Backend Developer

**Company Overview**

We are a VC-backed fintech startup developing an innovative online trading platform. As we scale, we're seeking a skilled Backend Engineer with expertise in Python to join our growing team and help build a robust, scalable infrastructure for our cutting-edge trading application.

We're based out of the UK and have our engineering team in India.

**Job Description**

We are looking for a backend developer who specialises in Python. Your role will focus on developing and maintaining the server-side logic, optimising performance, and ensuring seamless integration with the frontend. You’ll work closely with the engineering and product teams to deliver a high-quality, secure, and scalable platform.

**Responsibilities**

1. Develop and maintain server-side logic using Python

2. Design and implement APIs for seamless integration with frontend components

3. Optimise backend performance and scalability for high traffic and large data loads

4. Build and maintain databases, ensuring security, data integrity, and optimal performance

5. Collaborate with frontend engineers to ensure smooth integration between backend and frontend systems

6. Troubleshoot, debug, and optimise backend infrastructure

7. Implement data protection, security protocols, and authentication mechanisms (e.g., JWT)

8. Maintain and enhance real-time communication systems using WebSockets or similar protocols

**Required Skills**

1. Strong proficiency in Python and related technologies, knowledge of databases and SQL, and experience with web frameworks like Django or FastAPI

2. Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, and the ability to solve problems

3. Good understanding of OOPs, task broking services, Queues, Redis

4. Familiarity with RESTful API design and integration

5. Strong understanding of database management (e.g., PostgreSQL, Redis) and caching strategies

6. Familiarity with modern authentication and authorization mechanisms (e.g., JWT, OAuth)

7. Proficiency in working with cloud hosting services (AWS, Google Cloud, etc.)

8. Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes)

9. Knowledge of real-time communication protocols (e.g., WebSockets, TCP, SSE)

10. Strong understanding of security best practices for server-side applications

11. Experience with version control (Git) and CI/CD pipelines

12. Minimum of 2-3.5 years of experience building scalable backend systems

**Perks**

1. Work From Anywhere Flexibility

2. Unlimited Leaves policy*

3. Competitive salary and unlimited growth opportunities

4. Insights on how HFT is done using cutting edge technology

If you’re passionate about building scalable, high-performance backend systems and want to be part of a cutting-edge fintech startup, we’d love to hear from you!

THE POSITION:

- 3+ years of relevant experience in designing & implementing scalable, resilient backend microservices

- Expert at any backend programming language (Python/GoLang preferrable) and has exposure to API design and scalable architecture

- Hands-on experience on a couple of RDBMS/NoSQL/In-memory DBs

- Great database modelling skills

- Ability to choose the right algorithm, data-structure, and design pattern for the given problem statement

- Knowledge of any cloud based platform like AWS or GCP and scaling on the go

- Understanding of various application security principles and experience with building applications secure by design

QUALIFICATION:

                - We don't care about which college you are from, if you have the power to convert coffee into code, we got you.

Position: Sr. Node Js Developer
Required Experience: 3+ yrs
Location: Mohali (open for WFH)
Salary: good hike on CTC
Working Days: 5 days

Webmob Software Solutions is a fintech company based in North India. We are leading service providers in the space of emerging technologies including Blockchain, AI, ML, IOT, and cloud computing. With a global, renowned clientele, we have developed several robust applications in the space of Trade Finance, Money Market, Asset Tokenization, and Supply Chain.

Webmob is currently a team of 45+ employees having expertise in Java,Kotlin, PHP, Python, Go, MEAN and MERN stack. We are also the technical delivery partners for Corda https://marketplace.r3.com/directory/webmob-software-solutions-pvt-ltd.
Our specialties include Fintech product development, Blockchain development and consultancy, website development, graphic designing, digital marketing, application development, AWS support, infrastructure handling, IOT, AI, and ML.

Duties/Responsibilities:

3+ yrs of Exp in Node Js
Develop data-driven Node.js microservices
Create testable, high-quality code
Work effectively with development team
Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical individuals at all levels
Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements:
Experience with both relational (SQL) databases, and distributed NoSQL data stores
Experience with Amazon Web Services a plus, especially AWS Lambda
Deep understanding of data design and systems integration
Strong technical leadership and communication skills
Self-motivated with the ability to work in a team environment

Benifits:
- Work from home.
- Employee friendly policies.
- Competitive salary with the best in the industry
- Immense exposure to new technologies
- 5 days week work
- Flexible Timings.

How would you leverage your technical expertise to create extraordinary impact for our clients?

ThoughtWorks is a global software consultancy with an aim to create a positive impact on the world through technology. Our community of technologists thinks disruptively to deliver pragmatic solutions for our clients' most complex challenges. We are curious minds who come together as collaborative and inclusive teams to push boundaries, free to be ourselves and make our mark in tech.

Our developers have been contributing code to major organizations and open source projects for over 25 years. They’ve also been writing books, speaking at conferences and helping push software development forward, changing companies and even industries along the way. 

You could influence the digital strategy of a retail giant, build a bold new mobile application for a bank or redesign platforms using event sourcing and intelligent data pipelines. You will use the latest Lean and Agile thinking, create pragmatic solutions to solve mission-critical problems and challenge yourself every day.

For a team to thrive, it needs active collaboration and room for healthy, respectful debate. Senior Developers are the technologists who cultivate this environment while driving teams toward delivering on an ambitious tech vision and acting as mentors for more junior-level consultants. They leverage their deep technical knowledge to solve more complex business problems and actively assess their team’s health, code quality and nonfunctional pipelines. 

You’ll spend time on the following:

• You will use continuous delivery practices to deliver high-quality software as well as value to end customers as early as possible.
• You will work in collaborative, value-driven teams to build innovative customer experiences for our clients
• Create large-scale distributed systems out of microservices
• You will apply the latest technology thinking from our tech radar to solve client problems
• Efficiently utilize DevOps tools and practices to build and deploy software
• You will lead or take part in the entire cycle of software consulting and delivery from ideation to deployment and everything in between
• You will act as a mentor for less-experienced peers through both your technical knowledge and leadership skills 

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• You have at least 5 years of experience with two or more development languages such as Java, C#, or Ruby
• You can skillfully write high-quality, well-tested code and you are comfortable with Object-Oriented programming
• Presence in the external tech community: you proactively share your expertise with others via speaking engagements, contributions to open source, blogs and more
• Comfortability with Agile methods, such as Extreme Programming (XP), Scrum and/or Kanban
• You enjoy influencing others and always advocate for technical excellence while being open to change when needed 
• You’re willing and able to commit to travel to client sites in order to solve their business problems
• You’re resilient in ambiguous situations and can approach challenges from multiple perspectives
• Bonus points if you have working knowledge of cloud technology such as AWS, Azure, Kubernetes and Docker