Backend Engineer

🚀 We’re Hiring- PHP Developer Deqode

📍 Location: Pune (Hybrid)

🕒Experience: 4–6 Years

⏱️ Notice Period: Immediate Joiner

We're looking for a skilled PHP Developer to join our team. If you have a strong grasp of secure coding practices, are experienced in PHP upgrades, and thrive in a fast-paced deployment environment, we’d love to connect with you!

🔧 Key Skills:

- PHP | MySQL | JavaScript | Jenkins | Nginx | AWS

🔐 Security-Focused Responsibilities Include:

- Remediation of PenTest findings

- XSS mitigation (input/output sanitization)

- API rate limiting

- 2FA integration

- PHP version upgrade

- Use of AWS Secrets Manager

- Secure session and password policies

Role: Core infrastructure for two global applications.

Key responsibilities:

Heavy Data Lifting: Designing and maintaining complex MongoDB aggregation pipelines and executing high-volume bulk updates.

Systems Connectivity: Managing the lifecycle of Bridges, WebSockets, and REST APIs for global traffic.

Global Reliability: Troubleshooting performance regressions, managing SSL/TLS certificates, and optimizing AWS S3/EC2 resources.

Core Logic: Implementing server-side push notifications, custom payment flows, and background Cron orchestration.

Requirements (Must Have)

Production Experience: Proven experience managing backend services for live, high-traffic applications. (Must have)

Note: Learning projects, bootcamps, and online courses will not be considered.

Python Mastery: Expert-level proficiency in backend Python development. (Must have)

MongoDB Expertise: Deep knowledge of Aggregations and Bulk operations. (Must have)

AWS Proficiency: Direct experience with S3 and EC2 in a production setting. (Must have)

Infrastructure Logic: Ability to manage SSL/Encryption and optimize resource allocation (Cron vs. API). (Must have)

Sal: Upto 30LPA+ESOPs

Location: Bangalore and Mumbai

Hybrid work mode

EXP: 3-6y

Roles & Responsibilities

Cashflo, true to its name, is on a mission to unlock $100+ billion of trapped working capital in

the economy by creating India’s largest marketplace for invoice discounting to solve the

day-to-day cashflow problems faced by businesses. Founded by ex-BCG and ISB / IIM

alumni, and backed by General Catalysts and Elevation Capital, Cashflo helps democratize

access to credit in a fair and transparent manner.

Awarded Supply Chain Finance solution of the year in 2019, Cashflo creates a win-win

ecosystem for Buyers, suppliers and financiers through its unique platform model. Cashflo

shares its parentage with HCS Ltd., a 25 year old, highly reputed financial services company

has raised over Rs. 15,000 Crores in the market till date, for over 200 corporate clients.

Our leadership team consists of ex-BCG, ISB / IIM alumni with a team of industry veterans

serving as the advisory board. We bring to the table deep insights in the SME lending space,

based on 100+ years of combined experience in Financial Services. We are a team of

passionate problem solvers and big thinkers and are looking for like-minded people to join

our team.

We are looking for someone who loves a challenge, is ambitious, super tenacious and

persistent. S/he is a self-starter, thrives in a dynamic, small start-up environment, has a

knack for understanding customer needs, and loves to get sh*t done! If you check these

boxes - we want to talk to you!

The opportunity:

-Solve a complex $300+ billion problem at the cutting edge of Fintech innovation, and make

a tangible difference to the small business landscape in India

-Join a high performance, dynamic and collaborative work environment that throws new

challenges on a daily basis

-Be part of the early founding team and be directly responsible for driving the company's

success

Key Responsibilities

-As an early team member, you will get a chance to set the foundations of our engineering

culture. You will help articulate our engineering principles and help set the long-term

roadmap.

-Making decisions on the evolution of Cashflo's technical architecture

-Building new features end to end, from talking to customers to writing code

Our Ideal Candidate Will Have

● 3+ years of full-time software engineering experience

● Experience building scalable backend platforms (you've owned & built features from start

to

finish before)

● Thorough knowledge of SDLC

● Extensive knowledge of any of Python, Go, NodeJS

● Expertise on any RDBMS or NoSQL databases

● Understanding of messaging systems like RabbitMQ, Kafka and protocols

● Understands CI/CD pipelines

● Exposure to cloud providers like AWS, GCP or Azure

● Seen extensive scale and understands the evolutionary technical challenges

About You

-Product-minded. You have a sense for great user experience and feel for when something

is off. You love understanding customer pain points and solving for them.

-Get a lot done. You enjoy all aspects of building a product and are comfortable moving

across the stack when necessary. You problem solve independently and enjoy figuring stuff

out.

-High conviction. When you commit to something, you're in all the way. You're opinionated,

but you know when to disagree and commit. Mediocrity is the worst of all possible outcomes.

What’s in it for you

● Gain exposure to the Fintech space - one of the largest and fastest growing markets in

India

and globally

● Shape India’s B2B Payments landscape through cutting edge technology innovation

● Be directly responsible for driving company’s success

● Join a high performance, dynamic and collaborative work environment that throws new

challenges on a daily basis

● Fast track your career with trainings, mentoring, growth opportunities on both IC and

management track

● Work-life balance and fun team events

Required Skills:

● Expert in Python, with knowledge of at least Django (More web frameworks are a plus)

● Familiarity with some ORM (Object Relational Mapper) libraries

● Able to integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system

● Understanding of the threading limitations of Python, and multi-process architecture

● Good understanding of server-side templating languages (such as Jinja 2, Mako, etc depending on your technology stack)

● Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3 (is a plus)

● Understanding of accessibility and security compliance

● Knowledge of user authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments

● Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application

● Familiarity with event-driven programming in Python

● Understanding of the differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile vs desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform

● Able to create database schemas that represent and support business processes

● Strong unit test and debugging skills

● Proficient understanding of code versioning tools

● Knowledge of application deployment process and server set up

● Integration of data storage solutions

Responsibilities:

● Owning one or more of the web services; adding new features, resolving bugs, and refactoring/ improving code base.

● Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications

● Translating product requirements into functional, maintainable, extensible software that is in-line with company objectives.

● Good knowledge of software engineering best practices, including unit testing, code reviews, design documentation, debugging, troubleshooting, & agile development.

● Work on cutting-edge web technologies to make a powerful impact on 1M+ enterprise users

● Be part of a growing team that will design, develop, and test software and cross-product applications which span across different Planview products

● Work in an agile engineering team writing maintainable and scalable code for software components and influencing team decisions

● Contribute to the product’s architecture vision and execution, working closely with cross-product teams and other leaders within the R&D department

● Collaborate with stakeholders to imagine, design, develop, test, and launch software that impacts our customers and inspires your peers

● Drive continuous improvement of software quality, CX and maintainability of features

● Continuous learning of technology trends, tools, and approaches, including sharing this knowledge with your team

• System engineering and implementation in Python and Golang.
• Working on performance issues using creative experiments and internally developed product features.
• Research, propose, and integrate relevant open-source projects based on product objectives.
• Write organized, efficient, and well documented Python/Golang code as an example for junior engineers.
• Participation in all levels of product definition, design, implementation, testing, and deployment.
• Must include the ability to discuss abstract system architectures from ideas through implementation and
• creatively apply domain experience to solve technical challenges.
• Mentoring software engineers, fostering an environment of trust and accountability.

• A strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive. As an integral part of the development team, you will need the
• following skills to succeed.
• Strong Python skills to develop framework(s).
• Hands-on to design & develop re-usable framework components.
• Hands-On experience on developing framework, designing re-usable framework components.
• Experience in engineering practices such as code refactoring, design patterns, design driven
• development, Continuous Integration, building highly scalable applications, application security and functional programming.

• Knowledge of Cloud native would be an advantage.
• Understanding of Kubernetes from Architecture side and also understand the Standard API.
• Code contributed to CNCF or similar community will be plus.
•  Performance benchmarking of K8’s or any cloud will be added     advantage. 

• Deep understanding of technology and passionate about what you do.
• Background in designing high performant scalable software systems with strong focus to optimize
• hardware cost.
• Solid collaborative and interpersonal skills, specifically a proven ability to effectively guide and influence within a dynamic environment.
• Strong commitment to get the most performance out of a system being worked on.
• Prior development of a large software project using service-oriented architecture operating with real time constraints.

• You will get a chance to work on cloud-native and hyper-scale products
• You will be working with industry leaders in cloud.
• You can expect a steep learning curve.
• You will get the experience of solving real time problems, eventually you become a problem solver.

• Competitive Salary
• Health Insurance
• Open Learning - 100% Reimbursement for online technical courses.
• Fast Growth - opportunities to grow quickly and surely
• Creative Freedom + Flat hierarchy
• Sponsorship to all those employees who represent company in events and meet ups.
• Flexible working hours
• 5 days week
• Hybrid Working model (Office and WFH)

• Candidates for this position can expect the hiring process as follows (subject to successful clearing of every round)
• Initial Resume screening call with our Recruiting team
• Next, candidates will be invited to solve coding exercises.
• Next, candidates will be invited for first technical interview
• Next, candidates will be invited for final technical interview
• Finally, candidates will be invited for Culture Plus interview with HR
• Candidates may be asked to interview with the Leadership team
• Successful candidates will subsequently be made an offer via email
• As always, the interviews and screening call will be conducted via a mix of telephonic and video call.

Skills: 

Strong knowledge of MYSQL/PostGreSQL; Knowledge of MongoDB, Redis, Couch DB is preferred. 

Expertise in application development, databases, version control, and deployment. Skill - Node.js, 

Experience of AWS or GCP - especially services such as Lambda or google app engine 

Solid grasp of Service-oriented architecture. Web Services implementation on a medium to large scale 

Solid understanding of scaling mobile app services. Having worked the backend of an Android app is preferred 

Culture: 

Ability to work independently with minimal supervision 

Happy to deal with, and contribute to, an environment of daily builds Has worked in small teams, is versatile. Work within short timelines and be receptive to business needs. Can work closely with Digital, Product, Operations teams. 

Desirable Social Attributes: 

Has contributed to one or more Open Source projects through own initiative. Has provided a high quality answer to a question posted on StackOverflow. 

Role: 

As a Software Developer who would work independently, the candidate is expected actively acquire problems and deliver solutions as well as guide the team technically. Such a problem solver would obviously be a self starter with a high level of curiosity rather than a programming language specialist. 

He/she would be required to produce software of the highest quality through self-discipline, clear and engaged communication, and attention to detail. The role would include custom web application development on (most typically on Node.js and PHP/Python), databases (most typically MySql and MongoDb), version control (github), testing (necessarily through test scripts written before code is written), daily builds and eventual deployment onto AWS or GCP. 

Attributes of the ideal candidate: 

Highly productive software developer with the proven aptitude to understand and apply technology 

Determination to succeed despite obstacles and challenges, and a positive attitude favoring achievement of goals over open-ended investigation 

Always learning, evolving, and sharing what you know 

Inspired by complex, varied problems and rapid change 

Open-minded, flexible, and curious about new and better ideas

Primary Responsibilities

• Design, architect and develop advanced software solutions in a cross functional Agile team supporting multiple projects and initiatives
• Collaborate with product owners and/or the business on requirements definition, development of functional specifications, and design
• Collaborate on or lead development of technical design and specifications as required
• Code, test and document new applications as well as changes to existing system functionality and ensure successful completion
• Take on leadership roles as needed

Skills & Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in Computer Science or related field
• 3+ years of software development experience using GoLang/Java programming language
• Experience with cloud technologies (AWS/Azure/GCP/Pivotal Cloud Foundry/any private cloud) and containerization is required
• Experience with a micro-services architecture is a plus
• Excellent communication, collaboration, reporting, analytical and problem solving skills
• Experience with PostgreSQL or other Relational Databases
• Test-driven development mindset and a focus on quality, scalability and performance
• Strong programming fundamentals and ability to produce high quality code
• Solid understanding of Agile (SCRUM) Development Process required