
About Merito :-
Merito is a curated talent platform where we identify, assess, and connect candidates for matching job opportunities. We are working with the mission to change the way hiring is done. The company is founded by a team consisting of alumni from IIM Ahmedabad, McKinsey with more than 2 decades of experience in recruitment, training, and coaching.
About Our Client :-
Our client is headquartered in California and Y Combinator backed Shopify-like platform for creators & knowledge professionals (coaches, instructors, experts, artists etc.) to launch, manage and grow their business online. Founded by IIT/ IIM/ BITS/ Yale/ BCG Alumni and 3X Entrepreneurs, they are well funded and backed by top Indian VC firms along with start-up veterans like Kunal Shah (CRED). The company is founded by alumni from top IITs, IIMs, BITS, Yale including ex-entrepreneurs and from firms such as BCG, Hike, Dunzo and P&G.
Since the launch of its first version in December 2020 they have grown 25X. Creators have earned more than $1 Million since launch through the platform.
We have just closed our series A (yet to announce) and are looking to build out our leadership team across functions.
Job Description :-
We are looking for Sr. Backend Developers who have the passion to solve complex problems at scale and who will be able to drive the technical architecture and product development
Your responsibilities :-
- Own and drive product development and engineering management in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment.
- Understand business processes and functional requirements and map them to tangible software products using apt, efficient and quality technical solutions.
- Build and lead the technical team with focus on infusing culture resulting in energetic & positive outcomes.
- Review and influence new evolving design, architecture, standards and methods with stability, maintainability and scalability in mind.
- Constantly be on the lookout for ways to improve the product and processes built for resolving issues proactively and deliver better value to the customers.
Required Skills :-
- A completed Bachelor`s degree in Computer Science or related field
- 3+ years professional experience in software development
- Proficiency in, at least, one modern programming language; Python would be preferred with knowledge of Django
- Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design
- Computer Science fundamentals in data structures
- Computer Science fundamentals in algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis
- Git or other distributed version control system
- Experience in early-stage startup environment and inherent hustle factor would be an advantage
Skills
Pyhton,Postgres,Redis
Regards
Team Merito

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Experience Required : 5+ Years
Location : Gurgaon
Joining : Immediate Joiner Preferred
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We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Python Backend Developer with a minimum of 5 years of experience in Python and its modern web frameworks.
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Mandatory Skills : Python, Django, Flask, Streamlit, Starlette, REST API development, scalable backend services.
Key Responsibilities :
- Design, build, and maintain RESTful APIs and backend systems using Python.
- Work with frameworks such as Django, Flask, Streamlit, Starlette.
- Develop scalable and high-performance backend services.
- Collaborate with frontend developers and product teams to deliver seamless integrations.
- Write clean, maintainable, and testable code.
- Troubleshoot and resolve performance and scalability issues.
- Ensure code quality through automated testing and code reviews.
Required Skills :
- Minimum 5 years of backend development experience in Python.
- Strong expertise in Django, Flask, Streamlit, and/or Starlette.
- Proven experience with API design and development.
- Strong understanding of system architecture, data modeling, and scalability best practices.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and cloud environments is a plus.
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- Experience with async programming (e.g., using FastAPI, Starlette).
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- Exposure to microservices architecture.
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3. Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic.
4. Implement security and data protection features.
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1. Proven 3+years of experience as a Python Developer.
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