
Position: Senior Backend Developer (Python + FastAPI + GCP)
Engagement Type: Remote
Location: Remote
Position Overview:
Seeking a Senior Backend Developer with 6–8 years of experience to design, build, and maintain scalable backend systems using Python and FastAPI on Google Cloud Platform, ensuring high performance, reliability, and secure deployments.
Key Responsibilities:
• Design and build scalable, high-performance backend systems using Python (FastAPI) with clean architecture and modular design principles.
• Architect and implement microservices and RESTful APIs ensuring reliability, security, and optimal response times.
• Own end-to-end system design from schema definition to deployment with focus on high availability, fault tolerance, and cost efficiency.
• Manage DevOps pipelines for CI/CD, containerization, and infrastructure automation using Docker, Terraform, and GitHub Actions.
• Deploy, monitor, and optimize cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) including Compute Engine, Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, and Cloud Storage.
• Collaborate with frontend, AI, and data engineering teams to define robust API contracts and efficient data flows.
• Implement observability practices including logging, tracing, and alerting using Stackdriver, Prometheus, or Grafana.
• Conduct code reviews, system design sessions, and performance tuning for production-grade deployments.
Required Skills:
• Strong expertise in Python with a focus on FastAPI.
• Solid understanding of software architecture and design patterns.
• Experience with API design and authentication (OAuth2, JWT).
• Deep knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services including Compute Engine, Pub/Sub, Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage, and IAM policies.
• Proficiency in containerization (Docker) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or Cloud Build.
• Hands-on experience with databases like PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Firestore and ORM frameworks such as SQLAlchemy or Tortoise ORM.
• Knowledge of system monitoring, alerting, and logging in distributed systems.
Preferred (Bonus) Skills:
• Experience with API Gateway, Redis, or Celery for async processing.
• Familiarity with message queues like Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Exposure to event-driven architecture and cloud cost optimization strategies.
• Understanding of DevSecOps and cloud security best practices.
• Experience working with cross-functional product and data teams.

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🚀 Job Title : Backend Engineer (Go / Python / Java)
Experience : 3+ Years
Location : Bangalore (Client Location – Work From Office)
Notice Period : Immediate to 15 Days
Open Positions : 4
Working Days : 6 Days a Week
🧠 Job Summary :
We are looking for a highly skilled Backend Engineer to build scalable, reliable, and high-performance systems in a fast-paced product environment.
You will own large features end-to-end — from design and development to deployment and monitoring — while collaborating closely with product, frontend, and infrastructure teams.
This role requires strong backend fundamentals, distributed systems exposure, and a mindset of operational ownership.
⭐ Mandatory Skills :
Strong backend development experience in Go / Python (FastAPI) / Java (Spring Boot) with hands-on expertise in Microservices, REST APIs, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka/SQS, AWS/GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and strong DSA & System Design fundamentals.
🔧 Key Responsibilities :
- Design, develop, test, and deploy backend services end-to-end.
- Build scalable, modular, and production-grade microservices.
- Develop and maintain RESTful APIs.
- Architect reliable distributed systems with performance and fault tolerance in mind.
- Debug complex cross-system production issues.
- Implement secure development practices (authentication, authorization, data integrity).
- Work with monitoring dashboards, alerts, and performance metrics.
- Participate in code reviews and enforce engineering best practices.
- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and release processes.
- Collaborate with product, frontend, and DevOps teams.
✅ Required Skills :
- Strong proficiency in Go OR Python (FastAPI) OR Java (Spring Boot).
- Hands-on experience building Microservices-based architectures.
- Strong understanding of REST APIs & distributed systems.
- Experience with PostgreSQL and Redis.
- Exposure to Kafka / SQS or other messaging systems.
- Hands-on experience with AWS or GCP.
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong knowledge of Data Structures & System Design.
- Ability to independently own features and solve ambiguous engineering problems.
⭐ Preferred Background :
- Experience in product-based companies.
- Exposure to high-throughput or event-driven systems.
- Strong focus on code quality, observability, and reliability.
- Comfortable working in high-growth, fast-paced environments.
🧑💻 Interview Process :
- 1 Internal Screening Round
- HR Discussion (Project & Communication Evaluation)
- 3 Technical Rounds with Client
This is a fresh requirement, and interviews will be scheduled immediately.
We’re looking for a Backend Developer (Python) with a strong foundation in backend technologies and
a deep interest in scalable, low-latency systems.
Key Responsibilities
• Develop, maintain, and optimize backend applications using Python.
• Build and integrate RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Work with relational and NoSQL databases for data storage, retrieval, and optimization.
• Write clean, efficient, and reusable code while following best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (frontend, QA, DevOps) to deliver high quality features.
• Participate in code reviews to maintain high coding standards.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade existing applications.
• Ensure application security, performance, and scalability.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
• 2–4 years of hands-on experience in Python development.
• Strong command over Python frameworks such as Django, Flask, or FastAPI.
• Solid understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles.
• Experience working with databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB.
• Proficiency in writing and consuming REST APIs.
• Familiarity with Git and version control workflows.
• Experience with unit testing and frameworks like PyTest or Unittest.
• Knowledge of containerization (Docker) is a plus.
What we are looking
- You must have experience in Python, including development of microservices using flask/fastapi/sanic.
- You hold knowledge of at least one Python web frameworks
- You have experience in NoSQL databases such as MongoDB
- You are familiar with relational databases and unstructured data.
- You are familiar with some ORM (Object Relational Mapper) libraries.
- You have prior exposure to code versioning tools such as Git.
- You understand fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
Good to have
- Experience in cloud services such as AWS
- Knowledge of user authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
- Understanding of the threading concepts in Python and multi-process architecture
What you'll do
- Create database schemas that represent and support business processes
- Integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system.
- Develop and integrate RESTful APIs and services for business use cases
- Perform unit and integration tests on developed modules
Job Description
This is a remote position.
Requirements
- You need to be excited about the problem that we are trying to solve
- Should have excellent command over designing systems with a minimum experience of 4 years.
- Should have experience with various database flavors and writing complex queries. We work with Postgres, Redshift, ElasticSearch, TimescaleDB, and Redis.
- Additional knowledge in Golang will be an advantage
- Strong Data Structures and Algorithms knowledge
- Should have created APIs from scratch which is being used in Production
- Should be comfortable with creating systems handling up to 100k requests per minute, and have a mindset that understands scale
- Ability to give clarity and communicate well with the team, including Product, Backend and Dev-Ops (if and when needed)
- Ability to use profiling tools well, getting to root causes of bugs fast
- Ability to pick and work on adjacent technologies if and when required (Eg: If the best performance monitoring solution needs a basic firebase setup, that should not be a blocker for you to go ahead and do so)
- Knowledge of how to set up relevant test cases
- You need to be comfortable working in a remote environment (Good internet connection and availability on phone is required)
- App Development experience
- Experience in Test Driven Development
- Ability to tell Product what creates better User Experience, ability to tell frontend what API responses will help the user get a faster load time
- Inquisitiveness to understand the system as a whole, and not only be stuck to your domain of expertise (Eg: Figure out why excessive APIs calls are being made, brainstorm with Product and Frontend team to reduce the same without harming the UX )
- Experience in working on a Social Media Product
- Good knowledge of Graphs, and their applications
- Data-Driven Approach to monitoring
Benefits
- Work timings - You are the master of your time. However, with great freedom comes great responsibility. If you have committed something to the team, we expect that you will give it your best to make sure that commitment is done and is done on time.
- Leave policy - Take a leave whenever for whatever reason you want. You don't need to explain yourself to us
- Health insurance for you and your family
Requirement:
1. Node Js min 2 yrs exp.
2. Database - MONGO, SQL, etc. min 2yrs experience with these.
3. Caching - REDIS, MEMCACHED etc
4. Message Queues - RABBIT MQ, Kafka, etc.
Location: Delhi (Work from office).
Package : Upto 12 LPA
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience in the Development of JAVA technology.
- Strong Java Basics
- Linux
- SpringBoot or Spring MVC
- Hands-on experience in Relational Databases (SQL query or Hibernate) + Mongo (JSON parsing)
- Proficient in REST API development
- Messaging Queue (RabitMQ or Kafka)
- Microservices
- Java 8
- Any Caching Mechanism
- Good at problem-solving
Good to Have Skills:
- 2+ years of experience in using Java/J2EE tech stacks
- Good understanding of data structures and algorithms.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced internet start-up environment.
- Experience in technical mentorship/coaching is highly desirable.
- Understanding AI/ML algorithms is a plus.
- 3+ year of experience in Development in JAVA technology.
- Strong Java Basics
- SpringBoot or Spring MVC
- Experience in AWS.
- Hands on experience on Relationl Databases (SQL query or Hibernate) + Mongo (JSON parsing)
- Proficient in REST API development
- Messaging Queue (RabitMQ or Kafka)
- Microservices
- Any Caching Mechanism
- Good at problem solving
Good to Have Skills:
- 3+ years of experience in using Java/J2EE tech stacks
- Good understanding of data structures and algorithms.
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
- Ability to work in a fast paced internet start-up environment.
- Experience in technical mentorship/coaching is highly desirable.
- Understanding of AI/ML algorithms is a plus.
- 2.5+ year of experience in Development in JAVA technology.
- Strong Java Basics
- SpringBoot or Spring MVC
- Experience in AWS.
- Hands on experience on Relationl Databases (SQL query or Hibernate) + Mongo (JSON parsing)
- Proficient in REST API development
- Messaging Queue (RabitMQ or Kafka)
- Microservices
- Any Caching Mechanism
- Good at problem solving
CTC Budget: 35-55LPA
Location: Hyderabad (Remote after 3 months WFO)
Company Overview:
An 8-year-old IT Services and consulting company based in Hyderabad providing services in maximizing product value while delivering rapid incremental innovation, possessing extensive SaaS company M&A experience including 20+ closed transactions on both the buy and sell sides. They have over 100 employees and looking to grow the team.
- 6 plus years of experience as a Python developer.
- Experience in web development using Python and Django Framework.
- Experience in Data Analysis and Data Science using Pandas, Numpy and Scifi-Kit - (GTH)
- Experience in developing User Interface using HTML, JavaScript, CSS.
- Experience in server-side templating languages including Jinja 2 and Mako
- Knowledge into Kafka and RabitMQ (GTH)
- Experience into Docker, Git and AWS
- Ability to integrate multiple data sources into a single system.
- Ability to collaborate on projects and work independently when required.
- DB (MySQL, Postgress, SQL)
Selection Process: 2-3 Interview rounds (Tech, VP, Client)
Our Client is B2B SaaS Product Co. in the space of HR Technology. They are helping organisations to take informed decisions in the areas like Hiring, Training and Career Succession processes. The company was formed in 2010 and since has become a market leader in HR technology space. The founders are alumni of Stanford University and their employees have experience in working with PWC, McKinsey and other similar leagues of organisations.With a bright vision of the founders, the organisation is in an expansion mode to capture niche markets and become a global leader in this domain.
- Experience in Back-End development using Ruby on Rails or NodeJS
- Experience in working on at least two of MongoDB / Postgres / MySQL & Redis
- Experience on MVC patterns using frameworks like Rails, ExpressJS
- Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and HTTP protocol
- Understanding Security aspects of the applications and can successfully implement OWASP compliant systems
- Strong understanding of Linux OS, File Systems, Firewalls etc
- 3 years Experience in Ruby on Rails
- Minimum 3 years in MongoDB / PostgreSQL
- Must be from Product based companies







