Engineering Lead

About TIFIN

TIFIN is an AI-first fintech platform transforming wealth management through data science, machine learning, and intelligent automation. With strong global backing and a rapidly growing India hub, TIFIN is building scalable, next-gen financial products used by global institutions.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer with strong backend and AI integration experience to build scalable, high-performance systems. This role involves working closely with product, data science, and AI teams to develop intelligent platforms leveraging modern technologies and LLMs.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and scale backend systems and APIs using Golang and Python
• Build and integrate AI-driven features, including prompt-based workflows (Claude or similar LLMs)
• Work with MongoDB and Elasticsearch for high-performance data handling and search capabilities
• Optimize system performance, scalability, and reliability
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, AI/ML, Data Engineering)
• Contribute to architecture decisions and best engineering practices
• Write clean, maintainable, and production-grade code

Required Skills & Experience

• 3–5 years of experience in backend engineering
• Strong proficiency in Golang and/or Python
• Hands-on experience with MongoDB and Elasticsearch
• Experience working with LLMs / AI tools (Claude, OpenAI, etc.) and prompt engineering
• Good understanding of REST APIs, microservices architecture, and distributed systems
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills

Good to Have

• Experience in fintech / SaaS platforms
• Exposure to AI/ML pipelines or data platforms
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)
• Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps practices

Job Description:

• He / She candidate must possess a strong technology background with advanced knowledge of Java and Python based technology stack.
• Java, JEE, Spring MVC, Python, JPA, Spring Boot, REST API, Database, Playwright, CI/CD pipelines
• * At least 3 years of Hand-on Java EE and Core Java experience with strong leadership qualities.
• * Experience with Web Service development, REST and Services Oriented Architecture.
• * Expertise in Object Oriented Design, Design patterns, Architecture and Application Integration.
• * Working knowledge of Databases including Design, SOL proficiency.
• * Strong experience with frameworks used for development and automated testing like SpringBoot, Junit, BDD etc.
• * Experience with Unix/Linux Operating System and Basic Linux Commands.
• * Strong development skills with ability to understand technical design and translate the same into workable solution.
• * Basic knowledge of Python and Hand-on experience on Python scripting
• * Build, deploy, and monitor applications using CI/CD pipelines, * Experience with agile development methodology.
• Good to Have - Elastic Index Database, MongoDB. - No SQL Database Docker Deployments, Cloud Deployments Any Al ML. snowflake Experience
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Job Title: Java Spring Boot Engineer

📍 Location: Bangalore

🧾 Experience: 3–4 Years

📝 Employment Type: Contract (1 Year + Extendable)

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and backend development.
• Hands-on experience with PHP.
• Good understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Experience with GraphQL and RESTful APIs.
• Proficiency in working with SQL & NoSQL databases.
• Experience using Git for version control.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure).
• Exposure to monitoring and logging tools like Grafana, New Relic, and Splunk.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a collaborative team environment.

Job responsibility The Lead Developer contributes, to create a customer’s solution, in the building phase of the software development lifecycle. The Software Engineer is responsible for performing the detailed design of application and technical architecture components and classes in accordance to the specification provided by the Solution Architect, for coding of SW components, and for the early testing phases (component testing), and system testing support

Hands on experience in Java, Python, scripting
- Design, implement, deploy and support web-based applications and web services using server technologies stacks that include Java, MySQL
- Experience in Java/J2EE using web frameworks Play or Spring boot, REST API Development and ORM (JPA, Hibernate eBean etc.)
- In depth knowledge of Design patterns and Data structures
- Databases - MySQL, Oracle, SQL
- Solid understanding of concepts like Web Services, SOA, REST APIs, Message Queue, Caching, Distributed/Scalable Architecture
- Secure application development best practices, such as OWASP
- Document and maintain all design documents and involve in review process.
- Experienced problem solving and debugging skills.
- Good verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience in Agile methodology is added advantage
- Knowledge of Cloud Knowledge /Azure
- Must know about Unix knowledge
- experience in Elastic search

Requirements

• 2+ 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:

• 2+ 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.

Skills:

• Expertise in Python 3 on AWS serverless
• Experience in AWS serverless stack Appsync, Lambda, Cognito, API Gateway, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, SQS, S3, Code commit & Code Deploy.
• Proficient in modern microservice-based architectures and methodologies.
• Experience in a database technology, preferably No-SQL such as AWS DynamoDB.
• Build human-centric UX with us using technologies like React, TypeScript, GraphQL, and CSS-in-JS.
• Experience building data processing pipelines (SQS, Kinesis, DynamoDB, AWS Lambda, or similar)
• Deep technical hands-on experience developing in REST/JSON or SOAP/XML, combined with strong knowledge of concepts such as CORs (Cross Origins Resources), headers, security, JSON and http concept.
• Experience with Github and advanced Github features (good to have).
• Must have worked as a part of Agile Teams and DevOps practices such as continuous Integration tools (e.g. Jenkins), code repository, creating CI/CD pipelines is required.

Company Description

SteelEye is a fast growing FinTech company based in London and has offices in Bangalore and Paris, that offers a data platform to help financial institutions such as Investment Banks, Hedge Funds, Brokerage Firms, Asset Management Firms to comply with financial regulations in the European Union. Our clients can aggregate, search, surveillance and report on trade, communications and market data. SteelEye also enables customers to gain powerful insights from their data, helping them to trade with greater efficiency and profitability.

The company has a highly experienced management team and a strong board, who have decades of technology and management experience and worked in senior positions at many leading international financial businesses.

We are looking to hire a seasoned Sr API Developer to join us as we start on our next phase of growth. We have a culture of openness, collaboration, and the passion to get things done whilst appreciating the importance of a good work life balance.
Being part of a start-up can be equally exciting as it is challenging. You will be part of the SteelEye team not just because of your talent but also because of your entrepreneurial flare which we thrive on at SteelEye. This means we want you to be curious, contribute, ask questions and share ideas. We encourage you to get involved in helping shape our business.

SteelEye is a fast growing FinTech company based in London and has offices in Bangalore and Paris, that offers a data platform to help financial institutions such as Investment Banks, Hedge Funds, Brokerage Firms, Asset Management Firms to comply with financial regulations in the European Union. Our clients can aggregate, search, surveillance and report on trade, communications and market data. SteelEye also enables customers to gain powerful insights from their data, helping them to trade with greater efficiency and profitability.

The company has a highly experienced management team and a strong board, who have decades of technology and management experience and worked in senior positions at many leading international financial businesses.

We are looking to hire a seasoned Sr API Developer to join us as we start on our next phase of growth. We have a culture of openness, collaboration, and the passion to get things done whilst appreciating the importance of a good work life balance.
Being part of a start-up can be equally exciting as it is challenging. You will be part of the SteelEye team not just because of your talent but also because of your entrepreneurial flare which we thrive on at SteelEye. This means we want you to be curious, contribute, ask questions and share ideas. We encourage you to get involved in helping shape our business.

Job Description

What you’ll do

• Develop new features and functionality in SteelEye's best breed SaaS application
• Work on setup API Developer for our growing SaaS product
• Ensure the software is up-to-date with latest technologies
• Triage issues and enhance core features of our existing API's for rapidly growing client base
• Design and architech our API layer solving problems around scale and performance
• Be part of great team building a fantastic product!

What we’re looking for

• You are experienced Python Developer, with minimum 5 years in commercial Python experience
• You have experience building REST-based API's using Flask, Django or FastAPI in a production environment
• You have excellent knowledge of data structures, software design patterns and software architecture
• You are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and can adapt to changing requirements
• You have experience with code versioning (Git) and CI/CD (Jenkins, Circle, etc..) tools
• Familiarity/Experience with Elasticsearch is a huge plus
• Familiarity/Experience with FastAPI nice to have
• You are experienced Python Developer, with minimum 5 years in commercial Python experience
• You have experience building REST-based API's using Flask, Django or FastAPI in a production environment
• You have excellent knowledge of data structures, software design patterns and software architecture
• You are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and can adapt to changing requirements
• You have experience with code versioning (Git) and CI/CD (Jenkins, Circle, etc..) tools
• Familiarity/Experience with Elasticsearch is a huge plus
• Familiarity/Experience with FastAPI nice to have

Requirements

• Overall 2-8 years of software development experience in building web-based and highly scalable applications 

• Excellent understanding of core computer science concepts like algorithms, data structure, system design, OOP, etc. 

• Deep knowledge and development expertise in Core Java and SpringBoot or other equivalent frameworks 

• Strong experience in HTML5 and CSS3 and should have basic experience in JS technologies

• Good knowledge of database concepts, having SQL writing experience, and familiarity with at least one of the relational databases

• Worked in a CI/CD environment with Jenkins

• Experience working in an agile team with software engineering practices like automated testing, test-driven development, continuous integration, etc is a big plus. 

• Ability to quickly learn and evaluate new technologies and work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

• Strong oral and written communication.