Senior Backend Engineer

Job Title : Backend Developer (.NET Core)

Experience : 2 to 5 Years

Work Environment :

• Hybrid model : Minimum 3 days/week from office
• Office Location : Hauz Khas, Delhi
• Flexible working hours based on project needs

Job Summary :

We are looking for a skilled and motivated Backend Developer with 2–5 years of experience, proficient in .NET Core and experienced with cloud platforms (AWS preferred or Azure).

You will be responsible for building scalable backend services and RESTful APIs, integrating with cloud components, and ensuring robust data handling.

Key Responsibilities :

• Design, develop, and maintain robust backend systems using .NET Core 6 or above.
• Develop and manage Web APIs for frontend and third-party integrations.
• Work with cloud infrastructure (preferably AWS: Lambda, EventBridge, SQS, CloudWatch, S3; or Azure: AppService, Functions, AzureSQL, EventHub, Blob Storage).
• Work with databases such as SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and tools like PGAdmin.
• Utilize Entity Framework Core, Dapper, or equivalent ORM tools.
• Collaborate using Git or TFS for version control.
• Develop, debug, and maintain code in Visual Studio.
• Write optimized and scalable SQL queries and stored procedures.
• Participate in code reviews and maintain high code quality.

Required Skills :

• Proficient in .NET Core 6+.
• Experience with RESTful API development.
• Strong command of SQL and relational databases.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS preferred, Azure acceptable).
• Good understanding of Git/TFS.
• Hands-on experience with tools like Visual Studio, SQL Server, PGAdmin.
• ORM experience with Entity Framework Core, Dapper, or similar.

Nice to Have :

• Exposure to asynchronous processing or event-driven architecture.
• Experience working with Cursor-based data fetching or streaming.

At Yugen, we're buildingCansoan AI-agent driven fraud Investigation platform for financial organisations. We're currently in the0-1 stageand we're looking for curious andhigh-agencyengineers to join us in this journey to shape a category defining product with global impact.

You should be eager to learn, prefer a fast-paced environment, and are excited about getting agentic systems to work in production. More importantly, no matter how tough the challenge, you're someone who's never afraid toshow up.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and maintain scalable backend systems (APIs, Pipelines and AI applications)
• Work with other team members (Backend, ML, Data Engineers, Product & Design) to ship features quickly
• Learn how to debug & resolve production issues to ensure system uptime
• Participate in architectural & system design discussions
• Explore new technologies and frameworks & come up with suggestions to improve existing systems

Requirements

• Strong programming skills in one or more of: Python, Go, TypeScript or similar
• Strong understanding of software development principles (OOPS, REST APIs, etc. ) and tooling such Git
• Familiarity with databases (SQL or NoSQL)
• A deep sense of curiosity and a knack for experimentation with AI applications
• You're proactive and love getting things done regardless of external factors
• Strong communication skills and a very good eye for detail

Must Have

• Excellent coding skills with strong problem-solving abilities
• Meaningful contributions to open-source projects
• Strong proof of building and deep focus. For example
• Active participation in multiple hackathons, with top-3 finishes or notable wins
• At-least 1 self-driven portfolio project that has been maintained over 4 months. Github repos with frequent commits showing continuous progress would be great.

• 6+ years of experience with expertise in Django CMS, Python, REST framework, AI framework
• MySQL Db usage, SQL queries
• Experience in using scraping tools.
• Microservices
• Docker and Kubernetes hands-on experience
• AWS Redis cache integration
• Deployment on AWS cloud, auto-scale
• Work will be rotational Shifts/ UK Shift
• Must be flexible to work on weekends/stretch for some hours

• 2- 4 years’ experience in solution integration/delivering, and interfacing with customers.
  
• Hands-on experience in SQL and PL/SQL.
• Experience of working in agile teams in implementing large scale digital solutions.
• Good in programming & analytical skills
• Experience in dynamic programming language Python with Django
• Good understanding on enterprise integration, API development, and scalability
• Experience in Software Tools like: Git, Visual Studio code, Jenkins
• Solid experience in System Integration cycles, e.g., code review, source control, code
• quality
• automation scanning, bug scrub, feature testing and product release.
• Able to handle oncall support for bugs caused from delivery
• We are looking for people to co-work with us at our base location (Chennai)
• Ability to co-work with internal teams to optimise and fine tune the integration process
• and move towards a low-code integration framework

About Us

Aura is developing a platform to help companies/communities mint, buy, trade and sell NFTs in the easiest manner possible. Developing a state of the art store front customized to the community and a user friendly interface to unlock the digital growth of companies in the gaming, art, music, etc space by leveraging the power of NFTs. We are assembling a high performing team from the tech ecosystem to build this product and compete with the likes of NBA TopShot.

Requirements

• Integration of user-facing elements developed by a front-end developers with server side logic
• Building reusable code and libraries for future use
• Optimization of the application for maximum speed and scalability
• Implementation of security and data protection
• Design and implementation of data storage solutions

Skills and Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in Node.js. Basic understanding of front-end technologies and platforms, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Good understanding of server-side CSS preprocessors, such as LESS and SASS
• Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
• Management of hosting environment, including database administration and scaling an application to support load changes
• Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms such as mobile vs desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform
• Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Proficient understanding of security principles
• Understanding of “session management” in a distributed server environment
• Must have an understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases like Postgres, MySQL, Mongodb etc.
• Must have an understanding of Cloud: AWS or GCP
• Must have a good understanding of data structures and Algorithms

Benefits

• Work on the cutting edge of blockchain technology and the upcoming use-case of NFTs (Non Fungible Token)
• Be a part of an early stage startup with funding from founders of Polygon

•  5-10 years of experience in building API services using NodeJS Express and related frameworks
• Expert level understanding of NodeJS asynchronous runtime
• Expert level understanding of Javascript concepts on callbacks and closures
• Experience with Postgres, NoSQL, Redis, and Firebase real-time database
• Experience with AWS services like Elastic Beanstalk, Cloudfront, S3, EC2, Lambda, API Gateway, SQS, etc
• Understanding of patterns and techniques for building scalable back-end infrastructure including caching, rate limiting, authentication, and authorization schemes.
• Experience in building highly scalable and high throughput services with millisecond response times
• Experience working in a collaborative team environment
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
• Willingness to learn and pick up new technology along with patience to mentor

Bonus skills – 

• Experience with Elastic Search, Puppeteer
• Experience writing unit test