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Backend Engineer at Strategic toolkit for capital productivity · Remote only · 5 - 12 years · ₹10L - ₹45L / yr · Remote only · Posted 27 Sep 2022

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Backend Engineer

at Strategic toolkit for capital productivity

Agency job
via Qrata
5 - 12 yrs
₹10L - ₹45L / yr
Remote only
Skills
skill iconDjango
skill iconKubernetes
RESTful APIs
SQL
skill iconPython
skill iconFlask
skill iconAmazon Web Services (AWS)

What would make you a good fit?

    • You’re both relentless and kind, and don’t see these as being mutually exclusive
    • You have a self-directed learning style, an insatiable curiosity, and a hands-on execution mindset
    • You have deep experience working with product and engineering teams to launch backend services that power end-user applications
    • You have deep experience in Python and the related tools and frameworks
    • You have deep experience working with large datasets and relational databases, specifically PostgreSQL
    • You have experience with microservices architecture, Docker, and Kubernetes
    • You continuously raise the bar on development practices such as code quality tools, unit testing coverage, build tools, etc.
    • You obsess about correctness, DRY development, reducing cognitive complexity, and performance
    • You have excellent writing and speaking skills with a talent for applying technical solutions to customer problem statements

Must-Have Qualifications

    • 5+ years of experience building RESTful services
    • 2+ years of experience in Django Rest Framework, Flask, and/or FastAPI
    • 3+ years of experience with SQL and Postgres to manage and analyze data
    • Expert level skills using a debugging tool and developing unit tests
    • Experience in Docker, Kubernetes, and microservices architecture
    • Prior startup experience and enjoy taking on difficult challenges and broad responsibilities
    • Track-record of delivering reliable and scalable RESTful services from requirements to production
    • You’ve partnered with devops to deliver high-performant backend solutions to production
    • You naturally think quantitatively about problems and work backward from a customer outcome

What’ll make you stand out (but not required)

    • Terraform and AWS experience
    • Experience creating technical design documents
    • You have a strong connection to finance teams or closely related domains, the challenges they face, and deep appreciation for their aspirations
 
 
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