Backend developer

Role: Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Location: In-Office, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Backend Engineer with a minimum of 3 years of experience in product building to join our dynamic and innovative team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining robust backend systems that power our applications. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration between frontend and backend components, leveraging your expertise to architect scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions. As a senior team member, you will mentor junior developers and lead technical initiatives to drive innovation and excellence.

Annual Compensation: 12-18 LPA

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of scalable and efficient backend systems and APIs.
• Architect and implement complex backend solutions, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Collaborate with product managers, frontend developers, and other stakeholders to deliver comprehensive end-to-end solutions.
• Design and optimize data storage solutions using relational databases and NoSQL databases.
• Mentor and guide junior developers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
• Implement and enforce best practices for code quality, security, and performance optimization.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment processes.
• Ensure comprehensive test coverage, including unit testing, and implement various testing methodologies and tools to validate application functionality.
• Utilize cloud services (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) for infrastructure deployment, management, and optimization.
• Conduct system design reviews and provide technical leadership in architectural discussions.
• Stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies to drive innovation within the team.
• Implement secure authentication and authorization mechanisms and ensure data encryption for sensitive information.
• Design and develop event-driven applications utilizing serverless computing principles to enhance scalability and efficiency.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 3 years of proven experience as a Backend Engineer, with a strong portfolio of product-building projects.
• Strong proficiency in backend development using Java, Python, and JavaScript, with experience in building scalable and high-performance applications.
• Experience with popular backend frameworks and libraries for Java (e.g., Spring Boot) and Python (e.g., Django, Flask).
• Strong expertise in SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., MySQL, MongoDB) with a focus on data modeling and scalability.
• Practical experience with caching mechanisms (e.g., Redis) to enhance application performance.
• Proficient in RESTful API design and development, with a strong understanding of API security best practices.
• In-depth knowledge of asynchronous programming and event-driven architecture.
• Familiarity with the entire web stack, including protocols, web server optimization techniques, and performance tuning.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) is highly desirable.
• Proven experience working with cloud technologies (AWS/GCP/Azure) and understanding of cloud architecture principles.
• Strong understanding of fundamental design principles behind scalable applications and microservices architecture.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, agile environment and lead projects to successful completion.

Position of the role

The Principal Engineer reports to the Domain Lead and plays a key role in driving the technical vision, strategy, and execution of development initiatives. The Principal Engineer collaborates with multiple teams to ensure that software solutions are scalable, cost-optimized, performant, and aligned with business objectives.

Result expectation in terms of result areas and core activities

The Principal Engineer is responsible for defining, designing, and overseeing the implementation of complex software solutions. This role involves deep technical expertise, mentorship, and architectural guidance across multiple teams. The Principal Engineer also acts as a thought leader, influencing technology choices, best practices, and innovation within the organization.

Main objectives of the role

✔ Leading the design and architecture of the software by following best practices that ensure scalability, maintainability, cost optimization, and high performance.

✔ Driving innovation and continuous improvements in software development practices.

✔ Providing technical mentorship and coaching to engineers across teams.

✔ Ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality software aligned with business requirements.

✔ Defining and maintaining coding standards, best practices, and governance frameworks.

✔ Collaborating with product management and other stakeholders to shape the technical roadmap.

✔ Identifying technical debt and implementing strategies to mitigate it effectively.

✔ Promoting a culture of continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and cross-team collaboration.

✔ Leading DevOps, CI/CD, and automation to improve software delivery processes and efficiency.

Specialisation

✔ Deep understanding of software architecture, system design, and performance optimization.

✔ Translating complex business requirements into scalable and efficient software solutions.

✔ Handling large data transformations and ensuring system efficiency under the required load conditions.

✔ Leading initiatives for modernizing the technology stack and implementing best practices.

✔ Ensuring that security, scalability, and maintainability are embedded into development processes.

✔ Driving research and development efforts to explore emerging technologies and their business impact.

✔ Enabling teams to develop and maintain high-quality software through code reviews, architecture guidance, and technical strategy.

✔ Collaborating with product owners and stakeholders to ensure that development aligns with business goals and user needs.

Key processes in the role

✔ Agile / Scrum / Kanban development methodologies.

✔ CI/CD and DevOps practices to streamline delivery.

✔ Cloud-native architecture, monolith and microservices-based development.

✔ Scalable and high-performance computing strategies.

✔ Secure software development lifecycle (SDLC).

✔ Data-driven decision-making.

✔ Performance optimization.

Key relationships (teams and/or position titles)

✔ Engineering Teams (Developers, QA, DevOps).

✔ Head of Engineering and Technology Leadership.

✔ Product Management and Business Stakeholders.

✔ Customer Success and Solution Architects.

✔ External Technical Partners and Vendors.

Requirements

✔ Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

✔ 10+ years of experience in software development, with a proven track record .

✔ Strong experience in Python and modern software engineering practices.

✔ Expertise in cloud computing platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

✔ Experience in architecting and developing scalable, high-performance applications.

✔ Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps tools, and automation.

✔ Deep understanding of microservices, monolith, APIs, and distributed systems.

✔ Strong experience with database technologies, including SQL and NoSQL.

✔ Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence technical decisions across teams.

✔ A passion for mentoring, coaching, and fostering a strong engineering culture.

✔ Experience in defining and implementing technical governance and best practices.

Competences

✔ Strategic Thinking - 4

✔ Analytical Problem Solving - 4

✔ Technical Leadership & Mentorship - 4

✔ Communication & Collaboration - 3

Measures of success

✔ Technical leadership impact - measurable improvements in code quality, architecture, and scalability.

✔ Delivery of high-quality software within agreed timelines and business requirements.

✔ Successful mentorship - improvement in team skill levels, problem-solving capabilities, and innovation.

✔ Reduction of technical debt through strategic refactoring and modernization.

✔ Engineering team satisfaction - based on feedback and collaboration effectiveness.

✔ Improvements in system performance, stability, cost-optimization, and security.

✔ Adoption of best practices and emerging technologies across teams.

✔ Contribution to company-wide strategic initiatives through technical innovation and leadership.

What are the Key Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities include writing and testing code, debugging programs, and integrating applications with third-party web services. 
• Write effective, scalable code
• Develop back-end components to improve responsiveness and overall performance
• Integrate user-facing elements into applications
• Improve functionality of existing systems
• Implement security and data protection solutions
• Assess and prioritize feature requests
• Creates customized applications for smaller tasks to enhance website capability based on business needs
• Ensures web pages are functional across different browser types; conducts tests to verify user functionality
• Verifies compliance with accessibility standards
• Assists in resolving moderately complex production support problems

What are we looking for:

• 3+ Years of work experience as a Python Developer
• Expertise in at least one popular Python framework: Django
• Knowledge of NoSQL databases (Elastic search, MongoDB)
• Familiarity with front-end technologies like JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Familiarity with Apache Kafka will give you an edge over others
• Good understanding of the operating system and networking concepts
• Good analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Graduation/Post Graduation in Computer Science / IT / Software Engineering
• Decent verbal and written communication skills to communicate with customers, support personnel, and management

Job Title: Odoo Developer

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Odoo Developer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for customizing, developing, and implementing Odoo ERP solutions. You will work closely with clients to understand their business needs and create tailored solutions to enhance business processes and improve efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Odoo Customization & Development: Customize and develop Odoo modules based on client requirements.
• Module Creation: Design, implement, and maintain custom Odoo modules for various business functions (e.g., sales, inventory, accounting).
• Integration: Integrate Odoo with third-party applications and external systems through APIs.
• Database Management: Manage and optimize PostgreSQL databases associated with Odoo.
• Bug Fixing & Troubleshooting: Identify, diagnose, and resolve issues in Odoo systems to ensure smooth operations.
• Odoo Upgrades: Perform Odoo version upgrades and ensure compatibility of modules across different versions.
• User Support: Provide technical support to users and assist in troubleshooting issues.
• Documentation: Maintain proper documentation of all customizations and development work.
• Collaboration: Work closely with project managers, business analysts, and clients to deliver the best solutions.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong proficiency in Python and experience with the Odoo framework.
• Experience in developing and customizing Odoo modules and reports (Qweb).
• Solid understanding of SQL, PostgreSQL, and database management.
• Knowledge of JavaScript, XML, HTML, and CSS for front-end customization.
• Familiarity with API integration and third-party system integration.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Experience with version control systems like Git.
• Ability to work on multiple projects and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Good communication skills and ability to collaborate with clients and team members.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in Odoo eCommerce and Odoo Studio.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies (e.g., Agile).
• Familiarity with Odoo security best practices and performance optimization.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to work on exciting Odoo projects across different industries.
• Collaborative and supportive work environment.
• Competitive salary and benefits.

What you'll do?

●    Develop on server-side cloud software using a serverless approach (AWS).

●    Work hands-on on bringing to life IoT and Edge architectures and applications

●    Work with teams on delivering key features and performance targets.

Who You Are?

●    Passionate individual who loves to develop scalable backend

●    Strong programming capabilities

●    Understanding of cloud architecture and protocols.

●    Clear thought process, believe in simplifying rather than complicating

●    Argue and fight over opinions. Believe in always choosing the best

You Should Have

●    Experience on NoSQL Databases and designing REST API.

●    Strong fundamentals of Data structure and algorithm.

●    Done related projects during graduation/post-graduation.

●    Experience on AWS, AWS Lambda, AWS IoT Core, AWS Cloud Watch is a big plus.

Proficiency in Python 

About the company:

Gigmo Solutions is a fast growing tech. startup with a mission to fundamentally disrupt customer support industry through perfectly tuned symphony of Artificial Intelligence based conversational bots and Gig workers.

With our engineers spread out in 10+ countries across 4 continents, Gigmos is uniquely poised to fundamentally change the technical customers support industry.

Role - Python Developer

Experience 3+ Years

Work Location – Gurugram (Haryana)

Responsibilities

• Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code
• Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications
• Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logic
• Developing RESTful APIs
• Implementation of security and data protection
• Integration of data storage solutions ( Postgresql,Mysql )
• Design, develop, and maintain web scraping scripts using Python.
• Use web scraping libraries like Beautiful Soup, Scrapy, Selenium and other scraping tools to extract data from websites.

Skills And Qualifications

• Expert in Python, with knowledge of Python web frameworks (Django, Flask, Fast API)
• Familiarity with some ORM libraries -SQL Alchemy /Tortoise
• 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 REST APIs.
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• 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 ( Git )
• Familiarity with real-time databases ( PostgreSQL, MySQL )
• Must have worked in the field for at least 3+ years.
• Requires a bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering or a related field from a good Institute (Tier-1, Tier -2 Colleges)
• Experience with Python development and web scraping techniques.

CTC: As per Industry Standards.

• 3 + years expertise in Python 3.7, Django 2 (or Django 3).

• Familiarity with some ORM (Object Relational Mapper) libraries.

• Able to integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system.

• Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logic in Django (RESTful APIs).

• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3

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

• 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 such as Git.

The desirablesoptionals

• Django Channels, Web Sockets, Asyncio.

• Experience working with AWS or similar Cloud services.

• Experience in containerization technologies such as Docker.

• Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application (caching, Redis)