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Senior Backend Engineer (Platform) Full Time Bangalore (Potentially Remote)
What you’ll be doing:
- Design and develop core systems that will be power teams to build services and apps
- Ensure and constantly improve reliability, scalability, security and performance of core apis and infrastructure
- Be proactive in technical decision making and a sound influence in technical discussions
- Work with the product teams to help shape product direction by communicating limitations and possibilities
- Adopt and advocate best practices and guidelines in architecture, code conventions, development practice
Who we are looking for:
- 5+ years of experience building web services in Python/Go/Java, preferably in Python with excellent debugging and analytical skills
- Strong understanding of software engineering principles, computer science fundamentals - data structures, algorithms and operating systems
- Proven experience in building, deploying and maintaining highly scalable RESTful web services
- Excellent written and oral communication ability in both technical and non tech. aspects
- Good understanding of benchmarking and performance monitoring - concurrency, multi-threading, logging, database optimisations
- Decent knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and familiarity with shipping code quickly and reliably.
What we offer:
- Ownership of the platform core with a clear roadmap.
- A small cool meritocratic team that's driven by passion.
- An inspiring culture that balances creative exploration & heads down execution.
- Cash compensation upto 20L and negotiable stock in a gold mine.

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Experience : 4 to 8 Years
Location : Gurgaon Sector - 43
Employment Type : Full-time
Job Summary :
We are looking for an experienced Python Backend Engineer with a strong background in FastAPI, Django, and hands-on exposure to MLOps and LLMOps practices.
The ideal candidate will be responsible for building scalable backend solutions, integrating AI/ML models into production environments, and implementing efficient pipelines for machine learning and large language model operations.
Mandatory Skills : Python, FastAPI, Django, MLOps, LLMOps, REST API development, Docker, Kubernetes, Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), CI/CD.
Key Responsibilities :
- Develop, optimize, and maintain backend services using Python (FastAPI, Django).
- Design and implement API endpoints for high-performance and secure data exchange.
- Collaborate with data science teams to deploy ML/LLM models into production using MLOps/LLMOps best practices.
- Build and manage CI/CD pipelines for ML models and ensure seamless integration with backend systems.
- Implement model monitoring, versioning, and retraining workflows for machine learning and large language models.
- Optimize backend performance for scalability and reliability in AI-driven applications.
- Work with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) for deployment and orchestration.
- Ensure best practices in code quality, testing, and security for all backend and model deployment workflows.
Required Skills & Qualifications :
- 4 to 8 years of experience as a Backend Engineer with strong expertise in Python.
- Proficient in FastAPI and Django frameworks for API and backend development.
- Hands-on experience with MLOps and LLMOps workflows (model deployment, monitoring, scaling).
- Familiarity with machine learning model lifecycle and integration into production systems.
- Strong knowledge of RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and asynchronous programming.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tools.
- Good understanding of Git, version control, and testing frameworks.
Nice to Have :
- Experience with LangChain, Hugging Face, or similar LLM frameworks.
- Knowledge of data pipelines, feature engineering, and ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, etc.).
- Understanding of vector databases (Pinecone, Chroma, etc.).
Education :
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- Strong proficiency in Java programming language.
- Experience with Java frameworks like Spring and Spring Boot.
- Understanding of RESTful APIs and web services.
- Experience with databases and data storage technologies (e.g., SQL, NoSQL).
- Knowledge of software development best practices, including testing and code quality.
- Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Role Overview
We are seeking a motivated and technically versatile CMS Engineer (IC2) to support our transition from SharePoint to Contentful, while also contributing to the broader CMS ecosystem. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career engineer to work on enterprise-grade platforms and microservice-based architectures.
Key Responsibilities
· 3-5 years of experience with SharePoint Online and/or enterprise CMS platforms.
· Familiarity with Contentful or other headless CMS solutions is a strong plus.
· Hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, and relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL).
· Exposure to Kafka, Elasticsearch, or similar distributed technologies is desirable.
· Solid problem-solving and communication skills with an eagerness to learn.
What would you do here
SharePoint to Contentful Migration | Backend + CMS Integration
· Assist in maintaining and enhancing SharePoint Online content and features during the transition period.
· Support the migration of pages, documents, and metadata from SharePoint to Contentful.
· Contribute to the design and development of backend services that integrate with Contentful using Java, Spring Boot, and REST APIs.
· Write reusable services for content delivery, search indexing (via Elasticsearch), and event processing (via Kafka).
· Help develop APIs for CMS-based applications that interact with PostgreSQL databases.
· Troubleshoot CMS-related issues and support testing efforts during platform migration.
Required skills:-
- 2+ years of experience in the Development of JAVA technology.
- Strong Java Basics
- SpringBoot or Spring MVC
- Hands-on experience on Relational Databases (SQL query or Hibernate) + Mongo (JSON parsing)
- Proficient in REST API development
- Messaging Queue (RabitMQ or Kafka)
- Microservices
- Any Caching Mechanism
- Good at problem-solving
Good to Have Skills:
- 2+ years of experience in using Java/J2EE tech stacks
- Good understanding of data structures and algorithms.
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced internet start-up environment.
- Experience in technical mentorship/coaching is highly desirable.
- Understanding of AI/ML algorithms is a plus.
Job Responsibilities
- Should have experience in Software Product Development at an enterprise level. .
- Analyze requirements and come up with possible solutions to solve the problem, evaluating and capturing necessary tradeoffs
- Build and improve newest services and ensure that they are well tested and released quickly and often to our customers
- Debugging capabilities and identify the root cause of the problem and fix them.
- Influencing the architecture of an application.
- Design and implement cloud based high-performance, highly available services to cover customers’ high demands and big data volumes
- Maintain rapid deployment pipelines and observability of the services to support operations/troubleshooting.
- Think about security of the whole technical stack and processes to ensure customers’ data is safe
- Take care of all aspects of the product: from implementation, through testing, to operations.
Job Requirements
- Proficiency in Python programming
- Mandate experience working as a Python Developer with Django.
- Should have good experience in Flask, numpy and pandas
- Should have good experience in REST API development with Django.
- Have In-depth understanding of Object Oriented Programming ( OOPs ) concepts.
- Are Able to create Database Schemes that represent and support business processes.
- Should have good understanding of Agile frameworks such as Git, Jenkins etc.
- Must have experience working on MySQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript & jQuery.
- Must have experience with Web Servers e.g. Nginx, Apache.
- Good to have AI/ML/Data science certification.
- Must be a fast learner and comfortable teaching yourself new skills and can thrive in a complex and fast-paced environment.
- Positive attitude and excellent communication as well as written skills
Experience: 5-8 Years
Job Description:
Key Responsibilities:
- Determine the appropriate approach for new software assignments
- Provide solutions to overcome complex problems using the latest technologies
- Developing high-quality and detailed designs, Identify, prioritize and execute tasks in the software development life cycle
- Proactively communicate with the client to get things done within the deadline.
- Develop tools and applications by producing clean, efficient code.
- Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting
- Provide high-level maintenance and update of an existing applications to improve functionality and process flow
- Oversee the maintenance of technical documentation of applications as architecture, code, and procedures
Primary Skills:
- 3+ Experience with RPA software (UiPath) (ONLY/MANDATORY)
- Experience in programming .NET (C# or VB), Java + Node.JS-based programming
- UiPath RPA Implementations and Working Knowledge: Studio, BOTs, Orchestrators, RE Framework and Three E2E Implementations as a Core RPA Developer.
- Skill with scripting languages such as VBA/VBS, Python, NodeJS and JavaScript
- Proficiency with Microsoft Power Platform, SQL and NoSQL database experiences
- Orchestrator configuration and component usage knowledge
- hands on experience of orchestrator queue and load distribution
- Proficiency with JIRA, Jenkins, Github, Artifactory and CI/CD development
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, including business process expertise
- Experience developing design documents for automation processes
Education Required: B.Tech or B.E. or MCA or MSC from a recognized college or institute
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Combine excellent abstract reasoning ability to document, architect, develop and test software with the commitment to excellence/defect free before being deployed.
- Write and implement low latency applications & software solutions that integrate with different systems.
- Rapidly incorporate new technologies as required & deliver successfully by self.
- Work closely with mentors, team members, team leads, program managers and stakeholders to investigate, fix, optimize, test and deploy high quality solutions.
- Drive the technical design, implementation and maintenance of larger tech initiatives geared toward improving and scaling of products.
- Accurately schedule & and track progress of self & team members. Create end to end Work Breakdown & estimates for modules being implemented.
- Participate in planning & recognizing inconsistencies (e.g., scope, resources, feasibility, usability, customer value, etc.) in product requirements and alert the Project Mentor. Handle independently or assist the Mentor in building, testing, and documenting product releases.
- Support the team in deploying product functionality & assist the TLs in troubleshooting in the production environment.
- Proactively promote Tech Culture by writing blogs, making presentations which will help you learn & grow.
- Effectively communicate one-on-one with on-shore / off-shore product teams / developers; gather and clarify requirements from technical folks / product managers / business teams.
- Proactively assist and serve as a role model for the team members to follow the team software development process; consistently innovate the team processes to improve team productivity and quality.
Skill Set:
- Strong Analytical, Problem Solving Skills and participates in all activities with urgency, a results orientation, and a strong work ethic.
- Must have technical knowledge of Python.
- Must have hands-on experience in developing Restful APIs and Web Services.
- Knowledge of Django (or any other established Python web frameworks) would be a plus.
- Knowledge of Angular or React or similar technologies would be an added advantage.
- Strong experience with relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and/or NoSQL databases.
- Experience with unit testing and test-driven development.
- Experience working with Linux/Unix Operating system & comfortable with command line.
- Experience with modern software engineering workflows and tools (e.g. Agile, JIRA, Git, CI/CD, Amazon Web Services, Observability and Monitoring tools like ELK, Datadog, NewRelic, etc.).
- Experience in all areas of SDLC, including architecture and design, development, and testing.
- Extremely passionate about code reviews, engineering best practices and mentoring/coaching the developers to make them successful.
- Excellent understanding of feature estimation and ability to communicate issues and risks that may impact timelines, budget, or resources.
- Experience with Agile development lifecycle.
- Can gather and clarify requirements from technical folks / product managers / business teams.
- Lead by example & act as a role model for the team.
How will you grow here:
- Work in multiple projects & teams spread across different domains and technologies.
- Work & interact directly with senior directors in an open and flat hierarchical structure.
- You can own all aspects of leading software products and projects.
- You get to work with top-notch engineers and leaders with decades of experience in building and delivering great software.
- Work with CXOs / Senior Directors of various emergent companies in US & India.
- Get involved with the newest products, latest technologies and different methodologies.
- Opportunity to Mentor the Best and Get Mentored by the Best.
How we thank you for your invaluable contribution:
- Events, activities and outings aplenty (We really party hard!).
- A stimulating and energetic work environment which encourages creativity.
- Hackathons, Gaming Evenings, Poker Nights and much more!
- Flexible Timings, Flexible Holiday Calendar, Work from Home Option.
- Competitive salary (best in the industry).
- Beverages and snacks throughout the day, on the house!
- Recreation center to let off some steam.
- Office lunch option (fresh and savoury ghar ka khana).
- Medical Insurance (stay healthy, stay happy)
- should have at least 5 years of hands-on experience in backend software development using Java.
- should have proven expertise in Spring Boot REST/Microservices.
- should have used design patterns like MVP, MVC or MVVM and should know when to use which.
- should have working experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
- should have multiple years of experience with cloud application design and in one or more reputable cloud platform providers (e.g. AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure … )
- should have professional experience working in an agile development environment.
- should have strong communication skills and like making decisions.
- should follow good software engineering principles such as TDD, writing modular, maintainable and clean code









