Senior Backend Developer - Python

Backend Engineer (MongoDB / API Integrations / AWS / Vectorization)

Position Summary

We are hiring a Backend Engineer with expertise in MongoDB, data vectorization, and advanced AI/LLM integrations. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience developing backend systems that power intelligent data-driven applications, including robust API integrations with major social media platforms (Meta, Instagram, Facebook, with expansion to TikTok, Snapchat, etc.). In addition, this role requires deep AWS experience (Lambda, S3, EventBridge) to manage serverless workflows, automate cron jobs, and execute both scheduled and manual data pulls. You will collaborate closely with frontend developers and AI engineers to deliver scalable, resilient APIs that power our platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain backend services with MongoDB and scalable data models.
• Build pipelines to vectorize data for retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and other AI-driven features.
• Develop robust API integrations with major social platforms (Meta, Instagram Graph API, Facebook API; expand to TikTok, Snapchat, etc.).
• Implement and maintain AWS Lambda serverless functions for scalable backend processes.
• Use AWS EventBridge to schedule cron jobs and manage event-driven workflows.
• Leverage AWS S3 for structured and unstructured data storage, retrieval, and processing.
• Build workflows for manual and automated data pulls from external APIs.
• Optimize backend systems for performance, scalability, and reliability at high data volumes.
• Collaborate with frontend engineers to ensure smooth integration into Next.js applications.
• Ensure security, compliance, and best practices in API authentication (OAuth, tokens, etc.).
• Contribute to architecture planning, documentation, and system design reviews.

Required Skills/Qualifications

• Strong expertise with MongoDB (including Atlas) and schema design.
• Experience with data vectorization and embeddings (OpenAI, Pinecone, MongoDB Atlas Vector Search, etc.).
• Proven track record of social media API integrations (Meta, Instagram, Facebook; additional platforms a plus).
• Proficiency in Node.js, Python, or other backend languages for API development.
• Deep understanding of AWS services:
• Lambda for serverless functions.
• S3 for structured/unstructured data storage.
• EventBridge for cron jobs, scheduled tasks, and event-driven workflows.
• Strong understanding of REST and GraphQL API design.
• Experience with data optimization, caching, and large-scale API performance.

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Experience with real-time data pipelines (Kafka, Kinesis, or similar).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments on AWS.
• Knowledge of serverless architecture best practices.
• Background in SaaS platform development or data analytics systems.

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain REST APIs
• Proficient in Python or any other programming language
• Experience in writing Unit/Integration tests.
• Experience with Distributed Version Control System.
• Elasticsearch or Solr experience.
• NOSQL experience- Cassandra, MongoDB.
• Experience in Message brokers - Rabbitmq.
• Experience with AWS Infrastructure, Lambda, Docker/Containers

Desired to have:

• Should be pragmatic and realize when a solution is over-engineered as well as knowing when to spend time on creating the right abstraction that allows us to move faster in the long run.
• Passion for your work and striving to do things “the right way”.
• Familiarity with Agile/Lean process.
• Willingness to work in a Startup environment.
• Excellent debugging and optimization skills.
• Knowledge of emerging technologies and a solid understanding of the full product development life cycle.
• Excellent knowledge of mobile user experience, information architecture and trends

About SafeGold

Gold is the most trusted asset across the entire world and one of the largest asset classes in India. The total traded value of gold in India exceeds $300 billion annually – nearly all of it in an unorganised, offline manner. We, at SafeGold, are building the digital infrastructure to organise the gold market using technology. SafeGold is India’s largest digital gold platform with 35 million customers and 100+ distribution partners across India, Thailand and UAE. The focus has always been on revenues and profitability growth which has been widely recognised.

#9 in 2023 ET Growth Champions (India)

#21 in 2023 FT High Growth Companies (Asia)

With revenues of more than Rs. 4,500 crs in the year ending March-23, we have been part of the Financial Times rankings of the fastest growing startups in the Asia-Pacific region since 2021 till date. 

SafeGold is backed by the World Gold Council and leading venture capital funds, Beenext and Pravega.

Job Description

We’re a small team with insanely large ambitions. We are looking for a Software Engineer who will help shape Safe Gold’s product and marketing strategies by processing, analyzing and interpreting data sets. You will work closely with the tech, product and business teams for designing and developing a scalable application architecture, based on business requirements. The ideal candidate will have proficiency in

PHP and Relational as well as NoSql Databases (MySQL,MongoDB). You will have strong problem-solving skills and independent self-direction to thrive in our work environment.

What will your job entail:

● Implement a robust set of services and APIs to power the web application.

● Build reusable code and libraries for future use.

● Optimize the application for maximum speed and scalability.

● Implement security and data protection as per industry standards.

● Monitor the front-end and back-end aspects of the web application

● Coordinate with the product team to understand the requirements and formulate a detailed technical documentation.

● Assist junior developers if required.

Key Requirements:

● 4-7 years of experience in software development, at least 1 year of experience in a product based startup is preferable

● Strong understanding of MVC Architecture

● Atleast 2-3 years of working experience in PHP is a must have and proficiency in Laravel Framework will be a plus

● Proficient knowledge of both Relational as well as NoSql Databases (MySQL,MongoDB) is a must have

● Working knowledge of Python and Django/Flask Framework is good to have

● Familiarity with advanced JavaScript libraries and frameworks such as AngularJS, ReactJS

● Strong understanding of fundamental design principles to build a scalable application.

● Experience with implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests.

● Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (Git).

● At least 2 years of experience working on AWS cloud platform, using tools like EC2,RDS,Lambda, SQS, Elasticache

We are seeking a skilled Node.js + Python Developer to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining web applications using Node.js and Python. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of both Node.js and Python, as well as web application development. Responsibilities:

Developing and maintaining web applications using Node.js and Python

Write clean and efficient code that adheres to Node.js and Python coding standards

Collaborate with other developers and team members to design and implement new features

Troubleshoot and debug issues in existing code

Create and maintain technical documentation

Requirements:

Strong knowledge of Node.js and Python

Familiarity with front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Experience with MySQL/Mongo and database design

Good understanding of object-oriented programming and design patterns

Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Good communication skills and ability to work in a team environment

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with popular Node.js frameworks such as Express or Koa

Experience with OpenAi APIs

Knowledge of machine learning and data science libraries in Python such as TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, and Pandas

Experience with RESTful API development

Experience with payment gateway integrations

We are looking for 2-3 years experienced Django Developer to join immediately in Delhi.

Responsibilities

As a Backend Developer,  you will be responsible for -

•  Building the Complete Backend of our web application and Mobile App from scratch.
• Work closely with the Frontend Engineer to integrate the algorithmic input from the Frontend Framework.
• Work closely with the product owners to create dynamic infographics with intuitive user controls.
• Participate in UAT, troubleshoot, bugs and application integration issues
• Optimize applications for best user experience
• Create and maintain documentation related to the developed processes and applications

Qualification & Experience

• 2-3 years of demonstrable experience designing, building, and working as a Django Developer for enterprise web application
• Ideally, this would include the following:
• Expert-level proficiency with Python, Django, and Django Rest Framework.
• Understanding of REST concepts and interacting with REST APIs
• Understanding of  Postgresql 
• Basic Understanding of Frontend Framework like React.js
• Deep understanding of a few Backend concepts:
• Familiarity with Elastic Search and AWS Technology
• Familiarity with Apache and Ngnix etc.
• Understanding of Python coding Standards
• In addition, the ideal candidate would have great problem-solving skills and familiarity with code versioning tools such as Github

Location:- Delhi

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

• Understands detailed requirements and demonstrates excellent problem solving skills
• Deep understanding of software engineering practices, Design Patterns, Data Structures, Algorithms
• Excellent programming skills in ROR, Golang, NodeJS, Python or Java
• Strong communication skills
• Strong sense of ownership, drive and ability to deliver results
• 2+ years of experience in product driven organization