
Engineering Lead (Backend/Full stack)
About
It is a mission-oriented high-growth fintech startup building payment &
lending products to simplify education payments. Jodo’s suite of products make education payments convenient & affordable for parents while simplifying & streamlining fee collections for educational institutes. Jodo aims to be a category-defining company with a mission to be a
trusted partner to parents in fulfilling their aspirations for their kids’ education.
We are backed by marquee VC investors – Tiger Global, Elevation Capital and Matrix Partners – to realize this mission. It is started by three co-founders who have a pedigreed education
(IIT/IIM) and professional background (Nomura, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Matrix Partners).
🎬Job Description:
We are looking for an Engineering Leader with a focus on building maintainable and scalable applications. The Lead will be responsible for the design and development of Jodo’s fee payments platform and be owning one of the products/verticals. Leads will be closely working
with Product Managers and Founders to execute projects from ideation to completion. As a hands-on Team Lead, you will take ownership of services/systems and guide a team of
developers.
📈Key Responsibilities
● Own and drive the development of one or more of Jodo’s products
● Take the lead in the design and development of the backend platform
● Mentor a team of developers, promote collaboration and engagement, and promote practices that improve the developer experience
● Work closely with Product Managers and Founders to brainstorm requirements and prioritize
● Own quality - actively participate in code reviews
● Own reliability - continuously monitor Production Health, proactively fix production issues
● Own execution - Plan and delegate work for the team, optimize for speed of development and incremental delivery
📃Requirements
● 6+ years of hands-on experience in application development
● 1+ years of leading a team
● Experience in working with distributed systems
● Proficient in building Microservices/RESTful APIs with any modern tech stack
● Working knowledge of relational and nonrelational databases
● Prior working knowledge of Python/Django is a big plus
● Familiarity with modern CI/CD tools
● Knowledge of AWS or any other Cloud Platform services
● Champion code quality and drive best practices
● Ability to analyze and convert business requirements into technical requirements
● Self-starter and ability to take the ownership
● Prior experience working in a startup environment is great to have
● Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
🤩Benefits
● Becoming a part of the early core team
● Competitive salary
● Work with colleagues from strong backgrounds & hungry to succeed
● Opportunity to interact with and learn from high-pedigree investors & mentors -
○ VCs: Elevation Capital (erstwhile SAIF Partners), Matrix Partners
○ Select angel investors: Kunal Shah, Nithin Kamath, Amit Ranjan
🔎What are we looking for?
● Self-starter with a high sense of ownership → Comfortable to work with minimal
supervision
● Hungry to learn and grow → Passion to learn & be a better version of oneself; motivated to succeed
● Bias for action → Have the temperament to experiment and execute in uncertainty
● Hustler → Ability to generate resources to solve a problem
● Intellectual honesty → Always seeking and presenting truth irrespective of personal
POV or beliefs
● Mission-oriented → Deeply care about delivering value and making an impact on customer’s lives
✅Key Details
● Role: Engineering Lead
● Location: Bengaluru
● Compensation: Negotiable based on candidate profile (structured as Fixed + ESOPs)
● Date of Joining: ASAP

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As a Cloud Backend Engineer you will design, develop, and maintain scalable and reliable backend systems in cloud environments. You will be responsible for building cloud-native applications, optimizing backend performance, and ensuring seamless integration with frontend services and third-party systems.
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- Design and implement scalable and high-performance backend services and APIs for cloud-based applications.
- Develop microservices architectures and serverless functions to support business needs.
- Ensure backend systems are secure, reliable, and performant, adhering to best practices and industry standards.
- Cloud Infrastructure and Deployment
- Build and manage cloud infrastructure using platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or Azure.
- Deploy and maintain backend services using cloud-native technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker, AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions).
- Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment processes and ensure smooth delivery of updates.
- Performance Optimization
- Monitor and optimize the performance of backend services, including database queries, API responses, and system throughput.
- Implement caching strategies, load balancing, and other performance-enhancing techniques to ensure scalability and responsiveness.
- Troubleshoot and resolve performance issues and system bottlenecks.
- Database Management
- Design and manage relational and NoSQL databases, ensuring data integrity, scalability, and performance.
- Implement data access patterns and optimize queries for efficient data retrieval and storage.
- Ensure backup, recovery, and data security practices are in place.
- Integration and Collaboration
- Collaborate with frontend developers, DevOps engineers, and other stakeholders to integrate backend services with frontend applications and third-party systems.
- Participate in architectural discussions and provide input on system design and technology choices.
- Ensure clear communication and documentation of backend services, APIs, and system interactions.
- Security and Compliance
- Implement security best practices to protect backend services from threats and vulnerabilities.
- Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards, including data privacy and protection requirements.
- Conduct regular security assessments and vulnerability scans to maintain system integrity.
- Testing and Quality Assurance
- Develop and maintain automated tests for backend services, including unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests.
- Perform code reviews and participate in quality assurance processes to ensure high code quality and reliability.
- Monitor and address issues identified during testing and production deployments.
- Documentation and Knowledge Sharing
- Document backend services, APIs, and infrastructure setups to facilitate knowledge sharing and support.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, API specifications, and deployment guides.
- Share knowledge and best practices with team members and contribute to a collaborative development environment.
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- Strong experience in backend development, cloud technologies, and distributed systems, with a focus on building robust, high-performance solutions.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in backend development, with a strong focus on cloud-based applications.
- Proven experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and cloud-native technologies.
- Experience in designing and implementing RESTful APIs, microservices, and serverless architectures.
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- Strong experience with backend programming languages such as Node.js, Python
- Expertise in working with frameworks such as NestJS, Express.js, or Django.
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- Experience designing and implementing microservices architectures.
- Knowledge of service discovery, API gateways, and distributed tracing.
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- Proficiency in designing, building, and maintaining RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
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- Understanding of security best practices and experience implementing secure coding practices.
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- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
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- Key Skills:
- Expert Proficiency in anyone the below programming language - Node JS, PHP or GoLang
- Expert Computer Science fundamentals like Data Structures, Algorithms, Time Complexity, and others
- Strong Microservices, REST API, Git source control, CI/CD, and other latest technology trends
- Strong System Design, DB Design proficiency
- Strong knowledge in Design Patterns, best software development practices
- Good exposure to working in Open Source stack, E-Commerce, or Fintech domain.
Required Skills:
- 3+ year of experience in Development in JAVA technology.
- Strong Java Basics
- SpringBoot or Spring MVC
- Hands on experience on Relational Databases (SQL query or Hibernate) + Mongo (JSON parsing)
- Proficient in REST API development
- Messaging Queue (RabitMQ or Kafka)
- Microservices
- Any Caching Mechanism
- Good at problem solving
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- 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 of AI/ML algorithms is a plus.
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Roles and Responsibility :
- Lead and build the team in development
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- Supervise and write efficient and reliable code; use best practices with our team
- Organize and participate code reviews
- Setup unit and integration tests
- Architecture and design of reusable server components
- Developing high performing REST APIs for application functionality
- Develop and maintain scalable server architecture serving millions of users every day.
Must Have Skill Sets :
- Should have 5+ years of experience in Mobile/web server and application development
- Mandatory: Strong development skills in Python ,Node.js, Typescript, Django Rest Framework, Linux, MongoDB
- Experience with client technologies like JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5, bootstrap, Angulars, React, Android App a plus
- Strong knowledge of data structures and computer fundamentals
- An ability to refract and understand large and separate code bases
- Experience with third-party libraries and APIs
- Forward-looking on potential technology choices
- Experience in building highly scalable, reliable systems
- Team handling experience.












