Backend Developer - Node JS

Senior Python Django Developer 

Experience: Back-end development: 6 years (Required)

Location:  Bangalore/ Bhopal

Job Description:

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Python Django Developer with extensive experience in building and scaling financial or payments-based applications. The ideal candidate has a deep understanding of system design, architecture patterns, and testing best practices, along with a strong grasp of the start-up environment.

This role requires a balance of hands-on coding, architectural design, and collaboration across teams to deliver robust and scalable financial products.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop scalable, secure, and high-performance applications using Python (Django framework).
• Architect system components, define database schemas, and optimize backend services for speed and efficiency.
• Lead and implement design patterns and software architecture best practices.
• Ensure code quality through comprehensive unit testing, integration testing, and participation in code reviews.
• Collaborate closely with Product, DevOps, QA, and Frontend teams to build seamless end-to-end solutions.
• Drive performance improvements, monitor system health, and troubleshoot production issues.
• Apply domain knowledge in payments and finance, including transaction processing, reconciliation, settlements, wallets, UPI, etc.
• Contribute to technical decision-making and mentor junior developers.

Requirements:

• 6 to 10 years of professional backend development experience with Python and Django.
• Strong background in payments/financial systems or FinTech applications.
• Proven experience in designing software architecture in a microservices or modular monolith environment.
• Experience working in fast-paced startup environments with agile practices.
• Proficiency in RESTful APIs, SQL (PostgreSQL/MySQL), NoSQL (MongoDB/Redis).
• Solid understanding of Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Hands-on experience with test-driven development (TDD) and frameworks like pytest, unittest, or factory_boy.
• Familiarity with security best practices in financial applications (PCI compliance, data encryption, etc.).

Preferred Skills:

• Exposure to event-driven architecture (Celery, Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Experience integrating with third-party payment gateways, banking APIs, or financial instruments.
• Understanding of DevOps and monitoring tools (Prometheus, ELK, Grafana).
• Contributions to open-source or personal finance-related projects.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:

• Day shift

Supplemental Pay:

• Performance bonus
• Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• JP Nagar, 5th Phase, Bangalore, Karnataka or Indrapuri, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh: Reliably commute or willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (Preferred)

Responsibilities:

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including front-end developers, designers, and system administrators to develop robust and scalable server-side applications.

- Design and implement RESTful APIs and services using Node.js, ensuring efficient data handling and integration.

- Develop database schemas and models for MongoDB, optimizing queries and ensuring data integrity.

- Implement data migration and transformation tasks between different data sources.

- Write efficient and reusable code, following best practices and coding standards.

- Conduct thorough testing and debugging of applications to identify and fix issues promptly.

- Collaborate with DevOps team to deploy applications on servers or cloud platforms.

- Continuously monitor application performance and optimize it for scalability and reliability.

- Stay updated on emerging technologies and trends, actively suggesting improvements and innovative solutions.

Requirements:

- Strong proficiency in Node.js and JavaScript.

- Solid understanding of server-side development and asynchronous programming concepts.

- Experience working with NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB).

- Knowledge of database design and query optimization techniques.

- Familiarity with web application security principles and best practices.

- Proficiency in using version control systems (e.g., Git).

- Good understanding of agile development methodologies.

- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

- Effective communication and collaboration abilities.

jumpingMinds (jM) is a Mental Health Tech startup leveraging the power of community and technology to disrupt the growing global Mental Health & Wellness industry. It's a first-of-its-kind anonymous safe space designed to instantly make someone under stress feel better through personalized intelligent solutions.

We have consistently seen that ~70% of jM users feel better after just one conversation. We launched the product ~18 months ago, and have received an amazing response with over 700k+ community and better than Best In Class metrics across the board. And to top that, we have been awarded 10+ times, out of which we have been recognized by Google five times already!

jumpingMinds is seeking a skilled Backend Developer with a strong proficiency in Python and Django to join our development team. Your primary focus will be the development and maintenance of the jumpingMinds backend system, scalable to millions of devices. working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, commitment to collaborative problem-solving, sophisticated design, and creating quality products is essential.

Requirements :

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related subject
• 3-4+ yrs experience as Backend, prior startup experience, should have led the team, python django expertise, AWS cloud stack knowledge are all must.
• Prior experience in Team Management
• Backend or Full-Stack experience in a work setting or classroom-setting.
• Work experience, open-source code, or coursework in any of the following languages: Python/Django, Golang, Ruby/Ruby on Rails
• Evidence of exposure to architectural patterns of a large, high-scale web application (e.g., well-designed APIs, high-volume data pipelines, efficient algorithms).
• Join our dynamic and innovative team to contribute to the development of cutting-edge web applications and make a meaningful impact in the industry.

Why should an employee join ?

We offer a competitive salary, flexible working hours, and opportunities for professional growth and advancement.

• 3+ years of experience in Ruby / RoR
  • Experience with data files processing (xls, csv, json, xls, text: 834, NACHA, segments)
  • Experience working with relational databases (PostgreSQL)
  • Experience with Git
  • Good written and spoken English (Intermediate and higher)
  • Experience deploying Rails applications
  • RESTful API, JSON API

Will be a plus:
• Experience working with Unit and Integration Testing (Rspec, Capybara)
• Experience of integration with 3rd party systems and services and cloud technologies ( AWS stack: EC2, RDS, S3, etc.)
• Experience with RuboCop, JSHint/JSLint
• Experience with Microservice Architecture
• Knowledge of HTML5, CSS3
• Experience working with modern JavaScript frameworks — Ember.js, Vue.js

• The Architect/ Lead Backend Engineer will handle the digital experience from inception to go-live model.
• The role holder is expected to create a vision and roadmap for the digital experience to provide best in class customer experience for each of the product solutions handled.  The role holder will play a critical role in leading the innovation and growth of our front end web and mobile platforms.
• Must be from Good Companies and have been working on high Scale of Traffic
• Proficiency in engineering practices and writing high quality code, with expertise in either one of Java or Groovy or Go.
• 3+ years of experience building microservices.
• Strong experience in architecting and building distributed systems, scalability, and availability
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and designing for performance
• Strong knowledge of cloud technologies like AWS/Google Cloud/Azure
• Good understanding of RxJava or Actors framework
• Proficient with RDBMS
• Strong knowledge on data stores, database design, data modelling and SQL queries
• Extensive experience building and owning large- scale distributed backend systems
• Experience working with three or more of : Unix/Linux environments, Distributed and parallel systems, Workflow automation, CI/CD Platform development, Cloud platforms development e.g. AWS/GCP, Kubernetes/Container platforms based development 

Job Description

We are looking for a ROR developer. If you're a creative problem solver who is eager to develop amazing products and hungry for a new adventure, a word class workplace is waiting for you in the heart of Bengaluru / Kolkata or remote.

• Production experience in Ruby.
• A completed technical degree in Computer Science or any related fields.
• 3+ years of professional product development experience.
• Being comfortable with microservices architectures, API-based
• You are a pragmatic programmer who understands what is needed to get things done.
• Problem solving and collaborative mindset.
• Experience working with DevOps (Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform).
• Experience with AWS (RDS, DDB, Lambda, CW, EC2, SQS, SNS, Cognito, Kinesis).
• Experience with performance improvements (Caching Techniques, SQL Query Optimization, Performance monitoring and profiling.
• Deep understanding of service-oriented and microservices architectural patterns, troubleshooting methods and best practices.
• Takes end to end ownership of the development and operation of complete features.

• Working knowledge of Node-Sync, callback hell and ways to control asynchronous behavior of Node functions.
• Strong command on ES6(EcmaScript) or Javascript and its concepts like prototypes, call back, closures etc
• Should have deep understanding of Native Node.js, Express.js, HAPI.js and middlewares.
• Candidates must have proper understanding and command on RESTful API development and consumptions.
• Candidates must know to use promises, async-await to control synchronization of business logic components.
• Candidates must have knowledge of JWT, oAuth and passport.js for user authentication.
• Candidates must have knowledge of GIT, Bit-bucket.
• Candidates must have knowledge of application deployment.
• Experience with NoSQL databases eg mongodb (preferred).

Demonstrated experience in Development, unit test application modules based on specified design using PHP, AngularJS, NodeJS, HMTL5, CSS, J2EE/DB2 technologies using Agile Methods