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Principal Backend Engineer

Bisman Gill's profile picture
Posted by Bisman Gill
6yrs+
Upto ₹70L / yr (ESOP available) (Varies
)
Gurugram
Skills
skill iconPython
skill iconNodeJS (Node.js)
skill iconJava
skill iconDjango
skill iconAmazon Web Services (AWS)

The firm :

It’s an amazing time to be joining SalaryBox as we continue to transform attendance and payroll for over 60 million MSME’s in India.

We launched the app in Jan 2021, and now have more than 2 million downloads of the app. We support more than 200k businesses and operate at scale.

Backed by Y-Combinator, SalaryBox is India’s leading attendance and payroll app. Considered to be the engine of economies around the world, the MSME segment in India alone has ~63 million units, and employs ~100 million people. The sector accounts for 27% of GDP and is crucial to the functioning of the economy.

We are on a mission to make work easier for these business owners, managers, and employees so that they can focus on the things they do best.

Today, SalaryBox is a fun bunch of analytical and ambitious folks building the first-of-its-kind technologies for the MSME ecosystem. We are here to enhance the employee experience of over 10 million end consumers in the next twelve months. Our mission is big, so we act with urgency in everything we do. We find creative ways to test ideas and learn today so that we focus on the right things tomorrow.


About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer with at least 6 years experience. You will be an integral part of building the back-end architecture and developing core systems.

Responsibilities:

  • Architect and develop our core systems from scratch.
  • Deploy and maintain the product on AWS.
  • Make strategic technical decisions.
  • Commit to best practices for testing, logging, and deployments
  • Help build the engineering team & subsequently mentor junior developers.

Requirements:

  • 6+ years’ experience as a backend engineer.
  • Expert in Python and Django.
  • Experience with databases (Postgres, Redis etc. ).
  • Good understanding of platforms (Docker, AWS).
  • Basic understanding of Dev Ops.
  • Previous experience architecting and scaling back-end systems
  • Hands-on attitude and ability to drive solutions to completion.
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About SalaryBox

Founded :
2020
Type :
Product
Size :
20-100
Stage :
Raised funding

About

SalaryBox is solution that makes employee management effortless.


Our product offers a range of features, from time and attendance tracking to employee payments, and much more. We help small businesses manage their payroll by eliminating the hassle of manual, paper-based processes With our service, you'll always know what you owe employees when payments are due, and who's been paid.


With our automated system, you can have your payroll processed in seconds, right from the palm of your hands. Our customers enjoy peace of mind knowing their company is following all regulations.


Founded in 2020 , we have raised capital from top-tier investors including Y Combinator, DoorDash Inc.’s Gokul Rajaram, former Tinder and Spotify executive Sriram Krishnan and former Facebook executive Anand Chandraskeran.


Our values are rooted in Customer Empathy & a relentless obsession with Product Innovation. Our passion to build an extremely useful and usable product has helped us grow significantly within a small span of time.

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