Cassandra Engineer/Developer/Architect

🚀 We're Hiring — Backend Developer (3–5 Yrs Exp)

📍 Location: Coimbatore / Remote (India)

⏱ Notice: Immediate

🔧 What You'll Do:

• Build and maintain scalable REST APIs

• Work with Django/Flask on production-grade systems

• Manage databases — PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB

• Implement caching (Redis) & queuing (RabbitMQ/Kafka)

• Deploy & manage services using Docker

• Work on AWS or GCP cloud infrastructure

• Collaborate via Git, CI/CD pipelines

✅ You Should Have:

• 3–5 years of hands-on Python backend experience

• Strong grasp of data structures & design patterns

• Comfort with Linux & version control workflows

• Good communication & team collaboration skills

⭐ Bonus Points:

• Experience with LLM integrations or RAG pipelines

• Familiarity with Vector DBs (Pinecone/ChromaDB)

• Prior startup or fast-paced environment experience

Interested? Drop your resume or refer someone who'd be a great fit! 💼

Expected Date of Joining Immediate/ 30 days  

What makes Techjays an inspiring place to work

At Techjays, we are helping companies reimagine how they build, operate, and scale with AI at the core.

We operate as part of the 1% of companies globally that can truly leverage AI the right way and not just as experimentation, but as secure, scalable, production-grade systems that drive measurable business outcomes.

Our strength lies in combining deep backend engineering with AI system design, building AInative platforms, intelligent workflows, and cloud architectures that are reliable, observable, and enterprise-ready. Our team includes engineers and leaders who have built and scaled products at global technology organizations such as Google, Akamai, NetApp, ADP, Cognizant Consulting, and Capgemini. Today, we function as a high-agency, execution-focused team building advanced AI systems for global clients.

About the role

We are looking for a strong backend engineer who can design and build secure, scalable Python systems that power AI-native applications.

You will work on AI-enabled platforms, production systems, and scalable backend services that support LLM integrations, RAG pipelines, and intelligent workflows.

Years of Experience: 3 - 5 years

Location: Coimbatore

Key Skills

Backend Development (Familiar):

• Python
• Django / Flask
• RESTful APIs
• Websockets

Cloud Technologies (Familiar):

• AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda)
• GCP (Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud Functions)
• CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins / GitLab CI or Github Actions

Databases (Familiar):

• PostgreSQL
• MySQL
• MongoDB

AI/ML (Familiar):

• Basic understanding of Machine Learning concepts
• Assist in building and integrating Agentic AI workflows
• Familiar with RAG
• Vector Databases (Pinecone or ChromaDB or others)

Tools:

• Git
• Docker
• Linux

Roles and Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend services using Python and Django/Flask under guidance.
• Assist in building scalable and secure APIs and backend systems for AI-driven applications.
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code following best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including frontend developers, data scientists, and product teams.
• Participate in code reviews, debugging, and performance optimization.
• Support integration of AI/ML components such as LLMs and RAG pipelines.
• Continuously learn and improve technical skills in backend and AI technologies.

What We’re Looking for Beyond Skills

• Builder mindset — you think in systems, not just tickets
• Ownership — you take features from idea to production
• Structured thinking in ambiguous environments
• Clear communication and collaborative approach
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving startup environment

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation
• Paid holidays & flexible time off
• Medical insurance (Self & Family up to ₹4 Lakhs per person)
• Opportunity to work on production-grade AI systems
• Exposure to global clients and high-impact projects
• A culture that values clarity, integrity, and continuous growth

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in the Development of JAVA technology.
• Strong Java Basics
• Linux
• SpringBoot or Spring MVC
• Hands-on experience in Relational Databases (SQL query or Hibernate) + Mongo (JSON parsing)
• Proficient in REST API development
• Messaging Queue (RabitMQ or Kafka)
• Microservices
• Java 8
• Any Caching Mechanism
• Good at problem-solving

Good to Have Skills:

• 3 years of experience in using Java/J2EE tech stacks
• Good understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced internet start-up environment.
• Experience in technical mentorship/coaching is highly desirable.
• Understanding AI/ML algorithms is a plus.

At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation. 
 

Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.

• Design, coding, enhancements, and bug fixing in DNS and related areas.

• Bring up new ideas to improve the day-to-day challenges in the design/functionality.

• Should be able to provide technical direction to the ongoing and future projects in the team.

• Keep the product vulnerability free by uplifting/fixing the open issues.

• Build tools and infrastructure to improve these F5’s components and features. 

• Set an example of software design and development innovation and excellence. 

• Research, investigate and define new areas of technology to enhance existing or new products directions

• Evaluate performance of products to fine-tune, and refactor the design as per the requirements to scale up.

• Must have worked in security and related areas.

• Document software designs via functional specifications and other design documents

• Conduct presentations internal and external, mentoring the team members

• May participate in the hiring and onboarding process

• Collaborate with team members and technical leads

• Responsible for upholding F5’s Business Code of Ethics and for promptly reporting violations of the Code or other company policies.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

Essential 

• Deep understanding of data structures & algorithm. 

• Expert in C, C++ with hands-on experience

• Fair understanding of scripting languages Python and JavaScript

• Expertise in Linux user-level programming and exposure to Linux networking stack.

• Good understanding on TCP/IP concepts.

• Proven experience with security standards.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. 

• Good understanding of Network security and DNS modules

• Excellent Understanding of networking technologies and OS internals.

• Prior experience in leading and delivering project/programs involving multiple teams.

• Prior experience of leading and mentoring senior engineers to deliver critical projects.

Nice-to-have 

• Prior experience developing DNS and related modules is a Plus.

• Good understanding of network protocols like TCP, UDP, HTTP, SSL, DNS, FTP etc. 

• Experience with CI/CD (git, pipeline etc.). 

Qualifications

• Requires a minimum of 15+ years of related experience with a Bachelor of Engineering in ECE/Computers or similar years’ experience with ME/MTech in ECE/Computers.

• Excellent organizational agility and interpersonal skills throughout the organization.

• Ability to work flexible hours for better collaboration with international teams.

F5 Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and strongly supports diversity in the workplace. The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.

Requirements:

• Energetic self-starter, with a desire to work in a startup environment.
• Proficient in advanced Java programming skills.
• Expert in Application development cloud/on premise end to end. Middle layer, DB layer.
• Nice to have understanding on MQ and DB
• Good hands on in Complex Event Processing systems.
• Solved scale and performance issues while dealing with huge sets of data. Pre compute or data aggregation frameworks to achieve good response time.
• Real world experience working with large datasets and NoSQL database technologies
• Experience of debugging applications running on Unix like systems (e.g. Ubuntu, CentOS)
• Experience developing RESTful APIs for complex data sets
• Knowledge of container based development & deployment (e.g. Dockers, rkt)
• Expertise in software security domain, a plus

Primary Duties

• Build a broad knowledge across various systems and processes via knowledge transfer and capture any missing information on the wiki

• Gather software requirements by talking to various stakeholders and document them

• Implement software solutions after discussing the requirements and taking direction from the Technical lead and talking to other colleagues within and outside the team

• Provide necessary effort and time estimates for tasks to aid scheduling and prioritization

• Provide necessary 3rd line support to the Operations teams including software fixes as needed

• Work on any BAU development activity including on-boarding new data sets and delivering new markets into the system

• Work with external vendors from time to time to gather necessary requirements for new data or changes to existing data specifications

• Maintain pro-active communication with relevant stakeholders and keep them updated on progress

General

• Any other duties commensurate with the post holder’s position and seniority; and
• All employees should understand that it is their personal responsibility to comply with all organisational, statutory and regulatory policies and procedures.

Experience, Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• 4+ years’ experience of programming in Java.
• 4+ years’ experience working with SQL including complex queries, stored procedures, views, database design and solid understanding of database concepts (preferably SQL Server)
• Experience of both Linux and Windows environments, scripting and tools
• Willing to carry out operational data tasks alongside developing new solutions
• Well organised with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple streams of work
• Excellent communication skills

Beneficial

• Experience working with Cloud environments (preferably AWS)
• Experience in handling financial data sets and familiarity with financial instruments (equities, futures, FX)
• Experience working with data pipelines and building ETL solutions
• Experience working with tools like Flink, Kafka and Tableau

Educational & Professional Qualifications

• Educated to degree (or equivalent) level or higher.
• A degree with mathematical and computing content (e.g. Computer Science, Maths, Physics)

Programming Languages: Perl, Python, java. Perl programming with strong OOPs knowledge.

• UI: HTML, JS
• System: Linux must have – good knowledge and shell scripting experience.
• Prior experience in infrastructure automation, monitoring will definitely help.

Description:

The person in this role:

- Will be involved in developing new monitoring scripts, enhancement & defect fixes on existing monitors

- Have to be on-call to support any incoming production/P1 internal issues which need urgent attention (team members are on call for a week and we have a weekly rotation policy within the team)

Preferred skills:

Perl
- Shell scripting

- Unix

- Jenkins