Roles and Responsibilities
- Apply knowledge set to fetch data from multiple online sources, cleanse it and build APIs on top of it
- Develop a deep understanding of our vast data sources on the web and know exactly how, when, and which data to scrap, parse and store
- We're looking for people who will naturally take ownership of data products and who can bring a project all the way from a fast prototype to production.
- Integrating and maintaining Python services
- Developing robust microservices and applications
Desired Candidate Profile
- Strong relevant experience of at least 2-3 years.
- Strong coding experience in Python3.
- Should have good experience with Django and NodeJs.
- Proficient on modelling applications on both RDBMS and NOSQL databases
- Should have experience in web scraping
- Good understanding and hands-on with scheduling and managing tasks with cron
- Should have experience with microservice architecture
- Compile and analyze data, processes, and codes to troubleshoot problems and identify areas for improvement
- Should have experience in shell scripting, GIT and docker
- Writing unit tests for 100% code coverage.

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Job Title: Backend Engineer – Python / Golang / Rust
Location: Bangalore, India
Experience Required: Minimum 2–3 years
About the Role
We are looking for a passionate Backend Engineer to join our growing engineering team. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in building enterprise-grade, scalable backend systems using microservices architecture. You will work closely with product, frontend, and DevOps teams to design, develop, and optimize robust backend solutions that can handle high traffic and ensure system reliability.
Key Responsibilities
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs.
• Architect and implement microservices-based systems ensuring modularity and resilience.
• Optimize application performance, database queries, and service scalability.
• Collaborate with frontend engineers, product managers, and DevOps teams for seamless delivery.
• Implement security best practices and ensure data protection compliance.
• Write and maintain unit tests, integration tests, and documentation.
• Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and architecture design sessions.
• Monitor, debug, and improve system performance in production environments.
Required Skills & Experience
• Programming Expertise:
• Advanced proficiency in Python (Django, FastAPI, or Flask), OR
• Strong experience in Golang or Rust for backend development.
• Microservices Architecture: Hands-on experience in designing and maintaining distributed systems.
• Database Management: Expertise in PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, including schema design and optimization.
• API Development: Strong experience in RESTful APIs and GraphQL.
• Cloud Platforms: Proficiency with AWS, GCP, or Azure for deployment and scaling.
• Containerization & Orchestration: Solid knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.
• Messaging & Caching: Experience with Redis, RabbitMQ, Kafka, and caching strategies (Redis, Memcached).
• Version Control: Strong Git workflows and collaboration in team environments.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and cloud-native deployments.
• Proven experience working on production-grade, high-traffic applications.
Preferred Qualifications
• Understanding of software architecture patterns (event-driven, CQRS, hexagonal, etc.).
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Contributions to open-source projects or strong personal backend projects.
• Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Jaeger).
Why Join Us?
• Work on cutting-edge backend systems that power enterprise-grade applications.
• Opportunity to learn and grow with a fast-paced engineering team.
• Exposure to cloud-native, microservices-based architectures.
• Collaborative culture that values innovation, ownership, and technical excellence.
**Company Overview**
We are a VC-backed fintech startup developing an innovative online trading platform. As we scale, we're seeking a skilled Backend Engineer with expertise in Python to join our growing team and help build a robust, scalable infrastructure for our cutting-edge trading application.
We're based out of the UK and have our engineering team in India.
**Job Description**
We are looking for a backend developer who specialises in Python. Your role will focus on developing and maintaining the server-side logic, optimising performance, and ensuring seamless integration with the frontend. You’ll work closely with the engineering and product teams to deliver a high-quality, secure, and scalable platform.
**Responsibilities**
1. Develop and maintain server-side logic using Python
2. Design and implement APIs for seamless integration with frontend components
3. Optimise backend performance and scalability for high traffic and large data loads
4. Build and maintain databases, ensuring security, data integrity, and optimal performance
5. Collaborate with frontend engineers to ensure smooth integration between backend and frontend systems
6. Troubleshoot, debug, and optimise backend infrastructure
7. Implement data protection, security protocols, and authentication mechanisms (e.g., JWT)
8. Maintain and enhance real-time communication systems using WebSockets or similar protocols
**Required Skills**
1. Strong proficiency in Python and related technologies, knowledge of databases and SQL, and experience with web frameworks like Django or FastAPI
2. Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, and the ability to solve problems
3. Good understanding of OOPs, task broking services, Queues, Redis
4. Familiarity with RESTful API design and integration
5. Strong understanding of database management (e.g., PostgreSQL, Redis) and caching strategies
6. Familiarity with modern authentication and authorization mechanisms (e.g., JWT, OAuth)
7. Proficiency in working with cloud hosting services (AWS, Google Cloud, etc.)
8. Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes)
9. Knowledge of real-time communication protocols (e.g., WebSockets, TCP, SSE)
10. Strong understanding of security best practices for server-side applications
11. Experience with version control (Git) and CI/CD pipelines
12. Minimum of 2-3.5 years of experience building scalable backend systems
**Perks**
1. Work From Anywhere Flexibility
2. Unlimited Leaves policy*
3. Competitive salary and unlimited growth opportunities
4. Insights on how HFT is done using cutting edge technology
If you’re passionate about building scalable, high-performance backend systems and want to be part of a cutting-edge fintech startup, we’d love to hear from you!
Job Description:
Responsibilities:
- Completing all tasks set by the supervisor and assisting wherever possible.
- Observing existing strategies, techniques of coding, debugging, testing and adopting to the same
- Ability to maintain composure under pressure
- Ability to work in a team.
- Good observation skills and a willingness to learn.
Skills:
- Proficiency in data structures and algorithms
- Good problem solving and analytical thinking skills
- Knowledge of Linux systems
- Python coding knowledge
- Knowledge of object-oriented programming
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
Requisition Raised by:
Engineering Director

- Experience building and managing large scale data/analytics systems.
- Have a strong grasp of CS fundamentals and excellent problem solving abilities. Have a good
understanding of software design principles and architectural best practices.
- Be passionate about writing code and have experience coding in multiple languages, including at least
one scripting language, preferably Python.
- Be able to argue convincingly why feature X of language Y rocks/sucks, or why a certain design decision
is right/wrong, and so on.
- Be a self-starter—someone who thrives in fast paced environments with minimal ‘management’.
- Have exposure and working knowledge in AI environment with Machine learning experience
- Have experience working with multiple storage and indexing technologies such as MySQL, Redis,
MongoDB, Cassandra, Elastic.
- Good knowledge (including internals) of messaging systems such as Kafka and RabbitMQ.
- Use the command line like a pro. Be proficient in Git and other essential software development tools.
- Working knowledge of large-scale computational models such as MapReduce and Spark is a bonus.
- Exposure to one or more centralized logging, monitoring, and instrumentation tools, such as Kibana,
Graylog, StatsD, Datadog etc
A Fintech start up company that bridges the gap between the digital payments
and the micro-retailing industry of the market. A nexus for the B2B sector providing multi-utility services via an Android app, enabling the micro-retailers across India to revolutionize their business and thus providing them with an opportunity to generate more revenue by offering multiple micropayment and digital services at their offline store. We intend to leverage the mode of smartphone technology in the rural and urban markets across India, thus empowering micro-retailers and creating a sustainable self-employment for this segment.
Overall Competencies:
1. Tech Depth/Breadth/Problem Solving.
2. Design & Architecture (Code/Design review).
3. Team Management.
Leadership Competency:
- Managing & mentoring a team.
- Ability to deliver projects/sprints on time.
- Obsessed with quality: Design reviews, code reviews, testing (system/performance).
- Spending at least 50% time with hands-on coding while doing the above Programming.
Tech Competency:
- Hands-on with Python/Django/Flask.
- Knowledge of PHP & Laravel is a plus.
- Experience with any JavaScript framework (Angular / React ).
- Prior experience in micro-services based architecture.
- Good understanding of SQL (MySQL, Postgres, or similar).
- Good understanding of one no-SQL (MongoDB / DynamoDB etc).
- Comfortable producing and refactoring code without assistance.
- Can reason about the complexity of algorithms (time and space).
- Basic CI/CD and DevOps.
- Experience in Docker & Kubernetes.
- Design, QA, and Infrastructure.
- Knowledge of design patterns and cloud scaling.
- AWS & GCP experience. AWS is mandatory.
- Understands BDD/TDD/Performance/Security/Smoke testing/Unit Testing
- Understands REST principles and Microservices
- Understands version control & branching strategies
- Understands application security fundamentals and potential security risks
Education: Bachelors in Computer Science|
- 2- 4 years’ experience in solution integration/delivering, and interfacing with customers.
- Hands-on experience in SQL and PL/SQL.
- Experience of working in agile teams in implementing large scale digital solutions.
- Good in programming & analytical skills
- Experience in dynamic programming language Python with Django
- Good understanding on enterprise integration, API development, and scalability
- Experience in Software Tools like: Git, Visual Studio code, Jenkins
- Solid experience in System Integration cycles, e.g., code review, source control, code
- quality
- automation scanning, bug scrub, feature testing and product release.
- Able to handle oncall support for bugs caused from delivery
- We are looking for people to co-work with us at our base location (Chennai)
- Ability to co-work with internal teams to optimise and fine tune the integration process
- and move towards a low-code integration framework








