Senior Python developer at Appiness Interactive · Remote only · 7 - 8 years · ₹0.5L - ₹14L / yr · Remote only · Posted 20 Nov 2025

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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Work mode – Onsite
Working Days – 5 days a week
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Preferred / Nice to Have
Hands-on Selenium automation experience with Python (big plus)
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Experience with multi-tenant architectures, containers, and production SaaS operations
Exposure to document/data processing pipelines, reconciliation-style systems, or enterprise integrations
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Interest in AI-assisted product workflows and intelligent automation
What We Offer
Opportunity to build a category-defining Insurance Distribution Operating System (Fuse-OS)
Work on modern multi-tenant SaaS architecture with meaningful ownership and mentoring
Collaborative product and engineering culture focused on quality and customer outcomes
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Mandatory (Tech skill 6): Must have familiarity with Linux commands and shell scripting
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• ElasticSearch & API Development – Strong knowledge of REST APIs, ElasticSearch, and high-
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• Cloud & DevOps – Hands-on experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines.
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design patterns.
• Version Control & Deployment – Experience with Git, GitHub Actions, and other deployment
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- Follow clean code practices, documentation, and version control workflows
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical discussions
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Technical Skills
- Strong proficiency in Python
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- Experience with MongoDB (schema design, indexing, aggregation)
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- Experience writing and maintaining automated tests
- Unit testing (e.g., pytest)
- API testing
- Understanding of REST API design principles
- Familiarity with Git and collaborative development workflows
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- Experience with async programming in Python (async/await)
- Knowledge of ORMs/ODMs (SQLAlchemy, Tortoise, Motor, etc.)
- Basic understanding of authentication & authorisation (JWT, OAuth)
- Exposure to Docker / containerised environments
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams
What We Value
- Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
- Attention to detail and commitment to quality
- Ability to write testable, maintainable, and well-documented code
- Ownership mindset and willingness to learn
- Teamwork
What We Offer
- Opportunity to work on real-world, production systems
- Technically challenging problems and ownership of components
- Collaborative engineering culture
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Fluxsolve Technovations Private Limited (incorporated 2023) builds Fuse-OS — an AI-powered Insurance Distribution Operating System. Fuse-OS is a unified enterprise platform that orchestrates people, processes, and insurance ecosystems across the distribution chain, from lead generation and policy issuance through servicing, reconciliation, payouts, compliance, and business intelligence.
Unlike traditional policy administration tools or point-solution workflow software, Fuse-OS serves insurers, brokers, corporate agents, aggregators, NBFCs, banks, automotive finance companies, OEMs, and dealer networks through three flagship platforms: Insurance Distribution Management, Revenue & Reporting Management, and Embedded & Group Products Management. The platform is cloud-native and AI-native, multi-tenant and modular, with enterprise security controls, configurable business rules, and integration-ready architecture.
About the Founders
Pankaj Sharma — Co-Founder & CEO. IIT Roorkee (B.Tech ECE). Leadership experience across insurance distribution and strategy, including roles at Angel One, Liberty General Insurance, Pasarpolis Indonesia, HDFC ERGO, and Coverfox, along with prior founding experience.
Prenit Wankhede — Co-Founder & CTO. IIT Kanpur (B.Tech + M.Tech EE). Engineering leadership across insurance technology and financial services, including roles at Liberty General Insurance, Morgan Stanley, and Coverfox, along with prior founding experience as CTO.
Role Summary
We are hiring Backend Developers with a full-stack orientation to help build and maintain Fuse-OS. You will primarily work with Python and Django, contribute to APIs and backend services, and comfortably support light frontend work using HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, and CSS. You will learn from senior engineers while delivering reliable features in a multi-tenant SaaS environment.
Key Responsibilities
· Develop and maintain backend features using Python and Django
· Build and enhance REST APIs, data models, business logic, and admin tooling
· Work with relational databases (PostgreSQL) and background job processing patterns
· Support full-stack contributions using HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, and CSS where needed
· Write clean, testable code; participate in code reviews and follow team engineering standards
· Debug issues across application, data, and service layers with guidance from senior engineers
· Collaborate with frontend, QA, and product/delivery stakeholders on requirements and delivery quality
· Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing within the team
Required Skills & Qualifications
· Hands-on experience with Python and Django (academic projects, internships, or professional work)
· Working knowledge of PostgreSQL / relational data modeling and ORM usage
· Comfort with Git, Linux basics, and debugging application behavior from logs
· Frontend familiarity for full-stack contribution: HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, and CSS
· Ability to read existing codebases, follow established patterns, and deliver incremental improvements
· Strong analytical problem-solving skills and attention to detail
· Good written and verbal communication
Preferred / Nice to Have
· Familiarity with browser automation using Selenium and Python (big plus)
· Exposure to Celery/Redis, Django REST Framework, or common data-processing libraries
· Basic AWS familiarity (e.g., compute, storage, monitoring) — optional but good to have
· Experience with SaaS products, multi-tenant applications, or enterprise web systems
Domain Preference
Familiarity with the insurance industry and InsurTech is preferred but not mandatory. Strong engineering fundamentals and willingness to learn the domain matter more.
What We Offer
· Opportunity to build a category-defining Insurance Distribution Operating System (Fuse-OS)
· Work on modern multi-tenant SaaS architecture with meaningful ownership and mentoring
· Collaborative product and engineering culture focused on quality and customer outcomes
· Exposure to enterprise SaaS, AI-enabled workflows, and large-scale operational systems
· Growth path with clear impact on product and customers





