Backend Engineer

Hi,

We are a promising start-up, operating since 2011, with a list of renowned clients, looking forward for aggressive growth in the coming few years. We want someone with expertise of PHP, good communication & Interpersonal skills, ownership of the job, zeal to learn and grow every day and a passion to make a strong impression wherever he/ she works. We are based in Andheri East, Mumbai. It will be a work from an office job, with a complete freehand, fun-filled politics-free environment, supportive culture and immense chance of growth. There are two open profiles, one senior and one mid-level, both for PHP Developers.

Position: Python Developer

Location: Andheri East, Mumbai

Work Mode: 5 Days WFO

Availability: Immediate joiners only (or notice period completed)

What We're Looking For:

✅ 2+ years of solid Python development experience

✅ Django framework expertise - must have!

✅ FastAPI framework knowledge - essential!

✅ Database skills in MongoDB OR PostgreSQL

✅ Ready to work from office 5 days a week

🔹 Mandatory Skills & Experience:

• Minimum 2–4 years of experience in software development.
• Strong proficiency in Flutter framework for cross-platform mobile app development (Android & iOS).
• Solid experience in PHP (Laravel / CodeIgniter preferred) for backend development.
• Proficient in creating and integrating RESTful APIs.
• Strong understanding of MySQL / PostgreSQL databases.
• Experience with version control tools (Git, GitHub, GitLab).
• Excellent debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment with strong communication skills.

If interested kindly share your resume at 82008 31681

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer - Backend

About the firm:

Sustainability lies at the core of Stantech AI. Our vision is to empower organizations to derive actionable insights—effectuating a smarter way of working. We operate on the premise that each client is unique and as such requires their own idiosyncratic solutions. Putting this principle into practice, we deliver tailor-made solutions to digitalize, optimize, and strategize fundamental processes underpinning client organizations. For more information, please refer to our website: www.stantech.ai

Job Description:

As a Senior Software Engineer at Stantech AI, you will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and maintaining enterprise-grade backend services and APIs that cater to the unique needs of our clients. You will be a key member of our engineering team and will contribute to the success of projects by leveraging your expertise in Python, SQL, and modern DevOps practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend applications and RESTful APIs using Python FastAPI framework.
• Optimize and maintain relational databases with SQL (data modeling, query optimization, and sharding) to ensure data integrity and scalability.
• Create, configure, and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI for automated build, test, and deployment workflows.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (data scientists, frontend engineers, DevOps) to gather requirements and deliver robust, scalable, and user-friendly solutions.
• Participate in architectural and technical decisions to drive innovation, ensure reliability, and improve system performance.
• Conduct code reviews, enforce best practices, and mentor junior engineers.
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve production issues in a timely manner.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices.
• Bonus: Hands-on experience with server-level configuration and infrastructure—setting up load balancers, API gateways, and reverse proxies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in backend development, with strong expertise in Python and SQL.
• Proven track record building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies: Docker, Kubernetes.
• Solid understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) best practices, design patterns, and version control (Git).
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Plus: Experience with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
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Financial Package:

Competitive salary in line with experience: ₹10–20 Lakhs per annum, contingent on qualifications and experience.

Skills: 

Strong knowledge of MYSQL/PostGreSQL; Knowledge of MongoDB, Redis, Couch DB is preferred. 

Expertise in application development, databases, version control, and deployment. Skill - Node.js, 

Experience of AWS or GCP - especially services such as Lambda or google app engine 

Solid grasp of Service-oriented architecture. Web Services implementation on a medium to large scale 

Solid understanding of scaling mobile app services. Having worked the backend of an Android app is preferred 

Culture: 

Ability to work independently with minimal supervision 

Happy to deal with, and contribute to, an environment of daily builds Has worked in small teams, is versatile. Work within short timelines and be receptive to business needs. Can work closely with Digital, Product, Operations teams. 

Desirable Social Attributes: 

Has contributed to one or more Open Source projects through own initiative. Has provided a high quality answer to a question posted on StackOverflow. 

Role: 

As a Software Developer who would work independently, the candidate is expected actively acquire problems and deliver solutions as well as guide the team technically. Such a problem solver would obviously be a self starter with a high level of curiosity rather than a programming language specialist. 

He/she would be required to produce software of the highest quality through self-discipline, clear and engaged communication, and attention to detail. The role would include custom web application development on (most typically on Node.js and PHP/Python), databases (most typically MySql and MongoDb), version control (github), testing (necessarily through test scripts written before code is written), daily builds and eventual deployment onto AWS or GCP. 

Attributes of the ideal candidate: 

Highly productive software developer with the proven aptitude to understand and apply technology 

Determination to succeed despite obstacles and challenges, and a positive attitude favoring achievement of goals over open-ended investigation 

Always learning, evolving, and sharing what you know 

Inspired by complex, varied problems and rapid change 

Open-minded, flexible, and curious about new and better ideas

We're on a mission to make it possible for every person, team, and company to be able to tailor their software to solve any problem and take on any challenge. Computers may be our most powerful tools, but most of us can't build or modify the software we use on them every day. At Notion, we want to change this with focus, design, and craft.

We've been working on this together since 2016, and have customers like Pixar, Mitsubishi, Figma, Plaid, Match Group, and thousands more on this journey with us. Today, we're growing fast and excited for new teammates to join us who are the best at what they do. We're passionate about building a company as diverse and creative as the millions of people Notion reaches worldwide.

Millions of people use Notion — and this number is increasing every day. That means a million people trust us to deliver a fast, reliable, and secure experience, and we value this more than anything. We want to keep earning trust, while also continuing to amaze our users with the tools they can build in Notion. This is where you come in — to help us forge a performant and reliable path forward to the future.

• Write clean, secure, tested, and documented code.
• Design & enhance the Notion platform with new capabilities, as and when the need arises.
• Contribute to monitoring & scaling the architecture of the platform and the infrastructure.
• Write technical documentation, and contribute to determining internal processes.
• Contribute to recruiting of new backend employees

• 6+ years of experience building scalable platforms. 
• Good understanding of database (Relational Or Nosql) internals like transactions, indexes. Experience in schema design.
• 2+ years of experience working on the AWS platform, and acquaintance with technologies like Elastic Beanstalk, AWS Lambda, Elastic Load Balancer.
• Good understanding of docker internals.
• Good communication skills, good leadership skills, attention to detail, a sound understanding of algorithms, and object-oriented programming.

• You're proficient with any part of our technology stack: React, TypeScript, Node.js, Memcached, Postgres, Docker, and Elasticsearch.
• You've heard of computing pioneers like Ada Lovelace, Douglas Engelbart, Alan Kay, and others—and understand why we're big fans of their work.
• You have interests outside of technology, such as in art, history, or social sciences.

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at Notion.

Notion is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Notion considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Notion is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation made due to a disability, please let your recruiter know.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement backend infrastructure and APIs.

• Write high quality code that is robust, readable and scales.

• Possess the drive to dive deep. thrive and progress even in ambiguous situations.

• Encourage and support knowledge sharing within teams and external groups.

• Troubleshoot & debug applications.

• Adopt problem solving as a way of life - always go to the root cause.

• Collaborate with the team to discuss and implement ideas.

• Build responsive, robust and optimised applications.

Requirements:

• Passionate about building backend systems.

• Desire to explore new ideas, open to other ideas as well.

• Love for writing clean, beautiful, readable and testable code.

• Experience in designing extensible DRY code.

• Our stack is based on Django, Python3 Celery, Angular and Postgres.

• We expect you to have a good understanding of Python. It's even better if you are familiar with some of Git. Django, Celery, Redis and Unix Shell.

We are looking for a Full Stack Laravel Developer who is dedicated to the craft, writes code that they are proud of and can hit the ground running.

You will be a part of a full-stack creative team that is responsible for all aspects of the ongoing software development from the initial specification, through to developing, testing and launching.

Responsibilities

• Write “clean”, well-designed code
• Produce detailed specifications
• Troubleshoot, test and maintain the core product software and databases to ensure strong optimization and functionality
• Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle
• Follow industry best practices
• Develop and deploy new features to facilitate related procedures and tools if necessary

Requirements

• Proven software development experience in Laravel Framework
• Demonstrable knowledge of web technologies including HTML, CSS, Javascript, AJAX etc
• Good knowledge of relational databases, version control tools and of developing web services
• Passion for best design and coding practices and a desire to develop new bold ideas
• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject