Full Stack Developer - Focus on Backend

• Own and Maintain our interface. Built in Go, React and an event-driven architecture under the hood
• We work with complex data types and relations. Design our database (postgres) and maintain our S3 buckets.
• Build an infra which will work super-fast on cloud servers and runs reliably on-prem
• Develop a user-centric platform by helping us with ruthless prioritization of features
• Have an eye for detail especially when it comes to visual appeal
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What you bring to the table

• You have full-stack experience with relevant technologies (Go, React, Typescript)
• You know how to go from 0-to-1
• You have strong communication skills
• You thrive in a collaborative team setting

Quidcash is seeking a highly skilled and passionate Engineering Manager to lead, mentor, and grow a talented team of software engineers. You will be instrumental in shaping our technical direction, driving the development of our core products, and championing engineering excellence. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll contribute to architectural decisions, foster a culture of innovation, and ensure your team is equipped to build scalable, robust, and intelligent systems.

If you're a leader who thrives on technical challenges, loves building high-performing teams, and is excited by the potential of AI/ML in fintech, we want to hear from you!

What You'll Do:

· Lead & Mentor: Manage, coach, and develop a team of software engineers, data scientists fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performance culture. Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and support career growth.

· Technical Leadership: Provide strong technical guidance on architecture, design, and implementation of complex systems, particularly in microservices, OOPS principles, and cloud-native applications.

· AI/ML Integration: Drive the strategy and execution for integrating AI/ML models and techniques into our products and platforms, working closely with data scientists and engineers.

· Engineering Best Practices: Establish, evangelize, and enforce best practices for software development, including code quality, testing (unit, integration, E2E), CI/CD, security, and documentation.

· DevOps Culture: Champion and implement DevOps principles to improve deployment frequency, system reliability, and operational efficiency. Oversee CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code practices.

· Roadmap & Execution: Collaborate with Product Management, Design, and other stakeholders to define the technical roadmap, translate product requirements into actionable engineering tasks, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality software.

· Architectural Vision: Contribute to and influence the long-term architectural vision for Quidcash platforms, ensuring scalability, resilience, and maintainability.

· Problem Solving: Dive deep into complex technical challenges, lead troubleshooting efforts, and make critical technical decisions.

· Recruitment & Team Building: Actively participate in recruiting, interviewing, and onboarding new engineering talent.

What You'll Bring (Must-Haves):

· Experience:

o Proven experience (6+ years) in software engineering, with a strong foundation in Object-Oriented Programming (OOP/S) using languages like Java, Python, C#, Go, or similar.

o Demonstrable experience (2+ years) in an engineering leadership or management role, directly managing a team of engineers.

· Technical Acumen:

o Deep understanding and practical experience with microservice architecture, including design patterns, deployment strategies (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker), and inter-service communication.

o Solid experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

o Familiarity and practical experience with AI/ML concepts, tools, and their application in real-world products (e.g., machine learning pipelines, model deployment, MLOps).

o Proficiency in establishing and driving DevOps practices (CI/CD, monitoring, alerting, infrastructure automation).

· Leadership & Management:

o Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills with a proven ability to mentor and grow engineering talent.

o Experience in setting up and enforcing engineering best practices (code reviews, testing methodologies, agile processes).

o Strong project management skills, with experience in Agile/Scrum methodologies.

· Mindset:

o A proactive, problem-solving attitude with a passion for continuous improvement.

o Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic startup environment.

o Strong business acumen and ability to align technical strategy with company goals.

Nice-to-Haves:

· Experience in the FinTech or financial services, lending industry.

· Hands-on experience with specific AI/ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn).

· Experience with event-driven architectures (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ).

· Contributions to open-source projects or a strong public technical presence.

· Advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Why Join Quidcash?

· Impact: Play a pivotal role in shaping a product that directly impacts Indian SMEs business growth.

· Innovation: Work with cutting-edge technologies, including AI/ML, in a forward-thinking environment.

· Growth: Opportunities for professional development and career advancement in a growing company.

· Culture: Be part of a collaborative, supportive, and brilliant team that values every contribution.

· Benefits: Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, be a part of the next fin-tech evolution.

● In-depth knowledge of full-stack development principles and best practices.

● Expertise in building web applications with strong proficiency in languages like Node.js, React, and Go. 

● Experience developing and consuming RESTful and gRPC API Protocols.

● Familiarity with CI/CD workflows and DevOps processes. 

● Solid understanding of cloud platforms and container orchestration technologies.

● Experience with Kubernetes deployment and workflows using tools like Argo.

● Experience applying AI/ML models to optimize workflows or enhance product features, with familiarity in frameworks like TensorFlow, MLflow, Kubeflow, or PyTorch. 

● Experience fine-tuning existing AI/ML models to adapt to specific use cases or datasets, ensuring optimized performance. 

● Experience with Workflow Orchestration tools like Temporal and Windmill.

● Strong background in System Design. 

● Hands-on experience with Queuing Mechanisms such as RabbitMQ, Redis, and Kafka. 

● Experience with designing and building user-friendly interfaces using Tailwind CSS and Radix UI. 

● Excellent understanding of distributed systems, databases, and APIs. ● A passion for writing clean, maintainable, and well-documented code. ● Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively. 

● Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. 

Bonus points if you have: 

● Experience with building self-serve platforms or user onboarding experiences.

● Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform.

● A strong understanding of security best practices for Kubernetes deployments.

● Grasp on setting up Network Architecture for distributed systems. 

• Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role with 2+ years of experience.
• Experience developing desktop and mobile applications
• Strong knowledge of at least one back-end languages (preferably Python/Ruby/ Node.js) and JavaScript frameworks (e.g. Angular, React)
• Familiarity with databases (e.g. MySQL, MongoDB), web servers (e.g. Apache) and UI/UX design
• Database design and management, including being up on the latest practices and associated versions
• For us, security is of utmost importance - You understand security concepts deeply and write code to protect us and our users.
• Should be able to architect robust Restful APIs
• Proactive, Strong Result orientation (propose solutions based on product capabilities) and Creativity.
• Good knowledge and understanding of the product development life cycles.
• Good verbal and written communication skills (Advanced English)
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain software applications.
• Go the extra mile to identify customer needs and pain-points. 
• Relentless focus on delivering high quality, bug-free code.
• Closely work with the SRE and DevOps team to set up microservices infrastructure. 
• Maintaining and auditing code/design quality as per set guidelines and standards in assigned projects.
• Testing of completed tasks in ongoing projects in the team before sending updates to reporting authority/client.
• Participate in application design, code reviews and documentation.

Requirements:

• Experience in agile development process.
• Excellent knowledge of HTML5, CSS3.
• Excellent knowledge of JavaScript.
• Experience with cross-browser, cross-platform and design constraints on the web
• Good understanding and experience of working on Vue.js/React.js.
• Prior experience building REST APIs
• Hands-on experience with Node.js/Golang/Java + Redis + Elasticsearch.
• Experience with AWS/GCP is a plus
• Knowledge of version control systems like GIT.
• Experience in developing automated unit and functional tests
• A minimum of 1 year of experience is needed.

A highly motivated and passionate individual who has experience in executing end to end web based application projects and bringing them to production quickly and with high quality. Passionate about building flexible and scalable solutions with an eye for detail and can weigh pros and cons to find best possible solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Product Manager and Engineering Manager to plan, implement and deliver tasks and modules on a timely basis with best practices and adherence to SOPs.
• Understand the product specification and be able to ask questions and gather information and feedback to build a well rounded solution.
• Deliver end to end applications starting from front end web development, back end development, middleware integration and persisting data in no SQL or RDBMS databases.
• Should be able to use existing front-end components to build web based UI interfaces.
• Strong technical design approach to problem solving for backend services.
• Should be able to communicate and defend the tech design choices taken for long term scalability and maintainability.
• Play the role of an unblocker in a tight scrum environment.
• Should be able to help other developers with challenges and help achieve milestones as per plan.

• Prioritise to manage ad-hoc requests in parallel with ongoing projects.
• Document API specification, technical design and other key information for all projects/modules/services owned

Requirements:

• A highly talented developer with 4-7 years of hands-on experience in building secure and scalable web-based applications using Java in backend and JS-based frontend frameworks
• Strong knowledge of Java 8+, databases (SQL and NoSQL), MySql, Mongo
• Experience working with Cassandra, Spring Boot, Apache Spark, Kafka, RabbitMQ is highly desirable
• Working knowledge of any one or more of AngularJS/ReactJS/VueJS and CSS3, HTML5
• Strong experience in data modeling for data storage tools in SQL; experience with noSQL is highly desirable.
• Experience building scalable solutions for 2x, 5x and 10x growth with high quality and flexibility.
• Practitioner of test-driven development practices.
• Experience in creating and adhering to best practices for development
• Experience working with container technologies like Docker and knowledge of CI/CD processes for automated integration and deployment.
• Basic knowledge of AWS preferred
• Strong experience in Microservices (SRP) paradigm
• Willing to learn new technologies (Golang)

• Qualification B.Tech/M.Tech/MCA(IT/Computer Science)
• Years of Exp 4 - 7 years