Who Are We?
Pibit is a Y Combinator-backed, insurtech startup co-founded by IIT Roorkee alumni, focused on transforming the underwriting landscape with Generative AI. Our SaaS offering helps insurance companies in the US make smarter, faster decisions by leveraging advanced AI to optimize underwriting processes, reduce risk, and improve premiums. As we continue to expand, we're looking for an ambitious, results-driven SDE2 to join our Engineering team.
Position Overview:
We are looking for a seasoned Backend Developer with a strong background in building scalable SaaS applications and expertise in AWS cloud infrastructure. This is an onsite role where you'll take ownership of the entire product lifecycle, contribute to system design, mentor team members, and thrive in a dynamic startup environment.
Key Responsibilities
Code Quality and Development:
- Develop and maintain high-quality, scalable, and maintainable codebases.
- Establish and enforce coding standards, perform code reviews, and ensure adherence to best practices.
- Troubleshoot and resolve production bugs efficiently.
System Design:
- Lead and contribute to Low-Level Design (LLD) and High-Level Design (HLD) for complex system architectures.
- Drive technical discussions to define the technical roadmap for the product.
API Integration:
- Design, develop, and integrate APIs to ensure seamless functionality with third-party systems.
- Ensure security, scalability, and performance in API implementations.
AWS Expertise:
- Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure on AWS.
- Implement robust CI/CD pipelines and monitor systems using AWS services.
Mentorship and Team Collaboration:
- Mentor interns and freshers to build their technical capabilities and confidence.
Ownership and Management:
- Take full ownership of the product lifecycle, from ideation to deployment.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of business goals with technical deliverables.
- Exhibit a proactive, managerial ownership attitude in delivering results.
Startup Journey:
- Be an integral part of scaling products from 1 to 10, contributing to product-market fit and growth strategies.
- Adapt and thrive in fast-paced, dynamic startup environments.
What We're Looking For
Must-Have:
- Strong proficiency in Python with hands-on experience of 2+ years in building SaaS applications.
- In-depth knowledge of AWS services and cloud infrastructure with hands-on experience of 1+ years.
- Expertise in LLD and HLD for designing scalable and reliable systems with hands-on experience of 2+ years.
- Proven track record of API integration and troubleshooting production bugs.
- Understanding of frontend-backend integration for delivering seamless user experiences.
Good-to-Have:
- Experience in managing code quality, performing reviews, and adhering to development best practices with hands-on experience of 1+ years.
- Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and microservices architecture.
- Exposure to observability tools for performance monitoring and debugging.
- Basic to intermediate knowledge of frontend development, with experience in JavaScript frameworks like React.
Attitude:
- Self-enabled: Demonstrates autonomy in problem-solving and decision-making.
- Proactive: Takes initiative to resolve challenges without supervision.
- Collaborative: Works effectively with cross-functional teams and fosters a team-oriented environment.
- Resilient: Thrives in a startup setting embracing agility and adaptability.
Perks & Benefits
- Competitive base salary.
- Career growth opportunities in a fast-growing, YC-backed startup.
- Work with a passionate, forward-thinking team who work hard & party hard.
Onsite Opportunity (No Remote work available)
About Pibit.ai
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Pibit transform loss run files into comprehensive reports with actionable insights, helping carriers and MGAs enhance underwriting efficiency and make better, more accurate decisions.
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4+ Years of relevant experience with Python and its Principles.
Graduate in Computer Science or any related discipline (like BS / B.E. / B-Tech in Electronics,
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● You have 5-7 years of relevant Industry experience.
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level) of the applications, in best coding and QA practices, in reviewing their software
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● BTech, MTech or PhD in Computer Science or related Technical Discipline - preferably
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● Good skills to write unit & integration tests with reasonable coverage of code &
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NICE TO HAVE
● Knowledge of databases, Cloud, preferably AWS
● Experience in Python, Python frameworks and libraries, and NodeJS.
*) 7+ years of strong experience in Java/J2EE technologies (Core Java, Spring, Springboot, Hibernate, JPA, Microservices)
*) Experience with working on Java 8.0 and its emerging road map for 11
*) Hands on experience in Springboot and good knowledge of MySQL, MongoDB
*) Hands on experience in working with Angular 6 and above. Experience working with product management and UI/UX designers having knowledge of advanced Javascript, JQuery
*) Working knowledge on components, modules, data/event bindings, templates, using and creating directives, writing routes, services, forms and models
*) Solid understanding of the full frontend and backend development life cycle
*) Strong experience in Spring Framework (Spring MVC, Spring security, Spring data, OAuth)
*) Experience with Webservices (SOAP and REST) and API integration. Good knowledge of JSON and Swagger and Postman is required
*) Experience with web application servers like Tomcat, Jetty, JBoss. Knowledge of Kafka with MQTT would be an added advantage
*) Experience with TDD, code testability standards, JUnit
*) Experience in managing configurations and deploying and hosting applications in AWS
*) Experience with DevOps tools like Git, Maven, SourceTree, Jenkins, Docker and CICD model of development
*) Good experience of OOPS, algorithms, data structures, multi-threading, design patterns and industry best practices
*) Must have good understanding in SOLID principles and why design principles are used.
*) Experience with Eclipse/IntelliJ and VS Code
Your Opportunity
- Own and drive business features into tech requirements
- Design & develop large scale real time server side systems
- Quickly create quality prototypes
- Staying updated on emerging technologies
- Ensuring that all deliverables adhere to our world class standards
- Promote coding best practices
- Mentor and develop junior developers in the team
Required Experience
- 4+ years of relevant experience as described below
- Excellent grasp of Core Java, Multi Threading and OO design patterns
- Experience with Scala, functional, reactive programming and Akka/Play is a plus
- Excellent understanding of data structures and algorithms
- Solid grasp of large scale distributed real time systems
- Prior experience on building a scalable and resilient micro service
- Solid understanding of relational databases, NoSQL databases and Caching systems
- Good understanding of Big Data technologies such as Spark, Hadoop is a plus
- Experience on one of AWS, Azure or GCP
Who you are
- You have excellent and effective communication and collaborative skills
- You love problem solving
- You stay up to date with the latest technologies and then apply them in real life
- You love paying attention to detail
- You thrive in meeting tight deadlines and prioritising workloads
- Ability to collaborate across multiple functions
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent experience within the field