Lead Backend Engineer

Back-End Developer (B2B SaaS)

Location: Kashmere Gate, Delhi (Hybrid)

NP: Immediate Joiner

Experience: 2.5Years - 3.5 Years

About Us:

Eazybe is transforming workplace communication by creating innovative tools on top of popular messaging platforms like WhatsApp, phone calls, and more. As we expand our reach into international markets, we're looking for dynamic sales professionals to join our team!

Key Responsibilities:

• Backend Development: Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code for server-side applications.
• API Design & Integration: Build and maintain RESTful or GraphQL APIs to support various front-end and mobile applications.
• Database Management: Design, implement, and maintain robust databases, ensuring data integrity and security.
• Performance Optimisation: Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability.
• Collaboration: Work closely with front-end developers, product managers, and other team members to ensure seamless integration of functionalities.
• Debugging & Troubleshooting: Identify and fix bugs, bottlenecks, and system issues.
• Security: Implement best practices for securing backend systems and data.
• Documentation: Prepare technical documentation and reports for system and code processes.

Qualifications:

• Proficient in solving Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA) problems.
• Demonstrated experience with platforms like LeetCode or similar competitive programming environments.
• Strong aptitude and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think critically and approach challenges creatively.
• A sharp analytical mindset with a proven ability to learn and adapt quickly.
• Proficiency in server-side programming languages such as Python, Node.js, Ruby, Java, PHP, or others.
• Experience with frameworks like Django, Express, Flask, Spring Boot, etc.
• Strong understanding of databases (SQL and NoSQL), such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, etc.
• Familiarity with API standards and development (REST, GraphQL).
• Knowledge of cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or others.
• Experience with version control tools like Git.

What We Offer:

• 12 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) annually
• 10 days of Working From Anywhere (WFA) annually
• Hybrid Work Model: 4 days in-office and 2 days from home
• Convenient Office Location: Just a 7-minute walk from Kashmiri Gate Metro

Candidates who meet the criteria will undergo 2 to 3 interviews and a possible paid work trial focusing on analytical and technical skills.

If you're passionate about backend development and eager to work in a fast-paced, innovative environment, we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in the design, development, and delivery of scalable, high-performance software systems.
• Partner with product managers, architects, and cross-functional teams to define technical strategy and ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Lead by example in writing high-quality, testable, and maintainable code.
• Drive best practices in software engineering, including code reviews, system design, and performance optimization.
• Mentor and guide engineers across teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning.
• Evaluate and introduce new technologies, tools, and frameworks to improve productivity, scale and system robustness.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong foundation in computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, and functional programming techniques.
• Expertise in Scala, with strong preference for functional programming.
• Solid experience in software design, implementation, and debugging, including inter-process communication and multi-threading.
• Hands-on experience with distributed systems and event-driven architectures.
• Familiarity with databases (Postgres preferred).
• Proficiency with Apache Kafka for messaging and persistence.
• Working knowledge of Python for unit and integration testing.
• Basic to intermediate experience with Ansible for automation.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.

Nice-to-Have / Bonus Skills

• Experience with modeling in YANG.
• Experience with Scala libraries such as Cats Effect (2/3), Monix, and Akka.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies in a collaborative environment.
• A role with strong ownership, technical influence, and visibility across teams.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.

The key aspects of this role include:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable applications using Python.

• Contribute to the entire implementation process including driving the definition of improvements based on business need and architectural improvements.

• Act as a subject matter expert for Application Software developers and Engineers.

• Handle server-side code for a production platform and contribute to new features

To be the right fit, you'll need:

• More than 4+ years of experience as a software developer in Python, with knowledge of at least one Python web framework such as Django, Flask, etc.

• Good understanding of common design patterns and architecture principles to design reliable and Scalable applications

• Strong communication skills

• Knowledge of databases line NoSQL or MongoDB

• Good to have AWS and Docker or Web services

• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS

• 2+ year of experience in Development in JAVA technology.
• Strong Java Basics
• SpringBoot or Spring MVC
• Hands on experience on Relationl Databases (SQL query or Hibernate) + Mongo (JSON parsing)
• Proficient in REST API development
• Messaging Queue (RabitMQ or Kafka)
• Microservices
• Any Caching Mechanism
• Good at problem solving

• 4+ years of experience in using Java/J2EE tech stacks
• Good understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced internet start-up environment.
• Experience in technical mentorship/coaching is highly desirable.
• Understanding of AI/ML algorithms is a plus.

As an Associate Software Engineer, you will have the opportunity to collaborate on the creation and maintenance of scalable, high-quality software as we grow. You'll work closely with the CTO and quickly gain skills and responsibilities as the team and the technical requirements grow.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop RESTful APIs leveraging Django classes, ORM and Postgres Database
• Develop solutions that meet business objectives while leveraging industry best practices
• Write high-quality source code to program complete applications within deadlines
• Troubleshoot and debug applications

Technical Competencies

• Expertise with Python language
• Experience with Django: maintaining APIs
• Familiarity using Git, code repositories, branching and merging strategies
• Ability to break down complex concepts, tasks, or problems into more simple, understandable language and action plans
• Excellent communication skills, and attention to detail
• Good Documentation skills

Perks

• Work from home
• Flexible work schedule
• Flexible standup meetings

Interview Process

• Two technical rounds with Senior Developer and CTO
• Cultural Fit interview with Project Manager

Please do not apply if you don't have professional Django work experience.

HealthifyMe is a Health Tech Startup on a mission to make healthy living easy, fun and affordable for everyone by providing tech-enabled solutions. Founded in 2012, HealthifyMe is now India's largest and most loved health/fitness app with over 3 million users. The company helps consumers manage their health and fitness with diet and exercise tracking through a mix of technology intervention and human experts/coaches backed with artificial intelligence. HealthifyMe is co-founded by Tushar Vashisht (UPenn graduate, ex UID) and Sachin Shenoy (ex Google), and was incubated by Microsoft Accelerator.  HealthifyMe is the highest rated app on Google Play with a rating of 4.6/5 and has been featured by Google and Apple multiple times for its quality benchmarks. The company, delivers measurable results on eating habits, fitness, and weight and is a platform of choice by leading Corporates and Healthcare partners in India.

Leadership Skill

• Technically hands on.
• Have previous experience of leading teams.
• Have experience with agile process, and ability to guide the team to follow the process.
• Comfortable in chaotic & high-energy, high-stakes start-up environment.
• Hates wasting time in unproductive meetings, and prefers getting quick consensus to move ship forward.
• Prefers delivering in production than spending time in meeting.
• Able to technically mentor team and guide them to high performance.

Technical Skills

• Loves solving technically hard problems. 
• Have previous experience with Python(Django), MySQL.
• Have previous experience with one or more of AWS, RDS, SQS, EC2, DynamoDB, ElastiCache. 
• NoSQL experience is good to have.  
• Loves clean and structured code, and thrives to maintain it. 
• Fast at coding, fast in learning and technically solid.
• Have previous experience in building, running and managing scalable and highly availability web services.

Look forward to

• Working with a world-class team. 
• Fun & work at the same place with an amazing work culture and flexible timings. 
• Get ready to transform yourself into a health junkie