
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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Job Title: Python Developer (Full Time)
Location: Hyderabad (Onsite)
Interview: Virtual and Face to Face Interview (Last round)
Experience Required: 4 + Years
Working Days: 5 Days
About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Python Developer with a strong background in building scalable and secure applications. The ideal candidate will have hands-on expertise in Python frameworks, API integrations, and modern application architectures. This role requires a tech leader who can balance innovation, performance, and compliance while driving successful project delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Application Development
- Architect and develop robust, high-performance applications using Django, Flask, and FastAPI.
- API Integration
- Design and implement seamless integration with third-party APIs (including travel-related APIs, payment gateways, and external service providers).
- Data Management
- Develop and optimize ETL pipelines for structured and unstructured data using data lakes and distributed storage solutions.
- Microservices Architecture
- Build modular, scalable applications using microservices principles for independent deployment and high availability.
- Performance Optimization
- Enhance application performance through load balancing, caching, and query optimization to deliver superior user experiences.
- Security & Compliance
- Apply secure coding practices, implement data encryption, and ensure compliance with industry security and privacy standards (e.g., PCI DSS, GDPR).
- Automation & Deployment
- Utilize CI/CD pipelines, Docker/Kubernetes, and monitoring tools for automated testing, deployment, and production monitoring.
- Collaboration
- Partner with front-end developers, product managers, and stakeholders to deliver user-centric, business-aligned solutions.
Requirements
Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Technical Expertise
- 4+ years of hands-on experience with Python frameworks (Django, Flask, FastAPI).
- Proficiency in RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and asynchronous programming.
- Strong knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB) and big data tools (Spark, Kafka).
- Familiarity with Kibana, Grafana, Prometheus for monitoring and visualization.
- Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI).
- Working knowledge of testing tools: PyTest, Selenium, SonarQube.
- Experience with API integrations, booking flows, and payment gateway integrations (travel domain knowledge is a plus, but not mandatory).
Soft Skills
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and teamwork abilities.
- Proactive, ownership-driven mindset with the ability to perform under pressure.


We are currently hiring a Python Developer to join our engineering team to develop dynamic
software applications.
Main Responsibilities of the Python Engineer:-
Your responsibilities will include:
• 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 framework
• Good knowledge in Lambda and AWS.
• Familiarity with front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Knowledge of ORM (Object Relational Mapper)
• Familiarity with various testing tools.
Work Location : Pune preferred, Remote option available
Work Timing US Shift 2:30 PM to 11:30 PM or 6:30pm to 3:30am IST


Responsibilities and Duties:
- Expert in Python, with knowledge of Python web framework - Django
- Familiarity with backend automated testing tools and frameworks
- Experience with backend/API development
- Architect, develop and maintain backend libraries/codebase, database & server.
- Develop object-oriented software, with mastery of one or more relevant languages (Django).
- Evaluate competitive and innovative products and design approaches to identify best practices and encourage innovation.
- Understanding the requirement of a client, document the scope and chart out a plan of implementing the scope
- Work with design team to give inputs related to the wire-frames and then the design along with incorporating Client Feedback
- Explore the difference between B2B and B2C projects before implementing the code
- Work in teams of 2-3 on various projects as per the requirement using git as version control
- Having good knowledge of APIs creation and database architecture
- Good Grasp in respective technology (Django)
- Documenting the process and main functions along the developing process
- Design and develop highly scalable, highly available, reliable, secure, and fault-tolerant systems with minimal guidance for one of the fastest-growing companies in India.
Required Experience, Skills and Qualifications:
- 3-5 years of experience required
- Strong hand on Django-Python
- Excellent knowledge of using the Git version control system and deployment via Git.
- You have creative visualization, critical thinking, deductive & pragmatic reasoning and can think out-of-the-box
- Ability to quickly adapt & independently work in a fast-paced Agile environment with minimum supervision.
- A self-starter with demonstrated ability to take initiative, who can proactively identify issues/opportunities and recommend action.


Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement scalable, maintainable, and efficient Python applications
- Lead technical projects from conception to deployment
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement new features
- Write clean, testable code with appropriate documentation
- Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members
- Mentor junior developers and contribute to their professional growth
- Participate in technical architecture discussions and decision-making
- Troubleshoot and debug complex software issues
- Contribute to continuous improvement of development practices and processes
- Design and implement AI/ML solutions using LLMs and related technologies
- Optimize and maintain AI model deployment pipelines
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of professional software development experience
- Strong proficiency in Python and its ecosystem (Django/Flask, FastAPI)
- Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
- Solid understanding of software design patterns and principles
- Experience with version control systems (Git)
- Strong knowledge of RESTful APIs and microservices architecture
- Proficiency in writing unit tests and understanding of TDD practices
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
AI/ML Technical Skills
- Experience with LLM frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex)
- Knowledge of working with large language models (GPT, Claude, etc.)
- Understanding of prompt engineering and LLM fine-tuning concepts
- Experience with vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, or similar)
- Familiarity with AI model deployment and serving (BentoML, Ray Serve)
- Experience with machine learning libraries (PyTorch, TensorFlow, or similar)
- Knowledge of AI/ML observability and monitoring tools
- Understanding of AI safety practices and responsible AI development
- Experience with embedding models and semantic search implementations
- Familiarity with AI application development patterns and best practices


Our team is looking for experienced backend engineers to lead the development of our cloud-based software products and be responsible for major technical decisions associated with them and accountable for their successful execution.
In this position on the software engineering team, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to client and internal facing products. FarmSetu’s suite of products spans multiple technical domains and disciplines in software and hardware, and experience in end-to-end systems thinking across distributed components is key for this role.
What You Will Do
- Design, implement and deploy back-end services
- Lead the delivery of software projects in a team-based environment
- Collaborate cross-functionally with business users, product managers, customer success representatives and other engineers to define, design, scope and ship new features using elegant solutions.
- Provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
- Work alongside other engineers on the team to elevate technology and consistently apply best practices.
- Help others to improve the quality of their work through regular design and code reviews
- Deliver new features to production environments and support them in operation
- Participate in building the open engineering culture at FarmSetu
FarmSetu’s technology stack includes (but will not be limited to) Python, Django/Flask/FastAPI, GraphQL, Hasura, React, Flutter, Dart, Postgres, Celery, Docker, Git/Bitbucket to be deployed on Digitalocean/GCP infrastructure. We’re also quick to adopt better tools and processes, so you’ll be more than welcome to help shape our tool suite.
What You Will Bring to FarmSetu
- 2+ years of experience developing applications at an enterprise scale using the front and back-end technologies in our stack
- Ability to develop robust and scalable backend services defined by GraphQL and RESTful APIs in Python using OpenAPI standards
- Familiarity with Cloud/SaaS architectures and how to build secure and maintainable services
- Strong understanding of unit testing, design patterns and usage of tools like profilers
- Experience with source control and continuous integration tools
- Worked in an Agile multi-functional team
- Thrive in an environment that requires you to partner with multiple cross-functional teams as stakeholders/customers
- Great oral and written communication skills
What We Offer
- Competitive salary
- Annual compensation reviews
- 12 days of annual leave plus public holidays
- Ongoing investment in you and your skills
- The right equipment for the job


- 3+ years of work experience as a Python Developer.
- Sound understanding and knowledge of Python and its ecosystem libraries like pandas and numpy. Also be able to write modular code and understand the python packaging system.
- Experience on web crawling, scraping (Scrapy,BeautifulSoup, Selenium) and web application development using Django/Flask Framework.
- Experience on Data-Science; exposure to Theanos, Tensorflow, Pytorch (preferable)
- Exposure to data mining, Pyspark (preferable)

1. Ability to read the documentation and perform 3rd party API integrations
2. Experience with Postgres and Redis
3. Experience with AWS - EC2, RDS, DynamoDB, etc
4. Experience with Python
Dashboard
Skills
1. Experience with Django
a. Django Web
b. Django REST
c. Django Channels
d. Django Celery (Queues and Brokers)
2. Experience creating a dashboard with login, user profiles, roles and permissions, reports
3. Experience with Facebook and Twitter OAuth
4. Experience with handling database migrations
Chatbot
Skills
1. Basic understanding of NLP - intents and entities
2. Strong understanding of dialogue management and conversation flow
3. Integrations with Facebook and Twitter APIs.
4. Creating and managing Facebook and Twitter apps
5. Understanding of webhooks and REST APIs.



