Java Tech Lead-AVP

Job Title : Python Backend Lead / Senior Python Developer

Experience : 6 to 10 Years

Location : Bangalore (CV Raman Nagar)

Openings : 8

Interview Rounds : 1 Virtual + 1 In-Person (Face-to-Face with Client)

Note : Only local Bangalore candidates will be considered

About the Role :

We are seeking an experienced Python Backend Lead / Senior Python Developer to design, develop, and optimize scalable backend solutions.

The role involves working with large-scale data, building efficient APIs, integrating middleware solutions, and ensuring high performance and reliability.

You will lead a team of developers while also contributing hands-on to coding, design, and architecture.

Mandatory Skills : Python (Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, Plotly), FastAPI/FlaskAPI, SQL & NoSQL (MongoDB, CRDB, Postgres), Middleware tools (Mulesoft/BizTalk), CI/CD, RESTful APIs, OOP, OOD, DS & Algo, Design Patterns.

Key Responsibilities :

• Lead backend development projects using Python (FastAPI/FlaskAPI).
• Design, build, and maintain scalable APIs and microservices.
• Work with SQL and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, CRDB, Postgres).
• Implement and optimize middleware integrations (Mulesoft, BizTalk).
• Ensure smooth deployment using CI/CD pipelines.
• Apply Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), Design Patterns, and Data Structures & Algorithms to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (frontend, DevOps, product) to deliver business objectives.
• Mentor and guide junior developers, ensuring adherence to best practices and coding standards.

Required Skills :

• Strong proficiency in Python with hands-on experience in Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, Plotly.
• Expertise in FastAPI / FlaskAPI frameworks.
• Solid knowledge of SQL & NoSQL databases (MongoDB, CRDB, Postgres).
• Experience with middleware tools such as Mulesoft or BizTalk.
• Proficiency in RESTful APIs, Web Services, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of OOP, OOD, Design Patterns, and DS & Algo.
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and optimization skills.
• Prior experience in leading teams is highly desirable.

C++ coding and debugging to strengthen and optimize systems.

○ Design and architecture (HLD/LLD) to ensure scalable and robust solutions.

● 10–15 years in the tech industry, with 2–4 years in technical leadership or managerial roles.

● Technical Expertise: Expertise in C++ development, enterprise architecture, andscalable system design, and proficiency in performance optimization, scalability,software architecture, and networking principles.

Extensive experience managing the full development lifecycle of large-scale softwareproducts, from concept to deployment.

● Strong knowledge of STL containers, multi-threading concepts, and algorithms.

Solid understanding of memory management and efficient resource utilization.

● Microservices Architecture Expertise: Experience in designing and implementing

scalable, reliable microservices.

● Strong Communication & Decision-Making Skills: Ability to clearly articulate

trade-offs, make informed decisions, and ensure alignment across stakeholders.

● Commitment to Creating and fostering Engineering Excellence: Deep

understanding of best practices, including code quality, testability, security, and

release management, and passion for fostering a strong engineering culture and

continuously improving developer workflows and tools.

● Self-Driven and Motivated: Ability to operate independently while driving impactful

results.

We're looking for highly skilled experienced engineers to design and build high-scale, cloud-based data processing systems that can handle massive amounts of data with low latency. You'll work with a team of smart, motivated, and diverse people and be given the autonomy and support to do your best work. This is a rare opportunity to make a meaningful impact in society while working in a dynamic and flexible workplace where you'll belong and be encouraged.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Significant experience with distributed systems.
• Experience with modern programming languages such as Java, C#, C/C++, or Ruby.
• Experience with container platforms such as DC/OS, Kubernetes
• Fluency in technologies and design concepts around Big Data processing and relational databases, such as the Hadoop ecosystem, Map/Reduce, stream processing, etc.
• Experience with production operations and good practices for putting quality code into production and troubleshooting issues when they arise.
• Effective communication of technical ideas verbally and in writing, including technical proposals, design specs, architecture diagrams, and presentations.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with the team and other stakeholders.
• Preferably, production experience with Cloud and data processing technologies.

Responsibilities:

As a member of the software engineering division, you will take an active role in the definition and evolution of standard practices and procedures. Define specifications for significant new projects and specify, design and develop software according to those specifications. You will perform professional software development tasks associated with the developing, designing and debugging of software applications or operating systems.

• Design and build distributed, scalable, and fault-tolerant software systems.
• Build cloud services on top of the modern OCI infrastructure.
• Participate in the entire software lifecycle, from design to development, to quality assurance, and to production.
• Invest in the best engineering and operational practices upfront to ensure our software quality bar is high.
• Optimize data processing pipelines for orders of magnitude higher throughput and faster latencies.
• Leverage a plethora of internal tooling at OCI to develop, build, deploy, and troubleshoot software.

About Us

At Toddle, we are on a mission to help schools around the world deliver better learning. We are a team of 2x founders – before founding Toddle, we set up a network of preschools and schools in India. We continue to operate these preschools and schools as it gives us a unique vantage

point into the challenges faced by schools.

Our belief is that real impact in education can only be achieved by improving schools. That’s because children spend more than 80% of their learning time in school and schools are here to stay as schools are not just about teaching & learning, they also play a pivotal social role in our lives. So while most Edtech companies are trying to solve for education by working outside the school system, we think that the focus needs to be on taking our schools to the next level.

Our first product is a collaboration platform for teaching teams – we say that Toddle is to teaching, what Figma is to design. In its current version, Toddle empowers teachers to work together and better across all stages of the teaching-learning process – right from curriculum

planning and assessments to progress-tracking and family communication.

Here are some key facts about us:

1. Currently used by 1,000+ schools and 30,000+ teachers from 107 countries

2. Global revenue – 40% from Americas, 30% from EMEA, 30% from APAC

3. NRR > 115%

4. NPS > 70

5. Annual churn < 5%

6. Inbound led GTM motion fuelled by positive word of mouth

We love solving for

1. Creating delightful experiences that help teaching teams collaborate better & be more effective

2. Building tools that help teachers personalise learning for their students

3. Helping teachers around the world connect with each other meaningfully

We are at a series A stage right now, growing fast in the SAAS Ed-tech space, and have been funded by Sequoia, Matrix, Beenext, and Better Capital among others.

Here’s what you’ll be doing

We are looking for a passionate and skilled Backend engineer, one who partners with us in creating beautiful products for teachers, students and parents alike. As a Backend engineer, you will play a major role in designing, developing and deploying high-quality web platforms. In

this multifaceted role, you will get the opportunity to work along curriculum experts, teachers, and students, and user-test the product in real school settings.

Required Skills:

Frameworks & Technologies: Node.js, Express, GraphQL, JWT

Database: SQL query writing and optimisation.

Tools: Git basics, Scripting basics

Good to have:

DevOps experience with AWS, CI/CD

Working experience in PostgreSQL

Is this someone that looks like you?

• Education: B.E/B.Tech degree

• Experience: 1 to 3 years of relevant working experience (SaaS preferred)

• Soft Skills: Having a bias towards action, a good sense of design, empathy, and good communication skills

• We deeply value building the right culture at Toddle, and these are a few things that we look for in each hire - Coach-ability, Curiosity, Ownership, Hustle and Humility

Excited about the role?

Here are a few more benefits:

1. Work from anywhere - Work from where you like - home, co-working space, cafe or the hills

2. Exposure to diverse learning opportunities

Work across different projects & teams to develop skills outside of your core expertise

Access to a small budget towards learning (e.g. books, online courses, substacks)

3. Uncapped leave policy

We trust you fully on your commitment to our mission and your judgement on planning your time and taking leaves:

No cap on the number of sick or casual leaves

Special paid leaves for childbirth, wedding etc.

And if in any circumstance you feel burnt out - there is a little something for this too!

No questions asked menstrual leave

4. Flexible working hours - Block “no-meeting hours” to enable uninterrupted focused work

5. No bell curve performance evaluations

6. And yes, a super fun and smart group of folks to collaborate and grow with.

Still with us? Here’s the process:

1. Shortlisting:

• Apply for the role.

• We’ll check out your application and assess it for a fit

• You will hear back from us within 2-3 days of the submission if shortlisted

2. Once shortlisted, we usually do about 2-3 rounds of interviews, a written assignment, and deep reference checks.

3. We value everyone’s time hence we make it a point to communicate proactively at all stages of your application. You can always reach out to us for any questions.

• Designing, coding, and debugging software using J2EE, Spring boot,Microservices ,AWS .
• Work closely with Solution architects to understand the architecture
  design and implement software designs accordingly.
• Improving the performance of existing software.
• Providing training to other engineers and code review.
• Maintaining and upgrading existing software.
• Recommending new technologies that can help increase productivity.
• Supervising and overseeing the technical aspects of projects.
• Investigating software-related complaints and making necessary adjustments to ensure optimal software performance.
• Regularly attending team meetings to discuss projects, brainstorm ideas, and put forward solutions to any issues.
• Mentioning Software engineers on correct coding practices.

• Hands-on experience in backend programming languages.
• Experience in Python 3.X & Django is a must. Knowledge of .NET, Java, PHP is an added advantage.

• Hands-on experience in front-end technologies like Angular, jQuery, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SCSS, etc.

• Experience with leading technical teams and acting as a technical mentor.
• Experience in client communication & reporting to the client-side management team.
• Experience in AWS is an added advantage.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 2+ years of industry experience in programming web applications, mobile and/or large-scale enterprise products.
• Knowledge of C#, ASP, .NET, MVC.
• Experience with XML, ADO/ADO.NET, LINQ, AJAX, IIS.
• Hands-on experience with SQL and relational databases.
• Experience in TFS and Visual Studio.
• Familiar with SDLC and programming design patterns.
• Familiar with Agile methodology.
• Skillful at reviewing new feature impacts on an application and recognizing potential risks.
• Detailed oriented, professional and possesses a positive work attitude.
• Communicate professionally both verbally and in writing.
• Effective time management skills.