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 : 6 to 10 Years
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About the Role :
We are seeking an experienced Python Backend Lead / Senior Python Developer to design, develop, and optimize scalable backend solutions.
The role involves working with large-scale data, building efficient APIs, integrating middleware solutions, and ensuring high performance and reliability.
You will lead a team of developers while also contributing hands-on to coding, design, and architecture.
Mandatory Skills : Python (Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, Plotly), FastAPI/FlaskAPI, SQL & NoSQL (MongoDB, CRDB, Postgres), Middleware tools (Mulesoft/BizTalk), CI/CD, RESTful APIs, OOP, OOD, DS & Algo, Design Patterns.
Key Responsibilities :
- Lead backend development projects using Python (FastAPI/FlaskAPI).
- Design, build, and maintain scalable APIs and microservices.
- Work with SQL and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, CRDB, Postgres).
- Implement and optimize middleware integrations (Mulesoft, BizTalk).
- Ensure smooth deployment using CI/CD pipelines.
- Apply Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), Design Patterns, and Data Structures & Algorithms to deliver high-quality solutions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (frontend, DevOps, product) to deliver business objectives.
- Mentor and guide junior developers, ensuring adherence to best practices and coding standards.
Required Skills :
- Strong proficiency in Python with hands-on experience in Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, Plotly.
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- Solid knowledge of SQL & NoSQL databases (MongoDB, CRDB, Postgres).
- Experience with middleware tools such as Mulesoft or BizTalk.
- Proficiency in RESTful APIs, Web Services, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong understanding of OOP, OOD, Design Patterns, and DS & Algo.
- Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and optimization skills.
- Prior experience in leading teams is highly desirable.
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Unravel Carbon enables companies to assess their carbon footprint by tracking their digital financial footprint with its proprietary carbon emission factor model; making it easy, fast and convenient to become climate positive.
We aim to accelerate the participation of all companies, big and small, in the global fight against climate change. And we want to do it the 21st century way—autonomous, painless, and beautiful.
Unravel Carbon consists of a team of software engineers, data scientists, founders and climate experts with a passion to solve the world’s most pressing issue—climate change. Collectively, our leadership team has launched and invested in multiple companies, and are now combining their experience and knowledge here at Unravel.
We are backed by some of the world’s best funds and investors and are part of Y Combinator’s W22 batch.
Unravel Carbon was founded in 2021 with headquarters in Singapore.
Unravel Carbon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unravelcarbon/
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are looking for early members of our India team. You will be part of the team that establishes our India product development team. We are looking for candidates who have high potential, are excited about tackling the climate change problem and are excited to grow in a high-growth environment while working with the Singapore HQ.
A junior/mid-level backend software engineer. Must be comfortable to work in a small development team and have the initiative to work alone on smaller problem sets. Must be passionate about climate-tech for a better future.
- Build backend server applications using Flask/DJango framework
- Collaborate with the data team to integrate data pipelines into our backend system.
- Collaborate with the front end team.
- Analyze processes and code to troubleshoot problems and identify areas of improvement.
- Participating in continuing education and training to remain current on best practices, learn new programming languages, and better assist other team members.
- Take lead on projects, as needed.
ABOUT YOU
- Willingness to learn, be a self-starter, and thrive in uncertainty; you would be one of the first few employees at an early stage startup, be prepared to venture into unknown territory, collaborate and learn
- Meticulous and detail-oriented
- Required skills:
- Python Backend Development Frameworks (Flask, Django). Backend development in other languages/frameworks can be considered too
- NoSQL databases (MongoDB)
- SQL databases (MySQL, Postgres, DuckDB)
- Running/managing Linux servers on Cloud services (AWS/GCS/Azure)
- Optional skills:
- Front End Web development (ReactJS)
- Python data science tools (Pandas, Numpy, Scipy)
- Python NLP tools
YOUR WORK STYLE
- An understanding of agile product development
- Self exploration and self learning of the latest technologies and applying them to solving the technical challenges our team face
- Self-starter (proactive and independent) with an ability to prioritize different assignments and tasks to meet deadlines
- Comfortable working in a collaborative environment
- Eager to think outside of the box and creatively problem-solve
YOUR PREFERRED BACKGROUND
A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, IT, or related discipline AND 1+ years working experience in the IT industry.
WHAT WE OFFER YOU
We offer an exciting challenge for a purpose-driven person who thoroughly enjoys learning and takes up responsibilities in a multi-cultural, primarily virtual, and pioneering organization.
We nurture a culture that allows you to thrive, where your skills can be honed and your ideas will be heard, and where collaboration across teams and with global partners is the default.
If you love to work in a fast-paced startup environment and desire to solve some very
challenging problems using technology, we want to hear from you.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and energetic individual to work as a Senior Software
Developer. You will be involved in working on multiple products for the scaling and growth
stage of the lifecycle.
We work closely with the real world,. If you are interested to grow and learn in your career
and at the same time work on products for the 1Bn user market, we encourage you to apply.
Responsibilities
● Managing and guiding a team of junior developers for timely delivery of product and
milestones
● Optimization of the application for maximum speed and scalability
● Implementation of security and data protection
● Design and implementation of data storage solutions
● Design & Build: Designing and developing high-volume, low-latency applications for
mission-critical systems, and delivering high-availability and performance.
● Collaborate - Collaborating within your product streams and team to bring best
practices and leverage a world-class tech stack.
● Measurable Outcome - You will need to set quantifiable objectives that encapsulate
the quality attributes of a system. The fitness of the application is measured against
set marks.
● DevOps - You will need to set up every essential (tracking/alerting) to make sure the
infrastructure/software you built is working as expected.
● Design and development of our REST APIs
● Help maintain code quality, architecture, and automation
Required Knowledge and Skills
● 3 - 5 years of experience working in backend development technologies and DevOps
● Highly curious and ready to dive into complex technical challenges.
● Proficiency in development and scripting in Python, Django/Flask framework.
● Database design and management, including being up on the latest practices -
bonus points for MySQL and MongoDB
● User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and
environments
● Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
● Management of hosting environment, including database administration and scaling
an application to support load changes
● Setup and administration of backups
● Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms such as mobile vs
desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform
● Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
● Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
● Understanding of “session management” in a distributed server environment
● Server management and deployment for the relevant environment
● Appreciation for clean and well-documented code
● Hands-on experience with architecture and structural design patterns
● Expertise in designing, developing, deploying, and integrating RESTful APIs
● Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical
requirements
● A knack for benchmarking and optimization
● Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
Personality
● Requires excellent communication skills – written, verbal, and presentation.
● You should be a team player.
● You should be positive towards problem-solving, have a very structural thought
process to solve problems
● Interest to work in a high paced start-up environment with a large amount of learning.
● Good understanding of different frameworks, and be able to pick up new
technologies at ease.
● You should be agile enough to figure out a need for new technologies/frameworks
and learn new technology for better product performance
WHO WILL LOVE THIS JOB?
• Attracted to creativity, innovation, and eagerness to learn
• Alignment to a fast-paced organization and its short-term and long-term goals
• An engaging, open, genuine personality that naturally encourages interaction with individuals at all levels
• Strong value system and sense of ethics • Absolute dedication to premium quality
• Want to build strong core product team capable of developing solutions for complex, industry-first problems.
• Build balance of experience, knowledge, and new learnings
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES?
• Driving the success of the software engineering team at Datamotive.
• Collaborating with senior and peer engineers to prioritize and deliver features on the roadmap.
• Build strong development team with focus on building optimized & usable solutions.
• Research, Design & Develop distributed solution to handle workload mobility across multi & hybrid cloudsr
• Assist in Identifying, Researching & Designing newer features and cloud platform support in areas of disaster recovery, data protection, workload migration etc.
• Assist in building product roadmap.
• Conduct pilot tests to assess the functionality of newly developed programs.
• Front facing customers for product introduction, knowledge transfer, solutioning, bugs triaging etc.
• Assist customers by giving product demos, conducting POCs, trainings etc.
• Manage Datamotive infrastructure, bring innovative automation for optimizing infrastructure usage through monitoring and scripting. • Design test environments to simulate customer behaviours and use cases in VMware vSphere, AWS, GCP, Azure clouds. • Help write technical documentation, generate marketing content like blogs, webinars, seminars etc.
TECHNICAL SKILLS?
• Experience in software development with relevant domain understanding of Data Protection, Disaster Recovery, Ransomware Recovery.
• A strong understanding and demonstrable experience with at least one of the major public cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure or VMware)
• A strong understanding and experience of designing and developing architecture of complex, distributed systems.
• Insights into development of client-server SaaS applications with good breadth across networking, storage, micro-services, and other web technologies.
• Experience of building and leading strong development teams with systems product development background
• Programming knowledge in either of GO Lang, C, C++, Python or Shell script.
• Should be a computer science graduate with strong fundamentals & problem-solving abilities.
• Good understanding of virtualization, storage and cloud platforms like VMware, AWS, GCP, Azure and/or Kubernetes will be preferable
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|
We are looking for a passionate backend developer with 2-3 years of experience who loves challenges and building something from ground-up. Past track record of building a statistical tool will be an advantage
Responsibilities and Duties
- Design of system and architecture for all features and problems
- Translate high level business problems into scalable design and code
- Maintain existing backend code and infrastructure
- Working with team to solve problems and discuss new ideas
- Smart system design smart having a balance between speed of implementation and scalability
- Ownership of projects or codes written
Qualifications and Skills
- Passion to work for startup and aptitude for fast learning
- In-depth understanding of Django and Django Rest Framework
- Expertise in python
- Basic machine learning knowledge, Company will help the candidate to upskill
- Ability to write clean, scalable, robust code
- Understanding of complete lifecycle of software development
- Basic knowledge of front-end development
- Good understanding of restful api design
- Working knowledge of AWS (EC2, RDS and Postgresql)
- Familiarity deploying SAAS solution with Amazon AWS and Docker (Kubernetes) etc
The B2B manufacturing industry has a lack of digitisation globally. NowPurchase is building layers of technology to help improve the productivity and profits of the manufacturer. For this we are building the OS (Operating System) that will seamlessly connect factory equipment such as furnaces and spectrometers to our software systems that provide real time optimisations.
The end-game is to use this interconnected system to do great production planning and autonomous procurement of their raw materials. The Heart of NowPurchase will be a marketplace consisting of these smart factories and raw material suppliers.
Here a video that explains our product journey:
[https://www.loom.com/share/ccd0ed9e7bc349d7bba851d762253c21](https://www.loom.com/share/ccd0ed9e7bc349d7bba851d762253c21)
**Role Description**
NowPurchase is looking to add an immensely talented Backend Developer that will help us invent, design, refine and deliver products that will meet the above vision.
- Expect to build a lot of services and APIs in the cloud and stand-alone IoT devices to serve both the browser as well as native IoT enabled terminals that will be placed at the manufacturers' premises.
- Expect designing algorithms that model the metallurgy of the manufacturing processes as well as using tools such as linear programming, machine learning etc.
**What are the expectations from this role?**
- Deliver high quality modular code deployed to serve web, mobile and native IoT enabled terminals that leverage REST-based services and real time sockets. This would include algorithms for real time optimizations that are critical for the manufacturing process.
- You are empowered to work directly with leadership and the product team to make decisions about your code and future of the product.
- Have a strong emphasis on shipping features quickly without sacrificing code quality. Be ready to build a lot of MVPs that will go through iteration or be completely scrapped depending on the outcome at the customer end.
- Own your Agile projects and responsible for software design to implementation and deployment. Maintain sprints, delivery timelines and contribute to better managing the engineering team.
- Collaborate on the end to end design and implementation of the platform, including data modeling, systems architecture, data security, access controls, architecture, user experience, deployment, automation, and monitoring.
- Maintain a high level of data integrity, quality and security checks.
- Develop data pipelines and RESTful services that are distributed, robust and highly performant.
- Build a culture of simplicity and pragmatism, which is reflected in your elegant code that other developers emulate and you ensure through thorough code reviews and processes.
**Qualifications and Experience**
- 1+ years of demonstrated software engineering experience in an agile environment designing, architecting and implementing robust scalable systems preferably for modern SaaS application
- Experience with modern server-side programming languages such as Python, Scala, Go. Experience with web frameworks such as Django Rest Framework, Flask.
- Experience with architecting asynchronous services with design patters leveraging PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Celery for storage and multi-tenant servers over AWS Elastic BeanStalk.
**Compensation & Benefits**
- **Cash Compensation:** As per industry standards & pedigree of candidate
- **ESOPs:** 10% of NowPurchase is dedicated to current & future team members. Your package would entail some ESOPs so that you own a part of the company and grow along with it.
- **Medical Insurance:** Benefits of group insurance of 3 lakhs for family including parents, spouse, children
- **Generous leave structure and WFHs** including Marriage, Maternity & Paternity leaves
- **Complete Relocation Expenses:** We are building a unicorn out of the city of Joy (Kolkata). We will pay for everything you spend to relocate here.
**Possible Growth path**
Backend Developer > Senior Backend End Engineer > Engineering Manager > VP of Engineering
## **Tech Stack**
- React/Redux
- Python/Django/Celery
- Git, AWS, ELB (Elastic Beanstalk), Netlify
- PostgreSQL/Redis/S3
**Hiring Process**
1. Screening of applicants & initial telephonic call with Manager -HR
2. F2F/Video Interview with Engineering Manager and Cofounder CTO
3. Take home written assessment
4. F2F/Video Interview with Cofounder CEO
5. Email communication on final feedback
The end to end process shall take less than 10 days. We pride ourselves on being transparent & moving fast.
*Candidates who accept an offer may join within 1 hour, 1 week or up to 45days of signing - though, we have a preference for as short a gap period between signing and joining since we're at the most exciting part of our journey - laying the foundation for the NowPurchase platform!*

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- Research, prototype and apply different methods to improve data reliability, fault tolerance and system performance.
- Instrument, monitor and troubleshoot these systems in a Production environment.
- Contribute to design reviews, code reviews, integration and automated testing.
- Adopt and improve our Agile development process.
- Writing effective and scalable Python codes
- Designing and implementing robust applications
- Debugging applications to ensure low-latency and high-availability
- Integrating user-facing elements with server-side logic
- Implementing security and data protection
- Accommodating various data storage solutions
Key Requirements
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
- You have prior experience as a Python Developer
- Good knowledge Django, Flask or similar Python frameworks
- Familiarity with front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
- Knowledge of ORM (Object Relational Mapper)
- Familiarity with various testing tools.
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● Designing, implementing and deploying updates, features to the company’s cloud
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● Prepare automated test suites for continuous health monitoring of the backend
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● Perform load testing to understand potential scale issues and take corrective
measures.
● Integrate tools for incidence report and response, to ensure high availability of
the backend system.
● Drive Security practices implementation. (Troubleshoot incidents, identify root
cause, configuration, fix and document problems, patching systems for
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● Setting up the CI/CD automation environment for web applications using
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Experience required: 3+ years relevant experience
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Flask/Django, Python Backend Exp, Exp in Websockets, Async IO
Notice Period- Immediate/1months/ 2 months negotiable










