Senior Backend Engineer

🎯 Role Overview

We are a UK-based SaaS company powering online ordering, POS, and mobile apps for restaurants and takeaways. We already serve 1200+ clients on our legacy platform and are migrating to a modern Python-Django, React, Flutter, microservices stack hosted on OVH Cloud.

We’re looking for a hands-on Senior Architect/Lead based in India (preferably Kerala) who can:

• Audit and stabilize our current build,

• Deliver MVP in weeks, not months,

• And evolve into the future CTO of the company.

This role is high-impact: you’ll work closely with the UK leadership team and lead a growing India-based engineering group.

🛠️ Key Responsibilities

• Architecture & Ownership

• Review and refactor existing codebase (Django backend, Flutter apps, React admin).

• Define clean architecture, APIs, and service boundaries.

• Simplify into a stable MVP (modular monolith first, microservices later).

• Delivery Management

• Enforce agile sprints (2-week cycles).

• Set up CI/CD pipelines, test automation, QA cycles.

• Ensure smooth and secure deployments on OVH cloud.

• Hands-On Development

• Lead by example — write/refactor core backend/frontend code.

• Mentor and guide 3 in-house developers (transitioning from PHP/Opencart).

• Scaling & Future Roadmap

• Prepare system for multi-language support, payments, POS integrations.

• Define a 12–24 month tech roadmap aligned with business goals.

• Explore AI-assisted coding/testing to boost team productivity.

• Leadership

• Act as technical counterpart to business leadership in the UK.

• Build and lead a strong India-based engineering team as we scale.

✅ Required Skills & Experience

• 7–10 years professional development experience, with at least 3 years leading teams or projects.

• Strong hands-on expertise in:

• Python-Django (backend, APIs, ORM, migrations)

• Flutter (cross-platform apps)

• React (admin dashboards)

• DevOps (CI/CD, Docker, cloud deployments)

• Proven track record of shipping SaaS products from MVP → production.

• Experience cleaning up/refactoring messy codebases.

• Ability to mentor mid-level and junior devs.

• Bonus: Experience with restaurant/retail tech, POS, or fintech/payments.

🚀 Desirable Traits

• Pragmatic “builder” mindset → knows how to cut complexity and ship fast.

• Hands-on problem solver, not just a PowerPoint architect.

• Ambition to grow into CTO role (lead a larger tech org, own platform strategy).

• Strong communicator — can bridge between UK business team and India dev team.

💼 What We Offer

• Competitive salary for senior-level (₹12 -  ₹18 lakhs INR / year depending on experience).

• Future CTO track opportunity.

• Chance to lead the rebuild of a SaaS platform already trusted by 1200+ businesses.

• Direct collaboration with UK leadership, high ownership and visibility.

📌 How to Apply

Send CV + GitHub/LinkedIn. In your cover note, describe:

• A time you had to rescue a struggling project.

• Your experience with Django + Flutter + React in one product.

• Why you’d want to grow into CTO responsibilities.

Fullstack Developer:

We are looking for an onsite Fullstack Developer experienced with Fullstack technologies, Cloud and IoT solutions. For the agile development of our web, mobile, and cloud applications and IoT products, building efficient, reliable and scalable solutions. A hands-on coding role, where you will build and manage your own team.

Tasks:

·        Development of modern based applications in the back-end

·        Development, implementation and optimisation of innovative IoT products, web apps and new features

·        Technical product design, solution architecture, specifications and implementation of Livello solutions

·        Work with a cross-functional team to define, build, test, and deploy universal applications

·        Version control with Git is part of your daily work and continuous integration

·        Ensure the implementation of technical standards, quality assurance and best practices.

Requirements:

·       Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or comparable field of study

·       2-4 years’ experience in agile software development

·       Proficiency in Node.js, React js, Mongo DB, Docker along with any cloud Exp (AWS, GCP, Azure)

·       Experience with test and deployment automation (Gitlab, Fastlane, Jest).

·       Good to have Experience with GraphQL and Kubernetes as well as state management solutions (Redux, Saga)

·       Ability to work cooperatively and independently, analytical thinking, willingness to lead and take on responsibility

·       Fluent in English.

Nice to have:

·       Experienced in IoT-to-Cloud managed services, Microservices.

·       Knowledge of IoT device management and message brokers like AMQP or MQTT

Benefits

Ø A responsible position in a fast-growing and highly innovative start-up

Ø An agile and diverse team with colleagues from all over the world, working with our main office in Germany

Ø English speaking open work environment, with flat hierarchies and short decision-making paths

Ø Creative freedom for own ideas, projects and personal development.

Varivas is a community that allows users to create, support, and recommend content. The mission of Varivas is to give the community freedom, ease, and complete control of their content.

Varivas is an early-stage startup looking for its first few members. 

https://www.varivas.community/

Become part of a core team of an upcoming startup building an exciting product from scratch.

• Progressive Web App (PWA)
• JavaScript, Typescript
• MEAN stack https://angel.co/recruit/jobs/1383984">Angular, Node JS, Express, MongoDB
• Azure for hosting and data storage etc.
• Any previous experience in building a social network, payment system or content hosting is a big plus. (Please mention this in your application)

• Payment for work done (of course 🙂)
• Remote work from anywhere
• Complete flexibility of working hours
• Complete freedom and ownership of your work
• No meetings, standups, or daily status group calls. (We prefer asynchronous communication like slack)
• High equity (1-2.5%) if you are interested

• Should be able to work independently without any hand-holding.
• Problem solver who takes complete ownership of given work.
• Smart developer who delivers on results. (You will be assessed based on what you deliver, not by how hard or how long you work)
• Self-motivated candidates who do the work because they like it and are good at it.
• Self-managed individuals. You will not be managed by anyone on day to day basis. (There are no managers in the company)

Job Responsibilities:

• Be a part of a team developing a rapidly growing product used by thousands of small businesses.
• Responsible for building large scale applications that are high performance, scalable, and resilient in an microservices environment
• Evaluate new technologies and tools such as new frameworks, methodologies, best practices and other areas that will improve overall efficiencies and product quality

Skill Set:

• 3+ years of working experience in developing API centric core Java/J2EE applications using Spring boot, JPA, REST API, XML and JSON
• Experience in frontend framework - any one of Backbone, Angular, Vue or React
• Working experience in any one of the Cloud Platforms - Google Cloud (preferable) or AWS
• Experience in large scale databases - NoSQL and MongoDB.
• Hands on experience in Eclipse based development and using Git, SVN, Junit
• Past experience in startups or product development is a big plus.

• Experience of min 7-10 years in Technology

• Master’s Degree / relevant certification

• Enable the team to design solutions with a sustainable architecture in mind, collaborating in building a clear and shared understanding/vision of it within the team.
• Actively support team wellness through building an environment of trust, openness and safe experimentation.
• Train and Mentor the team in the correct understanding of technical practices, enabling the team to identify how to get most value out of them within the context of the project.
• Comply with development and corporate processes and standard practices.
• Status reporting.
• Responsible for defining and setting baselines.
• Plan, schedule, execute, report and control the strategy to move releases to staging and live environments, ensuring the integrity of the live environment is protected and that the correct components are released.
• Take care of team logistics in terms of anticipating development environment needs and engaging whoever needed to make them timely available for the team.

• Expert knowledge of key Web technologies as HTML5, CSS3, 
• Expect in JavaScript / AJAX, NodeJS, React.
• Expert knowledge of OO Analysis and Design, 
• Expert on Design Patterns and Frameworks as NodeJS, React.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies (Scrum).

• Candidate must possess good communication skills.
• Creative bent of mind
• Self-motivation to work independently and strong work ethic.
• Ability to work in a team, and adapt to new and evolving processes.
• Flexibility with shifts & week offs is a must.
• Team management 
• Capacity to understand and develop a business Vision
• Flexibility and adaptable
• Goal-Oriented
• Experience leading and managing a team
• Mentoring a team
• Deep experience with Agile
• Passion around technology
• Creative
• Player- coach mentality
• Strong communication skills

What you need to have:

We are looking for a skilled computer programmer who is comfortable with both front and back end programming. Full Stack Developers are responsible for developing and designing front end web architecture, ensuring the responsiveness of applications and working alongside graphic designers for web design features, among other duties.

Responsibilities

• Developing front end website architecture.
• Designing user interactions on web pages.
• Developing back end website applications.
• Creating servers and databases for functionality.
• Ensuring cross-platform optimization for mobile phones.
• Ensuring responsiveness of applications.
• Working alongside graphic designers for web design features.
• Seeing through a project from conception to finished product.
• Designing and developing APIs.
• Meeting both technical and consumer needs.
• Stay up-to-date with developments in web applications and programming languages.
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Requirements

• 1-5 Year of Experience as Full Stack Developer.
• Proficiency with fundamental front end languages such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
• Familiarity with JavaScript frameworks such as Vue JS, Angular JS, React, and Nuxt.
• Proficiency with server side languages such as Java, Python, Ruby, PHP.
• Familiarity with database technology such as MySQL, Oracle and MongoDB.
• Experience working on MEAN (Angular JS, NodeJS, Express, MongoDB) and MERN Stack (ReactJS, React Native, NodeJS, Express, MongoDB).
• Optional experience of using AWS.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Good problem solving skills.

• Very strong in HTML & mobile techniques;
• Strong knowledge of Codeigniter / Laravel;
• Front-end skills HTML, CSS, CSS3, CSS3 animations, JavaScript,bootstrap;
• Experience with Angular or React;
• Popular JavaScript libraries/frameworks e.g. jQuery, LESS / Sass;
• Back-end skills PHP, MySQL or equivalent language such as C#, java, etc.;
• Strong knowledge of source control e.g. Bitbucket, Github;
• Experience with deployment and configuration of common stacks (LAMP, MERN, MEAN)
• Ability to work with design files for web development needs;
• In-depth experience with MongoDB & MySQL, including SQL & PL/SQL, or NoSQL query building
• Knowledge of tools & frameworks such as Gulp, Grunt, Node, Composer, etc.
• Ability to work with APIs;
• Experience working with CMS systems e.g. Magento, Wordpress;
• Good knowledge of web hosting environments e.g. cPanel, AWS, Google;
• Python skills are a plus