
Senior Backend Engineer (Immediate joiners only)
at Seed Funded Product-based startup in Bangalore
We are seeking an experienced Senior Backend Engineer to join our passionate team. If you have a strong background in backend development, a track record of delivering scalable and reliable solutions, and are eager to contribute to complex projects, we would love to hear from you.
Responsibilities:
- Design and develop robust, high-performance backend solutions using Python and related technologies.
- Lead the architecture and design discussions for major backend components and services.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze software requirements.
- Mentor and guide junior and mid-level engineers, fostering their technical growth.
- Review code and provide constructive feedback to ensure code quality and adherence to best practices.
- Identify and address performance bottlenecks, scalability challenges, and technical issues.
- Participate in sprint planning, task estimation, and agile development processes.
- Keep up-to-date with industry trends, tools, and best practices to continuously improve our backend systems.
- Drive the adoption of coding standards, design patterns, and engineering best practices.
- Collaborate with frontend engineers to ensure seamless integration between frontend and backend components.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- Minimum of 4 years of professional experience in backend development.
- Strong proficiency in Python and backend frameworks like Django and Flask.
- In-depth knowledge of database systems, both relational (MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, etc. ).
- Proven track record of designing and developing scalable and maintainable backend services.
- Experience with RESTful API design and best practices.
- Solid understanding of software architecture, design principles, and software development lifecycle.
- Previous experience leading or mentoring engineers is a strong plus.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive attitude towards challenges.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (e. g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization (Docker) is a plus.

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https://mentortogether.org/">Mentor Together is India’s first and largest youth mentoring non-profit organization with a mission to facilitate empowering mentoring relationships and networks that help young people break the inequalities of opportunity and actualise their potential.
http://bit.ly/mentortogo">Mentor To Go is the world’s first mobile mentoring platform created by Mentor Together with the support of Cisco India, LinkedIn Social Impact, British Telecom and Sterlite Technologies.
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