
Job Title: Tech Lead (Backend Heavy)
Location: Onsite – Indore (Vijaynagar), MP, India
Experience: 4–6 Years
Notice Period: Immediate to 30 days preferred
Company Overview
Kuvaka Tech builds scalable, high-performance products across Web2 and Web3 ecosystems. We operate in a fast-paced startup environment, focusing on delivering efficient, production-ready solutions within tight timelines.
Role Overview
We are looking for a Tech Lead who is backend-heavy, highly product-driven, and capable of owning end-to-end technical execution. The ideal candidate should be comfortable working across multiple backend stacks, while also having enough frontend understanding to unblock issues independently.
This role requires someone who can solve problems proactively, handle technical blockers without unnecessary escalations, and drive projects efficiently in a startup environment.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Ownership
- Take end-to-end ownership of projects from planning to deployment
- Ensure timely delivery under tight deadlines
- Maintain high standards of code quality, scalability, and performance
Backend Development (Core Focus)
- Design and build scalable backend systems using Python and other backend stacks
- Architect APIs, services, and data flows for high-performance applications
- Handle complex technical challenges independently
Frontend Awareness
- Possess working knowledge of frontend technologies (React.js / Next.js)
- Be capable of debugging and resolving frontend issues when required
Problem Solving & Execution
- Identify and resolve technical blockers independently before escalation
- Drive solutions with a cost-efficient and time-efficient approach
- Optimise system performance and architecture
Innovation & Product Thinking
- Contribute new ideas and technical improvements
- Think from a product perspective, not just implementation
- Continuously improve processes and delivery speed
Collaboration & Leadership
- Work closely with cross-functional teams (Product, Design, Engineering)
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders
- Guide junior developers when required
Required Skills-
Core Technical
- Strong experience in Python (Django/FastAPI preferred)
- Experience with multiple backend stacks (Node.js, etc. is a plus)
- Solid understanding of system design, APIs, and databases
Frontend Understanding
- Hands-on or working knowledge of React.js / modern frontend frameworks
Engineering Mindset
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Ability to handle pressure and tight deadlines
- Experience working in startup environments
Ideal Candidate Profile
- 4–6 years of experience in product-based or startup environments
- Has worked on multiple projects end-to-end
- Highly productive, proactive, and ownership-driven
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to take initiative and make decisions independently
- Focused on efficiency, scalability, and execution speed
What We’re Looking For
- Someone who doesn’t wait for instructions but takes initiative
- A problem solver who fixes issues before they escalate
- A tech-driven thinker with strong execution capability
- Comfortable in fast-moving, high-pressure startup setups
Hiring Process
- HR Round
- Assignment
- Technical Round
- Cultural Fit Round
- Founder’s Call

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Mon-Fri, In office role with excellent perks and benefits!
Key Responsibilities:
1. Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using Node.js or Python, or Java.
2. Build and implement scalable and robust microservices and integrate API gateways.
3. Develop and optimize NoSQL database structures and queries (e.g., MongoDB, DynamoDB).
4. Implement real-time data pipelines using Kafka.
5. Collaborate with front-end developers to ensure seamless integration of backend services.
6. Write clean, reusable, and efficient code following best practices, including design patterns.
7. Troubleshoot, debug, and enhance existing systems for improved performance.
Mandatory Skills:
1. Proficiency in at least one backend technology: Node.js or Python, or Java.
2. Strong experience in:
i. Microservices architecture,
ii. API gateways,
iii. NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, DynamoDB),
iv. Kafka
v. Data structures (e.g., arrays, linked lists, trees).
3. Frameworks:
i. If Java : Spring framework for backend development.
ii. If Python: FastAPI/Django frameworks for AI applications.
iii. If Node: Express.js for Node.js development.
Good to Have Skills:
1. Experience with Kubernetes for container orchestration.
2. Familiarity with in-memory databases like Redis or Memcached.
3. Frontend skills: Basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, or frameworks like React.js.
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Company |
Photon Commerce (http://www.photoncommerce.com">www.photoncommerce.com)
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Title |
Senior engineer
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Commitment |
Full-time. Remote. Starting as soon as possible.
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About the company |
Photon Commerce is the AI platform for finance, invoices, and payments. Photon empowers financial services and eCommerce businesses with computer vision to automate invoices and receipts. Photon turns paper and pdf invoices, receipts, POs, and packing slips into a modern collaboration platform for commerce, preventing problems before they become costly. Backed by the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center, its leadership brings experience from eCommerce and SaaS unicorns, Google AI, Y Combinator, Stanford, and 4 exits and an IPO.
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What you will do |
· Build a python/flask app that processes PDFs, images, invoices, and receipts for Quickbooks and Shopify using OCR · Lead a team of 8+ engineers and interns · Create integrations, APIs, webhooks, and payments for the captured structured data · Build a document and invoice collaboration app with embedded chat, like Slack for documents/invoices · Deploy the app into production and own AWS devops · Own the shipped product, including QA
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Experience |
· 5-10 years of experience having launched apps in production with real users in Python, Flask, Django, Javascript, SQL, AWS, and full-stack web development · 1+ years of engineering leadership, including as a team lead, tech lead, or manager · Have repos and/or demos to show your previous work · Knowledge in and/or passion for enterprise SaaS, and AWS devops · Excellent communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, and team skills
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What you’ll receive |
· Join an exciting, high growth startup led by serial entrepreneurs and backed by top tier Silicon Valley investors and billionaire industry leaders in tech · Competitive compensation commensurate with experience and performance
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Key Responsibilities:
· You’ll be actively involved with development of server backend that support mobile apps.
· You’ll be architecting and implementing best-in-class complex ‘real time’ web software and/or messaging systems to power highly scalable apps for users.
· Translate high level business problems into scalable design and code. Create libraries & Utilities for larger consumption.
· Work closely with UI/UX designers to create exciting user experiences and ensure delivery of graphic assets as per modern web standards.
· You’ll be continuously keeping an eye on the latest cutting-edge technologies and leveraging these in one’s own and the team’s work as necessary.
· Care about the business results of what you build, not just the elegance of the technology you build.
· Work on the end to end stack (Platforms, UI, distributed systems, databases) rather than specialize in one area.
· And of course, get hands dirty by writing server-side code for mobile-based applications, create robust high-volume production applications, and develop prototypes quickly.
Eligibility
Desired Candidates Profile:
• 5+ years of experience on Node.js based web applications and systems development.
• Strong knowledge of MEAN, Linux/UNIX based development & client-side JavaScript/jQuery.
• Knowledgeable on ORMs, their utility and limitations.
• Knowledge of web services and serialization techniques like REST, SOAP, XML & JSON.
• Knowledgeable about caching mechanisms & tools like memcache, CDNs, nginx.
• Scripting experience in using Shell/Python for creating quick technology solutions to problems.
• Prior expertise of working with AWS Cloud, CDNs and other PAAS based services.
• A strong penchant for Object-Oriented Design.
• Experience of working with version control, bug tracking, continuous integration and other productivity enhancement software like SVN, Bugzilla, Jira etc.
• Prior experience in implementing Agile software methodologies.
• Passionate about software development & modern-day web technologies like:
• Server-Side JavaScript – Node.js, Backbone.js
• Web Sockets
• NoSQL based databases like MongoDB/Couchbase/Redis
• Big Data
• Taking responsibility and ownership in the team’s work.
Additional Requirements:
• B-Tech/BS/BE/BS/MS/M.Tech/MS in Electronics or Computer Science from a premier institute in India (IITs, BITS, NITs etc) or abroad.
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model
- Past experience in NodeJs, Redux and other advanced JavaScript libraries and frameworks.
- Hands-on experience in NodeJS, Javascript, ECMAScript (OOJS) and JSX.
- Knowledge of SPAs and build tools like Npm, Webpack, Grunt, Bower etc
- Should have good knowledge of Mobile friendly web application development
- Proficient understanding of web markup, including HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, Flexbox.
- Should have the knowledge of Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX framework.
- Familiarity with RESTful APIs
- Hands-on experience in server-side CSS pre-processing platforms, such as SASS or LESS
- Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.
- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git, Github
Responsibilities :
- Perform all aspects of the software development such as requirements and specifications, design and development, coding and debugging.
- Should be able to come up with strategies to speed up the iterative process of software development.
- Analyse and enhance efficiency, stability, and scalability of system resources
Job Description:
Requirements:
- BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics or a closely related computer technical field with 3+ years experience programming with at least one of the following languages:Java, C++, C#, Python, Go, or Perl;
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- MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics or a closely related computer technical field 2+ years experience programming with at least one of the following languages: Java, C++, C#, Python, Go, or Perl.
ALSO
- Minimum 3 years of experience building applications using at least one of the following: web application technologies including: HTML, CSS, or Javascript; OR Databases, for example: Mysql, Mongo, ora similar program; OR a collection of systems connected and communicating via a network connection
- Minimum 1 year of experience mentoring more junior Engineers
- Significant experience with large scale, high-performance systems








