Backend Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Backend Developer with deep expertise in Python and FastAPI to join our team. This role focuses on building high-performance, scalable backend services capable of handling high request volumes while integrating advanced LLM technologies.

The ideal candidate will design robust distributed systems, implement efficient data storage solutions, and ensure enterprise-grade security within an Azure-based infrastructure. This is a great opportunity to work on AI/ML integrations and mission-critical applications requiring high performance and reliability.

Key Responsibilities:

Backend Development

• Design and maintain high-performance backend services using Python and FastAPI
• Implement advanced FastAPI features such as dependency injection, middleware, and async programming
• Write comprehensive unit tests using pytest
• Design and maintain Pydantic schemas

High-Concurrency Systems

• Implement asynchronous code for high-volume request processing
• Apply concurrency patterns and atomic operations to ensure efficient system performance

Data & Storage

• Optimize MongoDB operations
• Implement Redis caching strategies (TTL, performance tuning, caching patterns)

Distributed Systems

• Implement rate limiting, retry logic, failover mechanisms, and region routing
• Build microservices and event-driven architectures
• Work with EventHub, Blob Storage, and Databricks

AI/ML Integration

• Integrate OpenAI API, Gemini API, and Claude API
• Manage LLM integrations using LiteLLM
• Optimize AI service usage within the Azure ecosystem

Security

• Implement JWT authentication
• Manage API keys and encryption protocols
• Implement PII masking and data security mechanisms

Collaboration

• Work with cross-functional teams on architecture and system design
• Contribute to engineering best practices and technical improvements
• Mentor junior developers where required

Must-Have Skills & Requirements

Experience

• 7+ years of hands-on Python backend development
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Experience building high-traffic, scalable systems

Core Technical Skills

Python

• Advanced knowledge of asynchronous programming, concurrency, and atomic operations

FastAPI

• Expert-level experience with dependency injection, middleware, and async code

Testing

• Strong experience with pytest and Pydantic schemas

Databases

• Hands-on experience with MongoDB and Redis
• Strong understanding of caching patterns, TTL, and performance optimization

Distributed Systems

• Experience with rate limiting, retry logic, failover mechanisms, high concurrency processing, and region routing

Microservices

• Experience building microservices and event-driven systems
• Exposure to EventHub, Blob Storage, and Databricks

Cloud

• Strong experience working in Azure environments

AI Integration

• Familiarity with OpenAI API, Gemini API, Claude API, and LiteLLM

Security

• Implementation experience with JWT authentication, API keys, encryption, and PII masking

Soft Skills

• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Detail-oriented approach to code quality
• Experience mentoring junior developers

Good-to-Have Skills

Containerization

• Docker, Kubernetes (preferably within Azure)

DevOps

• CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment

Monitoring & Observability

• Experience with Grafana, distributed tracing, custom metrics

Industry Experience

• Experience in Insurance, Financial Services, or regulated industries

Advanced AI/ML

• Vector databases
• Similarity search optimization
• LangChain / LangSmith

Data Processing

• Real-time data processing and event streaming

Database Expertise

• PostgreSQL with vector extensions
• Advanced Redis clustering

Multi-Cloud

• Experience with AWS or GCP alongside Azure

Performance Optimization

• Advanced caching strategies
• Backend performance tuning

Job Description:

• Experience in Core Java 5.0 and above, CXF, Spring.
• Extensive experience in developing enterprise-scale n-tier applications for financial domain. Should possess good architectural knowledge and be aware of enterprise application design patterns.
• Should have the ability to analyze, design, develop and test complex, low-latency client-facing applications.
• Good development experience with RDBMS, preferably Sybase database.
• Good knowledge of multi-threading and high-volume server-side development.
• Experience in sales and trading platforms in investment banking/capital markets.
• Basic working knowledge of Unix/Linux.
• Excellent problem solving and coding skills in Java.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and analytical skills.
• Should have the ability to express their design ideas and thoughts.
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ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Involvement in the full software development life cycle within broadly defined parameters and

providing software solutions keeping into consideration, the software quality needs.

• Design and defining the interaction between the different component pieces.

• Write efficient code based on brief given by team lead.

• Fast prototyping of proof-of concept features / application based on brief.

• Develop and maintain new features on Java stack.

• Own the delivery of an entire piece of a system or application.

• Management and execution against project plans and delivery commitments.

• Work closely with the peers and Leads to develop the best technical design and approach for new

product development.

• Build software solutions for complex problems.

• Compliance with build/release and configuration management process.

• Responsibility to develop unit test cases for his/her project module.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

WORK EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND THAT A CANDIDATE SHOULD HAVE WHEN APPLYING FOR

POSITION

• 5+ years of proven experience as a Software Developer, Software Engineer or similar role

• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies

• B.E./ B.Tech. / M.E. / M.Tech. / M.S. in Computer Science, Electronics or a related field.

• Experience with software design and development in a test-driven environment

• Knowledge of coding languages (e.g. Java, JavaScript) and frameworks/systems

• Experience with databases (Oracle / Postgre) and Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) frameworks

• Ability to learn new languages and technologies

• Excellent communication skills

• Resourcefulness and troubleshooting aptitude

PREFERRED SKILLS

ADDITIONAL SKILLS OR EXPERIENCE THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED FAVORABLE FOR A CANDIDATE WHO IS

APPLYING FOR THIS POSITION.

• Excited about the start-up company “experience”.

• BS/MS in Computer science preferred.

• Full project lifecycle experience.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Help define Technical Roadmap and own the entire product delivery end to end
• Work very closely with various business stakeholders to drive the execution of multiple business plans and technologies
• Improve, optimize and identify opportunities for efficient software development processes
• Hire, Develop and Retain a strong team of engineers
• Keep abreast of the changes in the industry and champion new technologies and development processes within the team
• Thinking backwards from a customer POV and relentlessly pursuing customer's cause in tech and product decisions

Apply If You have:

• Graduation/Post Graduation degree in Computer Science (IITs, IIITs and NITs preferred)
• 6-10 years of strong experience in JAVA(Spring/Hibernate/JPA/REST), JavaScript, NodeJS with good exposure to MySQL
• Experience with AWS, Microservices, Caching, Performance Optimization, Nginx, Solr, Redis, Redshift
• Experience working with agile teams and making rapid decisions in dynamic and disruptive environment
• 2+ years of leading and managing a team consisting of backend, frontend and QA.
• Hands on writing and reviewing code
• Exceptional design and architectural skills
• Strong communication skills
• High motivation to work in a fast paced, dynamic, collaborative team environment

Desired candidates must have 2-7 years experience as NodeJs Developer. If the candidate is not able to relocate to Gurgaon then we can also provide permanent Work from home for this position.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Responsible for understanding functional and business requirements and translate them into effective code
• Provide support till deployment of code into production.
• Ownership for ensuring code optimization, problem diagnosis, and on-time delivery
• Implement solutions as per the pre-defined framework /guidelines and adherence to processes
• Finding an optimal solution for the problem statement
• Conduct peer code review.

What candidate should know about:

• Excellent hands-on experience with Node.Js, Express.Js, JavaScript
• Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
• Excellent hands-on experience with MongoDB, Mongo aggregation, MySQL
• Ability to build REST services, Authentications, MVC applications
• Excellent Object Oriented Programming skills and ability to write modular, secure, scalable, and maintainable code
• Experience with Elastic Search, Redis.
• Knowledge about AWS components (S3, EC2, Cloudfront, Redis Clusters, etc.)
• Self-learning abilities are required
• Familiarity with upcoming new technologies is a strong plus