
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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We are a dynamic and innovative technology company dedicated to delivering cutting-edge solutions that empower businesses and individuals. As we continue to grow and expand our offerings, we are seeking a coding fanatic, who is interested in working on and learning new technologies.
Position - Backend developer
Job type - Freelance or on contract
Location - Remote
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Plan,create and test REST APIs for back-end services such as authentication and authorization.
- Deploy and maintain backend systems on the cloud.
- Research and develop solutions for real life business problems.
- Creating and maintaining our apps' essential business logic, providing correct data processing and flawless user experiences.
- Database design, implementation, and management, including schema design, query optimisation and data integrity.
- Participating in code reviews, providing constructive input, and ensuring that code quality standards are met.
- Keep abreast of industry developments and best practices to bring new solutions to our initiatives.
Required skills and experience -
Must have skills : -
- Bachelor’s degree in computer programming, computer science, or a related field.
- 3 + years of experience in backend development.
- Proficient in Python,Mongodb,postgres/sql,Django and Flask
- Knowledge on nginx.
- C++/C +Cython for creating python modules
- Knowledge on Redis
- Familiarity with using AI provider apis and prompt engineering
- Experience in working with linux based instances on the cloud.
- Strong problem solving and verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently or with a group.
Good to have skills :-
- Experience in node.js and Java
- AWS and Google cloud knowledge.
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
Required Education:
B.Tech./ BE - Computer, IT, Electronics only
Required Skills:
- 2+ year of experience in Development in JAVA technology.
- Strong Java Basics
- SpringBoot or Spring MVC
- 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:
- 4+ 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
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REQUIREMENTS:
- Experience: 4.1-7 years
- Must have Skills: JavaScript ES6, MySQL, RabbitMQ, Redis, Node JS
- Strong technical background with node.js, event loop understanding, unit testing, developing web application & APIs, event & stream, call-back & closures, promise, async/await, accessing file system, Optimization techniques.
- Strong experience in JavaScript, Express.js, GraphQL
- Strong knowledge of REST, microservices, cloud development and design patterns
- Comfortable using modern tools and platforms such as Docker, Jenkins, Gitlab CI, etc.
- Comfortable using agile methodologies.
- Understanding of different components such as web server, storages, integrations
- Should have worked on designing and building server-side solutions (in any technology), build process of node.js, CI/CD process of node.js, multi-tasking (working on multiple things at same time)
- Good knowledge of functional and Object-Oriented Programming
- Implementing effective security protocols, data protection measures, and storage solutions.
- Running diagnostic tests, repairing defects, and providing technical support.
- Recommending and implementing improvements to processes and technologies.
- Keeping informed of advancements in the field of Node.js development.
- Familiarity with Azure pipeline
- Should have experience in Identifying software application weaknesses and target areas and sketching out ideas for automated software test procedures. Reviewing software bug reports and highlighting problem areas.
- Knowledge of high-quality professional software engineering practices for agile software development cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and deployment.
- Fundamental knowledge of design patterns
- Experience in communicating effectively with users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements, describe software product features, and technical designs.
- Mentoring the team members to meet the client's needs and holding them accountable for high standards of delivery.
- Being able to understand and relate technology integration scenarios and be able to apply these learnings in complex troubleshooting scenarios.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Writing and reviewing great quality code
- Understanding functional requirements thoroughly and analysing the client’s needs in the context of the project.
- Envisioning the overall solution for defined functional and non-functional requirements, and being able to define technologies, patterns, and frameworks to realize it.
- Determining and implementing design methodologies and tool sets
- Enabling application development by coordinating requirements, schedules, and activities.
- Being able to lead/support UAT and production roll outs.
- Creating, understanding, and validating WBS and estimated effort for given module/task, and being able to justify it.
- Addressing issues promptly, responding positively to setbacks and challenges with a mindset of continuous improvement
- Giving constructive feedback to the team members and setting clear expectations.
- Helping the team in troubleshooting and resolving of complex bugs
- Coming up with solutions to any issue that is raised during code/design review and being able to justify the decision taken.
- Carrying out POCs to make sure that suggested design/technologies meet the requirements.
JD / Skills Sets
1. Good knowledge on Python
2. Good knowledge on My-Sql, mongodb
3. Design Pattern
4. OOPs
5. Automation
6. Web scraping
7. Redis queue
8. Basic idea of Finance Domain will be beneficial.
9. Git10. AWS (EC2, RDS, S3)
Responsibilities
- Plan, develop and implement large-scale projects from conception to completion.
- Interface with clients and gather business requirements and objectives.
- Translate clients’ business requirements and objectives into technical applications and solutions.
- Understand and evaluate complex data models.
- Design, develop and implement new integration.
- Execute system development and maintenance activities.
- Develop solutions to improvise performance and scalability of systems.
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers.
Minimum Requirements
- 3-5 years of relevant experience, working in Java related technologies.
- A Good Engineering or Masters degree from a reputed university
- Should have strong technical skills with a good grasp of OO concepts and design patterns
- Good knowledge of SQL database ( MySQL, Oracle, etc )
- Good understanding of frameworks like Spring, Hibernate, etc.
- Good understanding of spring boot and microservices.
- Exposure to AWS services - S3, SQS, Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, etc.
Good to have
- Knowledge of No-SQL DBs like mongo, dynamoDB, etc.
- Knowledge of message brokers/queuing services like SQL, rabbitMQ, Kafka, etc.
Job Description
We are looking for a Back-End Web Developer responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users. Your primary focus will be development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end.
Responsibilities
- 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
Skills And Qualifications
- Basic understanding of front-end technologies and platforms, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
- User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
- 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
- Data migration, transformation, and scripting
- Setup and administration of backups
- Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
- Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
- Experience with Kafka / RabbitMQ
- Proficient knowledge of NodeJS
- Working knowledge of databases like PostgreSQL and MongoDB
- Experience with AWS Cloud services like S3 and EC2
- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
- 2 - 6 years of software development experience
- Good grasp on programming fundamentals including OOP, Design Patterns and Data Structures
- Excellent analytical, logical and problem-solving skills
- Software Development Engineer
- Good understanding of complexities involved in designing/developing large scale systems
- Strong system design skills
- Experience in technologies like Elasticsearch, Redis, Kafka etc
- Good knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases
- Familiarity with common machine learning algorithms. In-depth knowledge is a plus
- Experience of working with big data technologies like Hadoop, Spark, Hive is a big plus
- Ability to understand business requirements and take ownership of the work
- Exhibit passion and enthusiasm for building and maintaining large scale platforms
- Expertise in Java Microservices, Spring, Spring boot MongoDB and Redis
- Hands-on programming skills
- Proficient communication skills











