Python - Django Developer

Candidate must have 6+ years of backend engineering experience, with 1–2 years leading engineers or owning major systems.

Candidate must be from a product-based organization with a startup mindset.

Must be strong in one core backend language: Node.js, Go, Java, or Python.

Deep understanding of distributed systems, caching, high availability, and microservices architecture.

Hands-on experience with AWS/GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.

Strong command over system design, data structures, performance tuning, and scalable architecture

Ability to partner with Product, Data, Infrastructure, and lead end-to-end backend roadmap execution.

*Job description:*

*Company:* Innovative Fintech Start-up

*Location:* On-site in Gurgaon, India

*Job Type:* Full-Time

*Pay:* ₹100,000.00 - ₹150,000.00 per month

*Experience Level:* Senior (7+ years required)

*About Us*

We are a dynamic Fintech company revolutionizing the financial services landscape through cutting-edge technology. We're building innovative solutions to empower users in trading, market analysis, and financial compliance. As we expand, we're seeking a visionary Senior Developer to pioneer and lead our brand-new tech team from the ground up. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of our technology stack and drive mission-critical initiatives in a fast-paced environment.

*Role Overview*

As the Senior Developer and founding Tech Team Lead, you will architect, develop, and scale our core systems while assembling and mentoring a high-performing team. You'll work on generative AI-driven applications, integrate with financial APIs, and ensure robust, secure platforms for trading and market data. This role demands hands-on coding expertise combined with strategic leadership to deliver under tight deadlines and high-stakes conditions.

*Key Responsibilities*

Design, develop, and deploy scalable backend systems using Python as the primary language.

Lead the creation of a new tech team: recruit, mentor, and guide junior developers to foster a collaborative, innovative culture.

Integrate generative AI technologies (e.g., Claude from Anthropic, OpenAI models) to enhance features like intelligent coding assistants, predictive analytics, and automated workflows.

Solve complex problems in real-time, optimizing for performance in mission-critical financial systems.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align tech strategies with business goals, including relocation planning to Dubai.

Ensure code quality, security, and compliance in all developments.

Thrive in a high-pressure environment, managing priorities independently while driving projects to completion.

*Required Qualifications:*

7+ years of software development experience; 5+ years in Python.

Proven hands-on experience with OpenAI and Anthropic (Claude) APIs in production systems.

Strong problem-solving skills and ability to operate independently in ambiguous situations.

Experience leading projects, mentoring developers, or building teams.

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Experience with financial markets, trading systems, or market data platforms.

Familiarity with Meta Trader integrations.

Cloud experience, especially Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Knowledge of fintech compliance and trade reporting standards.

*What We Offer:*

Competitive salary and benefits package.

Opportunity to build and lead a team in a high-growth Fintech space.

A collaborative, innovative work culture with room for professional growth.

*Job Types:* Full-time, Permanent

*Work Location:* In person

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Python-based applications.
• Design and optimize SQL queries and databases.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code.
• Troubleshoot and debug applications.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to team knowledge sharing.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• Strong proficiency in Python programming.
• Experience with SQL and database management.
• Experience with web frameworks such as Django or Flask.
• Knowledge of front-end technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Familiarity with version control systems like Git.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Good to Have Skills

• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS or Azure.
• Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker.
• Familiarity with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines

Roles and Responsibilities

1. Ability to work on diverse backend stack such as Node JS, Java, Express JS
2. Ability to work on diverse frontend stack such as React JS, Angular 6/7/8/9, HTML5, CSS3
3. Ability to deliver quick POC’s using cutting edge technologies.
4. Preparing reports, manuals and other documentation on the status, operation and maintenance of software.
5. Design, develop, and unit test applications in accordance with established standards
6. Developing, refining, and tuning integrations between applications. Analysing and resolving technical and application problems.
7. Ability to debug application.
8. Should have complete knowledge on developing RESTful Services.
9. Should be able to also work in agile development methodology.

Competency Requirements

1. Experience in NodeJS, Java and development using AngularJS / ReactJS
2. Experience in front end frameworks such as Angular.js, React.js, Bootstrap, Foundation etc
3. Experience in client/server application development
4. Knowledge of agile development methodologies
5. Knowledge of unit testing theory
6. Knowledge of AWS cloud
7. Experience in Java, Python and Go will be added advantage

At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation.
Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.

F5, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer III with experience in building highly available and highly scalable services on public cloud like AWS, Azure and GCP. In this role you will help develop networking and security technologies as a service (SaaS) to solve customers’ multi-cloud problem. You will be part of Cloud Orchestration team working on F5 Distributed Cloud platform.

Primary Responsibilities 

• Design and development of highly available and highly scalable services using public cloud and F5 Distributed Cloud services.

• Understand product requirements related to multi-cloud and propose solutions.

• Follow software development lifecycle for feature development i.e., design, develop, test and support the features

• Creating prototypes to validate use cases and get feedback from product team and architects.

• Work cohesively with geographically distributed team

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Experience in designing and implementing solutions for services in public cloud

• Experience in developing software in a SaaS environment

• Extensive hands-on experience in using Infrastructure as code (IsC) tools like terraform (preferred), cloud formation etc

• Extensive hands-on experience in programming languages such as Golang(preferred), python, Java, Rust

• Solid understanding of AWS VPC Networking Services like Transit Gateway, Virtual Private Gateway, Direct Connect, Gateway Load balancer, Private link etc.

• Solid understanding of Azure Networking Services like Virtual Network (Vnet), Express route, Azure load balancers etc

• Solid understanding of GCP networking services

• Good understanding and experience in L2 to L7 networking protocols including but not limited to Ethernet, TCP/IP, VLAN, BGP, HTTP

• Good understanding of container technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes etc.,

• Working knowledge of CI/CD tools like GitLab, Argo

• Ability to implement all phases of a development cycle for a software product from understanding requirements, going through design, development and deploy phases

• Self-motivated and willing to delve into new areas and take on new challenges in a proactive manner

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/related field 

About Simpl 

The thrill of working at a start-up that is starting to scale massively is something else. Simpl (FinTech startup of the year - 2020) was formed in 2015 by Nitya Sharma, an investment banker from Wall Street and Chaitra Chidanand, a tech executive from the Valley, when they teamed up with a very clear mission - to make money simple, so that people can live well and do amazing things. Simpl is the payment platform for the mobile-first world, and we’re backed by some of the best names in fintech globally (folks who have invested in Visa, Square and Transferwise), and has Joe Saunders, Ex Chairman and CEO of Visa as a board member.

Everyone at Simpl is an internal entrepreneur who is given a lot of bandwidth and resources to create the next breakthrough towards the long term vision of “making money Simpl”. Our first product is a payment platform that lets people buy instantly, anywhere online, and pay later. In the background, Simpl uses big data for credit underwriting, risk and fraud modelling, all without any paperwork, and enables Banks and Non-Bank Financial Companies to access a whole new consumer market.

In place of traditional forms of identification and authentication, Simpl integrates deeply into merchant apps via SDKs and APIs. This allows for more sophisticated forms of authentication that take full advantage of smartphone data and processing power.

--------

We’re looking for polyglot developers who love to code. You should have >3 years of experience building high-quality products. You should have the ability to write clean code and must’ve worked on one of Ruby, NodeJS, Golang or Python

Responsibilities

1. Develop new features - build POCs, get feedback, and scale is our default mode
2. Building reusable and platform specific components
3. Translating designs and wireframes into high-quality code
4. Optimizing services for maximum performance
5. Ensure faster release cycles by managing distribution over the cloud 

Requirements

1. Hands-on experience in all aspects of software development - analysis, coding, writing tests, deployment, the works.
2. Knowledge of relational databases, SQL, ACID and distributed locking
3. Solid OOPS understanding.
4. Good exposure to building distributed systems, micro-services architecture.
5. Continuous delivery experience
6. Exposure to building platforms (not just products) would be a plus

• 3-8+ years of experience programming in a backend language (Java / Python), with a good understanding of troubleshooting errors. 
• 5+ years of experience in Confluent Kafka / 3+ years of experience in Confluent Kafka 

• Cloud Kafka, Control Central, Rest Proxy, HA Proxy, Confluent Kafka Connect, Confluent Kafka Security features