Backend developer

Overall 4+ years of IT experience

Minimum 4 years of hands-on experience in Python and backend development with exposure to cloud technologies

Key Skills & Responsibilities:

Python Proficiency:

Strong hands-on experience in Python with knowledge of frameworks like Django or Flask.

Ability to write clean, efficient, and maintainable code.

Cloud Exposure:

Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Hands-on experience with basic services like virtual machines, serverless functions (e.g., AWS Lambda), or storage solutions.

Backend Development:

Proficiency in developing and consuming RESTful APIs.

Knowledge of additional communication protocols (e.g., GraphQL, WebSockets) is a plus.

Database Management:

Experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL).

Basic knowledge of NoSQL databases like MongoDB or DynamoDB.

System Design & Problem-Solving:

Ability to understand and implement scalable backend solutions.

Basic exposure to distributed systems or event-driven architectures (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ) is a bonus.

Collaboration & Communication:

Good communication skills to work effectively in a team.

Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies.

Security & Best Practices:

Awareness of secure coding practices and API security (e.g., OAuth, JWT).

Good-to-Have Skills:

Basic understanding of full-stack development, including front-end technologies (React, Angular, Vue.js).

Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and CI/CD pipelines.

Knowledge of caching strategies using Redis or Memcached.

• Participate in the entire application lifecycle, focusing on coding and debugging
• Write clean code to develop functional web applications
• Troubleshoot and debug applications
• Perform UI tests to optimize performance
• Work individually and closely with other members of the team during code sprints to deliver a complete end-to-end solution.
• Articulate project status to other team members and management.
• Participate in brainstorming sessions and contribute ideas to our technology, algorithms and products.
• Work with the product and design teams to understand end-user requirements, formulate use cases, and then translate that into a pragmatic and effective technical solution.

• Sharp analytical abilities, proven design skills, excellent communication skills experience handling the independent execution with minimal guidance, prior hands on experience or understanding on working with Django and python.

• 1 years experience with Django.

• Must be from Tier 1 University.

As an SSE, you will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining our backend systems

that power our platform. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in Python Django and a

strong understanding of databases, caching, and distributed systems.

● Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and high-performance backend systems using

Python Django.

● Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate

them into technical solutions.

● Optimize application performance and scalability by implementing caching strategies, load

balancing, and distributed computing techniques.

● Ensure data integrity and security by implementing best practices for data storage, retrieval,

and access control.

● Develop and maintain integrations with external APIs and services to support seamless

interactions with third-party systems.

● Identify and address performance bottlenecks and other system issues to improve overall

system efficiency.

● Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following industry-standard coding practices.

● Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers to ensure code quality and

adherence to best practices.

● Mentor junior team members and assist in their professional growth.

Job Description: Backend Developer 

Role Details

Position: Backend Developer

Location: Bangalore/Remote

About SCRUT Automation

Scrut Automation is an information security and compliance monitoring platform, aimed at helping small and medium cloud-native enterprises develop and maintain a robust security posture, and comply with various infosec standards such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and the like with ease. With the help of the Scrut platform, customers reduce their manual effort for security and compliance tasks by 70% and build real-time visibility of their security posture.

Founded by IIT/ISB/McKinsey alumni, the founding team has over 15 years of combined Infosec experience. Scrut is built out of India for the world, with customers across India, APAC, North America, Europe and the Middle East. Scrut is backed by Lightspeed Ventures, MassMutual Ventures and Endiya Partners, along with prominent angels from the global SaaS community.

About the Job:

The candidate would be expected to be a hands-on backend engineer who would primarily be contributing to writing scalable code in Python. He/she should be open to working on other backend technologies as per the need(namely Javascript(Nodejs) and Go). Apart from the incremental development work, on a need-per-basis, the candidate is expected to work on the bugs reported

Responsibilities

• Write clear and effective API documentation.
• Write codes to integrate applications being used by various stakeholders.
• Write and review test cases to QA and pass your own code.
• Write/review test cases for code and process coverage.
• Review code for both oneself and team members.
• Reviewing designs, code, and processes from a system security standpoint.
• Defining and building micro-services.
• Building systems with a positive business impact.
• Tracking module health, usage, behaviour tracking, measuring and improving code and processes.

Must have Technical Skills

• 1-3 Years of experience in FastAPI or other Python frameworks
• Ability to write clean, maintainable code, following best practices
• Familiarity and hands-on experience in OOPs concepts
• Must have a penchant for good API design.

Good to have Technical Skills

• Hands-on experience in NoSQL DBs, and Microservice architecture 
• Hands-on experience in event-driven architecture
• Hands-on experience in cloud-native application development(SaaS)
• Must be a stickler for good clear and secure coding.
• Must have built and released APIs in production.
• Experience in working with RDBMS and NoSQL databases.
• Must have designed thoughtful, extensible data models.
• Knowledge of identifying, defining, and building micro-services.
• Working knowledge of GCS, AWS, Azure, or any other cloud provider
• Aggressive problem diagnosis and creative problem-solving skills.
• Communication skills, to speak to developers across the world.
• Focus on constant improvement of developer experience.
• The building or Working knowledge of CI/CD.

Why should this job excite you?

• Opportunity to make an early impact on one of the most promising, high-growth SaaS startups in India
• A high-performing action-oriented team 
• Immense exposure to the founders and the leadership
• Opportunity to shape the future of B2B SaaS Technology team with YOUR innovative ideas
• The competitive compensation package, benefits, and employee-friendly work culture

• Working knowledge of XML, JAVA, REST, SOAP etc
• Basic knowledge of SQL, including the ability to author ad-hoc database queries.
• Is comfortable writing code in Ruby, Python, JavaScript, and Java and enjoys learning new languages and technologies.
• Has experience integrating  APIs (major plus)
• Experienced integrating RESTful APIs into web applications (a plus)
• Is experienced with Github or the likes.
• Should have worked on Payment Gateway Applications.

• Has a technical degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Mathematics (MBA is an asset)
• Technical Product/Software certifications an asset
• Has 3 to 5 years of experience in a similar client-facing role
• Has previous experience in a traditional software engineering or Implementation role.
• Has strong analytical and debugging skills.
• Experienced with Salesforce is a plus
• Solution-driven, able to grasp new concepts quickly and efficiently, able to work alone or in a team, able to work with no supervision and under pressure
• Excels in a collaborative and cross-functional environment.
• Demonstrates professional communication skills on technical and business-related subjects
• Experience working with payment gateways a major plus including ecommerce and Retail Experience with continuous integration and test-driven development methodologies a plus
• Excellent time management, organization, and planning skills are essential
• Flexibility to travel as required to meet with clients
• Ability to comprehend and translate complex technical issues and apply to business solutions
• Demonstrate ability to articulate complex technical terms or processes into business language
• Ability to synthesize technical information and apply to business solutions
• Able to set priorities, influence others, and manage customer and partner expectations
• Demonstrated success in customer and partner relationship management
• You are motivated, think outside of the box, and understand the purpose of process and procedures

We are looking for Django Developers who will  work on a wide range of industries namely automobile, banking, education, fashion, etc.

Skills Required: 

• Professional and precise communication skills.
• Creating self-contained, reusable, testable modules and components..
• Extensive knowledge of CSS and JS methods for providing performance visual effects and keeping the frame rate above 30fps at all times.
• Thorough understanding of the responsibilities of the platform,  database, API, caching layer, proxies, and other web services used in the system.
• Validating user actions on the client side and providing responsive  feedback.
• Writing non-blocking code, and resorting to advanced techniques such as multithreading, when needed.
• Experience with all levels of operation available to the front-end, such as from creating XHRs in vanilla JS to using a custom wrapper around resources.
• Experience with building the infrastructure for serving the front-end app and assets.

Qualifications and Experience Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in Backend Development
• Preferred skills - Python, MySql, PostgreSQL
• Proficiency with Python, Django framework, JavaScript, CSS and HTML5.
• Knowledge of AWS Cloud Services ( EC2, AWS Lambda,Elastic Beanstalk, API Gateway, S3 etc )
• Familiar with XAMPP, LAMP etc.