Advantage)

• Design, develop, test, debug and maintain components of a feature-rich management and orchestration product
• Manage one or more project priorities and deadlines
• The programming languages are mainly Python and Java
• Understand the infrastructure details of public clouds and use DevOps best practices to implement provisioning

You'll Need:

• Strong software design and implementation skills in building infrastructure frameworks.
• Experience building and operating extensible, scalable resilient systems.
• Working knowledge of Java and Python.
• Solid understanding of basic systems operations (disk, network, etc).
• Willingness and ability to learn new languages and concepts.
• 8+ years of experience and a BS/MS degree in Computer Science -or- a related field.

Nice to have:

• Cloud infrastructure systems engineering experience.
• Experience in building control planes.
• Experience building RESTful APIs.
• Experience with containers and cluster managers like Kubernetes.
• Experience in App deployment and config management frameworks such as Ansible, Terraform, Chef, Puppet, etc.

• 3 + years expertise in Python 3.7, Django 2 (or Django 3).

• Familiarity with some ORM (Object Relational Mapper) libraries.

• Able to integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system.

• Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logic in Django (RESTful APIs).

• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3

• Knowledge of user authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments

• Understanding of the differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile vs desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform

• Able to create database schemas that represent and support business processes

• Strong unit test and debugging skills.

• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git.

The desirablesoptionals

• Django Channels, Web Sockets, Asyncio.

• Experience working with AWS or similar Cloud services.

• Experience in containerization technologies such as Docker.

• Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application (caching, Redis)