Position: Software Development Engineer - 2
Location: Bangalore/Remote
Role Overview
We are looking for a Software Development Engineer - 2 with 4-6 years of experience who is passionate about writing clean, scalable code and enjoys solving complex backend challenges. As part of the engineering team, you’ll work on designing, developing, and maintaining backend services, primarily in Python, with exposure to other backend technologies like Node.js and Go. You'll contribute to our microservices architecture, APIs, and cloud-native solutions, ensuring security and performance at scale.
Responsibilities
- Write, test, and maintain scalable and efficient backend code in Python (FastAPI or similar frameworks).
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement APIs and microservices.
- Ensure code quality by writing and reviewing test cases, and conducting code reviews.
- Handle bug fixing and troubleshooting for backend systems as needed.
- Build and optimize backend systems to positively impact business outcomes.
- Design and implement cloud-native solutions with a focus on performance and security.
- Monitor system health and continuously improve performance and reliability.
- Contribute to process and code improvements, focusing on best practices.
Must-Have Technical Skills
- 4-6 years of experience working with Python (preferably FastAPI or other frameworks).
- Strong understanding of OOP principles and best coding practices.
- Experience in designing and releasing production APIs.
- Proficiency in RDBMS and NoSQL databases.
- Familiarity with microservices and event-driven architecture.
- Experience in cloud-native application development (SaaS).
- Knowledge of cloud services such as GCS, AWS, or Azure.
- Strong focus on security in design and coding practices.
Good-to-Have Skills
- Experience in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
- Hands-on experience with NoSQL DBs.
- Exposure to working in a cloud environment and familiarity with infrastructure management.
- Aggressive problem diagnosis and creative problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication skills for collaborating with global teams.
About Us
Scrut Automation is an information security and compliance monitoring platform, aimed at helping small and medium cloud-native enterprises develop and maintain a robust security posture, and comply with various infosec standards such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and the like with ease. With the help of the Scrut platform, customers reduce their manual effort for security and compliance tasks by 70%, and build real-time visibility of their security posture.
Founded by IIT/ISB/McKinsey alumni, the founding team has over 15 years of combined Infosec experience. Scrut is built out of India for the world, with customers across India, APAC, North America, Europe and the Middle East. Scrut is backed by Lightspeed Ventures, MassMutual Ventures and Endiya Partners, along with prominent angels from the global SaaS community.
Why should this job excite you?
- Flat-hierarchy, performance-driven culture
- Rapid growth and learning opportunities
- Comprehensive medical insurance coverage
- A high-performing action-oriented team
- Competitive package, benefits and employee-friendly work culture
Note: Due to a high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Thank you for your understanding.

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What is Scrut Automation?
Scrut Automation is an information security and compliance monitoring platform, aimed at helping small and medium cloud-native enterprises develop and maintain a robust security posture, and comply with various infosec standards such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and the like with ease. With the help of the Scrut platform, customers reduce their manual effort for security and compliance tasks by 70% and build real-time visibility of their security posture.
Founded by IIT/ISB/McKinsey alumni, the founding team has over 15 years of combined Infosec experience. Scrut is built out of India for the world, with customers across India, APAC, North America, Europe and the Middle East. Scrut is backed by Lightspeed Ventures, MassMutual Ventures and Endiya Partners, along with prominent angels from the global SaaS community.
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Scrut Automation helps early-stage and growth-stage startups which struggle to identify and manage risks to their security posture, jeopardizing their ability to either achieve or maintain compliance with their key frameworks.
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Job Summary:
Deqode is looking for a highly motivated and experienced Python + AWS Developer to join our growing technology team. This role demands hands-on experience in backend development, cloud infrastructure (AWS), containerization, automation, and client communication. The ideal candidate should be a self-starter with a strong technical foundation and a passion for delivering high-quality, scalable solutions in a client-facing environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and deploy backend services and APIs using Python.
- Build and maintain scalable infrastructure on AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, etc.).
- Automate deployments and infrastructure with Terraform and Jenkins/GitHub Actions.
- Implement containerized environments using Docker and manage orchestration via Kubernetes.
- Write automation and scripting solutions in Bash/Shell to streamline operations.
- Work with relational databases like MySQL and SQL, including query optimization.
- Collaborate directly with clients to understand requirements and provide technical solutions.
- Ensure system reliability, performance, and scalability across environments.
Required Skills:
- 3.5+ years of hands-on experience in Python development.
- Strong expertise in AWS services such as EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, IAM, CloudWatch.
- Good understanding of Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code tools.
- Proficient with Docker and container orchestration using Kubernetes.
- Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins or GitHub Actions.
- Strong command of SQL/MySQL and scripting with Bash/Shell.
- Experience working with external clients or in client-facing roles.
Preferred Qualifications:
- AWS Certification (e.g., AWS Certified Developer or DevOps Engineer).
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
We are looking for a Senior Software Developer to produce and implement functional software solutions. You will work with upper management to define software requirements and take the lead on operational and technical projects.
In this role, you should be able to work independently with little supervision. You should have excellent organization and problem-solving skills. If you also have hands-on experience in software development and agile methodologies, we’d like to meet you.
Your goal will be to develop high-quality software that is aligned with user needs and business goals.
Responsibilities
- Develop high-quality software design and architecture
- Identify, prioritize and execute tasks in the software development life cycle
- Develop tools and applications by producing clean, efficient code
- Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting
- Review and debug code
- Perform validation and verification testing
- Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to fix and improve products
- Document development phases and monitor systems
- Ensure software is up-to-date with the latest technologies.
Requirements and skills
- Proven experience as a Senior Software Engineer
- Extensive experience in software development, scripting and project management
- Knowledge of selected programming languages (e.g. Django, Python, C++) and the elastic search.
- Analytical mind with problem-solving aptitude
- Ability to work independently
- Excellent organizational and https://resources.workable.com/leadership-interview-questions" target="_blank">leadership skills
- BSc/BA in Computer Science or a related degree
- Hands-on experience in development of rest services using python
- Good knowledge Django or Flask framework
- Designing database tables and structures
- Skilled at optimizing large complicated SQL statements
- Knowledge of best practices when dealing with relational databases
- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git
- Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX
- Experience in owning Code Quality and Code Review processes
- Good understanding of application debugging techniques
- Experienced in Agile methodologies
- Strong analytic, problem solving, and programming ability
- Initiative and drive to contribute
- Excellent organizational and task management skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work in global cross-office teams
Additionally, we seek individuals with the following qualifications:
- Understanding of SEO and accessibility issues and how they relate to development
- Experience with NoSQL using MongoDB/Cassandra is a plus.
- Experience in working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) like S3, EMR, EC2 is preferred
Your responsibilities as a backend engineer will include:
- Back-end software development
- Software engineering and designing data models and write effective APIs
- Working together with engineers and product teams
- Understanding business use cases and requirements for different internal teams
- Maintenance of existing projects and New feature development
- Consume and integrate classifier/ ML snippets from Data science team
What we are looking for:
- 2+ years of industry experience with the Python and Django framework.
- Degree in Computer Science or related field
- Good analytical skills with strong fundamentals of data structures and algorithms
- Experience building backend services with hands-on experience through all stages of Agile software development life cycle.
- Ability to write optimized codes,debug programs, and integrate applications with third party tools by developing various APIs
- Experience with Databases.
- Experience with writing REST-APIs.
- Prototyping initial collection and leveraging existing tools and/or creating new tools
- Experience working different types of datasets (e.g. unstructured, semi-structured, with missing information)
- Ability to think critically and creatively in a dynamic environment, while picking up new tools and domain knowledge along the way
- A positive attitude, and a growth mindset
Bonus:
- Experience with relevant Python libraries such as Requests, sklearn, Selenium
- Hands on experience in Machine learning implementations
- Experience with Cloud infrastructure (e.g. AWS) and relevant microservices
- Good Humor
Note- We are currently working from home due to the pandemic. If selected you may work from a remote location though once office reopens candidate must work from Office.
- Working in high paced competitive stock trading environment with core web app development, scripting, data interpretation and manipulation skills
- Designing, creating and maintaining our in-house software for business requirements
- Work on innovative ideas to improve the user experience of our internal systems and applications which are used by the trading teams
- Improve on existing tools to make trade monitoring systems robust and more reliable
Ideal candidate should have:
- Engineering degree in Computer Science (preferred) or any other discipline
- Experience on Python web app development (Preferably Django)
- Ability to work as a full stack developer
- Experience in Shell/Perl or Python scripting
- Prior experience of Linux or Unix based operating systems
- Ability to create automation scripts
- Experience/Knowledge of financial industry
- Ability to work in fast paced environment under pressure and manage multiple high priority projects
- Willingness to learn and work on new technologies
- Excellent communication skills
Candidates should have worked with Startups (IT Product Firms)
Should be from B2C Firms/Product/SaaS Firms
Key Skills: Python, Golang, Java, Distributed Systems, Cloud, Microservices Architecture, MVC, Design Patterns, Data Structure, Algorithms
Your Experience Across The Years in the Roles You’ve Played
- 6+ years of technology experience (at least 2 years in direct engineering management)
- Managing a 5-15 member engineering team in an agile product org
- Track record of collaborative working with multiple stakeholders
- Planning and analysis with effective communication skills
You’ll Be Improving & Responsible For
- Our products engineering team that works on initiatives fuelling the growth of our recent health retail insurance products
- Collaboration across cross-functional stakeholders to ensure delivery timelines are met
- Implementing product engineering best practices, and evangelizing them within the org
- Engineering management with a strong sense of ownership
- Problem solving with a clear and analytical approach and organized work habits
- Technological innovation in agile product engineering scenarios
- Product and business management principles and metrics








