Director of Engineering at A fintech startup aimed at serving the needs of middle-incom · Bengaluru (Bangalore) · 8 - 15 years · ₹65L - ₹70L / yr · Posted 15 Nov 2022

Director of Engineering
at A fintech startup aimed at serving the needs of middle-incom
Function: Software Engineering → Backend Development
Data Structures
Microservices
AWS
Algorithms
Java
Responsibilities:
Own and drive the development of new products and features @ Jodo.
Lead design and development of the Jodo backend platform.
Write reusable code/modules while optimizing for speed of delivery.
Identify opportunities for automation.
Make cloud (AWS) infrastructure/services scalable and secure.
Mentor junior developers to improve their speed and quality of code.
Core team member - work closely with founders and head of engineering in building high-quality products Traits of the Ideal Candidate.
High sense of ownership - Personally own the targets, and feel that the buck always stops with you.
Quality of work output - Optimize the speed of delivery and scalability of products built.
Good communication - Ability to clearly communicate with internal stakeholders.
Hungry to learn and grow - Passion to learn & be a better version of oneself; motivated to succeed Background.
Requirements:
8+ years of proven experience as a Backend/Full Stack developer in a fast-paced environment.
Proficient in building Microservices/RESTful APIs with any modern tech stack.
Working knowledge of relational and non-relational databases.
Ability to analyze and convert business requirements into technical requirements.
Track record of outperformance in previous workplaces.

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Celeco Labs is hiring a hands-on Head of Engineering on behalf of a confidential client in the housing-finance sector.
This is a role for an engineer who wants to own delivery, not only manage it. You will set the technical direction, build and maintain production systems, and work closely with the business team. You should be comfortable taking a requirement from the first discussion through technical planning, implementation, release, and production support.
What you will do
• Own the engineering roadmap and help decide what should be built first.
• Design, build, and maintain reliable customer-facing products and internal systems.
• Write production code and review code written by others.
• Turn business requirements into clear technical plans and releases.
• Choose practical architecture, tools, and vendors that fit the company's needs.
• Set working standards for testing, deployment, monitoring, backups, and access control.
• Protect customer and company data through practical security controls.
• Investigate production issues and make sure the same problems do not repeat.
• Help hire and guide a small engineering team as the company grows.
What we are looking for
• 3–5 years of professional software-engineering experience.
• Experience building and running production systems.
• Strong backend skills, including APIs, databases, and cloud services.
• Enough frontend knowledge to work across a product when needed.
• Good judgment about system design, security, reliability, and cost.
• The ability to explain technical choices in simple language.
• Comfort working independently and taking full ownership of delivery.
Experience in lending, housing finance, fintech, or another regulated industry is useful, but not required. Experience leading engineers or working directly with founders and business leaders is also useful.
How to apply
Please share your CV or LinkedIn profile and two short examples of production systems you have owned. This is a confidential search. More information about the company will be shared with shortlisted candidates during the interview process.
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Mandatory (Experience 1) – Must have minimum 8+ years of overall Software Engineering / Development experience with a strong IC foundation.
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Mandatory (Experience 2) – Must have 2+ years of formal Engineering Manager experience with direct people-management responsibility (informal Senior Engineer / Tech Lead experience managing a team does not count)
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Mandatory (Experience 3) – Must have directly managed 4–6+ engineers, including 1:1s, performance management, growth plans, promotions, mentoring, and team development.
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Mandatory (Experience 4) – Must own technical direction and delivery for an engineering team/pod, including architecture, system design, code/PR reviews, execution planning, and engineering quality.
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Mandatory (Experience 5) – Must have strong backend/software engineering experience with hands-on technical depth in building APIs, services, integrations, and scalable systems; specific language/framework can vary.
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Mandatory (Experience 6) – Must have experience owning production operations, including on-call, incident management, debugging, and postmortems for their area.
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Mandatory (Experience 7) – Must have experience driving cross-functional alignment with Product and Design and translating ambiguous business/product requirements into scalable technical solutions.
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Mandatory (Company) – Must be from a Product Company / Startup, particularly B2B SaaS, Fintech, Payments, or similar technology product environments. (Refer Target Company List)
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Preferred (Education) - Tier 1 engineering college
Job Description:
Head of Engineering — Chennai (Onsite)About the Role
Job Details
Position: Head of Engineering
Department: Engineering
Experience: 6–8 Years
Employment Type: Full-time
Location: Chennai, On-site
Salary: Up to ₹24,00,000 per annum
About the Role
We’re looking for a Head of Engineering to take end-to-end ownership of engineering for a fast-moving product. You’ll be responsible for architecture, execution, product quality, engineering culture, and team growth.
This is a hands-on leadership role. You’ll spend approximately 60% of your time coding and reviewing code and 40% on product, people, and engineering leadership.
What You’ll Do
- Own engineering end to end, including architecture, development, delivery, quality, and hiring.
- Stay hands-on with the codebase, spending roughly 60% of your time writing and reviewing code.
- Establish and continuously improve the engineering workflow: how the team plans, builds, reviews, ships, and measures.
- Improve development velocity and reduce cycle time without compromising product quality.
- Drive AI-assisted software development across the engineering team using Claude Code and similar agentic coding tools as a core productivity lever.
- Establish practical systems and workflows that demonstrate measurable improvements in engineering throughput.
- Work closely with the founders on product strategy, technical trade-offs, priorities, and what to build next.
- Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing engineering team.
What We’re Looking For
- 6–8 years of professional software engineering experience.
- Experience taking at least one product from zero to launch.
- Experience building and scaling at least one product to a large user base.
- Strong hands-on expertise in Python and Node.js.
- Comfortable working with React Native / Expo.
- Strong understanding of PostgreSQL and database fundamentals.
- Previous experience leading a small engineering team.
- A leadership style based on ownership and technical example, rather than simply assigning tickets.
- Daily experience with agentic coding tools, with the ability to demonstrate how they have improved development speed and team throughput.
- Strong product instincts and the ability to form opinions about user problems, not just technical implementation.
- Based in Chennai or willing to relocate.
How We Work
We operate with high pace, high ownership, and short feedback loops.
You’ll be expected to get close to the product, understand the users, make decisions quickly, and ship within your first week.
If you enjoy building products from the ground up, staying close to the code, and using AI to fundamentally improve how engineering teams work, we’d love to hear from you.
How to Apply
Join Aura Gold and be part of building a high-performing team from the ground up!
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu (Chennai, Chennai District): Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Education:
- Bachelor's (Preferred)
Language:
- English, Tamil , Hindi (Required)
Location:
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu (Chennai, Chennai District) (Required)
Work Location: In person
About Us
We believe the future of software development is AI-native — where engineers operate at a higher level of abstraction and quality remains non-negotiable.
Incubyte is a software craft consultancy where the “how” of building software matters as much as the “what”.
We partner with companies of all sizes, from helping enterprises build, scale, and modernize to early-stage founders bring their ideas to life.
Our engineers operate in an AI-native development model, using AI as a collaborator across the SDLC to accelerate development while upholding the discipline of software craftsmanship. Guided by Software Craftsmanship and Extreme Programming practices, we build reliable, maintainable, and scalable systems with speed, without compromising quality. If this way of building software resonates with you, we’d like to talk.
Our Guiding Principles
These principles define how we work at Incubyte. They are non-negotiable.
Relentless Pursuit of Quality with Pragmatism
We build high-quality systems without losing sight of delivery.
Extreme Ownership
We take responsibility end-to-end for decisions, execution, and outcomes.
Proactive Collaboration
We collaborate closely, challenge each other, and solve problems together.
Active Pursuit of Mastery
We continuously improve our craft and raise our bar.
Invite, Give, and Act on Feedback
We seek, give, and act on feedback to get better every day.
Ensuring Client Success
We act as trusted partners and focus on real outcomes, not just output.
Job Description
This is a remote position.
This is a remote position.
Experience Level
This role is ideal for engineers with 3–6 years of experience and a strong background in building scalable, production-grade software systems.
We are looking for hands-on Software Engineers with deep expertise in Python and TypeScript, with exposure to AI/LLM systems and modern infrastructure tooling.
What You’ll Do as a Software Craftsperson
• Take full ownership of the software development lifecycle for complex, cross-functional initiatives — from design through production readiness.
• Build and maintain robust, scalable backend systems and APIs using Python and TypeScript, following clean code and software craftsmanship principles.
• Design and deliver features end-to-end, balancing scope, quality, and long-term maintainability.
• Identify technical and product issues beyond the immediate scope of work, proactively raising risks and driving solutions.
• Shape team practices around code quality, testing, tooling, and continuous improvement using DevEx and DORA principles.
• Collaborate closely with clients and internal teams to understand requirements, clarify priorities, and align on outcomes.
• Mentor and guide fellow engineers to raise overall team performance and promote a culture of learning.
• Leverage AI tools (LLMs, agentic frameworks, etc.) to accelerate design, development, testing, and delivery where applicable.
Requirements
What You’ll Bring
3–6 years of overall software engineering experience with a strong track record of owning and delivering complex production systems.
Must-Have Skills
• Python (must-have): Deep expertise in writing idiomatic, testable, production-grade Python — including advanced OOP, data structures, algorithms, and software engineering best practices.
• TypeScript (must-have): Strong proficiency in building and maintaining type-safe, scalable applications across frontend and/or backend TypeScript codebases.
• Strong system design skills: ability to architect scalable, maintainable, and observable systems with a focus on reliability and long-term operability.
• Solid engineering practices: experience with TDD, CI/CD, code reviews, refactoring, and continuous deployment in Agile or eXtreme Programming environments.
• Working knowledge of relational databases, web server ecosystems, REST/gRPC APIs, and performance optimisation.
• Experience with source control, bug tracking, user story writing, and maintaining clear technical documentation.
Good-to-Have Skills
• AI / LLM experience: hands-on exposure to building applications using LLMs (GPT, Claude, Gemini, or similar) for tasks such as document classification, entity extraction, or structured data generation.
• LLM orchestration frameworks: familiarity with LangChain, LlamaIndex, Mastra, Agno, or similar agentic frameworks.
• Prompt engineering: experience refining prompts and orchestration patterns to improve response accuracy, consistency, and structured outputs.
• Vector databases and observability tooling: exposure to tools like Pinecone, PgVector, Qdrant, LangSmith, or DeepEval.
• Container orchestration and infrastructure-as-code: experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, and Docker for deploying and managing production workloads.
Benefits
Life at Incubyte
We are a remote-first company with structured flexibility. Teams commit to shared rhythms during core hours, ensuring smooth collaboration while maintaining autonomy. Twice a year, we come together in person for a co-working sprint and once a year for a retreat — with all travel expenses covered.
Our environment is built for crafters: experimenting with real-world systems, solving complex infrastructure challenges, and contributing to cutting-edge AI initiatives. We are all lifelong learners, and our work is our passion.
Perks
• Dedicated learning & development budget
• Sponsorship for conference talks
• Comprehensive medical & term insurance
• Employee-friendly leave policies
• Home Office fund
• Medical Insurance
About the role
You'll join a growing engineering team as a Lead Engineer / Architect, leading a small team in India and working closely with engineering teams in the US and Mexico. You'll be responsible for driving technical execution, solving complex engineering problems, and leading a team to build, deliver, and maintain reliable software.
This is a hands-on leadership role for someone with strong backend engineering expertise who can also contribute across the stack when needed.
Location: Hyderabad
Work Mode: Hybrid
What you'll do
- Lead a small engineering team in India, driving day-to-day technical execution and delivery
- Work closely with teams in the US and Mexico to plan, develop, and deliver software
- Design and build robust, scalable backend systems using .NET
- Own technical decisions around architecture, implementation, and engineering best practices
- Contribute across the full stack when needed.
- Break down complex technical problems and drive them through to implementation and delivery
- Mentor engineers and help maintain a high standard of engineering quality
- Collaborate with distributed teams and communicate technical decisions clearly
What we're looking for
- 8+ years of software engineering experience, with experience in a lead-level role
- 2+ years of experience leading a team
- Strong, hands-on expertise in .NET and backend engineering
- Strong understanding of software architecture and scalable backend systems
- Full-stack experience is preferred, with React being a plus
- Experience leading a small engineering team and driving technical delivery
- Excellent communication skills, particularly when working with distributed teams
- Strong problem-solving skills and a hands-on approach to engineering
- AI expertise is a plus
- Experience with payment systems or payment-related products is a plus
Who you are
- You take ownership and drive work through to completion
- You're hands-on and enjoy solving challenging engineering problems
- You're curious, resourceful, and always looking to learn
- You communicate clearly and work well with teams across different locations
- You lead by example and help the team deliver high-quality work
About Venxr
VenXR is an AI-driven AdTech startup building AdsGPT, redefining how brands plan, execute, and optimize ad campaigns through AI. We're a fast-growing, lean team looking for a Product Engineer who can own features end-to-end, from idea to shipped product.
About the Role
We're looking for a Product Engineer who thinks like a builder, not just a coder. Someone who cares as much about why we're building something as how it's built, and takes real ownership of the product outcomes, not just the code they ship.
Tech Stack
Frontend: React.js | Backend: Python (Django) | AI: Claude / LLM-driven development
Roles & Responsibilities
- End-to-End Feature Ownership
- Own features from concept to deployment — writing clean, scalable code while staying closely tied to the product goal and user impact behind it.
- Full-Stack Development
- Build and maintain front-end interfaces in React.js and back-end systems in Python/Django, ensuring performance, reliability, and scalability across the product.
- Product Thinking
- Work closely with Product, Design, and Founders to shape specs, question assumptions, and suggest simpler or smarter ways to solve user problems.
- Rapid Iteration
- Ship fast, test in production, gather feedback, and iterate, balancing speed with code quality.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Design and Data teams to bring dashboards, AI-driven features, and data visualizations to life.
- System Design & Architecture
- Contribute to technical architecture decisions, ensuring the codebase stays scalable as the product and team grow.
- Debugging & Problem Solving
- Diagnose and resolve complex technical issues quickly, treating downtime or bugs as urgent, customer-impacting problems.
- AI-Native Development
- Actively build with AI — using Claude and other LLM tools not just to assist coding, but to develop AI-powered features, prompt workflows, and intelligent product capabilities within AdsGPT itself.
Requirements
- 3–5 years of experience as a Product Engineer, ideally in a startup or B2B SaaS environment
- Strong proficiency in React.js for front-end development
- Strong proficiency in Python, with hands-on experience in Django for back-end development
- Solid understanding of REST APIs, databases (SQL/NoSQL), and system design fundamentals
- Hands-on experience building with AI tools (like Claude), not just using them for coding assistance, but developing core AI products.
- Experience working directly with Product/Design teams, not just executing tickets
- Comfortable working in ambiguous, fast-changing environments with minimal hand-holding
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
Good to Have
- Familiarity with the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for securely connecting LLMs to external tools and APIs.
- Experience building conversational AI interfaces or managing complex multi-turn chatbot state across various platforms and channels.
- Experience in AdTech, MarTech, or data-heavy SaaS platforms.
- Exposure to cloud infra (AWS/GCP/Azure), Docker, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience with LLM evaluation/monitoring tools (Ragas, LangSmith, Langfuse, or similar).
- Experience with data visualization libraries (Recharts, D3.js, Chart.js).
- Familiarity with compliance-aware or explainable AI design in regulated domains.
What We Look For In Candidates
- Customer Obsession – A genuine curiosity about how your code impacts the customer's experience, not just whether it compiles.
- Ownership – You drive features to completion, chasing down blockers instead of waiting on them.
- Stakeholder Understanding & Management – You know when to loop in Product, Design, or Business to unblock yourself fast.
- High Standards – You hold your own code to a higher bar, even when no one's checking.
- Disagree and Commit – You debate technical decisions hard, then commit fully once the call is made.
- Simplify Relentlessly – You reach for the simplest working solution, not the most "clever" one.
- Solidarity with the Team – You show up for your teammates, no invitation needed.
- Vitality – You bring real energy and resilience that keeps you (and others) going.
- Why Join Venxr?
- Be part of a fast-growing startup that puts data at the heart of every decision.
- Opportunity to work on high-impact, real-world business challenges.
- Collaborative, transparent, and learning-oriented work environment.
- Flexible work culture with a strong focus on career development.
- Comprehensive health benefits to support your well-being.
- Team offsites and engagement activities to build stronger connections beyond work.
- Performance-based incentives and rewards recognizing your contribution and impact.
About Venxr
VenXR is an AI-driven AdTech startup building AdsGPT, redefining how brands plan, execute, and optimize ad campaigns through AI. We're a fast-growing, lean team looking for a Product Engineer who can own features end-to-end, from idea to shipped product.
About the Role
We're looking for a Product Engineer who thinks like a builder, not just a coder. Someone who cares as much about why we're building something as how it's built, and takes real ownership of the product outcomes, not just the code they ship.
Tech Stack
Frontend: React.js | Backend: Python (Django) | AI: Claude / LLM-driven development
Roles & Responsibilities
- End-to-End Feature Ownership
- Own features from concept to deployment — writing clean, scalable code while staying closely tied to the product goal and user impact behind it.
- Full-Stack Development
- Build and maintain front-end interfaces in React.js and back-end systems in Python/Django, ensuring performance, reliability, and scalability across the product.
- Product Thinking
- Work closely with Product, Design, and Founders to shape specs, question assumptions, and suggest simpler or smarter ways to solve user problems.
- Rapid Iteration
- Ship fast, test in production, gather feedback, and iterate, balancing speed with code quality.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Design and Data teams to bring dashboards, AI-driven features, and data visualizations to life.
- System Design & Architecture
- Contribute to technical architecture decisions, ensuring the codebase stays scalable as the product and team grow.
- Debugging & Problem Solving
- Diagnose and resolve complex technical issues quickly, treating downtime or bugs as urgent, customer-impacting problems.
- AI-Native Development
- Actively build with AI — using Claude and other LLM tools not just to assist coding, but to develop AI-powered features, prompt workflows, and intelligent product capabilities within AdsGPT itself.
Requirements
- 1-2 years of experience as a Product Engineer, ideally in a startup or B2B SaaS environment
- Candidates with B.Tech in CSE, AI/ML or any other equivalent educational background from Tier-1 and Tier-2 colleges will be preferred
- Strong proficiency in React.js for front-end development
- Strong proficiency in Python, with hands-on experience in Django for back-end development
- Solid understanding of REST APIs, databases (SQL/NoSQL), and system design fundamentals
- Hands-on experience building with AI tools (like Claude), not just using them for coding assistance, but developing core AI products.
- Experience working directly with Product/Design teams, not just executing tickets
- Comfortable working in ambiguous, fast-changing environments with minimal hand-holding
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
Good to Have
- Familiarity with the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for securely connecting LLMs to external tools and APIs.
- Experience building conversational AI interfaces or managing complex multi-turn chatbot state across various platforms and channels.
- Experience in AdTech, MarTech, or data-heavy SaaS platforms.
- Exposure to cloud infra (AWS/GCP/Azure), Docker, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience with LLM evaluation/monitoring tools (Ragas, LangSmith, Langfuse, or similar).
- Experience with data visualization libraries (Recharts, D3.js, Chart.js).
- Familiarity with compliance-aware or explainable AI design in regulated domains.
What We Look For In Candidates
- Customer Obsession – A genuine curiosity about how your code impacts the customer's experience, not just whether it compiles.
- Ownership – You drive features to completion, chasing down blockers instead of waiting on them.
- Stakeholder Understanding & Management – You know when to loop in Product, Design, or Business to unblock yourself fast.
- High Standards – You hold your own code to a higher bar, even when no one's checking.
- Disagree and Commit – You debate technical decisions hard, then commit fully once the call is made.
- Simplify Relentlessly – You reach for the simplest working solution, not the most "clever" one.
- Solidarity with the Team – You show up for your teammates, no invitation needed.
- Vitality – You bring real energy and resilience that keeps you (and others) going.
- Why Join Venxr?
- Be part of a fast-growing startup that puts data at the heart of every decision.
- Opportunity to work on high-impact, real-world business challenges.
- Collaborative, transparent, and learning-oriented work environment.
- Flexible work culture with a strong focus on career development.
- Comprehensive health benefits to support your well-being.
- Team offsites and engagement activities to build stronger connections beyond work.
- Performance-based incentives and rewards recognizing your contribution and impact.
Key Responsibilities
● Lead the architecture, design, development, and delivery of scalable backend services
using Python.
● Own technical direction and architectural decisions for backend systems and services.
● Design and build robust RESTful APIs, microservices, and distributed systems
capable of handling high-scale workloads.
● Design and implement real-time communication systems, including WebSocket-based
services, where required.
● Drive system performance, scalability, reliability, availability, and security.
● Lead performance optimization, capacity planning, monitoring, debugging, and
production issue resolution.
● Establish and promote best practices around code quality, testing, observability, CI/CD,
and production readiness.
● Collaborate closely with frontend, product, DevOps, infrastructure, and other
cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
● Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineers, contributing to overall team growth
and engineering excellence.
● Review code and architecture designs, identify technical risks, and drive improvements
across backend systems.
● Take ownership of complex technical problems and deliver reliable, maintainable,
production-grade solutions.
Required Skills & Qualifications
● 5+ years of software engineering experience, with significant experience in backend
development.
● Strong expertise in Python and experience building production-grade backend
applications.
● Proven experience designing and developing REST APIs and microservices
architectures.
● Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability, fault tolerance, and
high-availability architectures.
● Hands-on experience with WebSockets and real-time backend integrations.
● Strong experience with SQL/NoSQL databases, caching systems, and data-intensive
applications.
● Experience with performance optimization, monitoring, logging, debugging, and
production operations.
● Strong understanding of software engineering principles, design patterns, and clean
architecture.
● Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and make sound architectural decisions.
● Strong communication, collaboration, and technical leadership skills.
● Experience mentoring engineers and conducting effective code and design reviews.
We’re on the hunt for a Principal Engineer who loves solving tough problems, mentoring others, and shaping the future of our platform. In this role, you’ll be leading the design and build of scalable systems and integrations across major cybersecurity platforms. Sometimes you’ll be deep in the code, other times you’ll be guiding teams and customers to the right solutions. If you enjoy balancing hands-on work with big-picture thinking, this could be your spot.
About Us
At Metron Security, we help top cybersecurity companies supercharge their tools through automation and integrations. Our engineers connect and extend platforms like Splunk, IBM QRadar, ServiceNow, CrowdStrike, Cybereason, and many more. We believe in a developer-first culture where creativity, ownership, and continuous learning drive everything we do.
Why You’ll Love Working Here
- A true developer-first environment where your ideas and technical chops matter.
- Hands-on exposure to 250+ security platforms (yep, really).
- Direct contact with customers so you can see the impact of your work right away.
- A fast-paced, growth-focused culture—but we also respect work-life balance. No weekends, and only occasional evening calls.
What We’re Looking For
We’re hoping to meet someone who has both deep technical expertise and natural leadership instincts. You think holistically about systems, enjoy digging into tricky problems, and can guide both teammates and customers to success.
Must-Have Skills
- Solid programming experience across multiple languages (Python, TypeScript, Java, Node.js, Angular, React, C#, C++… we’re language-agnostic and use the best tool for the job).
- Quick at learning new security platforms.
- Proven ability to design and build scalable systems, APIs, and integrations.
- Experience mentoring and leading engineering teams.
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills in complex environments.
- Organized, reliable, and able to set and meet clear timelines.
- Comfortable working directly with customers to understand needs and design solutions.
- Familiar with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and security best practices.
Bonus Points If You
- Have experience building or leading integrations with enterprise security tools.
- Like approaching challenges with a “hacker mindset.”
- Know your way around Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud deployments.
- Contribute to open source or share technical insights publicly.
What You’ll Do
- Be the face of Metron Security with our customers—collaborating on solutions and keeping communication clear.
- Bridge the gap between customers and our dev team, ensuring the right info flows both ways.
- Mentor and train junior developers, helping them level up.
- Step in to tackle tough technical problems when the team needs backup.
- Build and document knowledge about security platforms.
- Spot potential roadblocks early and help keep projects on track.
Who You Are
- Strategic thinker who isn’t afraid to roll up their sleeves.
- Clear communicator who collaborates openly.
- Proud of building strong, maintainable solutions that exceed expectations.
- Curious, quick learner, and always exploring new technologies.
- Positive, “let’s figure it out” teammate who lifts others up.
At Metron Security, we’re all about helping security teams work smarter. If you’re excited to take on big engineering challenges, mentor others, and drive technical vision in a growing company, we’d love to talk.
Primary Skills:
Python / Golang, RESTful APIs, Docker, Kubernetes, Linux
Core Responsibilities:
- Design & Development: Architect and implement scalable backend services and APIs using Python or Golang, ensuring high performance, resilience, and extensibility.
- System Ownership: Take end-to-end ownership of critical modules, from design and development to deployment and support.
- Technical Leadership: Conduct design and code reviews, enforce best practices, and mentor junior engineers to raise the team’s technical bar.
- Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, architects, and other engineers to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Performance & Reliability: Troubleshoot complex issues in production systems, identify root causes, and design sustainable long-term solutions.
- Innovation: Evaluate new technologies, contribute to proof-of-concepts, and recommend tools that can improve developer productivity.
- Process Improvement: Drive initiatives to improve coding standards, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing practices.
- Knowledge Sharing: Document designs, create technical guides, and share insights with the broader engineering team.
Experience and Expertise:
- 4–7 years of backend development experience with Python or Golang.
- Strong expertise in designing, developing, and scaling microservices and distributed systems.
- Solid understanding of concurrency, multi-threading, and performance optimization.
- Proficiency with databases (SQL/NoSQL), caching systems (Redis, Memcached), and messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.).
- Hands-on experience with Linux development, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure) and related services.
- Strong debugging, profiling, and optimization skills for production-grade systems.
- Experience with AI-powered development tools is a strong plus; familiarity with concepts like 'agentic coding' for workflow automation or 'context engineering' for leveraging LLMs in system design is highly desirable.
Skills:
- Strong problem-solving ability, with experience handling complex technical challenges.
- Ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor junior engineers.
- Excellent communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and articulate trade-offs.
- Self-motivated, proactive, and able to operate independently while aligning with team goals.
- Passionate about engineering culture, quality, and developer productivity.













