Principal Engineer

Are you looking for a super-challenging role designing backend systems that scale to 1000+ TPSs in one of India's fastest growing, profitable near-Unicorns with businesses spanning Lending, E-comm and UPI? Then this is the role for you.

Client Company is a profitable, rapidly scaling unicorn which is extremely well capitalized. Client has a very strong moat in the consumer lending space on the back of which it is entering into additional large markets such as E-comm and UPI.

Client company is now entering its next phase of growth from a fast-scaling startup to a robust, high-scale financial platform serving millions of users daily.

You'll design systems built for 10x100x growth, make the key technical trade-off calls, and stay deeply hands-on. Beyond building, you'll mentor engineers and work directly with founders and product teams to translate business goals into scalable, reliable systems.

This role is an opportunity to:

• Shape the next-generation architecture for a high-throughput fintech system
• Build systems designed to scale 10x100x from current volumes
• Solve real-world problems across performance, reliability, and financial-grade security

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve the platform architecture to support 10x100x growth
• Own systems end-to-end from the first design decision to production impact
• Lead system design discussions and set the long-term technical direction for the platform
• Identify scale bottlenecks early and drive solutions
• Mentor and elevate engineers through design reviews, code quality, and architectural thinking
• Partner directly with founders and product teams to turn business priorities into scalable systems
• Operate with high ownership in a fast-paced environment where priorities evolve quickly
• Drive projects independently own timelines, coordinate with teams, and see delivery
• Conduct rigorous code reviews and champion engineering best practices across the team
• Proactively identify gaps in the system and come up with concrete approaches to address them
• Solve technical problems across the company not just confined to a single pod
• Challenge existing architecture with data and reasoning push back when its the right call, and drive adoption of better approaches.

Requirements

• 7-12 years of experience in backend or platform engineering
• Strong computer science fundamentals (preferably from IIT, BITS, NITs)
• Strong proficiency in backend development (Node.js, Java, Go, or equivalent)
• Proven experience scaling systems through high-growth startup phases (1→10 or beyond)
• Track record of building and owning critical platforms or systems from scratch
• Exposure to high-volume transactional systems; fintech or lending is a strong plus
• Bias for action - moves fast, makes sound decisions, owns outcomes end-to-end
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and evolving priorities in a startup environment
• Strong problem-solving skills ability to break down complex technical challenges and arrive at pragmatic, well-reasoned solutions
• Hands-on experience with platform engineering developer tooling, shared services, infrastructure abstractions, or internal platforms

Role : Java Developer

Location : Bangalore

Key responsibilities

• Experience – 3 to 8 years of experience.
• Experience in Core Java and Spring Boot.
• Extensive experience in developing enterprise-scale applications and systems. Should possess good architectural knowledge and be aware of enterprise application design patterns.
• Should have the ability to analyze, design, develop and test complex, low-latency client facing applications.
• Good development experience with RDBMS
• Good knowledge of multi-threading and high-performance server-side development.
• Basic working knowledge of Unix/Linux.
• Excellent problem solving and coding skills.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and analytical skills.
• Should have the ability to express their design ideas and thoughts.

About Wissen Technology:

The Wissen Group was founded in the year 2000. Wissen Technology, a part of Wissen Group, was established in the year 2015. Wissen Technology is a specialized technology company that delivers high-end consulting for organizations in the Banking & Finance, Telecom, and Healthcare domains. We help clients build world class products.

Our workforce consists of highly skilled professionals, with leadership and senior management executives who have graduated from Ivy League Universities like Wharton, MIT, IITs, IIMs, and NITs and with rich work experience in some of the biggest companies in the world. Wissen Technology has grown its revenues by 400% in these five years without any external funding or investments. Globally present with offices US, India, UK, Australia, Mexico, and Canada.

We offer an array of services including Application Development, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Big Data & Analytics, Visualization & Business Intelligence, Robotic Process Automation, Cloud, Mobility, Agile & DevOps, Quality Assurance & Test Automation.

We have been certified as a Great Place to Work® company for two consecutive years (2020-2022) and voted as the Top 20 AI/ML vendor by CIO Insider.

Over the years, Wissen Group has successfully delivered $650 million worth of projects for more than 20 of the Fortune 500 companies. Wissen Technology provides exceptional value in mission critical projects for its clients, through thought leadership, ownership, and assured on-time deliveries that are always ‘first time right’.

The technology and thought leadership that the company commands in the industry is the direct result of the kind of people Wissen has been able to attract. Wissen is committed to providing them the best possible opportunities and careers, which extends to providing the best possible experience and value to our clients. We have served clients across sectors like Banking, Ecommerce, Telecom, Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Energy.

Career Progression:

At Wissen Technology, your career growth is important for us. Therefore, we put in several efforts towards each employee’s career progression – to enable and empower them to grow within the company as well as to instill a sense of responsibility, loyalty, and trust.

There have been instances where a software engineer has grown from being an individual contributor to technical lead and now on the path to becoming a director responsible for growing revenues and profitability. We deeply value Ownership: taking responsibility, making it happen, not letting the ball drop, and being accountable.

Job Overview

We are looking for a talented Senior Backend Developer to join our team in developing backend servicing. As a key member of our development team, you will be responsible for cross-functional teams to design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using Node.js. The ideal candidate is passionate about distributed systems, has experience with backend services and is excited about optimising applications for performance, scalability, and reliability.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using Node.js.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements, architect solutions, and implement features.
• Write clean, modular, and maintainable code following best practices and coding standards.
• Optimise applications for performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Implement security measures to ensure data privacy and integrity in backend systems.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues to ensure smooth operation of production systems.
• Perform code reviews to maintain code quality, consistency, and adherence to coding standards.
• Stay updated with the latest trends and technologies in backend development, Node.js, and related ecosystems

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Proven experience in backend development, with at least 4 years of experience using Node.js.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles.
• Experience with web frameworks such as Express.js.
• Proficiency in building RESTful APIs and microservices architecture.
• Familiarity with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, PostgreSQL).
• Solid understanding of asynchronous programming and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaborative development workflows.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment, with excellent communication skills.

• You will design and develop large scale distributed services.
• You will analyze and improve the efficiency, scalability, stability, and security of the platform as a whole.
• You will act as the primary owner of one or more components while driving innovation in your area of ownership.
• You will proactively research & evaluate new tools, technologies, and techniques to improve the value of the system.
• You will work with engineering leadership in solving and architecting solutions for challenging or complex development issues.
• You will work independently and handle dependencies with very minimal oversight.
• You will take initiatives in developing and maintaining integrations of best practices within the back-end.
• You will help identify systemic issues, performance bottlenecks and work on design/architect improvements.

• You have 2+ years of experience in product software development.
• You have designed and scaled up the system.
• You have a strong understanding of Data Structures and Algorithms.
• You are an incessant problem solver and tougher the problem gets, more fun you have.
• You have strong command in any one or more of the following languages: Python.
• You understand the business impact of your decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Setup and integrate various APIs
• Dealing with scripts written in different languages (PHP, Node.js, Python, PhantomJS, Ruby)
• Must be an R & D specialist
• Keep up-to-date with advanced concepts
• Adaptable to learn new technologies
• Knowledge on Linux and its commands
• Fast in debugging the code
• Should be a quick learner
• Good at communication

Requirements

• Minimum 3 Years of experience in PHP7
• 1 Year experience in Node.js/Python
• Good work experience in PHP7 
• Strong knowledge in OOPS.
• Proven knowledge on REST and SOAP API integrations 
• Experience in composer installations
• Strong in Javascript and Node.js concepts.
• Good knowledge of MongoDB and MySql
• Knowledge of versioning tools (SVN/GIT)
• Having knowledge on Amazon AWS and Google Cloud Platform is an added advantage
• Having knowledge of elastic search is an added advantage
• Good to have knowledge on p threads

This role is at high growth startup providing secure video hosting to media and e-learning businesses and thus in high requirement in current market. Site is at www.vdocipher.com. Already in revenues , profitable with 2000+ business customers across 40+ countries. Serving Petabytes of online video content. 

We use API-first approach to implement new features and create developer-friendly interfaces. We have a hybrid model between monolithic and micro-service system based on separation of concern and function.

Salary range -  is 21 to 26 LPA (CTC=Gross), The wide range is to accommodate candidates based on actual experience and skill set. ESOPs will also be granted.

2 to 5+ yrs of work experience expected.

Responsibilities

1. Developing new web services
2. Implementing new features to API
3. Provide secure authentication with role-based-access-controls.
4. Ensuring inter-operability of API with diverse customer frameworks through SDKs
5. Future-proofing of the API with unit testing and extensible design
6. Write and maintain API documentation
7. Choosing the right database and information flow for new features
8. Designing and maintaining the Database schema

Required skills

* Thorough knowledge of Nodejs development ecosystem

* Understanding of security practices and exploits on the web

* Handling authentication frameworks with jwt, oauth and related technologies

* Experience with stateless server apps for horizontal scaling

* Database best practices for optimizing query performance

* Understanding applications of relational vs no-sql databases

* Understanding of version control (Git, SVN)

* Basic understanding of a front-end web environment (HTML5, CSS)

* Write clean and reusable code by following coding standards

* Understanding of writing tests and automation frameworks

Hiring Process

1. Resume Shortlisting
2. 15 min Short introductory phone call 
3. Tech Round Interview 1 (75 mins)
4. 2nd Round Interview (Tech + HR , 1 hour 45 mins)

• Expertise in building web applications and APIs.
• Strong knowledge in PHP core and web framework Laravel
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, Javascript, Bootstrap, AJAX.
• Familiar with MYSQL query language
• Knowledge of frontend backend integration
• Knowledge in Linux based OS like Ubuntu is an added advantage
• writing well designed, testable, efficient code
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Willingness to own a responsibility
• Ability to work in a team as well as an individual
• Ability to work under pressure and maintain deadlines
• Good to have worked on end to end in projects

We are looking for motivated individuals who are keen to work on Cloud or Big Data services or have worked on Cloud and Big Data. If you want to work in a start-up culture and are ready for the challenge, then join us on our exciting journey.

Responsibilities:

• Design, code and debug cloud-native applications.
• Evaluate and identify new technologies for implementation
• Determine operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development and proposed solutions
• Write well designed, testable, efficient code
• Develop software verification plans and quality assurance procedures
• Serve as a subject matter expert

• 5+ years of relevant experience in software development

• Deep understanding of public cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure or Google)

• Experience with large scale distributed systems

• Ability to troubleshoot distributed systems

• Prior experience with data encryption, TLS/SSL is a strong plus

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes is a plus

• Deep experience with Java

• Excellent communication (writing, conversation, presentation) skills, consensus building, Quick learner
  Good to have experience in Production support - Tier 4
  
  Experience with these technologies are a plus: AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Cloudera, Snowflake, Mongo DB, Oracle, Databricks, Datastax, Confluent