Founding Backend Software Engineer at AssetSprout · Remote, Hyderabad · 6 - 20 years · ₹28L - ₹60L / yr · Raised funding · Remote friendly · Posted 17 Jan 2023

Role
Backend engineers at AssetSprout work on our products. They include software for Certified Financial Planners, their clients, and also internal admin tools. They work with the CTO, frontend engineers, and other backend engineers to deliver towards the company’s vision.
Responsibilities
- Develop and own product features end to end in a scalable, secure and maintainable way. The buck stops with you on whatever you own.
- Provide technical solutions through design, architecture and implementation. Wear multiple hats in delivering greenfield projects from concept to production.
- Establish, advocate and bring your experience on coding styles, best practices, and in scaling the product from MVP to production.
- Iterate fast. Display maturity in prioritizing towards velocity while balancing quality. As a startup, we break or make on how fast we deliver.
- Teach and mentor other backend engineers. Focus on providing technical expertise and solutions regardless of how long one has been working professionally.
Requirements
- We are language and framework agnostic as long as you can pick up new technologies.
- Proficient and expert level coding skills with any of the programming languages, preferably Java, Kotlin. Experience in Python, C++, Scala etc. is welcome.
- Develop web applications and services using Spring Boot. Experience with Akka, Play, Flask, Django is welcome.
- Write automated tests with any of the frameworks. We measure success on how well your code is unit tested and integration tested.
- Advanced level understanding of RDMS systems, preferably Postgres. Working knowledge of non-relational databases such as DynamoDB, Cassandra is helpful
- Able to use CI/CD tools such as CircleCI, GitLab, Jenkins etc. and create workflows and pipelines to release to production every other day.
- Expert level understanding of RESTful APIs, pagination, networking concepts around HTTP, thread pools, and other server-side concepts.
- Solid experience of how AWS services work. Some cloud services directly relevant are Lambda, EC2, S3, Dynamo, RDS, Eventbridge, SQS, ElastiCache Redis, Load Balancers etc.
Good-to-haves
- Early or mid-stage startup experience
- Eager to work in a flat organization with no corporate politics
- Positive energy with a get-it-done attitude.
- Worked in a remote environment and high trust and high responsibility role
- Working knowledge of build systems like Gradle, Maven, Bazel, Webpack etc. We use Gradle

About AssetSprout
About
Based out of Denver and San Francisco Bay Area, we build and provide software for financial planners and advisors. We are a distributed team of very passionate and motivated individuals with a high degree of trust and autonomy. We obsess over customer satisfaction and are focused on enabling Financial Planners to do their best work in helping their clients and managing their financial future.
Tech stack
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Our product suite helps financial advisors to help their clients manage their financial future, tax planning, home buying, retirement and other major life goals.
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Experience : 3+ Years
Location : Bangalore (Client Location – Work From Office)
Notice Period : Immediate to 15 Days
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Working Days : 6 Days a Week
🧠 Job Summary :
We are looking for a highly skilled Backend Engineer to build scalable, reliable, and high-performance systems in a fast-paced product environment.
You will own large features end-to-end — from design and development to deployment and monitoring — while collaborating closely with product, frontend, and infrastructure teams.
This role requires strong backend fundamentals, distributed systems exposure, and a mindset of operational ownership.
⭐ Mandatory Skills :
Strong backend development experience in Go / Python (FastAPI) / Java (Spring Boot) with hands-on expertise in Microservices, REST APIs, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka/SQS, AWS/GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and strong DSA & System Design fundamentals.
🔧 Key Responsibilities :
- Design, develop, test, and deploy backend services end-to-end.
- Build scalable, modular, and production-grade microservices.
- Develop and maintain RESTful APIs.
- Architect reliable distributed systems with performance and fault tolerance in mind.
- Debug complex cross-system production issues.
- Implement secure development practices (authentication, authorization, data integrity).
- Work with monitoring dashboards, alerts, and performance metrics.
- Participate in code reviews and enforce engineering best practices.
- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and release processes.
- Collaborate with product, frontend, and DevOps teams.
✅ Required Skills :
- Strong proficiency in Go OR Python (FastAPI) OR Java (Spring Boot).
- Hands-on experience building Microservices-based architectures.
- Strong understanding of REST APIs & distributed systems.
- Experience with PostgreSQL and Redis.
- Exposure to Kafka / SQS or other messaging systems.
- Hands-on experience with AWS or GCP.
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong knowledge of Data Structures & System Design.
- Ability to independently own features and solve ambiguous engineering problems.
⭐ Preferred Background :
- Experience in product-based companies.
- Exposure to high-throughput or event-driven systems.
- Strong focus on code quality, observability, and reliability.
- Comfortable working in high-growth, fast-paced environments.
🧑💻 Interview Process :
- 1 Internal Screening Round
- HR Discussion (Project & Communication Evaluation)
- 3 Technical Rounds with Client
This is a fresh requirement, and interviews will be scheduled immediately.
Job Description:
We are looking for experienced Java professionals with strong backend development experience to join our technology team. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and related backend technologies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications using Java and Spring Boot.
- Develop and integrate RESTful APIs and Microservices.
- Work with Kafka for event-driven architecture and messaging.
- Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code.
- Troubleshoot and resolve application issues.
- Collaborate with frontend, QA, DevOps, and other technical teams.
- Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and technical solutioning.
- Ensure application performance, scalability, and reliability.
Primary Skills:
- Core Java
- Spring Boot
- Microservices
- REST API
- Kafka
- SQL / Database
Good to Have:
- React.js
- Cloud technologies
- Docker / Kubernetes
- CI/CD
- Agile/Scrum experience
Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced Java Backend Lead with strong expertise in backend application development, system design, and technical leadership. The candidate will be responsible for developing scalable applications, guiding the development team, and ensuring high-quality delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor backend development teams.
- Design and develop scalable, high-performance backend applications.
- Develop applications using Core Java, Java 8/11/17+ and Spring Boot.
- Design and implement RESTful APIs and microservices.
- Work with databases such as Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL or similar.
- Conduct code reviews and ensure coding standards and best practices.
- Troubleshoot performance, production, and technical issues.
- Collaborate with architects, product teams, QA, and other stakeholders.
- Participate in system design, technical discussions, and solution development.
- Ensure application security, scalability, reliability, and performance.
- Guide the team in Agile/Scrum development practices.
Mandatory Skills
- 10–15 years of overall IT experience.
- Strong hands-on experience in Java.
- Strong experience with Spring Boot and Microservices.
- Experience in REST API development.
- Strong knowledge of SQL and relational databases.
- Experience in system design and application architecture.
- Good experience in technical leadership and team mentoring.
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with AWS/Azure/GCP.
- Knowledge of Kafka/RabbitMQ.
- Experience with Docker/Kubernetes.
- Exposure to CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps.
- Experience working in Agile environments.
1.Candidates should have experience in design and develop high-volume applications for delivering
high-availability and performance.
2. Write Well designed, testable and efficient code.
3. Ensure designs are in compliance with specifications.
4. Prepare and produce releases of software components.
5. Support continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies for the
architectural review.
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7. Desire and drive to take an active role in improving the end product
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Total Experience: 2+ years
Mode Of Hire: Permanent
Required Skills Set (Mandatory): Object Oriented Programming, data structures, algorithms, software design, and database systems.
Desired Skills (Good if you have): Springboot, ElasticSearch, MongoDB, MySQL, Redis, Crawling/ Web Scraping, Programming languages(Java, Python, C, C++)
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- Collaborate with Managers and other Engineers to help define, scope, and implement high-quality features that solve critical user needs.
- Break down requirements into architecture and deliver code, while keeping operational issues in mind.
- The ability to own end-to-end responsibility right from the requirement to release.
- Write clear documentation so that other engineers can jump in and get things done.
- Actively participate in design and code reviews.
- Help take Tracxn to the next level as a world-class engineering team
Job Requirements
- Experience with building backend services. Strong algorithm and CS skills.
- Experience designing and implementing large‐scale distributed systems.
- Experience with multiple programming languages (Java, Python) and data stores (MongoDB, MySQL, Redis, etc)
- Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, agile, and in ownership, and results-oriented culture.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
Culture
- Work with performance-oriented teams driven by ownership and passion.
- Learn to design systems for high accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.
- No strict deadlines focus on delivering quality work.
- Meritocracy-driven, candid culture. No politics.
- Very high visibility regarding which startups and markets are exciting globally.
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- Neha Singh (ex-Sequoia, BCG | MBA - Stanford GSB)
- Abhishek Goyal (ex-Accel Partners, Amazon | BTech - IIT Kanpur)
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Experience: 7 - 10 years
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- Knowledge of unit testing frameworks such as JUnit and Mockito.
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● Strong understanding of software engineering principles, design patterns, and clean
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● Strong communication, collaboration, and technical leadership skills.
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