


Backend Engineer - Python
Location
Bangalore, India
Experience Required
2-3 years minimum
Job Overview
We are seeking a skilled Backend Engineer with expertise in Python to join our engineering team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience building and maintaining enterprise-level, scalable backend systems.
Key Requirements
Technical Skills
CS fundamentals are must (CN, DBMS, OS, System Design, OOPS) • Python Expertise: Advanced proficiency in Python with deep understanding of frameworks like Django, FastAPI, or Flask
• Database Management: Experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and database optimization
• API Development: Strong experience in designing and implementing RESTful APIs and GraphQL
• Cloud Platforms: Hands-on experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure services
• Containerization: Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes
• Message Queues: Experience with Redis, RabbitMQ, or Apache Kafka
• Version Control: Advanced Git workflows and collaboration
Experience Requirements
• Minimum 2-3 years of backend development experience
• Proven track record of working on enterprise-level applications
• Experience building scalable systems handling high traffic loads
• Background in microservices architecture and distributed systems
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
Responsibilities
• Design, develop, and maintain robust backend services and APIs
• Optimize application performance and scalability
• Collaborate with frontend teams and product managers
• Implement security best practices and data protection measures
• Write comprehensive tests and maintain code quality
• Participate in code reviews and architectural discussions
• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot production issues
Preferred Qualifications
• Knowledge of caching strategies (Redis, Memcached)
• Understanding of software architecture patterns
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Open source contributions or personal projects

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Responsibilities :
- Involved in detailing and implementing user stories.
- Understand the technical specifications and design the solutions.
- Validate and implement the integration components of the third-party applications.
- Build scalable and fault-tolerant software solutions adhering to the organization's secured coding standards.
- Strive for 100% unit test code coverage.
- Do code quality checks and code reviews regularly to ensure safe and efficient code.
- Verify and deploy software solutions for development needs.
- Work closely with the team to deliver the sprint objectives.
- Continuously look to improve the organization's standards.
Requirement
- A Bachelor’s / Master’s Degree in Engineering or Information Technology.
- 4-7 years of software development experience with 2+ years of experience with Python programming language.
- A thorough understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, and data structures.
- An in-depth understanding of the Internet, Cloud Computing & Services, and REST APIs.
- Must have experience with any one of the Python frameworks like Flask / FastAPI / Django REST.
- Must know GIT and Python virtual environment.
- Should have experience with Python requests module.
- Must know how to use third-party libraries in Python.
- Knowledge of Python module/library creation will be added advantageous.
- Familiarity with SIEM tools like the Qradar app / Splunk app and Splunk add-on will be an advantage.
- Experience working with Linux/Unix and shell scripts.
- Experience working with Linux/Unix and shell scripts
- A meticulous and organized approach to work.
- A logical, analytical, and creative approach to problem-solving.
- A thorough, detail-oriented work style.
Software Development Engineers will be responsible to participate in all stages of
the software product development life cycle. This will include analyzing system
and user requirements, designing software flowcharts, writing clean Java code,
troubleshooting bugs, and running tests to improve system functionality.
An ideal candidate would be someone who has proficiency in Java technologies,
good analytical skills, the ability to anticipate issues and frame remedial actions,
and excellent teamwork skills.
What will you be doing?
● Write simple, efficient, and maintainable code.
● Design, develop, scale and maintain backend services in Java
● Manage individual priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
● Validating the functionality and security of the application.
● Function well in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
● Ensuring best coding standards and practices to improve and maintain
quality.
● Meeting with the engineering and product team to discuss project definitions
and goals.
What will you need ?
● Bachelor/Master degree in CS or related field from a reputed college
● Sound knowledge of Java technologies.
● Solid grip on the programming basics like DS and algorithms, OOPS.
● Understanding & experience with software design pattern, restful APIs and
microservice architecture
● Experience with software design and application programming.
● Prior experience in start-ups or health-tech will be a plus
Infrastructure
Pocket Gems wants to build the greatest games and interactive entertainment in the world.
That’s the mission our founders began within an apartment above a pizza shop back in 2009
and we continue it today.
Pocket Gems has grown to over 250 people in San Francisco. With $155 million in backing from
Sequoia Capital and Tencent, we’re constantly breaking new ground with graphically rich mobile
games, fun new genres of mobile entertainment, and innovative technologies like our mobilefirst Mantis Engine.
Our products have been downloaded over 325 million times by players around the world. We
have several flagship products including the most recent - Adventure Chef Merge Explorer, a
casual merge and explore game. Some of our other ongoing hits include Episode, a mobile
storytelling network and platform, and War Dragons, a visually stunning 3D real-time strategy
game.
Pocket Gems is home to some of the most massive and delightful mobile-first games, like War
Dragons and Episode. Those games need a solid backend platform, to function critical tasks to
delight our players, and is supported and optimized by our Central Engineering team. As a Sr.
Software Engineer on the Central Infrastructure Team, you will build microservices that acts as
the core of all our games, facilitate the processing and recording of billions of events per day,
support critical systems for marketing, finance. You will be responsible for some of our biggest
projects as you build APIs and infrastructure that scales to millions of players in real-time
games.
What You’ll Do:
• Implement flexible, reusable, and scalable solutions to improve our data pipeline
• Develop microservices for critical infrastructure like A/B tests, Offer recommendation, etc
that is mission-critical to the business
• Develop microservices for our games such as real-time communication platforms,
leaderboard, etc
• Build and maintain integrations with third-party APIs that you suggest or write yourself
• Build scalable web tools (including open source tools) to support data analysis and
visualization for the company and influence what we build for our games’ players
What You Bring to the Central Infrastructure Engineering team:
• Minimum of 7 years of professional experience (including 3+ years backend experience)
• A degree in computer science, engineering, or relevant field
• Experience leading complex projects, preferably involving distributed systems
• Deep experience with AWS, GCP, or Hadoop, and related backend technologies is a
plus
• Strong skills in data structures, algorithms, software design, and OOP
• A love for delighting users, both internal and external, with reliable tools, data, and
creative and highly technical solutions to their problems
Extra Gems for:
• Experience in working with microservices
Responsibilities:
- Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logic.
- Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code.
- Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications.
- Implementation of security and data protection.
- Integration of data storage solutions {mysql, redis}.
- Understanding the requirements and planning the implementation accordingly.
- Good interaction with the team. Good debugging skills.
Skills:
- Strong proficiency with JavaScript {optimized code}.
- Knowledge of Node.js and frameworks available for it {sequelize}.
- Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds.
- Optimization in terms of memory and time.
- Good understanding of server-side templating languages.
- Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as HTML5, and CSS3.
- Understanding accessibility and security compliance.
- User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments.
- Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system.
- Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application.
- 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.
- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.



Responsibilities:
Develop new back-end features in one Python/Java/Go
Collaborate with key stakeholders across different stages of the SDLC
Deliver high quality code and lead validation of the developed features
Skills and Qualifications:
5+ years of working experience in backend software development
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science
Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms and software design
Strong analytical and debugging skills
Proficiency in one of Python/Java/Go
Hands on experience on big-data technologies such as Apache Spark, Kafka, Cassandra etc
Familiarity with agile practices
About Araali:
Araali Networks is a SaaS based cybersecurity startup that has raised a total of $10M from well known investors like A Capital, Firebolt Ventures and SV Angels, and and through a strategic investment by a publicly traded security company.
The company is disrupting the cloud firewall market by auto-creating nano-perimeters around every cloud app. The Araali solution enables developers to focus on features and improves the security posture through simplification and automation.
The security controls are embedded at the time of DevOps. The precision of Araali controls also helps with security operations where alerts are precise and intelligently routed to the right app team, making it actionable in real-time.
Responsibilities:
Leading and managing team of developers.
Integration of user-facing elements developed by a front-end developer with server-side logic.
Building reusable code and libraries for future use
Optimization of the application for maximum speed and scalability
Implementation of security and data protection
Design and implementation of data storage solutions
Skills and Qualifications:
Overall 6-8 years of experience in multi-tiered application development and leadership
Strong Programming fundamentals. (Must have - Java)
Good Knowledge in cloud technologies like AWS, Azure, etc.
Hands on experience on Spring technology including Springboot, SpringMVC, Spring Security and others.
Good understanding on experience on microservice development using Springboot REST web services using
Spring Rest or Jersey SQL NoSQL DB
Hands on with Unit testing Dynamic and proactive with ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Good communications skills fluent in English
Ability to communicate effectively across different disciplines
Primary Skills (Good toHave)
Java, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Restful Web Services, Micro Services
Education: B.Tech/B.E, BCA, MCA, MCS, etc. in Computers
Role and Responsibilities:
- As a backend developer, your primary focus will be the development of all server-side systems
- A basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well. You will test, secure and deploy your code
- Work experience on Node.js is a must along with a server-side framework like Express.js
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript
- Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code
- Experience and proficiency integrating with REST APIs
- Understanding of scalable computing systems, software architecture, data structures, and algorithms
- Experience in working with databases such as MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch, etc.
- AgileScrum development cycle understanding.
Skills Required:
- At least 2 years of experience developing backends using NodeJS should be well versed with its asynchronous nature & event loop, and know its quirks and workarounds.
- Good knowledge of MongoDB(Must) & any other MySQL Database.
- Good knowledge of Redis, its data types, and their use cases.
- Experience developing and deploying REST APIs.
- Knowledge and working experience in Cloud environment - AWS or Azure
- Good knowledge of Unit Testing and available Test Frameworks.
- Should be a fast learner and a go-getter without any fear of trying out new things


The ideal candidate is a self-motivated, multi-tasker, and demonstrated team-player. You will be a senior developer responsible for the development of new software products and enhancements to existing products. You should excel in working with large-scale applications and frameworks and have outstanding communication and leadership skills.
Responsibilities:
- Writing clean, high-quality, high-performance, maintainable code
- Develop and support software including applications, database integration, interfaces, and new functionality enhancements
- Coordinate cross-functionally to insure project meets business objectives and compliance standards
- Support test and deployment of new products and features
- Participate in code reviews
Requirements:
- B.Tech from Tier 1 College.
- 3+ yrs of experience, at least 2 yrs of experience with Python and Django.
- Expertise in Object Oriented Design, Database Design, and XML Schema
- Experience with Agile or Scrum software development methodologies
- Ability to multi-task, organise, and prioritise work



