Python Developer

Sr Backend Developer (Full Stack – Python / Django)

Preference: Please apply only if you are an IIT/NIT graduate and have strong hands-on experience in full-stack development with Python & Django.

Insurance/InsurTech experience is preferred. Strong engineering fundamentals and a willingness to learn the domain are more important.

Office location – Bangalore

Work mode – Onsite

Working Days – 5 days a week

Budget - 12-15 LPA

Work Experience - 2-5 years

Role Summary

We’re hiring Sr Backend Developers with strong full-stack Django expertise to own backend workstreams end-to-end and contribute to frontend development when needed. Hands-on Python/Django experience is essential.

(HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS).

Key Responsibilities

 Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs for Fuse-OS

 Own medium-to-complex workstreams end-to-end: data models, APIs, background jobs, and light UI

wiring

 Improve reliability, performance, observability, and maintainability of production systems

 Apply sound engineering practices for multi-tenant SaaS (security, permissions, data isolation)

 Collaborate closely with frontend, QA, and product/delivery to ship high-quality releases

 Mentor other backend engineers through design discussions, pairing, and code reviews

 Participate in architecture discussions and help evolve platform technical standards

 Support production troubleshooting and continuous improvement of engineering quality

Required Skills & Qualifications

 Solid experience with Django REST Framework, asynchronous job processing (e.g., Celery), Redis, and

PostgreSQL

 Proven ability to design data models, write migrations, and ship maintainable APIs

 Full-stack capability: HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, and CSS sufficient to complete UI wiring without blocking

frontend

 Strong debugging skills across application, database, and background-job layers

 Experience collaborating in Agile teams with clear quality standards and delivery cadence

Preferred / Nice to Have

 Hands-on Selenium automation experience with Python (big plus)

 AWS familiarity (compute, storage, messaging, monitoring, IAM basics) — optional but strongly preferred

 Experience with multi-tenant architectures, containers, and production SaaS operations

 Exposure to document/data processing pipelines, reconciliation-style systems, or enterprise integrations

 Awareness of application security, RBAC, auditability, and privacy-by-design practices

 Interest in AI-assisted product workflows and intelligent automation

What We Offer

 Opportunity to build a category-defining Insurance Distribution Operating System (Fuse-OS)

 Work on modern multi-tenant SaaS architecture with meaningful ownership and mentoring

 Collaborative product and engineering culture focused on quality and customer outcomes

 Exposure to enterprise SaaS, AI-enabled workflows, and large-scale operational systems

About the company

The company delivers the power of technology and intelligence to investors and companies and enables growth and value creation in the private unlisted markets. We make it easier for investors to know everything about a company, and a company to know everything about an investor. Our intelligence is used by more than 400+ customers across Venture Capital, Private Equity, Investment Bankers, and Corporates. Our intelligence covers the entire universe of Indian private companies and investors. We are gearing to power growth and transactions in private markets in India and around the world. We want our solutions to be reliable, timely and trustworthy to make investment and business decisions.

Founded in 2015 by IIT Madras Alumni Mr. Krishna Saraswati and Mr. Avinash Loganathan, as a fintech startup we have 3 products in the market. 1. PrivateCircle Research: Private Market Intelligence product. 2. PrivateCircle Connect: Intelligent Prospecting tool for Sales teams. 3. PrivateCircle Markets: Investment opportunities discovery platform.

About the role

We are looking for a Senior backend engineer with 4+ years of experience building large scale web applications. A highly skilled Python Developer with advanced coding abilities in Python.

Responsibilities:

• Design, Develop and maintain products using bleeding-edge technologies on Python
• Collaborating with the rest of the engineering team to design and deploy the code to test/production and implement new features.
• Debug, validate, review and test new and existing code.
• Act as a mentor to junior developers, providing guidance and support on technical issues.
• Write clean, efficient and well documented code
• As a Senior, you are required to regularly interact with their peers, managers and PMs (product/program managers).

Requirements:

• Advanced knowledge of Python (4+ years) with strong OOPs fundamentals.
• Version Control using git.
• Experience with web frameworks and MVC/ MVT architecture.
• Experience with Django framework and its ORM.
• Experience with REST API's and microservices architecture.
• In-depth knowledge of relational databases (e.g. MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB).
• Knowledge of distributed systems is a plus.
• Experience with Elasticsearch is a plus.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes or any other container technologies is a plus.
• Experience with Celery or other asynchronous task queues.
• Experience using system monitoring tools, automated testing frameworks and implementing server-side security.

We offer a dynamic and fast-paced work environment with ample opportunities for growth and advancement. If you're a highly motivated individual with a passion for coding and a desire to work with cutting-edge technologies, please apply today!

• Python Scripting: Proficient in writing clean, efficient scripts using Python for automation and problem-solving.

• Web Frameworks: Skilled in Django/Flask/FastAPI for backend and REST API development, with frontend knowledge (React/Angular/Vue).

• Testing: Experienced in unit and integration testing with pytest and ensuring code quality using linting tools.

• Data Analytics: Capable of processing and analysing data using Pandas, NumPy, and visualization libraries like Matplotlib.

• Version Control: Proficient in using Git for source code management and collaboration through branching and merge strategies.

• Databases: Strong in SQL and NoSQL database design, query optimization, and management.

• Tools: Familiarity with additional build tools and CI/CD systems (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD).

• Cloud technologies: Familiarity with AWS/Azure or GCP.

• Problem-Solving: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills related to build systems and processes.

• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication abilities.

We are looking for an exceptional Python Backend Developer to join our engineering team. You will be responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users, developing server-side logic, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front end. The ideal candidate must have a rock-solid foundation in core computer science concepts, specifically Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA), to design and implement highly scalable and optimised backend systems.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Python code.
• Develop robust, highly scalable, and low-latency backend architectures and APIs.
• Apply strong OOPS principles to build modular and maintainable software systems.
• Utilise advanced Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA) to solve complex computational problems and optimise application performance.
• Integrate user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logic.
• Implement security and data protection measures.
• Identify bottlenecks, troubleshoot bugs, and devise elegant solutions to mitigate these issues.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, front-end developers, and QA engineers to deliver high-quality features.

Requirements:

• Core Python: Strong proficiency in Python programming with a deep understanding of its quirks, ecosystem, and best practices.
• OOPs Expertise: Excellent command over Object-Oriented Programming concepts (Inheritance, Polymorphism, Encapsulation, Abstraction) and design patterns.
• DSA Proficiency: Strong problem-solving skills with a deep understanding of Data Structures (Arrays, Trees, Graphs, Hash Tables, etc. ) and Algorithms (Sorting, Searching, Dynamic Programming, etc. ).
• Frameworks: Hands-on experience with popular Python web frameworks such as Django, FastAPI, or Flask.
• Database Management: Solid understanding of relational databases (e. g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and ORM (Object-Relational Mapper) libraries.
• API Development: Experience in designing and developing RESTful APIs.
• Version Control: Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.
• Clean Code: A strong commitment to writing clean, readable, and properly documented code.

Good to Have (Optional):

• Experience with NoSQL databases (e. g., MongoDB, Redis).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of asynchronous programming in Python (asyncio).