Software Engineer II (backend)

Job Title: Backend Engineer - NodeJS, NestJS, and Python

Location: Hybrid weekly ⅔ days WFO (Bengaluru- India)

About the role:

We are looking for a skilled and passionate Senior Backend Developer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate should have strong experience in Node.js and NestJS, along with a solid understanding of database management, query optimization, and microservices architecture. As a backend developer, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining scalable backend systems, building robust APIs, integrating databases, and working closely with frontend and DevOps teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.

What You'll Do 🛠️ 

• Design, develop, and maintain server-side logic using Node.js, NestJS, and Python.
• Develop and integrate RESTful APIs and microservices to support scalable systems.
• Work with NoSQL and SQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL) to create and manage schemas, write complex queries, and optimize performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including frontend, DevOps, and QA.
• Ensure code quality, maintainability, and scalability through code reviews, testing, and documentation.
• Monitor and troubleshoot production systems, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Implement security and data protection best practices.

What You'll Bring 💼 

• 4 to 6 years of professional experience as a backend developer.
• Strong proficiency in Node.js and NestJS framework.
• Good hands-on experience with Python (Django/Flask experience is a plus).
• Solid understanding of relational and non-relational databases.
• Proficient in writing complex NoSQL queries and SQL queries
• Experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems.
• Familiarity with version control systems like Git.
• Basic understanding of containerization (e.g., Docker) and cloud services is a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindset.

Bonus Points ➕ 

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Exposure to cloud platforms like AWS, GCP or Azure.
• Familiarity with event-driven architecture or message brokers (MQTT, Kafka, RabbitMQ)

Why this role matters

You will help build the company from the ground up—shaping our culture and having an impact from Day 1 as part of the foundational team.

Role Overview:

We are seeking skilled Backend Developers to design, build, and maintain efficient, scalable, and secure server-side logic and services. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Python, Flask, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), with experience building APIs, handling databases, and integrating cloud services in production environments.

Required Experience: 4+ Years

Location: Chennai, Open for remote for strong candidates

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with project teams to understand business requirements and develop efficient, high-quality code.
• Design and implement low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications using frameworks such as Flask, or FastAPI.
• Integrate multiple data sources and databases into a unified system while ensuring seamless data storage and third-party library/package integration.
• Create scalable and optimized database schemas to support complex business logic and manage large volumes of data.
• Conduct thorough testing using pytest and unittest, debugging applications to ensure they run smoothly.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience as a Python developer with strong communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field.
• In-depth knowledge of Python frameworks such as Flask, or FastAPI.
• Strong expertise in cloud technologies, GCP preferred.
• Deep understanding of microservices architecture, multi-tenant architecture, and best practices in Python development.
• Familiarity with serverless architecture and frameworks like GCP Cloud Functions.
• Experience with deployment using Docker, Nginx, Gunicorn.
• Hands-on experience with SQL and NoSQL databases such as MySQL and Firebase.
• Proficiency with Object Relational Mappers (ORMs) like SQLAlchemy.
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple API integrations and write modular, reusable code.
• Strong knowledge of user authentication and authorization mechanisms across multiple systems and environments.
• Familiarity with scalable application design principles and event-driven programming in Python.
• Solid experience in unit testing, debugging, and code optimization.
• Hands-on experience with modern software development methodologies, including Agile and Scrum.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI.
• Experience with version control system.

Driving Results:

• A good single contributor and a good team player.
• Flexible attitude towards work, as per the needs.
• Proactively identify & communicate issues and risks.

Other Personal Characteristics:

• Dynamic, engaging, self-reliant developer 
• Ability to deal with ambiguity
• Manage a collaborative and analytical approach
• Self-confident and humble
• Open to continuous learning 
• Intelligent, rigorous thinker who can operate successfully amongst bright people

Requirements:

• Should be a go-getter, ready to shoulder more responsibilities, shows enthusiasm and interest in work.
• Excellent core Python skills including threading, dictionary, OOPS Concept, Data structure, Web service.
• Should have work experience on following stacks/libraries: Flask
• Familiarity with some ORM (Object Relational Mapper) libraries
• Able to integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system
• Understanding of the threading limitations of Python, and multi-process architecture Familiarity with event-driven programming in Python
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as Angular, JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS3
• Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code
• Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications
• Understanding of accessibility and security compliance

Experience in both RDBMS(MySQL), NoSQL databases (MongoDB, HDFS, HIVE etc) or in-memory caching technologies such as ehcache etc is preferable

• Python knowledge: object-oriented programming: inheritance, abstract classes, dataclass, dependency injection, design patterns: comand-query, repository, adapter, hexagonal architecture, swagger/Open API, flask, connexion
• Experience on AWS services: lambda, ecs, sqs, s3, dynamodb, auroradb
• Experience with following libraries boto3, behave, pytest, moto, localstack, docker
• Basic knowledge about terraform, gitlab ci
• Experience with SQL DB

• System engineering and implementation in Python and Golang.
• Working on performance issues using creative experiments and internally developed product features.
• Research, propose, and integrate relevant open-source projects based on product objectives.
• Write organized, efficient, and well documented Python/Golang code as an example for junior engineers.
• Participation in all levels of product definition, design, implementation, testing, and deployment.
• Must include the ability to discuss abstract system architectures from ideas through implementation and
• creatively apply domain experience to solve technical challenges.
• Mentoring software engineers, fostering an environment of trust and accountability.

• A strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive. As an integral part of the development team, you will need the
• following skills to succeed.
• Strong Python skills to develop framework(s).
• Hands-on to design & develop re-usable framework components.
• Hands-On experience on developing framework, designing re-usable framework components.
• Experience in engineering practices such as code refactoring, design patterns, design driven
• development, Continuous Integration, building highly scalable applications, application security and functional programming.

• Knowledge of Cloud native would be an advantage.
• Understanding of Kubernetes from Architecture side and also understand the Standard API.
• Code contributed to CNCF or similar community will be plus.
•  Performance benchmarking of K8’s or any cloud will be added     advantage. 

• Deep understanding of technology and passionate about what you do.
• Background in designing high performant scalable software systems with strong focus to optimize
• hardware cost.
• Solid collaborative and interpersonal skills, specifically a proven ability to effectively guide and influence within a dynamic environment.
• Strong commitment to get the most performance out of a system being worked on.
• Prior development of a large software project using service-oriented architecture operating with real time constraints.

• You will get a chance to work on cloud-native and hyper-scale products
• You will be working with industry leaders in cloud.
• You can expect a steep learning curve.
• You will get the experience of solving real time problems, eventually you become a problem solver.

• Competitive Salary
• Health Insurance
• Open Learning - 100% Reimbursement for online technical courses.
• Fast Growth - opportunities to grow quickly and surely
• Creative Freedom + Flat hierarchy
• Sponsorship to all those employees who represent company in events and meet ups.
• Flexible working hours
• 5 days week
• Hybrid Working model (Office and WFH)

• Candidates for this position can expect the hiring process as follows (subject to successful clearing of every round)
• Initial Resume screening call with our Recruiting team
• Next, candidates will be invited to solve coding exercises.
• Next, candidates will be invited for first technical interview
• Next, candidates will be invited for final technical interview
• Finally, candidates will be invited for Culture Plus interview with HR
• Candidates may be asked to interview with the Leadership team
• Successful candidates will subsequently be made an offer via email
• As always, the interviews and screening call will be conducted via a mix of telephonic and video call.

We are looking for a Backend Developer responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users. Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your co-workers into the application; therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well.

• Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code
• Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications
• Implementation of security and data protection strategies like circuit breaker, rate limiting.
• Integration of data storage solutions like OLTP(RDS, Postgres), OLAP(Redshift) and Cache(redis, memcache) servers with applications.
• End to end responsibility from development to production.
• Ability to work in odd hours in-case of emergencies.
• Well aware of server-less, containers and microservices technologies(like Lambda, Fargate, ECS, EKS).

• Experience 1.5+ yrs in the Software Industry.
• Mastery in Python with knowledge of at least one Python web framework (such as Django, Flask) with amazing debugging skills.
• Familiarity with some ORM (Object Relational Mapper) and caching libraries
• Understanding of the threading limitations of Python, and multi-process architecture
• Good understanding of server-side templating languages such as Jinja 2, Mako
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as Jquery, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Understanding of accessibility and security compliance
• Knowledge of user authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
• Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• Familiarity with event-driven programming in Python
• Understanding of the differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile vs desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform
• Able to create extendible database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Strong unit test and debugging skills
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git or SVN
• Make sure to mention other frameworks, libraries, or any other technology related to your development stack

• Spend most of your time developing brand new software in Python
• Build out a secure data replication infrastructure to replicate transactional data across a hierarchical system
• Build out APIs for supporting a fleet of 20k devices
• Build out a configurable data analytics and reporting framework
• Build out real time dashboards for getting a high level and deep dive view of the overall system
• Be responsible for independently designing and building out modules of the overall system
• Work with a team of smart peers and take ownership of the resulting system
• Push yourselves, create impact, learn and grow as an engineer