Backend Engineer

About the Role

We are looking for a passionate AI Engineer Intern (B.Tech, M.Tech / M.S. or equivalent) with strong foundations in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, and Deep Learning to join our R&D team.

You will help us build and train realistic face-swap and deepfake video models, powering the next generation of AI-driven video synthesis technology.

This is a remote, individual-contributor role offering exposure to cutting-edge AI model development in a startup-like environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Research, implement, and fine-tune face-swap / deepfake architectures (e.g., FaceSwap, SimSwap, DeepFaceLab, LatentSync, Wav2Lip).
• Train and optimize models for realistic facial reenactment and temporal consistency.
• Work with GANs, VAEs, and diffusion models for video synthesis.
• Handle dataset creation, cleaning, and augmentation for face-video tasks.
• Collaborate with the AI core team to deploy trained models in production environments.
• Maintain clean, modular, and reproducible pipelines using Git and experiment-tracking tools.

Required Qualifications

• B.Tech, M.Tech / M.S. (or equivalent) in AI / ML / Computer Vision / Deep Learning.
• Certifications in AI or Deep Learning (DeepLearning.AI, NVIDIA DLI, Coursera, etc.).
• Proficiency in PyTorch or TensorFlow, OpenCV, FFmpeg.
• Understanding of CNNs, Autoencoders, GANs, Diffusion Models.
• Familiarity with datasets like CelebA, VoxCeleb, FFHQ, DFDC, etc.
• Good grasp of data preprocessing, model evaluation, and performance tuning.

Preferred Skills

• Prior hands-on experience with face-swap or lip-sync frameworks.
• Exposure to 3D morphable models, NeRF, motion transfer, or facial landmark tracking.
• Knowledge of multi-GPU training and model optimization.
• Familiarity with Rust / Python backend integration for inference pipelines.

What We Offer

• Work directly on production-grade AI video synthesis systems.
• Remote-first, flexible working hours.
• Mentorship from senior AI researchers and engineers.
• Opportunity to transition into a full-time role upon outstanding performance.

Location: Remote | Stipend: ₹10,000/month | Duration: 3–6 months

Responsibilities

1. Design, develop, test, and deploy Java-based backend services and APIs.
2. Collaborate with front-end developers, DevOps, and QA to deliver high-quality software.
3. Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code following best practices.
4. Participate in system design, code reviews, and architectural discussions.
5. Optimize application performance and scalability.
6. Ensure secure and compliant backend services.
7. Troubleshoot and debug production issues as part of the on-call rotation.
8. Contribute to CI/CD and infrastructure automation efforts.

Job Title: Java Developer (Immediate Joiners Only)

Experience: 5+ Years

Work Locations: Pune, Gurgaon, Noida, Bangalore, Ahmedabad

Work Mode: Hybrid

Joining: Immediate Joiners / Candidates who have completed their notice period only

About Us

At Deqode, we build high-performing engineering teams for cutting-edge technology solutions. We are currently looking for experienced Java Developers who are passionate about scalable systems, clean code, and modern architectures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, and maintain Java-based applications using Java 8 and Spring Boot
• Build robust RESTful APIs and integrate with third-party services
• Work on microservices architecture, including containerization and orchestration
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs and devise solutions to these problems
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical discussions
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and deliver new features
• Write unit and integration tests to maintain code quality

Mandatory Skills:

• Strong hands-on experience with Java 8 or above
• In-depth knowledge of Spring Boot and Microservices architecture
• Experience in developing RESTful APIs
• Proficient in object-oriented design principles and software design patterns
• Good understanding of databases (SQL/NoSQL)
• Familiarity with version control tools like Git
• Exposure to CI/CD practices and tools

Good to Have:

• Knowledge of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with messaging queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
• Cloud exposure (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Basic knowledge of unit testing frameworks like JUnit, Mockito

ABOUT UNRAVEL CARBON

Unravel Carbon enables companies to assess their carbon footprint by tracking their digital financial footprint with its proprietary carbon emission factor model; making it easy, fast and convenient to become climate positive.

We aim to accelerate the participation of all companies, big and small, in the global fight against climate change. And we want to do it the 21st century way—autonomous, painless, and beautiful.

Unravel Carbon consists of a team of software engineers, data scientists, founders and climate experts with a passion to solve the world’s most pressing issue—climate change. Collectively, our leadership team has launched and invested in multiple companies, and are now combining their experience and knowledge here at Unravel.

We are backed by some of the world’s best funds and investors and are part of Y Combinator’s W22 batch.

Unravel Carbon was founded in 2021 with headquarters in Singapore.

Unravel Carbon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unravelcarbon/

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for early members of our India team. You will be part of the team that establishes our India product development team. We are looking for candidates who have high potential, are excited about tackling the climate change problem and are excited to grow in a high-growth environment while working with the Singapore HQ.

A junior/mid-level backend software engineer. Must be comfortable to work in a small development team and have the initiative to work alone on smaller problem sets. Must be passionate about climate-tech for a better future.

• Build backend server applications using Flask/DJango framework
• Collaborate with the data team to integrate data pipelines into our backend system.
• Collaborate with the front end team.
• Analyze processes and code to troubleshoot problems and identify areas of improvement.
• Participating in continuing education and training to remain current on best practices, learn new programming languages, and better assist other team members.
• Take lead on projects, as needed.

ABOUT YOU

• Willingness to learn, be a self-starter, and thrive in uncertainty; you would be one of the first few employees at an early stage startup, be prepared to venture into unknown territory, collaborate and learn
• Meticulous and detail-oriented
• Required skills:
• Python Backend Development Frameworks (Flask, Django). Backend development in other languages/frameworks can be considered too
• NoSQL databases (MongoDB)
• SQL databases (MySQL, Postgres, DuckDB)
• Running/managing Linux servers on Cloud services (AWS/GCS/Azure)
• Optional skills:
• Front End Web development (ReactJS)
• Python data science tools (Pandas, Numpy, Scipy)
• Python NLP tools

YOUR WORK STYLE

• An understanding of agile product development
• Self exploration and self learning of the latest technologies and applying them to solving the technical challenges our team face
• Self­-starter (proactive and independent) with an ability to prioritize different assignments and tasks to meet deadlines
• Comfortable working in a collaborative environment
• Eager to think outside of the box and creatively problem-solve

YOUR PREFERRED BACKGROUND

A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, IT, or related discipline AND 1+ years working experience in the IT industry. 

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

We offer an exciting challenge for a purpose-driven person who thoroughly enjoys learning and takes up responsibilities in a multi-cultural, primarily virtual, and pioneering organization.  

We nurture a culture that allows you to thrive, where your skills can be honed and your ideas will be heard, and where collaboration across teams and with global partners is the default.

Description

We are looking for a Full Stack Developer to produce scalable software solutions. You’ll be part of a cross-functional team that’s responsible for the full software development life cycle, from conception to deployment. As a Full Stack Developer, you should be comfortable with both front-end and back-end coding languages, development frameworks and third-party libraries. You should also be a team player with a knack for visual design and utility. If you’re also familiar with Agile methodologies, we’d like to meet you.

Responsibilities

• Work with development teams and product managers to ideate software solutions
• Design client-side and server-side architecture
• Build the front-end of applications through appealing visual design
• Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications
• Write effective APIs
• Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency
• Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software
• Create security and data protection settings
• Build features and applications with a mobile responsive design
• Write technical documentation
• Work with data scientists and analysts to improve software

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role
• Experience developing desktop and mobile applications
• Familiarity with common stacks
• Knowledge of multiple front-end languages and libraries (e.g. HTML/ CSS, JavaScript, XML, jQuery)
• Knowledge of multiple back-end languages (e.g. PHP, Java, Python) and JavaScript frameworks (e.g. Angular, React, Node.js)
• Familiarity with databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB), web servers (e.g. Apache) and UI/UX design
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Great attention to detail
• Organizational skills
• An analytical mind
• Degree in Computer Science, Statistics or relevant field

Striim (pronounced “stream” with two i’s for integration and intelligence) was founded in 2012 with a simple goal of helping companies make data useful the instant it’s born.

Striim’s enterprise-grade, streaming integration with intelligence platform makes it easy to build continuous, streaming data pipelines – including change data capture (CDC) – to power real-time cloud integration, log correlation, edge processing, and streaming analytics.

Strong Core Java / C++ experience

·       Excellent understanding of Logical ,Object-oriented design patterns, algorithms and data structures.

·       Sound knowledge of application access methods including authentication mechanisms, API quota limits, as well as different endpoint REST, Java etc

·       Strong exp in databases - not just a SQL Programmer but with knowledge of DB internals

·       Sound knowledge of Cloud database available as service is plus (RDS, CloudSQL, Google BigQuery, Snowflake )

·       Experience working in any cloud environment and microservices based architecture utilizing GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, CircleCI, Azure or similar technologies

·       Experience in Application verticals such as ERP, CRM, Sales with applications such as Salesforce, Workday, SAP  < Not Mandatory - added advantage >

·       Experience in building distributed systems  < Not Mandatory - added advantage >

·       Expertise on Data warehouse < Not Mandatory - added advantage >

·       Exp in developing & delivering product as SaaS i< Not Mandatory - added advantage 

• Strong Java software development experience – with a focus on Java 8 & 9
• Experience with NoSql databases – ideally with MongoDB
• Experience implementing REST apis – ideally with JAX-RS
• Experience with Reactive Programming – ideally with RxJava
• Experience implementing unit tests

• Experience developing applications in fintech or established financial institutions
• Experience with microservice architectures
• Experience developing systems that can scale to large amounts of data
• Experience working in Agile Scrum
• Experience working on a globally distributed team