Pocket52 got certified as India's First Cryptographically Secured Random Number Generator Poker Platform Powered by Lava-Lamps. We have raised two rounds of funds from professional VC and couple of Angel Investors.
We are looking for an inquisitive, skilled full stack computer programmer who is comfortable with both front and back end programming. A full-stack developer is a developer in its true sense of meaning.
Not everyone is specialized for only a specific application. Some can pick up everything that’s available out there, to get the things done. This is the best opportunity to get your hands dirty in the early stage of a growing startup. It will be required to see out a project from conception to final product, requiring good organizational skills and attention to detail.
Requirements and Responsibilities:
- Ability to understand the core concepts in programming and apply it as per the requirements.
- Proficiency with fundamental front end languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Proficiency in server-side languages such as Python.
- Experience in Django is a plus
- Familiarity with database concepts and some experience work in MySQL or MongoDB.
- Good verbal communication skills.
- Good problem-solving skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Strong organizational and project management skills.
About Us -
- Marquee Entrepreneurs from Education, Consumer Service, Content Platform Verticals with a history of successful exits.
- Co-Founder of Plancess, ranked among top 3 Ed-Tech companies by 2015, sold to Career Point Group
- Co-Founder of TimeMyTask, a pioneer in on-demand hyperlocal home cleaning startups, sold it to MyDidi
- A combined experience of 30+ years across domains, having an experience of building capacious teams
Amazing Perks:
Awesome Office | Unlimited Poker Gaming (U can win a lot of cash if u become a pro) | Intellectual Exchange & Satisfaction | Discussion War-Rooms | Free Medical Insurance | Free snacks, because we need fuel! | Free coffee, because how else are you going to pound away at the keyboard all day? | Sodexo/Meal Vouchers | Relaxed dress code | Employee Performance Bonuses | Commuter stipend | Flexible work schedules | TGIF | Pet-Friendly Office

About Pocket52
About
"Pocket52" is an E-Sports Platform, crafted with love and passion by an outstanding team of Visionaries, Avid Gamers, Business Moguls & Technology Gurus.
About Us -
- Marquee Entrepreneurs from Education, Consumer Service, Telco, L&D, Content Platform Verticals with a history of successful exits.
- Co-Founder of Plancess, ranked among top 3 Ed-Tech companies by 2015, sold to Career Point Group
- Co-Founder of TimeMyTask, a pioneer in on-demand hyperlocal home cleaning startups, sold it to MyDidi
- Core Team also comprises of X-Nokia, X-GoIbibo, X-Oracle Team Members
- A combined experience of 30+ years across domains, having an experience of building capacious teams
Bringing live & connected games such as Poker & Rummy to your devices with real-time multiplayer action together, anywhere, anytime.
We constantly thrive on delivering new and exciting games with innovative technologies such as AI & ML.
"Pocket52" is passionate about solving core problems for masses such as "cognitive skills", We at "Pocket52" believe games as a learning provides opportunities for deeper learning.
Vision: To become a leading gaming & entertainment company in terms of quality of service by developing talent and skills. We aim to achieve quality & service distinction while providing the most of the game's excellence.
Mission: Our overarching mission is to create safe, regulated & responsible gaming with a positive impact on global society.
Amazing Perks:
Awesome Office | Unlimited Poker Gaming (U can win a lot of cash if u become a pro) | Intellectual Exchange & Satisfaction | Discussion War-Rooms | Free Medical Insurance | Free snacks, because we need fuel! | Free coffee, because how else are you going to pound away at the keyboard all day? | Sodexo/Meal Vouchers | Relaxed dress code | Employee Performance Bonuses | Commuter stipend | Flexible work schedules | TGIF | Pet-Friendly Office
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Job Overview:
We are looking for a seasoned Senior Backend Engineer (SDE III) with over 5 years of experience to lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing engineering team. The ideal candidate will have extensive hands-on experience in software development, deep technical expertise, and a proven track record of successfully leading large-scale engineering teams and projects. This role requires strategic leadership, the ability to manage complex technical challenges, and the ability to drive innovation while ensuring operational excellence.As a Backend Lead, you will collaborate with key stakeholders across the business, product management, and operations to ensure alignment with the organization’s goals and play a critical role in shaping the technology roadmap and engineering culture.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leadership and Team Development: Lead and inspire a team of engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement. Manage the hiring, training, and career development of engineering staff.
- Strategic Planning: Work closely with senior leadership to develop and implement engineering strategies that support business objectives. Define technology roadmaps and ensure alignment with organizational goals.
- Technical Excellence: Guide the team in designing and implementing scalable, robust software systems. Drive the adoption of best practices in architecture, coding standards, and software testing to ensure high-quality product delivery.
- Project and Program Management: Oversee the successful delivery of engineering projects, ensuring deadlines, quality standards, and budget constraints are met. Use agile methodologies to manage the development process and resolve bottlenecks.
- Cross-functional collaboration: Collaborate with Product Management, Design, Business, and Operations teams to define project requirements and deliverables. Ensure the smooth integration of engineering efforts across the organization.
- Risk Management: Anticipate and mitigate technical risks and roadblocks. Proactively identify areas of technical debt and drive initiatives to reduce it.
- Stakeholder Communication: Act as the technical point of contact for stakeholders, providing regular updates on project progress, resource allocation, and performance metrics. Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering
- Proven track record of successfully delivering large-scale, high-impact software projects.
- Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and scalable system design.
- Expertise in multiple programming languages and modern development frameworks For this role we require expertise in Python/Django and API Development
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS), microservices, and distributed systems.
- Good experience with MySQL and ElasticSearch. Slight experience with other NoSQL and SQL databases.
- Experience in DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation.
- Experience in delivering full-stack B2B/SaaS applications including mobile applications, web frontend, and a scalable backend.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical challenges.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and inspire teams and stakeholders at all levels.
As an SSE, you will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining our backend systems
that power our platform. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in Python Django and a
strong understanding of databases, caching, and distributed systems.
● Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and high-performance backend systems using
Python Django.
● Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate
them into technical solutions.
● Optimize application performance and scalability by implementing caching strategies, load
balancing, and distributed computing techniques.
● Ensure data integrity and security by implementing best practices for data storage, retrieval,
and access control.
● Develop and maintain integrations with external APIs and services to support seamless
interactions with third-party systems.
● Identify and address performance bottlenecks and other system issues to improve overall
system efficiency.
● Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following industry-standard coding practices.
● Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers to ensure code quality and
adherence to best practices.
● Mentor junior team members and assist in their professional growth.
- Knowledge of PHP CMS/Frameworks including, Laravel, Yii, CakePHP, and Codeigniter.
- Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL databases, Version Control Tools, and developing Web Services.
- Understanding of object-oriented programming (OOPS)
- Ability to manage projects.
- Good problem-solving skills.
We are looking for a PHP Developer responsible for managing back-end services and the interchange of data between the server and the users. Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, definition, and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your co-workers into the application. Therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well.
Responsibilities
• Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers
• Build efficient, testable, and reusable PHP modules
• Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges
• Integration of data storage solutions (may include databases, key-value stores, blob stores, etc.)
• (Add other responsibilities here that are relevant)
Skills And Qualifications
• Strong knowledge of PHP web frameworks (such as Laravel, Yii, etc depending on your technology stack)
• Understanding the fully synchronous behavior of PHP
• Understanding of MVC design patterns
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Knowledge of object-oriented PHP programming
• Understanding accessibility and security compliance (Depending on the specific project)
• Strong knowledge of the common PHP or web server exploits and their solutions
• Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
• Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
• Familiarity with limitations of PHP as a platform and its workarounds
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL databases and their declarative query languages
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
● 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.
● Familiar with Graphql, REST APIs, MongoDB, SQL, NoSQL, AWS services, Firebase. (Knowledge of web sockets is optional)
We are looking for a Python Developer to join our engineering team and help us
Python Developer responsibilities include writing and testing code, debugging programs
Responsibilities :
Requirements :
Position: Associate Software Engineer
Profile : BE/MTech/BCA/MCA (2020 or 2021 Graduates with a minimum score of 50% or a CGPA Score of 6)
Location: Bangalore.
Must Have Skills:
- Knowledge of .NET Framework, ASP.NET and MVC 5
- Basic Knowledge of jQuery, JavaScript, Web Services & WCF
- Certification in Dotnet is a must and any other certification will be an added advantage.
- Good Verbal & Written Communication
- Passion for Technology & Innovation
- Good Problem Solving, logical and Analytical Skills
- A Great Team Player








