Backend Engineer Python

Who are we :

Trendlyne is a funded, profitable products startup in the financial markets space. We have cutting-edge analytics products built for Indian and US customers, for stock markets and mutual funds.

Our founders are IIT + IIM graduates, with strong tech and marketing experience. We have top finance and management experts on the Board of Directors.

What do we do :

We build powerful analytics in the US and Indian stock market space that are best in class. Organic growth in B2B and B2C products have already made the company profitable. We deliver 1 billion+ APIs every month to B2B customers, and have a B2C website and app.

Tech Stack :

• Python (Django / Flask / FastAPI )
• PostgreSQL / MySQL
• Redis / caching systems
• REST APIs

Job Responsibilities :

• Develop and maintain scalable, robust backend systems using Python frameworks.
• Work closely with product managers and other cross-functional teams to help define, scope, and deliver world-class products and high-quality features addressing key user needs.
• Translate requirements into system architecture and implement code while considering performance issues of dealing with billions of rows of data and serving millions of API requests every hour.
• Ability to take full ownership of the software development lifecycle from requirement to release.
• Writing and maintaining clear technical documentation enabling other engineers to step in and deliver efficiently.
• Embrace design and code reviews to deliver quality code.
• Play a key role in taking Trendlyne to the next level as a world-class engineering team
• Develop and iterate on best practices for the development team, ensuring adherence through code reviews.
• As part of the core team, you will be working on cutting-edge technologies like AI products, online backtesting, data visualization, and machine learning.
• Proficient understanding of the performance of web and mobile applications.

Job Requirements :

• 1+ years of experience with Python and Django / Flask / FastAPI.
• Good knowledge of APIs, databases, and system performance.
• Strong understanding of relational databases like PostgreSQL or MySQL and Redis.
• Ownership mindset: you build, ship, and improve.
• (Optional): Experience with web front-end technologies such as JavaScript, HTML, and CSS

Role Overview:

We are seeking skilled Backend Developers to design, build, and maintain efficient, scalable, and secure server-side logic and services. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Python, Flask, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), with experience building APIs, handling databases, and integrating cloud services in production environments.

Required Experience: 4+ Years

Location: Chennai, Open for remote for strong candidates

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with project teams to understand business requirements and develop efficient, high-quality code.
• Design and implement low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications using frameworks such as Flask, or FastAPI.
• Integrate multiple data sources and databases into a unified system while ensuring seamless data storage and third-party library/package integration.
• Create scalable and optimized database schemas to support complex business logic and manage large volumes of data.
• Conduct thorough testing using pytest and unittest, debugging applications to ensure they run smoothly.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience as a Python developer with strong communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field.
• In-depth knowledge of Python frameworks such as Flask, or FastAPI.
• Strong expertise in cloud technologies, GCP preferred.
• Deep understanding of microservices architecture, multi-tenant architecture, and best practices in Python development.
• Familiarity with serverless architecture and frameworks like GCP Cloud Functions.
• Experience with deployment using Docker, Nginx, Gunicorn.
• Hands-on experience with SQL and NoSQL databases such as MySQL and Firebase.
• Proficiency with Object Relational Mappers (ORMs) like SQLAlchemy.
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple API integrations and write modular, reusable code.
• Strong knowledge of user authentication and authorization mechanisms across multiple systems and environments.
• Familiarity with scalable application design principles and event-driven programming in Python.
• Solid experience in unit testing, debugging, and code optimization.
• Hands-on experience with modern software development methodologies, including Agile and Scrum.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI.
• Experience with version control system.

Driving Results:

• A good single contributor and a good team player.
• Flexible attitude towards work, as per the needs.
• Proactively identify & communicate issues and risks.

Other Personal Characteristics:

• Dynamic, engaging, self-reliant developer 
• Ability to deal with ambiguity
• Manage a collaborative and analytical approach
• Self-confident and humble
• Open to continuous learning 
• Intelligent, rigorous thinker who can operate successfully amongst bright people

At Webcyper Pvt Ltd, we are a growing technology company building innovative web solutions for our clients. We focus on delivering high-quality digital products, and we’re on a mission to scale our operations with talented, passionate individuals.

If you're a problem solver, love clean code, and are excited to work in a fast-paced startup environment — we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities:

Develop, test, and maintain high-quality web applications using Python and Django framework.

Work closely with frontend developers and designers to implement user-friendly interfaces.

Integrate third-party APIs and services.

Write clean, reusable, and efficient code.

Optimize applications for speed and scalability.

Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade existing applications.

Participate in code reviews and technical discussions.

Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in backend development.

Title: Python Developer

Job Type: Full-time

Responsibilities:

• Developing and maintaining Python-based applications.
• Writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code.
• Integrating user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logic.
• Identifying and fixing bottlenecks and bugs.
• Participating in code reviews.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to design, develop and implement new features.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Strong proficiency in Python and its frameworks such as Django or Flask.
• Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application.
• Familiarity with code versioning tools such as Git.
• Knowledge of databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL or MongoDB.
• Good problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

About the Company:

Progcap is a Fintech and AI company that pioneers alternative credit scoring for small businesses using proprietary data from non-traditional sources. We aim to fuel credit to 100 million under-banked SMEs in the emerging markets worldwide with an initial focus on India.

Progcap is Sequoia-backed Series A startup, comprising of top tier talent from finance, technology, data science and operations. The Company is the recipient of the World Bank's "SME Product Innovation of the year", 2018 award, Madrid.

What you will be doing:

• Lead and provide first level supervision to project teams and ensures successful delivery of tasks assigned to the team along with sharing of project updates & related communication with stakeholders.
• Writing and ensuring reusable, testable, and efficient code.
• Managing data across multiple databases and providing analysis to stakeholders.
• Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications.
• Implementation of security and data protection (permission classes and middleware.)
• Implementation of user authentication and authorization across multiple systems, servers, and environments.

What you bring:

• Should have minimum 4 years of experience in development using Python and 1 year in leading Python based projects.
• Strong experience in Application lifecycle management – development, testing and deployment.
• Strong understanding and experience with code version control tools (git, svn, etc.)
• Expert in Python with working experience on Django, AWS, Lambda, RDS, NoSQL, Docker, Kubernetes.
• Integration of data storage solutions redis, postgresql, mysql (big query, big table, pubsub, appengine).
• Strong in data structures and algorithms
• Preferably candidates with Financial/lending Applications development experience with any Fintech Co.