Software Development Engineer - II (Back End)

Job Title: Lead Backend Web App Developer

Experience: 10–15 Years

Location: Bengaluru (Hybrid)

Role Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Lead Backend Web App Developer to design and maintain scalable, cloud-based backend systems. This role demands expertise in microservices, AWS, and backend technologies to deliver efficient and high-performing applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain scalable backend systems for cloud-based web applications.
• Develop microservices using AWS (Lambda, SQS, SNS) and databases (MySQL, NoSQL).
• Design and implement REST APIs for seamless communication between systems.
• Create containerized solutions with Docker for efficient deployment.
• Solve real-world problems with enterprise-class product designs.
• Contribute to key decisions on product and technology direction.
• Promote frameworks, standards, and new technologies within the team.

Required Skills:

• Experience: 10+ Years in Backend Development; 3+ Years in large-scale, microservices-based projects.
• Backend Technologies: Proficiency in Python, Node.js, and Java.
• Cloud Expertise: Strong experience with AWS services (Lambda, SQS, SNS).
• Database Skills: Expertise in MySQL and NoSQL databases.
• Microservices Architecture: Deep understanding of distributed systems and scalability.
• DevOps Tools: Hands-on experience with Docker.
• API Development: Proven expertise in designing and consuming REST APIs.
• Soft Skills: Excellent problem-solving and communication abilities.

Why Join Us?

• Work on impactful projects with real-world applications.
• Solve complex problems in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Collaborate with a team of skilled professionals.

Backend Developer

📍 Noida | 🕐 Full-Time | 🧭 Experience: 2–3 Years

The Mission

We aren't building traditional backend systems — we're powering the infrastructure behind Agentic Intelligence. TestMu AI is building the world's first AI-native platform where backend systems don't just serve requests, they enable autonomous decision-making, execution, and scale.

The name "TestMu" comes from our community conference. Our users and team aren't an audience — they're the heartbeat of what we build. We believe AI augments human potential. It doesn't replace it.

You'll be building the core backend systems that power AI-driven workflows — ensuring high performance, scalability, and reliability at every layer.

The Pillars of Impact

🚀 1. Core Backend & System Architecture (50%)

• Build and scale high-performance backend services and APIs
• Design efficient database schemas, query optimization, and data flows
• Write clean, logical, production-grade code (Python, Golang, or similar)
• Own system performance — latency, throughput, and reliability

⚙️ 2. Backend for AI Systems (30%)

• Develop backend systems supporting AI agents and autonomous workflows
• Handle large-scale data processing, async tasks, and event-driven systems
• Integrate backend infrastructure seamlessly with AI/ML components

🧠 3. Scalability & Distributed Systems (20%)

• Contribute to microservices architecture and service decomposition
• Build fault-tolerant, highly available distributed systems
• Optimize systems for high concurrency and real-time execution

Your Engineering Stack

Tech/ToolsPython / GolangBuilding core backend services and logic-heavy systemsAWS / GCPDeploying and scaling distributed backend infrastructureKafka / RabbitMQHandling asynchronous processing and event-driven workflows

The Bar

SignalCore Backend Experience2–3 years of hands-on experience building APIs, backend systems, and scalable servicesProblem-Solving AbilityStrong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and logical thinkingSystem Design UnderstandingAbility to design scalable backend systems with clear architectural thinkingOwnership & ExecutionExperience owning backend features end-to-end in a fast-paced environment

The Interview Loop · Screening for the Top 1%

RoundsRound I · Recruiter ScreenEvaluation of backend experience, problem-solving approach, and project depthRound II · Hiring ManagerDeep dive into backend projects, APIs, databases, and system design thinkingRound III · Domain LeadLive coding + backend problem-solving + discussion on scalability and distributed systemsFinal · LeadershipCulture fit, ownership mindset, and ability to operate in a high-velocity startup environment

Your Growth Trajectory TestMu AI is a high-growth environment where we promote based on complexity solved, not years of tenure. As a Backend Developer, you have a massive runway to scale from an Individual Contributor (IC) into a core Engineering Leadership role, working alongside pioneers in agentic intelligence.

Perks of the Future

• Health & Wellness: 100% premium covered insurance for you + family (spouse, kids, parents) with annual check-ups.
• Fuel for Innovation: Fresh, daily gourmet lunch and dinner served at our Noida HQ.
• Seamless Transit: Safe, GPS-enabled cab facilities for eligible shifts (home-office-home).
• POD Culture: Dedicated quarterly budgets for team-building, offsites, and collaborative celebrations.

Position: Microsoft .NET Full Stack Developer

Experience: 4–6 Years

Open Positions: 10

Location: PAN India (Final Round – Face-to-Face Interview)

Budget: Up to 15 LPA

Notice Period: Immediate joiners preferred

Key Responsibilities:

· Work on highly distributed and scalable system architecture

· Design, develop, test, and maintain high-quality software solutions

· Ensure performance, security, and maintainability of applications

· Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders

· Perform system testing and resolve technical issues

Required Skills:

· Strong experience in ASP.NET, C#, .NET Core, MVC

· Hands-on experience with SQL Server / PostgreSQL

· Experience in Angular / React (Frontend technologies)

· Knowledge of microservices architecture & RESTful APIs

· Familiarity with CQRS pattern

· Exposure to AWS / Docker / Kubernetes

· Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, Jenkins)

· Knowledge of Node.js is an added advantage

· Understanding of Agile methodology

· Good exposure to cybersecurity and compliance

Technology Stack:

· Microsoft .NET technologies (primary)

· Cloud platforms: AWS (SaaS/PaaS/IaaS)

· Databases: MSSQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL

· Caching: Redis, Memcached

· Messaging queues: RabbitMQ, Kafka, SQS

About us:
Equal parts creative agency, engineering firm, and consultancy, Grappus has a reputation of doing things differently. We work with brands big and small, far and wide, helping them understand, prototype and deploy a broad range of custom tech. We value design and we cringe at bad UX. Each project is a clean slate, we don’t have frameworks, or any pre-made formulas. We’re not here to just grow big, make money and win awards. We’re here to crack the process of building truly innovative products from scratch. Products that make people say ‘damn’.

People at Grappus usually experience a highly accelerated career growth well beyond the narrow constraints of their ‘job description’. Here, the growth ladder is tailored to you. It operates exactly as fast as you can manage to grow. We think it's a waste when smart people are unable to make an impact. Our aim is to unleash your potential by giving you massive challenges and the freedom to solve them.

We’re in a fluid world, where we don’t know what technologies we’ll use next, or the projects we’ll work on. We’re actively searching for ways to shine a light on our blind spots, whether it is in the products we want to build, the problems we like to solve, or the company culture we try to create. That’s what makes life at Grappus so exciting. Grappus is an ongoing experiment and you are a part of it. We'll be a different company a few years from now because you are going to change it for the better. We can’t wait to see where you take us.

About the role:
We are seeking a Senior Backend Developer who has a knack for coming up with creative solutions to unique problems, planning development cycles and writing technical documentation while leading a team of developers. You should have experience with different design pattern implementation and be quick in making architectural decisions. You can get in where needed to write clean, reusable, and performant code, with creative sensibilities to push projects towards perfection. You should have good time management skills and be able to work both autonomously and collaboratively with a cross-discipline team of product managers, strategists, UX designers, art directors, and developers.

What we’d like to see:
● Ability to write elegant and readable code
● Excellent problem solving skills and love technical challenges
● Comfortable working in a team-oriented and collaborative environment
● Strong understanding of Agile and Lean software development processes and practices
● Stays plugged into emerging technologies/industry trends and applies them proactively
● Taking leads on projects as needed
● Knowledge of software best practices, like test driven development and continuous integration
● Directing the development team in the design, development, coding, testing and debugging of applications

Must have:
● BE/ BTech in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent practical experience
● 4+ years of professional backend development experience
● Experience coaching and mentoring junior developers
● Aggressive problem diagnosis and creative problem solving skills and client handling      skills
● Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced environment, learn rapidly and master diverse web technologies and techniques
● Experience working with Python/Django or NodeJS
● Knowledge of DRF, Redis, Celery, RabbitMQ, Jenkins, MongoDB and PostgreSQL
● Implemented CI/CD in any of the projects done
● Strong understanding of the full web technology stack (i.e. HTTP, caching, headers, cookies, etc)
● Proficiency in working with API’s and third party integrations
● Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies
● Experience with multi-tenant architectures (SaaS)
● Experience with Test Driven Development
● Excellent project and time management skills

Nice to have:
● Familiarity and experience using a variety of architectural Design Patterns
● Knowledge of Kubernetes/Docker and Devops
● Personal projects or contributions to the open source community
● Strong organizational skills to juggle multiple tasks within the constraints of timelines
● Team player (those great personality types that people love to work with)
● Great communication skills

Why you’ll love it here:
(Besides working with our team with infinite charm)

● We have no fixed work timings or leave policy, you can take unlimited leaves and start your day whenever you want. (Just make sure others in your team don’t suffer)
● We don’t track these hours you put in or ask you to fill time sheets. We don’t believe in
micromanaging, if you’re struggling, ask for help. If someone else is, offer some support.
● We never mind if people make mistakes or screw up in any way, and offer full encouragement to help people learn fast by failing fast.
● We always encourage people to be completely candid, raise alarms, or log complaints
anonymously in our feedback tool, no matter how harsh.
● We are a ‘Work from Anywhere’ company, since passionate, driven people can work from
anywhere they want; their homes, or cafes, or mountains, or beaches, anywhere.
● We have a 15-day notice period. We want to build a place where people work willingly and passionately.

Back End development of websites and applications using PHP,
AJAX and JS and their frameworks to create and integrate
functional web standard projects. Taking ready HTML/CSS files
from front end developers and executing the project based on the
logic and wireframes provided by designers

Solid knowledge of PHP, MySQL, JSON, and XML
● Proven experience building data-driven web
applications
● Experience working with API development
● Familiarity with design patterns such as MVC
● Experience with Open Source PHP CMS such as
WordPress or Drupal or Magento
● Comfortable with data modeling, stored
procedures, and views
● Ability to work closely with front end developers
● Knowledge of JavaScript / jQuery skills / HTML / CSS
● Experience building large, scalable applications
● Experience building custom
content management
systems
● Awareness of current development trends in the
coding and development like Docker, Micro
services and an understanding of how these
technologies can improve and impact projects
● Knowledge of GIT or any other version control
software.

Type: Individual contributor with good hands on proficiency. 

Must have

• Strong proficiency in at least one of  Java, Ruby, Python
• Exposure to databases: any of  PostgreSQL, MySQL, Apache Cassandra
• Any NoSQL database experience is a plus
• Exposure to AWS cloud infrastructure: EC2 or S3 
• Proficiency with Git
• MUST: Using REST to make API calls. 

Great to have: 

• Experience working with one or more middleware, enterprise bus, queueing frameworks
• Any of Memcached/Redis, Apache Kafka / RabbitMQ / PubSub+ / AmazonMQ

Soft skills:

• Appreciation for clean and well documented code

What will you do at Tradyl:

(Examples for illustration only)

• Build a shipping service module that is called by our website to query shipping rates from India to a destination country. Configure this to so that an Ops person can update shipping costs as and when they change. Own deployment and monitoring of this service. 
• Use Zapier to build a workflow to export a MixPanel report into a Google sheet every day.
• Change our supplier portal (built on bubble.io) to make an API call to our customer facing site, whenever a supplier modifies his profile.
• Write an alert mechanism that identifies catalogues with insufficient information and makes them non discoverable, which can run every day.
• Work with Business Team to design a workflow for product inwarding using Airtable. Write a small app within Airtable so that whenever a product is updated as “shipped” in airtable, it updates the customer facing website.
• Use an open source dashboarding framework to create a quick dashboard to track important business events.