Software Engineer I - Backend

The requirements are as follows:

1) Familiar with the the Django REST API Framework.

2) Experience with the FAST API framework will be a plus

3) Strong grasp of basic python programming concepts ( We do ask a lot of questions on this on our interviews :) )

4) Experience with databases like MongoDB , Postgres , Elasticsearch , REDIS will be a plus

5) Experience with any ML library will be a plus.

6) Familiarity with using git , writing unit test cases for all code written and CI/CD concepts will be a plus as well.

7) Familiar with basic code patterns like MVC.

8) Grasp on basic data structures.

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We are looking for a Backend Engineer with strong experience in building scalable, reliable, and high- performance systems. You will work on designing APIs, handling large-scale data, and building robust backend services using Java and Spring Boot.

Principal Duties/Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using Java (Spring Boot)
• Build scalable and fault-tolerant systems to handle high traffic and large data volumes
• Design clean and efficient RESTful APIs and service contracts
• Collaborate with frontend, product, and design teams to deliver end-to-end features
• Optimize system performance, latency, and throughput
• Ensure high code quality through testing, code reviews, and best practices
• Debug production issues and ensure system reliability and uptime
• Participate in system design and architectural decisions
• Own services end-to-end, including development, deployment, and monitoring.

Required Skills and Knowledge

• Strong proficiency in Java
• Hands-on experience with Spring Boot / Spring Framework
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and OOPs concepts
• Experience building and consuming REST APIs
• Strong knowledge of databases:
• Relational (MySQL, PostgreSQL) • Basics of NoSQL (Redis, MongoDB, etc.)
• Understanding of concurrency, multithreading, and JVM internals
• Familiarity with caching strategies (Redis, in-memory caching)
• Experience with Git and version control workflows

Good to Have Experience with deployment strategies:

• Blue-Green deployments
• Canary releases • Rolling deployments
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, etc.)
• Basic experience with AWS / cloud infrastructure:
• EC2, S3, RDS • Load balancers, auto-scaling
• Experience with Docker and containerization
• Knowledge of microservices architecture and service communication (REST/gRPC, Kafka)
• Familiarity with message queues / streaming systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
• Experience with monitoring & observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog)
• Understanding of security best practices (authentication, authorization, OAuth, JWT)

 Required Experience /Qualifications

• 4 years of backend development experience
• BTech / BE Computer Science.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• 6+ Yrs. of development experience on Scala, Elastic Search and Mongo DB

• Should have experience of working on Responsive and high availability web platforms

• Knowledge on some of the key tech stack like Elastic Search, MongoDB, Play framework, Akka Framework and Java is a must.

• Deep insight into Rest API development • Should be up to date with industry best practices for API development using Scala

• Good team handling skills

• Good development and logical skills • Hands-on experience + Guiding Junior Scala Developers

• Good analytical skills

• Able to learn new technologies on the fly based on requirement

• Able to help the team members as and when needed to improve team capability 

**Company Overview**

We are a VC-backed fintech startup developing an innovative online trading platform. As we scale, we're seeking a skilled Backend Engineer with expertise in Python to join our growing team and help build a robust, scalable infrastructure for our cutting-edge trading application.

We're based out of the UK and have our engineering team in India.

**Job Description**

We are looking for a backend developer who specialises in Python. Your role will focus on developing and maintaining the server-side logic, optimising performance, and ensuring seamless integration with the frontend. You’ll work closely with the engineering and product teams to deliver a high-quality, secure, and scalable platform.

**Responsibilities**

1. Develop and maintain server-side logic using Python

2. Design and implement APIs for seamless integration with frontend components

3. Optimise backend performance and scalability for high traffic and large data loads

4. Build and maintain databases, ensuring security, data integrity, and optimal performance

5. Collaborate with frontend engineers to ensure smooth integration between backend and frontend systems

6. Troubleshoot, debug, and optimise backend infrastructure

7. Implement data protection, security protocols, and authentication mechanisms (e.g., JWT)

8. Maintain and enhance real-time communication systems using WebSockets or similar protocols

**Required Skills**

1. Strong proficiency in Python and related technologies, knowledge of databases and SQL, and experience with web frameworks like Django or FastAPI

2. Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, and the ability to solve problems

3. Good understanding of OOPs, task broking services, Queues, Redis

4. Familiarity with RESTful API design and integration

5. Strong understanding of database management (e.g., PostgreSQL, Redis) and caching strategies

6. Familiarity with modern authentication and authorization mechanisms (e.g., JWT, OAuth)

7. Proficiency in working with cloud hosting services (AWS, Google Cloud, etc.)

8. Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes)

9. Knowledge of real-time communication protocols (e.g., WebSockets, TCP, SSE)

10. Strong understanding of security best practices for server-side applications

11. Experience with version control (Git) and CI/CD pipelines

12. Minimum of 2-3.5 years of experience building scalable backend systems

**Perks**

1. Work From Anywhere Flexibility

2. Unlimited Leaves policy*

3. Competitive salary and unlimited growth opportunities

4. Insights on how HFT is done using cutting edge technology

If you’re passionate about building scalable, high-performance backend systems and want to be part of a cutting-edge fintech startup, we’d love to hear from you!

WHO WILL LOVE THIS JOB?

• Attracted to creativity, innovation, and eagerness to learn

• Alignment to a fast-paced organization and its short-term and long-term goals

• An engaging, open, genuine personality that naturally encourages interaction with individuals at all levels

• Strong value system and sense of ethics • Absolute dedication to premium quality

• Want to build strong core product team capable of developing solutions for complex, industry-first problems.

• Build balance of experience, knowledge, and new learnings

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES?

• Driving the success of the software engineering team at Datamotive.

• Collaborating with senior and peer engineers to prioritize and deliver features on the roadmap.

• Build strong development team with focus on building optimized & usable solutions.

• Research, Design & Develop distributed solution to handle workload mobility across multi & hybrid cloudsr

• Assist in Identifying, Researching & Designing newer features and cloud platform support in areas of disaster recovery, data protection, workload migration etc.

• Assist in building product roadmap.

• Conduct pilot tests to assess the functionality of newly developed programs.

• Front facing customers for product introduction, knowledge transfer, solutioning, bugs triaging etc.

• Assist customers by giving product demos, conducting POCs, trainings etc.

• Manage Datamotive infrastructure, bring innovative automation for optimizing infrastructure usage through monitoring and scripting. • Design test environments to simulate customer behaviours and use cases in VMware vSphere, AWS, GCP, Azure clouds. • Help write technical documentation, generate marketing content like blogs, webinars, seminars etc.

TECHNICAL SKILLS?

• Experience in software development with relevant domain understanding of Data Protection, Disaster Recovery, Ransomware Recovery.

• A strong understanding and demonstrable experience with at least one of the major public cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure or VMware)

• A strong understanding and experience of designing and developing architecture of complex, distributed systems.

• Insights into development of client-server SaaS applications with good breadth across networking, storage, micro-services, and other web technologies.

• Experience of building and leading strong development teams with systems product development background

• Programming knowledge in either of GO Lang, C, C++, Python or Shell script.

• Should be a computer science graduate with strong fundamentals & problem-solving abilities.

• Good understanding of virtualization, storage and cloud platforms like VMware, AWS, GCP, Azure and/or Kubernetes will be preferable

Responsibilities : 

• Design and develop scalable, high performance, and reliable API driven services/applications in Java language that operate whole day.
• Produce high quality software that is unit tested, code reviewed, and checked in regularly for continuous integration.
• Interact with both business, financial research, and technical stakeholders to deliver high quality products and services that meets/exceeds business, customer, and technical requirements.
• Own products and code from cradle to grave including production quality/performance monitoring.

Required Skills :

• Experience building and running high performance enterprise applications developed in Java language.
• Hands on experience developing Java web applications built with modern standards-based APIs including Java based REST APIs and implementations. 
• Experience in Java language APIs, Spring technologies, Hibernate, JDBC, RDBMS and NoSQL based data persistence.
• Experience developing solutions on AWS Cloud leveraging AWS Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, Cloud Formation, and other related AWS technologies. 
• Solid understanding of Domain Modeling with Relational and Non-Relational Databases.
• Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills, including ability to diagnose and fix performance and scalability issues.
• Experience working in an agile methodology-based development environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• BS/B.Tech/M.Tech in Computer Science or a related field.