

Proficient with full development stack (MySQL, Redis, Memcached, MVC frameworks, jQuery, Server Administration, CSS, HTML, etc) and understanding of OOP design, AJAX, jQuery, and MySQL
Understands how to build an optimized web app and has experience with caching and other scaling techniques
The desire and energy to work long hours so that we can continuously improve our website at the quickest pace possible
Passionate about working in a startup and creating a great product
Must love to program, must be willing to learn, and must be creative. If you are the type of person who finds learning a new technology or language an exhilarating experience, you will love it here.
Must be able to show us projects and or websites that you have created. Bonus points if you’ve created these projects/websites outside of your work (we love seeing proof of how much you love technology and coding).
Education - relevant degree in Engineering preferable

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We are seeking a highly skilled Backend Developer to join our team and contribute to the development and improvement of both our customer-centric SaaS platform and internal systems. As a Backend Developer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the server-side logic of our application, ensuring high performance, scalability, and security.
As a Backend Developer with expertise in Java, and PostgreSQL, you will play a critical role in developing and maintaining the backend infrastructure of our SaaS and internal platforms, ensuring its reliability, scalability, and performance. Join our team and be a part of building cutting-edge software solutions that empower our customers and drive business growth.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including front-end developers, product managers, and designers, to understand project requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
- Design and develop server-side logic, APIs, and database schema to support the functionality and performance requirements of our SaaS platform.
- Write clean, modular, and well-documented code using any relevant programming language preferably Java with SpringBoot.
- Optimize the backend systems for maximum speed and scalability, ensuring high performance and responsiveness of the application.
- Implement data storage solutions using PostgreSQL or other relational databases, ensuring data integrity and security.
- Conduct thorough testing and debugging to identify and resolve any issues or bugs in the backend code.
- Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices in backend development and contribute to the continuous improvement of our development processes.
Requirements:
- Proven work experience as a Backend Developer or similar role, with a focus on server-side development.
- Proficiency in working with relational databases, particularly PostgreSQL, and writing efficient SQL queries.
- Familiarity with SaaS concepts and architecture.
- Experience with API design and development, including RESTful APIs.
- Solid understanding of software development principles, including object-oriented programming, design patterns, and data structures.
- Experience with version control systems, such as Git.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with keen attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is preferred, but not mandatory.
Overview
At Quizizz, we are building engaging learning experiences for teachers and students. Our mission is to motivate every learner and help them achieve their true potential. We are among one of the fastest-growing Edtech platforms globally and are currently used by 80% of the US schools every month, serving over 70M monthly actives around the world. Our goal is to reach every classroom around the world.
Quizizz has a passionate user base—We have organically reached this scale. Our NPS is 82 and our users love and deeply care about the platform. Check out our https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=quizizz&src=typd" target="_blank">Twitter page to see all the love shared by our users.
We are a venture-backed and profitable company creating a meaningful impact in K-12 education. We are a small, passionate, global team working on challenging problems to improve education. Look forward to using the latest technologies, fast development, and interacting with users to build delightful product experiences.
What the future holds
- You will architect, build, scale, backend system that powers our applications which are loved and used by millions of learners every day.
- You will work closely with a cross-functional team consisting of strategy, design, development, and program managers to determine how to design scalable backend systems and APIs to meet their needs.
- You possess a passion for improving techniques, processes, tracking, and continuously improving our engineering practices.
Requirements
- You will be utilizing technologies like Redis and Websockets to create a high-reliability, low-latency API that will handle massive multiplayer sessions.
- You will be building a database layer using MongoDB to efficiently store/retrieve large amounts of data.
- You will be setting up suitable backup and redundancy measures for maintaining 100% uptime for all our mission-critical services.
- You will be logging all data, and setting up jobs to generate analytics reports that will drive all our decisions.
Benefits
At Quizizz, we have built a world-class team of talented individuals. While we all care deeply about our work, we also ensure that we maintain a healthy work-life balance. Our policies are designed to ensure the well-being and comfort of our employees. Some of the benefits we offer include:
- Healthy work-life balance. Put in your 8 hours, and enjoy the rest of your day.
- Flexible leave policy. Take time off when you need it.
- Comprehensive health coverage of Rs. 6 lakhs, covering the employee and their parents, spouse and children. Pre-existing conditions are covered from day 1, and also benefits like free doctor consultations and more.
- Relocation support including travel and accommodation, and we'll also pay for a broker to find your home in Bangalore!
- Rs. 20,000 annual health and wellness allowance.
- Professional development support. We will reimburse you for relevant courses and books that you need to become a better professional.
- Delicious Meals including breakfast and lunch served at office, and a fully-stocked pantry for all your snacking needs.
Technical Skills Desired:
- Must have experience in either of JavaScript frameworks: Angular
- Must have experience in either of backend software development [J2EE, Spring Boot, Spring core, JPA]
- Must have experience in designing/implementing Hibernate/ORM, Restful web services, Micro Services using Java
- Knowledge with relational/ NoSQL databases (e.g., Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB)
- Knowledge with versioning (Git or SVN) /build tools (Maven/Ant/Gradle/Junit), Unit testing & code coverage tools is desired
- Knowledge of App / Web servers (NGINX / Tomcat / Jboss Wildfly)
- Understands the process of new application development and has the ability to apply these concepts with minimal mentoring and supervision.
- Advanced knowledge experience using any of IDE (e.g., Eclipse, SonarQube, STS, VS Code)
- Knowledge on Cloud platform, technologies & deployments is an added advantage
- Resolves technical issues through debugging, research, and
- Must have experience with Agile tools
Functional Skills Desired:
- Good knowledge in product development domains
- Knowledge in Finance and Insurance domain preferred
- Maintain quality and ensure responsiveness of
- Complete application development by coordinating requirements, schedules, and activities contributing to team meetings;
- Troubleshooting development and production problems across multiple environments and operating platforms.
- Collaborate with the rest of the engineering team to design and launch new features
- Understanding and implementation of security and data
- Ensure designs are in compliance with specifications and standards and best industry
- Usage of Process tools – JIRA, TFS, HP QC or any other agile tools, also knowledge of CMM Level 3 development process.
- Self-motivated & working independently with minimal
- Maintain code integrity and
- Experience working with graphic designers and converting designs to visual
- Follow the coding standards for java and angular
Technical Skills Good to Have:
- Usage of troubleshooting tools like J Profiler, J Meter or application performance tuning
- Exposure to Non-web-based developments, for both mobile and
- Development experience using Docker, Kubernetes, Containerization etc in AWS or other cloud platforms
- Willing to take up proof of concepts and showcase the technical capability
- Usage of design tools Visio or draw io
- Usage of CI/CD pipeline

- No day is the same - you will create technical designs that support varying client requirements
- You'll design and develop full-stack web applications using the latest web technologies, primarily Python and Django
- Write code/unit tests and be part of the test-driven development environment
- Leverage your skills in industry-standard tools to deliver weekly code releases
- You'll work in a no silos environment, frequently collaborating with global teams and roles across the organization
Who you are:
- 7+ years of experience developing great web applications
- You can build products from scratch
- You have expertise in the Django backend framework
- You are fluent in the Python language
- You have dabbled in any one of these front-end frameworks - Angular, React, Vue
- You understand when to use NoSQL vs. relational database
- you understand reporting/dashboards framework
- You are comfortable working up and down the stack
- You are able to convert ideas into designs and build them out
- Benefit if you have worked with payment gateways such as visa, Mastercard, etc.
● He/She is a responsive team player who can proactively contribute for building technical
strategies for applications and systems by promoting an understanding of the technology and
business roadmap.
● He /she is someone who thrives in a fun, fast-paced, dynamic, startup-like environment.
● Work very closely with various business stakeholders to drive the execution of multiple
business plans and technologies .
● Work closely with Product, Design, and Marketing to conceive features, plan projects, and
build roadmaps
● Prior experience with scalable Architecture managing team of minimum 5 engineers and
coaching, mentoring while maintaining a role with code development.
● Proven history of contributing to product strategy and shipping products with multi-functional
teams.
● Highly involved in recruitment while building team also leading app development for both
platforms
● Promote and support company policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics
and integrity.
Minimum Qualification:
● Hands-on working on Java ( {Language understanding - Java 8, Lambdas, Collections,
popular frameworks & libraries}, JVM, GC tuning, performance tuning)
● Worked on REST frameworks/libraries like Spring MVC, Spring Boot, Dropwizard, REST
Express etc
● Worked on Relational data stores viz. MySQL, Oracle or Postgres
● Worked on Non-relational data stores viz. Cassandra, HBase, Couchbase, MongoDB etc
● Worked on caching infra viz. Redis, Memcached, Aerospike, Riak etc
● Worked on Queueing infra viz. Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ et











