Backend Engineer- Biglittle.ai

Responsibilities

• Build and enhance backend features as part of the tech team.
• Take ownership of features end-to-end in a fast-paced product/startup environment.
• Collaborate with managers, designers, and engineers to deliver user-facing functionality.
• Design and implement scalable REST APIs and supporting backend systems.
• Write clean, reusable, well-tested code and contribute to internal libraries.
• Participate in requirement discussions and translate business needs into technical tasks.
• Support the technical roadmap through architectural input and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Experience: 4 - 5 years.
• Strong understanding of Algorithms, Data Structures, and OOP principles.
• Integrate with third-party systems (payment/SMS APIs, mapping services, etc. ).
• Proficiency in Python and experience with at least one framework (Flask / Django / FastAPI).
• Hands-on experience with design patterns, debugging, and unit testing (pytest/unittest).
• Working knowledge of relational or NoSQL databases and ORMs (SQLAlchemy / Django ORM).
• Familiarity with asynchronous programming (async/await, FastAPI async).
• Experience with caching mechanisms (Redis).
• Ability to perform code reviews and maintain code quality.
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and containerization (Docker).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Basic understanding of message brokers (RabbitMQ / Kafka / Redis streams).

Roles & Responsibilities:

• In-depth knowledge and hands on experience on IBM FileNet (CPE) and Java/J2EE is mandatory.

• Good understanding of React JS, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, and front-end languages.

• Understand Project and detailed Scope and seek clarifications where necessary.

• Design, develop, and unit test applications / products.

• Analyze the impact due to changes in code.

• Design algorithms and flowcharts.

• Produce clean, efficient, and re-usable codes based on specifications.

• Run and automate tests to find any errors or bugs.

• Verify and deploy programs and systems.

• Configure, code and test enhancements and modifications to new and existing IBM FileNet applications.

• Proficiency in development and integration with SOAP Webservices, RESTful APIs and Microservices.

• Active Involvement in Development of Utility Job and Batch process associated with FileNet Application is a must.

• Knowledge of WebSphere Application Server, Deploying IBM FileNet, and Java/J2EE Application from lower to higher environments is essential.

• Troubleshoot issues and help define solutions to these issues.

• Displays a strong work ethic and sense of urgency.

• Part of the FileNet Development Team Engaged in active problem solving to identify technical roadblocks and implement solutions that can improve the direction of our application product.

• Key learner and timely update self-skill sets.

• Familiar with the use of code versioning tools such as Bit bucket, GIT or SVN.

• Basic Understanding of S3 Storage, IBM DB2, JIRA tool and Confluence (team workspace) will be an advantage. Education

Requirements:

• 4-6 years of experience in developing Enterprise Web Applications using Java/J2EE technologies with a good professional track record.
• Excellent knowledge in Core Java (J2SE) and J2EE technologies.
• Proficient knowledge in Servlets, JDBC & JSP.
• Good knowledge of Spring framework (MVC, Cloud, Data and Security. Etc) and ORM framework like JPA/Hibernate.
• Strong knowledge of Exception Handling, Collections, File I/O Streams, Interfaces, and logging mechanisms is a must.
• Experience in developing REST APIs and integration of third-party APIs.
• Proficient knowledge in SQL/PLSQL.
• Expertise in application/web server deployment and connection pooling techniques.
• Cloud deployment (AWS & Azure) will be an added advantage.
• Experience in Version Control tools like Git, Bitbucket, etc.
• Experience in data security and protocols is a must.
• Maven and IDE tools experience is a must.
• Multi-threading and serialization techniques knowledge is a must.
• Good understanding of end-to-end software development lifecycle.
• Ability to read and understand requirements and design documents.
• Good Analytical skills and should be self-driven. Good communication with interpersonal skills.
• Open to learning new technologies and domains.
• A good team player and ready to take up new challenges
• Languages: Java(J2SE), J2EE (Servlets, JSPs, JDBC)
• Databases: MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL.
• DB Script: SQL and PL/SQL
• Frameworks: Spring, Spring Boot, Jersey, Hibernate and JPA
• OS: Windows, Linux/Unix.
• Cloud Services: AWS and Azure (Good to have)
• Version Control tools: Git, Bitbucket.
• Deployment Servers: Tomcat, JBoss, and Web sphere
• Build Tools: Gradle/Maven

Responsibilities

·       Develop Python-based APIs using FastAPI and Flask frameworks.

·       Develop Python-based Automation scripts and Libraries.

·       Develop Front End Components using VueJS and ReactJS.

·       Writing and modifying Docker files for the Back-End and Front-End Components.

·       Integrate CI/CD pipelines for Automation and Code quality checks.

·       Writing complex ORM mappings using SQLAlchemy.

Required Skills:

·       Strong experience in Python development in a full stack environment is a requirement, including NodeJS, VueJS/Vuex, Flask, etc.

·       Experience with SQLAchemy or similar ORM frameworks.

·       Experience working with Geolocation APIs (e.g., Google Maps, Mapbox).

·       Experience using Elasticsearch and Airflow is a plus.

·       Strong knowledge of SQL, comfortable working with MySQL and/or PostgreSQL databases.

·       Understand concepts of Data Modeling.

·       Experience with REST.

·       Experience with Git, GitFlow, and code review process.

·       Good understanding of basic UI and UX principles.

·       Project excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Role

Backend engineers at AssetSprout work on our products. They include software for Certified Financial Planners, their clients, and also internal admin tools. They work with the CTO, frontend engineers, and other backend engineers to deliver towards the company’s vision.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own product features end to end in a scalable, secure and maintainable way. The buck stops with you on whatever you own.
• Provide technical solutions through design, architecture and implementation. Wear multiple hats in delivering greenfield projects from concept to production. 
• Establish, advocate and bring your experience on coding styles, best practices, and in scaling the product from MVP to production.
• Iterate fast. Display maturity in prioritizing towards velocity while balancing quality. As a startup, we break or make on how fast we deliver.
• Teach and mentor other backend engineers. Focus on providing technical expertise and solutions regardless of how long one has been working professionally.

Requirements

• We are language and framework agnostic as long as you can pick up new technologies.
• Proficient and expert level coding skills with any of the programming languages, preferably Java, Kotlin. Experience in Python, C++, Scala etc. is welcome.
• Develop web applications and services using Spring Boot. Experience with Akka, Play, Flask, Django is welcome.
• Write automated tests with any of the frameworks. We measure success on how well your code is unit tested and integration tested.
• Advanced level understanding of RDMS systems, preferably Postgres. Working knowledge of non-relational databases such as DynamoDB, Cassandra is helpful
• Able to use CI/CD tools such as CircleCI, GitLab, Jenkins etc. and create workflows and pipelines to release to production every other day.
• Expert level understanding of RESTful APIs, pagination, networking concepts around HTTP, thread pools, and other server-side concepts.
• Solid experience of how AWS services work. Some cloud services directly relevant are Lambda, EC2, S3, Dynamo, RDS, Eventbridge, SQS, ElastiCache Redis, Load Balancers etc.

Good-to-haves

• Early or mid-stage startup experience
• Eager to work in a flat organization with no corporate politics
• Positive energy with a get-it-done attitude.
• Worked in a remote environment and high trust and high responsibility role
• Working knowledge of build systems like Gradle, Maven, Bazel, Webpack etc. We use Gradle

We are looking for a Developer who is proficient with Node and has at least 1-3 years of relevant experience. Your primary role will be on developing microservices, while ensuring good coding practices and architecture. You will have end to end ownership of the services you develop, to ensure it is robust and easy to maintain. You will coordinate with the rest of the team working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, and quality product is important.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Integrating and maintaining Node micro services
• Proficient in RESTful APIs and API communications, especially to consume data from and/or push data into MongoDB for Web and mobile applications
• Proficient on modeling applications on NOSQL databases(preferably MongoDB)

Desired Candidate Profile

• Strong coding experience in Node JS.
• Should have experience with microservice architecture
• Compile and analyze data, processes, and codes to troubleshoot problems and identify areas for improvement

Nice to have:

• Some experience with queues like like Redis,SQS,etc
• Experience with cloud solutions like Lambda, Docker etc
• Experience in DevOps and related practices to improve development lifecycle, continuous delivery with high quality is an advantage.
• Deploy server/related components to staging, live environments.
• Some exposure to React Frontend implementation, deeper JS skills

• Experience of using Python/ Django frameworks in building back end for Full Stack Applications
• Hands on experience on Web frameworks, Restful APIs and SOAP
• Strong command on SQL (or relevant query language or ORM queries)
• Knowledge of front-end technologies such as React Native, React.js, Angular.js or Javascript

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