Java Back-End Developer

**Company Overview**

We are a VC-backed fintech startup developing an innovative online trading platform. As we scale, we're seeking a skilled Backend Engineer with expertise in Python to join our growing team and help build a robust, scalable infrastructure for our cutting-edge trading application.

We're based out of the UK and have our engineering team in India.

**Job Description**

We are looking for a backend developer who specialises in Python. Your role will focus on developing and maintaining the server-side logic, optimising performance, and ensuring seamless integration with the frontend. You’ll work closely with the engineering and product teams to deliver a high-quality, secure, and scalable platform.

**Responsibilities**

1. Develop and maintain server-side logic using Python

2. Design and implement APIs for seamless integration with frontend components

3. Optimise backend performance and scalability for high traffic and large data loads

4. Build and maintain databases, ensuring security, data integrity, and optimal performance

5. Collaborate with frontend engineers to ensure smooth integration between backend and frontend systems

6. Troubleshoot, debug, and optimise backend infrastructure

7. Implement data protection, security protocols, and authentication mechanisms (e.g., JWT)

8. Maintain and enhance real-time communication systems using WebSockets or similar protocols

**Required Skills**

1. Strong proficiency in Python and related technologies, knowledge of databases and SQL, and experience with web frameworks like Django or FastAPI

2. Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, and the ability to solve problems

3. Good understanding of OOPs, task broking services, Queues, Redis

4. Familiarity with RESTful API design and integration

5. Strong understanding of database management (e.g., PostgreSQL, Redis) and caching strategies

6. Familiarity with modern authentication and authorization mechanisms (e.g., JWT, OAuth)

7. Proficiency in working with cloud hosting services (AWS, Google Cloud, etc.)

8. Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes)

9. Knowledge of real-time communication protocols (e.g., WebSockets, TCP, SSE)

10. Strong understanding of security best practices for server-side applications

11. Experience with version control (Git) and CI/CD pipelines

12. Minimum of 2-3.5 years of experience building scalable backend systems

**Perks**

1. Work From Anywhere Flexibility

2. Unlimited Leaves policy*

3. Competitive salary and unlimited growth opportunities

4. Insights on how HFT is done using cutting edge technology

If you’re passionate about building scalable, high-performance backend systems and want to be part of a cutting-edge fintech startup, we’d love to hear from you!

• Strong knowhow of data-structures and algorithms.
• Strong core server-side technologies experience (Java/ other)
• Knowledge of Android is a huge plus.
• Strong understanding of OO/ design and good software development practices.
• Strong database skills and good knowhow of databases.
• Exposure to configuration management, testing, deployment.
• Hands on development across technologies

Qualifications & skills:

• C#.net, ASP.net MVC, Microsoft sql server, LINQ, Entity framework, .net Core.
• Repository / version management tools such as GIT, SVN, TFS.
• Diploma / bachelor degree / master degree in computer science or subjects related to computer software programming.
• Demonstrated knowledge of web technologies, such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
• Ability to work independently and multi-task effectively. Being a team player is more preferred.
• Ability to understand and work on requirements.
• Flexible in work and willing to accept a change in priorities as necessary.

Responsibilities & duties:

• Understanding requirements from the project manager or team leader and writing tasks associated.
• Develop and implement tasks while following project management guidelines to maintain coordination between teams.
• Test and maintain projects to ensure strong functionality and optimization along with performance.
• Clearly and regularly communicate with management and technically support colleague(s).
• Deliver projects / work on time to ensure we never fail our commitments.
• Recommend improvements to existing projects as necessary.
• Create requirement documents , write tasks and delivery manuals when needed or asked by your PM / TL.
• Help your co-workers if needed and support everyone in the company for their tasks.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Involvement in the full software development life cycle within broadly defined parameters and

providing software solutions keeping into consideration, the software quality needs.

• Design and defining the interaction between the different component pieces.

• Write efficient code based on brief given by team lead.

• Fast prototyping of proof-of concept features / application based on brief.

• Develop and maintain new features on Java stack.

• Own the delivery of an entire piece of a system or application.

• Management and execution against project plans and delivery commitments.

• Work closely with the peers and Leads to develop the best technical design and approach for new

product development.

• Build software solutions for complex problems.

• Compliance with build/release and configuration management process.

• Responsibility to develop unit test cases for his/her project module.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

WORK EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND THAT A CANDIDATE SHOULD HAVE WHEN APPLYING FOR

POSITION

• 5+ years of proven experience as a Software Developer, Software Engineer or similar role

• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies

• B.E./ B.Tech. / M.E. / M.Tech. / M.S. in Computer Science, Electronics or a related field.

• Experience with software design and development in a test-driven environment

• Knowledge of coding languages (e.g. Java, JavaScript) and frameworks/systems

• Experience with databases (Oracle / Postgre) and Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) frameworks

• Ability to learn new languages and technologies

• Excellent communication skills

• Resourcefulness and troubleshooting aptitude

PREFERRED SKILLS

ADDITIONAL SKILLS OR EXPERIENCE THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED FAVORABLE FOR A CANDIDATE WHO IS

APPLYING FOR THIS POSITION.

• Excited about the start-up company “experience”.

• BS/MS in Computer science preferred.

• Full project lifecycle experience.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• Delivering a high-quality application
• Integrating with front-end developers 
• Ensuring a required level of performance
• Writing test-backed server-side code
• Analyzing requirements and designing new functionality
• Supporting and fixing existing functionality
• Selecting and using the most appropriate and efficient technologies for a particular application
• Designing and building application layers

• Proficiency in ( C# | Visual Basic, depending on the specific project )
• Experience using .NET ( 4.5+ | Core )
• Experience in developing ( ASP.NET MVC | ASP.NET Core MVC ) applications
• Senior knowledge of ( Entity Framework 6.* | EF Core | NHibernate | ADO.NET )
• Proficient knowledge in ( MSSQL | MySQL | Oracle | other RDBMS )
• Database design including indexes and data integrity ( if RDBMS is required )
• Dependency injection pattern and IoC containers using at least one of: Autofac, Unity, Ninject, and/or SimpleIoc
• Writing tests with ( NUnit | XUnit | MSTest )
• Implementing enterprise application patterns ( if senior developer is required )
• Understanding of HTML, JS, and CSS
• Familiarity with the client side framework ( jQuery | Angular 1.* | Angular 2.*+ | React | other )
• Familiarity with ( Kendo UI | DevExpress | Syncfusion ) 
• Integrating web analytics tools ( particularly Google Analytics )
• Familiarity with ( Azure Web Apps | AWS Cloud )

Main Responsibilities:

• Should be accountable for the deliverables of assigned MS Dynamics CRM functionality
• Should be able to work with Business groups, Architects to understand the functional expectations, produce technical solutions and documentation
• Should be able to conceptualize and design solution, independently customize, develop/code using MS Dynamics 365 and technologies such as C#, .Net, Integration technologies including SQL Server & Kingsway Soft
• Should be able to own technical impediments, liaise with various groups and troubleshoot /resolve
• Participate in the Scrum process activities including Sprint Planning and Estimating sessions, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Demos and Sprint retrospectives.

Basic Qualifications:

• 4+ years’ strong experience in MS dynamics 365 implementations & support and extensive experience with C#, .NET, JavaScript, Power apps
• Strong experience in Web API development and plug in’s
• Strong experience in integration technologies including SQL Server & KingswaySoft to connect internal & third-party systems
• Experience with Power BI, SQL Server Integration Services, ASP.net, client-side JavaScript frameworks, Xamarin.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong experience using Microsoft Azure Dev Ops, MS Visual Studio and MS SQL server

• Building components for the companys advanced health-tech platform using Java, Solr, SpringBoot, DialogFlow
• Communicating effectively in a cross-functional product development team and presenting ideas and solutions effectively

The opportunity

The Engineering Manager (EM)is responsible for a managing a team of full stack engineers that is building highly innovative and cutting edge solutions. This role is accountable for leading a team, developing code, deploying and managing in production. Most importantly, the EM, while working with the Product owners drives the product Net promoter score (NPS), user satisfaction, building the product roadmap and delivering highly functional, exceptionally innovative and intelligent software. You will be called upon to be the technical representative for your team during cross-team collaborative efforts and planning. Success in this role will require strong and innovative approaches to problem solving, great technical leadership, excellent communication (written and verbal, formal and informal), flexibility, accountability and a self-motivated working style with attention to detail.

You are great at

As an Engineering Manager, you’ll take the lead as you - drive product development, operations and technical decision making. You’ll have a strong focus on team management and development, equal focus will be on writing production code and hands on active development of the capabilities and solutions. Assist in defining infrastructure need and use enterprise solution and drive resolution of technology roadblocks including code, infrastructure, build and deployment. Manage overall software development cycle by adhering to development and security standards. Establish good stakeholder communication and work closely with Product teams and influence set product roadmap and help drive requirements while being a strong advocate of extreme agile and DevOps practices across engineers. Build and manage a team of high performing full stack engineers and provide leadership, coaching, motivation and recommend staffing levels, operating procedures, tools and systems for the team. Provide career development and performance management to a team of engineers.

Required Candidate Profile

• 4 year degree in or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of engineering (software development) experience
• 1-3 years of managing teams with a strong track record of delivery for cross-functional product experience with Cloud hosting and managing products
• Proficient in building high performing APIs and writing specs
• Expertise in programming languages. Hands on experience in Java, J2ee technologies is preferred.
• Experience in SAP Hybris Commerce would be a plus
• Experience with integration, data handling technologies and other open source frameworks
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to variety of audiences
• Team-orientated, passionate about developing others’ skills and capabilities
• Successful track record of working in large scale technology solutions
• Deep understanding of agile development processes and methodology including continuous integration and delivery, with a mindset of building incrementally and delivering business value quickly