Senior Software Engineer - Backend

At BigThinkCode, our technology solves complex problems. We are looking for a talented engineer to join our technology team at Chennai.

This is an opportunity to join a growing team and make a substantial impact at BigThinkCode. We have a challenging workplace where we welcome innovative ideas / talents and offers growth opportunities and positive environment.

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Company: BigThinkCode Technologies

URL: https://www.bigthinkcode.com/

Job Role: Software Engineer / Senior Software Engineer

Experience: 2 - 5 years

Work location: Chennai

Work Mode: Hybrid

Joining time: Immediate – 4 weeks

Responsibilities

• Build and enhance backend features as part of the tech team.
• Take ownership of features end-to-end in a fast-paced product/startup environment.
• Collaborate with managers, designers, and engineers to deliver user-facing functionality.
• Design and implement scalable REST APIs and supporting backend systems.
• Write clean, reusable, well-tested code and contribute to internal libraries.
• Participate in requirement discussions and translate business needs into technical tasks.
• Support the technical roadmap through architectural input and continuous improvement.

Required Skills:

• Strong understanding of Algorithms, Data Structures, and OOP principles.
• Integrate with third-party systems (payment/SMS APIs, mapping services, etc.).
• Proficiency in Python and experience with at least one framework (Flask / Django / FastAPI).
• Hands-on experience with design patterns, debugging, and unit testing (pytest/unittest).
• Working knowledge of relational or NoSQL databases and ORMs (SQLAlchemy / Django ORM).
• Familiarity with asynchronous programming (async/await, FastAPI async).
• Experience with caching mechanisms (Redis).
• Ability to perform code reviews and maintain code quality.
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and containerization (Docker).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Basic understanding of message brokers (RabbitMQ / Kafka / Redis streams).

Benefits:

· Medical cover for employee and eligible dependents.

· Tax beneficial salary structure.

· Comprehensive leave policy

· Competency development training programs.

• We are looking to add a Software Engineer to contribute to the development, upgradation and management of our back end services for our website / PWA / app / chatbot / internal tools.
• You will be part of a lean team with a very steep learning / growth opportunity while working on and exploring some of the cutting edge technologies
• This is a full-time role in Mumbai with flexible working hours (including WFH)
• You will be working closely with the founder and be involved in strategic decisions such as back end architecture, tech stack selection, hiring, etc.
• We have multiple products in the pipeline and we need a strong team player who can contribute shoulder-to-shoulder with the existing team in the software development process.
• CTC offered: upto Rs. 22 Lakhs

• Must have qualities: logical & independent thinker; problem solver; result oriented; takes ownership; ability to work indepenently with end-to-end output delivery; ability to structure the code (to avoid rework in future)
• Experience in writing production quality code in NodeJS, Python, Java, or Ruby on Rails
• Hands on experience in design web application using ExpressJS, Koa, Django
• Experience in designing and developing REST API. Familiarity with GraphQL is a plus.
• Proficient in dealing with SQL and NoSQL databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL MongoDB, Elasticsearch.
• Experience with in-memory databases like Redis or MemCache; webserver like Apache, Nginx.
• Experience in stress testing and unit testing and familiarity with testing platforms is a plus
• Proven experience in implementing user authentication and authorization in distributed systems.
• Capability to integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system.
• Experience in designing and developing scalable system.
• Working experience with one of the cloud services like GCP, AWS , Digital Ocean, Azure, etc.
• Knowledge of low-code / no-code tools to expedite production is a plus
• Engineering degree; Computer Science preferably + minimum 2 years of work experience as a Back End Engineer (NOTE: Please do not apply if you do not meet this criteria)
• Clear communication, strong inter-personal skills

• Experience of a lifetime by disrupting the antiquated tech of Real Estate
• Steep learning curve with opportunity to
• Opportunity to generate immense wealth for yourselves from the equity allocation
• A good cash salary
• Standard perks (health insurance, medical benefits etc.)

1. CV screening
2. Coding Test
3. Technical Interview

We're on a mission to make it possible for every person, team, and company to be able to tailor their software to solve any problem and take on any challenge. Computers may be our most powerful tools, but most of us can't build or modify the software we use on them every day. At Notion, we want to change this with focus, design, and craft.

We've been working on this together since 2016, and have customers like Pixar, Mitsubishi, Figma, Plaid, Match Group, and thousands more on this journey with us. Today, we're growing fast and excited for new teammates to join us who are the best at what they do. We're passionate about building a company as diverse and creative as the millions of people Notion reaches worldwide.

Millions of people use Notion — and this number is increasing every day. That means a million people trust us to deliver a fast, reliable, and secure experience, and we value this more than anything. We want to keep earning trust, while also continuing to amaze our users with the tools they can build in Notion. This is where you come in — to help us forge a performant and reliable path forward to the future.

• Write clean, secure, tested, and documented code.
• Design & enhance the Notion platform with new capabilities, as and when the need arises.
• Contribute to monitoring & scaling the architecture of the platform and the infrastructure.
• Write technical documentation, and contribute to determining internal processes.
• Contribute to recruiting of new backend employees

• 6+ years of experience building scalable platforms. 
• Good understanding of database (Relational Or Nosql) internals like transactions, indexes. Experience in schema design.
• 2+ years of experience working on the AWS platform, and acquaintance with technologies like Elastic Beanstalk, AWS Lambda, Elastic Load Balancer.
• Good understanding of docker internals.
• Good communication skills, good leadership skills, attention to detail, a sound understanding of algorithms, and object-oriented programming.

• You're proficient with any part of our technology stack: React, TypeScript, Node.js, Memcached, Postgres, Docker, and Elasticsearch.
• You've heard of computing pioneers like Ada Lovelace, Douglas Engelbart, Alan Kay, and others—and understand why we're big fans of their work.
• You have interests outside of technology, such as in art, history, or social sciences.

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at Notion.

Notion is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Notion considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Notion is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation made due to a disability, please let your recruiter know.

• 3 years Willing to take efforts to advance in the technology or learn new technologies.
• Solid understanding of OOPs concepts.
• Willing to take efforts to advance in the technology or learn new technologies.
• Good communication skills and a continuous learner.
• Experience working on waterfall or Agile (Agile model preferred)
• Solid understanding of Python scripting and/or frameworks like Django, Flask Back up RRS.