Senior Backend Developer finance company preferred

Job Title : Senior Python Developer – Product Engineering

Experience : 5 to 8 Years

Location : Pune, India (Hybrid – 3-4 days WFO, 1-2 days WFH)

Employment Type : Full-time

Commitment : Minimum 3 years (with end-of-term bonus)

Openings : 2 positions

• Junior : 3 to 5 Years
• Senior : 5 to 8 Years

Mandatory Skills : Python 3.x, REST APIs, multithreading, Celery, encryption (OpenSSL/cryptography.io), PostgreSQL/Redis, Docker/K8s, secure coding

Nice to Have : Experience with EFSS/DRM/DLP platforms, delta sync, file systems, LDAP/AD/SIEM integrations

🎯 Roles & Responsibilities :

• Design and develop backend services for DRM enforcement, file synchronization, and endpoint telemetry.
• Build scalable Python-based APIs interacting with file systems, agents, and enterprise infra.
• Implement encryption workflows, secure file handling, delta sync, and file versioning.
• Integrate with 3rd-party platforms: LDAP, AD, DLP, CASB, SIEM.
• Collaborate with DevOps to ensure high availability and performance of hybrid deployments.
• Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and mentor junior developers.
• Troubleshoot production issues and continuously optimize performance.

✅ Required Skills :

• 5 to 8 years of hands-on experience in Python 3.x development.
• Expertise in REST APIs, Celery, multithreading, and file I/O.
• Proficient in encryption libraries (OpenSSL, cryptography.io) and secure coding.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, Redis, SQLite, and Linux internals.
• Strong command over Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and Git workflows.
• Ability to write clean, testable, and scalable code in production environments.

➕ Preferred Skills :

• Background in DRM, EFSS, DLP, or enterprise security platforms.
• Familiarity with file diffing, watermarking, or agent-based tools.
• Knowledge of compliance frameworks (GDPR, DPDP, RBI-CSF) is a plus.

Core Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using Python or Golang.
• Write high-quality, testable, and maintainable code with a focus on performance and scalability.
• Implement automated tests and contribute to CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with product, QA, and DevOps teams for end-to-end feature delivery.
• Troubleshoot production issues and provide timely resolutions.
• Participate in design and architecture discussions to improve system efficiency.
• Contribute to improving development processes, coding standards, and best practices.

Experience and Expertise:

• 2–4 years of experience in backend development with Python or Golang.
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and OOPS principles.
• Hands-on experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with Linux development, Docker, and basic cloud concepts (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Proficiency with Git and version control workflows.
• Familiarity with AI-powered development tools or exposure to projects involving large language models (LLMs) is a plus.

Skills:

• Strong analytical and debugging skills with the ability to solve complex problems.
• Good communication and collaboration skills across teams.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while being a strong team player.
• Growth mindset – eagerness to learn new technologies and improve continuously.

Job Details

- Job Title: SDE-3

- Industry: Technology

- Domain - Information technology (IT)

- Experience Required: 5-8 years

- Employment Type: Full Time

- Job Location: Bengaluru

- CTC Range: Best in Industry

Role & Responsibilities

As a Software Development Engineer - 3, Backend Engineer at company, you will play a critical role in architecting, designing, and delivering robust backend systems that power our platform. You will lead by example, driving technical excellence and mentoring peers while solving complex engineering problems. This position offers the opportunity to work with a highly motivated team in a fast-paced and innovative environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership-

• Design and develop highly scalable, fault-tolerant, and maintainable backend systems using Java and related frameworks.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers, fostering a culture of learning and growth.
• Review code and ensure adherence to best practices, coding standards, and security guidelines.

System Architecture and Design-

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers and frontend engineers, to translate business requirements into efficient technical solutions.
• Own the architecture of core modules and contribute to overall platform scalability and reliability.
• Advocate for and implement microservices architecture, ensuring modularity and reusability.

Problem Solving and Optimization-

• Analyze and resolve complex system issues, ensuring high availability and performance of the platform.
• Optimize database queries and design scalable data storage solutions.
• Implement robust logging, monitoring, and alerting systems to proactively identify and mitigate issues.

Innovation and Continuous Improvement-

• Stay updated on emerging backend technologies and incorporate relevant advancements into our systems.
• Identify and drive initiatives to improve codebase quality, deployment processes, and team productivity.
• Contribute to an advocate for a DevOps culture, supporting CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.

Collaboration and Communication-

• Act as a liaison between the backend team and other technical and non-technical teams, ensuring smooth communication and alignment.
• Document system designs, APIs, and workflows to maintain clarity and knowledge transfer across the team.

Ideal Candidate

• Strong Java Backend Engineer.
• Must have 5+ years of backend development with strong focus on Java (Spring / Spring Boot)
• Must have been SDE-2 for at least 2.5 years
• Hands-on experience with RESTful APIs and microservices architecture
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, multithreading, and async programming
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases
• Exposure to Kafka/RabbitMQ and Redis/Memcached
• Experience with AWS / GCP / Azure, Docker, and Kubernetes
• Familiar with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices
• Product companies (B2B SAAS preferred)
• have stayed for at least 2 years with each of the previous companies
• (Education): B.Tech in computer science from Tier 1, Tier 2 colleges

• 5+ years of experience
• FlaskAPI, RestAPI development experience
• Proficiency in Python programming.
• Basic knowledge of front-end development.
• Basic knowledge of Data manipulation and analysis libraries
• Code versioning and collaboration. (Git)
• Knowledge for Libraries for extracting data from websites.
• Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs
• Familiarity with Cloud (Azure /AWS) technologies

💥 What will you do?

As a Backend Engineer, you will

• Create and maintain server-side code
• Designing database schemas to support business requirements
• Building reusable code and libraries for future use
• Troubleshoot and debug applications
• Write unit tests
• Stay up to date with current best practices
• Collaborate with front end engineers
• Optimization of the application for maximum speed and scalability
• Work with stakeholders including the Executive, Product, Data, and Design teams to assist with web-application-related technical issues and support their requirements.

🙋 What are we looking for? 

While we do not have a strict list of requirements for candidates interested in this role, some indicators that you would fit this role and our engineering culture are 

• 2+ years of relevant work experience as a Backend engineer using Python frameworks like Django, Flask, etc
• Experience with relational databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL
• Good understanding of OOP concepts
• Understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies and platforms, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3.
• Experience writing unit tests for the application is a plus
• Experience with building REST APIs
• Superior analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.

About Us:

Developed in formal collaboration with the University of Cambridge in May 2000, HeyMath! is an Ed-Tech company whose mission is to Raise the Game in Maths for school systems around the world. We do this using technology to deliver engaging teaching methodologies and personalised learning paths for students. HeyMath! has been successfully adopted by CBSE schools since 2004, with positive outcomes for the entire ecosystem.

Check us out at www.heymath.com

We plan to work mainly from home in 2022 and the virtual office atmosphere is collegiate, informal and friendly, with small high-impact teams making a difference to customers.

What we are looking for:

Experience in building and re-engineering cloud based solutions on AWS.

Strong knowledge of Object Oriented Programming(OOPS) and design patterns is a must. Hands-on development on Spring MVC framework.

Experience working on Java 8 or above.

Must have very good knowledge of RDBMS such as MySQL and performance tuning of the same.

Exposure to server-side and client-side caching mechanisms. Ability to debug the applications and provide instant workable solutions.

Experience working on Elastic Search / Kafka / Kubernetes or all is a nice to have.

Cogoport Story

Do you prefer to get speeding tickets or parking tickets?

Because at Cogoport we are speeding ahead to do something remarkable for the world. We are trying to solve the Trade Knowledge and Execution Gap, which is currently widening and preventing trade to the tune of $3.4 trillion annually. This Gap has enormous economic as well as human impact and disproportionately hits small and medium businesses globally.

The team at Cogoport is working on developing a new category, the Global Trade Platform, that helps companies discover and connect with appropriate trade partners, optimize shipping and logistics options and costs, and improve cash management and cash flow.

Cogoport is currently in hypergrowth mode. We are proud to have been named an Asia-Pacific High-Growth Company by the Financial Times and an Indian Growth Champion by the Economic Times. We are aiming to reach an annualized revenue of $1 billion (7700 Crores INR)  by this summer and are hiring over 500 additional employees. We are currently hiring in Mumbai, Gurgaon, Chennai and Bangalore.

Cogoport Culture: We have two core values at Cogoport—Intrapreneurship and Customer-centricity. If you share these values and are a hard worker who is willing to take risks (and occasionally get a speeding ticket), you can make a huge impact and propel your career in an endless number of directions with Cogoport.

Cogoport Leadership

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Life at Cogoport: It’s rare to be able to join a company that can give you the resources, support and technology you need to break new ground and see your ideas come to life. You’ll be surrounded by some of the smartest engineers and commercial specialists in India and the Asia Pacific Region.

With huge growth and the right entrepreneurial mindset, comes huge opportunities! So, wherever you join us, you’ll be able to dream, deliver better and brighter solutions, and speed ahead with the possibility to propel your career forward in endless directions as our company continues to grow and expand.

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Why Cogoport?

International Trade can be complicated at times and every day brings new challenges and opportunities to learn.  When we simplify international trade, it empowers and affects every human being on the face of this earth. Seven billion people - one common problem.

As a part of the Talent team at Cogoport, you will get an opportunity to be a part of an industry-wide revolution in the world of shipping and logistics by collaborating with other brilliant minds to resolve real world on-ground challenges. You will have a direct impact on the revenue and profitability growth for the organization.

Areas of Impact for you

• Hands-on management with deep-dive into the details of software design, implementation and debugging.
• Guide your teams in developing roadmaps and systems to drive product growth, then identify, plan, and execute projects to support that growth.
• Manage multiple projects across a wide breadth of technologies, coordinate dependencies, and interactions with the internal teams and external partners.
• Collaborate with stakeholders from across functions to keep the development team in sync with all functions and overall business objectives.
• Develop large multi-tenant applications in Rails.
• Understand Rails best practices and religiously introduce those to the codebase.
• Set up, create and manage strong best practices/architecture to ensure reliable, secure, bug-free, and performant software is released on-time.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Loves coding.
• 2-4 years of experience building scalable & complex products from scratch.
• Demonstrated ability to build complex scalable technology products.
• Should have prior experience of working with ROR, React, PostgreSQL and cloud infra.
• Understanding scaling strategies for high-traffic Rails applications.
• Understanding O-Auth2 or JWT (Json Web Token) authentication mechanisms.
• Experience in using ActiveRecordSerialize, RSpec and active interaction.
• Knowledge about Asynchronous Networking in Ruby; Refactoring ActiveRecord Models; Background Job processing using Redis and Sidekiq; Writing automated Deployment Scripts using Capistrano, Ansible etc.
• Expertise in Data Science and Machine Learning is a pl
• Expertise in Jenkins, Kubernetes, dockers and cloud technology is a plus.

Cogoport is an equal opportunity employer. We are a welcoming place for everyone, and we do our best to make sure all people feel supported and respected at work.