Backend Developer

About the role

We are looking for talented Senior Backend Engineers (5+ years of experience) to join our team and take ownership of different parts of our stack. You will be working alongside a team of Engineers locally and directly with the U.S. Engineering team on all aspects of product/application development. You will leverage your experiences and abilities to inform decisions across product development and technology. You will help us build the foundation of our 2nd Headquarters in Pune: its culture, its processes, and its practices. There are a ton of interesting problems to solve, so come hungry. If your colleagues describe you as curious, driven, kind, and creative you are a culture fit.

What Success Looks Like

• You write, review and ship code in production. Your employer or client's success depends on the software you build
• You use Generative AI tools on a daily basis to enhance the quality and efficacy of your software and non-software deliverables
• You are a self-starter and enjoy working with minimal supervision
• You evaluate and make technical architecture decisions with a long-term view, optimizing for speed, quality, and safety
• You take pride in the product you create and the code that you write
• Your team can rely on you to get them out of a sticky situation in production
• You can work well on a team of sales executives, designers and engineers in an in-person environment
• You are passionate about the enterprise software development lifecycle and feel strongly about improving it
• You are a first principles engineer who exercises curiosity about the technologies you work with
• You can learn quickly about technologies, software and code that you are not familiar with, often from rudimentary documentation
• You take ownership of the code that you write, and you help the team operate with everything that you build, throughout its lifecycle
• You communicate openly and solicit feedback on important decisions, keeping the team aligned on your rationale
• You exercise an optimistic mindset and are willing to go the extra mile to make things work

Areas of Ownership

Our hiring process is designed for you to demonstrate a generalist set of capabilities, with a specialization in Backend Technologies.

Required Technical Experience (MUST HAVE):

• Expertise in Python -
• Deep hands-on experience with Terraform -
• Proficiency in Kubernetes -
• Experience with cloud platforms (GCP strongly preferred, AWS/Azure acceptable) -

Additional experience with some of the following:

• Backend Frameworks and Technologies (Node.js, NuxtJS, Express.js)
• Programming languages (JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, C++, Go)
• RPCs (REST, gRPC or GraphQL)
• Databases (SQL, NoSQL, Postgres, MongoDB, or Firebase)
• CI/CD (Jenkins, CircleCI, GitLab or similar)
• Source code versioning tools such as Git or Perforce
• Microservices architecture

Ways to stand out

• Familiarity with AI Platforms
• Extensive experience with building enterprise-scale applications with >99% SLAs
• Deep expertise across the full required stack: Python, Terraform, Kubernetes, and GCP

You'll Get...

• Competitive Salary
• Medical Insurance Benefits
• Employer Provident Fund contributions with Gratuity after 5 years of service
• Company-sponsored US onsite trips for high performers, based on business requirements
• Potential international transfer support for top performers, based on business requirements
• Technology (hardware, software, trainings, etc.) equipment and/or allowance
• The opportunity to re-shape an entire industry
• Beautiful office environment
• Meal allowance and/or food provision on site

Culture

Who we are: Our Co-Founder and CTO is a Serial Gen AI Inventor who grew up in Pune, India, is a BITS Pilani graduate, and worked at NVIDIA's Pune office for 6 years. There, he was promoted 5 times in 6 years and was transferred to the NVIDIA Headquarters in Santa Clara, California. After making significant contributions to NVIDIA, he proceeded to attend Harvard for his dual Masters in Engineering and MBA from HBS. Our other Co-Founder/CEO is a successful Serial Entrepreneur who has built multiple companies. As a team, we work very hard, have a curious mind-set, and believe in a low-ego high output approach.

About the role

Webnyay is looking for an experienced Backend Developer to build and scale reliable backend systems for our legal tech platform. You will work on core product architecture, high-performance APIs, and cloud-native services that support AI-driven workflows and large-scale data processing.

Responsibilities

• Develop backend services using Python, Django, and FastAPI
• Build scalable APIs and microservices for product features
• Implement event-driven and asynchronous workflows using Kafka
• Design and maintain backend integrations and data pipelines
• Deploy and manage services on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Ensure performance, security, and reliability of backend systems
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to deliver production-ready features

Requirements

• 4+ years of backend development experience
• Strong proficiency in Python
• Hands-on experience with Django and FastAPI
• Experience working with Kafka or similar messaging systems
• Working knowledge of GCP and cloud-based deployments
• Solid understanding of backend architecture and API design
• Experience with databases and production systems
• Experience building SaaS or platform-based products
• Exposure to AI-driven or data-intensive applications

Why Webnyay

• Build technology that improves access to justice
• Work on real-world, high-impact legal tech problems
• Collaborative and ownership-driven work culture
• Opportunity to grow with a fast-scaling startup

What you'll do?

●    Develop on server-side cloud software using a serverless approach (AWS).

●    Work hands-on on bringing to life IoT and Edge architectures and applications

●    Work with teams on delivering key features and performance targets.

Who You Are?

●    Passionate individual who loves to develop scalable backend

●    Strong programming capabilities

●    Understanding of cloud architecture and protocols.

●    Clear thought process, believe in simplifying rather than complicating

●    Argue and fight over opinions. Believe in always choosing the best

You Should Have

●    Experience on NoSQL Databases and designing REST API.

●    Strong fundamentals of Data structure and algorithm.

●    Done related projects during graduation/post-graduation.

●    Experience on AWS, AWS Lambda, AWS IoT Core, AWS Cloud Watch is a big plus.

Proficiency in Python 

Key Responsibilities:

1. Write clean, structured code and develop back-end components that are scalable and reusable which aligns with the existing architecture.
2. Own and manage team processes, releases, and systems and integrate user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logic
3. Design, build, test, and document code and databases
4. Coordinate with internal teams to understand user requirements and provide technical solutions
5. Make architecture decisions that contribute to maintainable systems
6. Architect and build the backend for the corresponding web service (Django)

Skills Required:

1. 2+ years of experience with Django, Experienced & expertise in Python framework - Django and Rest
2. Strong systems, architecture and database fundamentals, experience with scaling web technologies
3. Should have basic knowledge of Front End
4. Should have good database design knowledge
5. Should be able to write good quality code with good documentation
6. Experience in creating REST API's
7. Basic understanding of tech stacks - Postgres and Git
8. The ability to work independently is a must

Responsibilities

Write effective, scalable code

Develop back-end components to improve responsiveness and overall performance

Integrate user-facing elements into applications

Test and debug programs

Improve functionality of existing systems

Implement security and data protection solutions

Assess and prioritize feature requests

Coordinate with internal teams to understand user requirements and provide technical solutions

Requirements

Work experience as a Python Developer

Expertise in at least one popular Python framework (experience in Flask preferred)

Knowledge of object-relational mapping (ORM)

Familiarity with front-end technologies (like JavaScript and HTML5)

Team spirit

Good problem-solving skills

BSc in Computer Science, Engineering or relevant field

Position: Backend Developer 1 / Backend Engineer:

Location: Bangalore

Experience:  .5 to 4 years, preferably in an agile environment

Strong Knowledge Node.js and MongoDB
Good Knowledge on Flask, SQL and other databases
Good Knowledge on Deployment Process (Nginix, Docker, AWS, Digital Ocean)
Basic Knowledge on Python