
JOB TITLE/HEADLINE: Backend Developer
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full time, permanent.
REPORTING TO: Ajit Kumar
LOCATION: Andheri, Mumbai
Backend Developer
Position Overview:
As a Backend Developer at FatakPay, you will play a crucial role in designing, implementing, testing, and maintaining the backend systems that power our applications. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop scalable and efficient server-side applications, ensuring high performance and responsiveness.
Responsibilities:
Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable backend systems.
Collaborate with front-end developers, designers, and other stakeholders to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic.
Implement and maintain data storage solutions, ensuring optimal performance and data integrity.
Collaborate with DevOps to deploy and manage applications in a cloud environment.
Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code, following best practices and coding standards.
Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members. Identify and address performance bottlenecks, security issues, and other technical challenges.
Stay updated on emerging trends and technologies in backend development.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. Proven experience as a Backend Developer or similar role.
Strong proficiency in server-side programming languages such as Java, Python, or Node.js.
Experience with database systems such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB. Familiarity with RESTful API design and integration.
Knowledge of cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. Understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.
Excellent problem-solving and communication skills. Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
ABOUT THE COMPANY:
FatakPay Digital Private Ltd (FatakPay) is a digital-only lending platform that provides virtual credit facilities. The solution provides a 100% digital and paperless quick, transparent and secure way to transact in multilingual format with a ‘scan now, pay later’ facility and easy repayment options.
We're a company that strongly believes in teamwork, design, creativity and tech. We love to build the best possible Financial Tech products that make the world a better place.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
If selected for an interview, you will hear directly from someone from the HR department, usually within a week of the closing date.

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Specific Knowledge/Skills
- 4-6 years of experience
- Proficiency in Python programming.
- Basic knowledge of front-end development.
- Basic knowledge of Data manipulation and analysis libraries
- Code versioning and collaboration. (Git)
- Knowledge for Libraries for extracting data from websites.
- Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases
- Familiarity with RESTful APIs
- Familiarity with Cloud (Azure /AWS) technologies
Job Title : Senior Backend Engineer – Java, AI & Automation
Experience : 4+ Years
Location : Any Cognizant location (India)
Work Mode : Hybrid
Interview Rounds :
- Virtual
- 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.
Core Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using Python or Golang.
- Write high-quality, testable, and maintainable code with a focus on performance and scalability.
- Implement automated tests and contribute to CI/CD pipelines.
- Collaborate with product, QA, and DevOps teams for end-to-end feature delivery.
- Troubleshoot production issues and provide timely resolutions.
- Participate in design and architecture discussions to improve system efficiency.
- Contribute to improving development processes, coding standards, and best practices.
Experience and Expertise:
- 2–4 years of experience in backend development with Python or Golang.
- Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
- Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and OOPS principles.
- Hands-on experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases.
- Familiarity with Linux development, Docker, and basic cloud concepts (AWS/GCP/Azure).
- Proficiency with Git and version control workflows.
- Familiarity with AI-powered development tools or exposure to projects involving large language models (LLMs) is a plus.
Skills:
- Strong analytical and debugging skills with the ability to solve complex problems.
- Good communication and collaboration skills across teams.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while being a strong team player.
- Growth mindset – eagerness to learn new technologies and improve continuously.
1. Design and implement RESTful APIs
2. Optimize the performance of applications for full-scale production deployments
3. Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency
4. Participate in code reviews
5. Write clean, scalable & efficient code along with technical documentation
Requirements:
1. 5+ years of backend development experience along with a degree in Computer Science, Statistics, or a relevant field
2. Sound knowledge and application of algorithms and data structures with space and complexities
3. Hands-on experience with JavaScript and Node.js
4. Knowledge of scripting languages like Python is a plus point.
5. Effective communication skills: Regularly achieve consensus with peers and clear status updates
6. A willingness to learn new technology, whatever lets you deliver the best product
Benefits:
1. You get to work in a liberal environment with some of the best engineers and entrepreneurs
2. Competitive CTC along with the opportunity to receive ESOPs/Tokens
3. Remote work culture
Bonus Points:
1. Understanding of web3 concepts
2. Experience working in blockchain or fintech space
3. Founded or have worked as a founding engineer in a startup previously.
4. Experience working with a remote team
If you love to work in a fast-paced startup environment and desire to solve some very
challenging problems using technology, we want to hear from you.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and energetic individual to work as a Senior Software
Developer. You will be involved in working on multiple products for the scaling and growth
stage of the lifecycle.
We work closely with the real world,. If you are interested to grow and learn in your career
and at the same time work on products for the 1Bn user market, we encourage you to apply.
Responsibilities
● Managing and guiding a team of junior developers for timely delivery of product and
milestones
● Optimization of the application for maximum speed and scalability
● Implementation of security and data protection
● Design and implementation of data storage solutions
● Design & Build: Designing and developing high-volume, low-latency applications for
mission-critical systems, and delivering high-availability and performance.
● Collaborate - Collaborating within your product streams and team to bring best
practices and leverage a world-class tech stack.
● Measurable Outcome - You will need to set quantifiable objectives that encapsulate
the quality attributes of a system. The fitness of the application is measured against
set marks.
● DevOps - You will need to set up every essential (tracking/alerting) to make sure the
infrastructure/software you built is working as expected.
● Design and development of our REST APIs
● Help maintain code quality, architecture, and automation
Required Knowledge and Skills
● 3 - 5 years of experience working in backend development technologies and DevOps
● Highly curious and ready to dive into complex technical challenges.
● Proficiency in development and scripting in Python, Django/Flask framework.
● Database design and management, including being up on the latest practices -
bonus points for MySQL and MongoDB
● User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and
environments
● Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
● Management of hosting environment, including database administration and scaling
an application to support load changes
● Setup and administration of backups
● Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms such as mobile vs
desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform
● Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
● Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
● Understanding of “session management” in a distributed server environment
● Server management and deployment for the relevant environment
● Appreciation for clean and well-documented code
● Hands-on experience with architecture and structural design patterns
● Expertise in designing, developing, deploying, and integrating RESTful APIs
● Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical
requirements
● A knack for benchmarking and optimization
● Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
Personality
● Requires excellent communication skills – written, verbal, and presentation.
● You should be a team player.
● You should be positive towards problem-solving, have a very structural thought
process to solve problems
● Interest to work in a high paced start-up environment with a large amount of learning.
● Good understanding of different frameworks, and be able to pick up new
technologies at ease.
● You should be agile enough to figure out a need for new technologies/frameworks
and learn new technology for better product performance
Primary Skills: Database Systems (SQL), Python Flask/Fast API/Django frameworks specifically
Requirements:
- Highly proficient in fundamentals of Python web development frameworks like Flask, Django and Fast API
- Demonstrated experience in developing APIs using Python frameworks
- Should have deep knowledge in PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server and other SQL based Databases








