Sr Backend Developer

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About Us

Binocs.co empowers institutional lenders with next-generation loan management software, streamlining the entire loan lifecycle and facilitating seamless interaction among stakeholders.

Team: Binocs.co is led by a passionate team with extensive experience in financial technology, lending, AI, and software development.

Investors: Our journey is backed by renowned investors who share our vision for transforming the loan management landscape: Beenext, Arkam Ventures, Accel, Saison Capital, Blume Ventures, Premji Invest, and Better Capital.

What we're looking for

We seek a motivated, talented, and intelligent individual who shares our vision of being a changemaker. We value individuals dissatisfied with the status quo, strive to make improvements, and envision making significant contributions. We look for those who embrace challenges and dedicate themselves to solutions. We seek individuals who push for data-driven decisions, are unconstrained by titles, and value collaboration. We are building a fast-paced team to shape various business and technology aspects.

Responsibilities

• Be a part of the initial team to define and set up a best-in-class digital platform for the Private Credit industry, and take full ownership of the components of the digital platform
• You will build robust and scalable web-based applications and need to think of platforms & reuse
• Driving and active contribution to High-Level Designs(HLDs) and Low-Level Designs (LLDs).
• Collaborate with frontend developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
• Mentor team members in adopting effective coding practices. Conduct comprehensive code reviews, focusing on both functional and non-functional aspects.
• Ensure the security, performance, and reliability of backend systems through proper testing, monitoring, and optimization.
• Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and agile development processes to maintain code quality and project timelines.
• Simply, be an owner of the platform and do whatever it takes to get the required output for customers
• Be curious about product problems and have an open mind to dive into new domains eg: gen-AI.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest development trends, tools, and technologies.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in backend development, with a strong track record of successfully architecting and implementing scalable and high-performance backend systems.
• Proficiency in at least one backend programming language (e.g.,Python, Golang, Node.js, Java) & tech stack to write maintainable, scalable, unit-tested code.
• Good understanding of databases (e.g. MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (e.g. MongoDB, Elasticsearch, etc)
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design principles and best practices.
• Experience with multi-threading and concurrency programming
• Extensive experience in object-oriented design skills, knowledge of design patterns, and huge passion and ability to design intuitive module and class-level interfaces.
• Experience of cloud computing platforms and services (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform)
• Knowledge of Test Driven Development

Good to have

• Experience with microservices architecture
• Knowledge of serverless computing and event-driven architectures (e.g., AWS Lambda, Azure Functions)
• Understanding of DevOps practices and tools for continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD).
• Contributions to open-source projects or active participation in developer communities.
• Experience working LLMs and AI technologies

Benefits

By joining Binocs, you’ll become part of a vibrant and dynamic team dedicated to disrupting the fintech space with cutting-edge solutions. We offer a stimulating work environment where innovation is at the heart of everything we do. Our competitive compensation package, inclusive of equity, is designed to reward your contributions to our success.

Description :

Job Title : Python Engineer- AI Agents & Code Optimization

Experience : 2+ Years

Employment Type : Full-time

Location : Remote

About the Role :

We are looking for a hands-on Software Engineer to build and improve AI agents that work directly on our production code.

Your core responsibility will be to design and evolve a specialized AI agent that deeply understands our codebase and actively helps make it faster, cleaner, simpler, and cheaper to maintain.

This is not a research role. This is real work on real systems with real business impact.

How We Work :

- Business impact first : Cheaper, Faster, Better

- Simple beats complex always

- Small changes, shipped fast

- You own your work end-to-end

- First question is always : Do we even need this?

- Flat team, zero micromanagement

- Decisions can change adaptability matters

- No long PRDs : one clear goal ? discuss ? execute

- Ship, measure, improve, repeat

What You Will Do :

- Build and use AI agents to optimize, refactor, and remove code

- Feed logs, metrics, and performance data back into AI agents

- Profile applications and identify performance bottlenecks

- Optimize SQL queries and database usage

- Improve deployment pipelines and release processes

- Continuously improve internal AI tooling

- Work closely with infrastructure and production systems

Tech You Should Be Comfortable With :

You dont need to be an expert in everything, but you should be comfortable working with :

- Linux CLI (Required)

- Python

- PHP

- SQL (MySQL or MariaDB)

- Shell scripting

- Large Language Models (LLMs)

What Were Looking For :

- 2+ years of software engineering experience (or strong hands-on projects)

- Solid understanding of performance optimization

- Experience cleaning up legacy or messy codebases

- Practical profiling and debugging skills

- Comfortable working close to infrastructure and deployments

- Automation-first mindset

- Ability to explain technical decisions clearly and simply in English

Nice to Have :

- Experience building AI agents

- Exposure to large or long-running systems

- CI/CD or deployment automation experience

When You Join :

- Career Growth : You are expected to grow into a tech lead, entrepreneur, or highly skilled specialist

- Bleeding-Edge Tech : Hands-on experience with alpha/beta software, cutting-edge infrastructure, and top tier hardware

- Global Exposure : Work with a global team and directly with C-level leadership

- Real Impact : Your code directly solves real user problems and moves the company forward

What you’ll do here:

•Lead the technical implementation of our platform using Python for new and existing clients

•Collaborate with internal teams to deliver seamless onboarding experiences for our clients.

•Translate business use-cases into scalable, secure, and maintainable technical solutions

•Own the technical relationship with clients, acting as a trusted advisor throughout the implementation lifecycle

•Conduct code reviews, enforce best practices, and ensure high-quality deliverables

•Mentor developers and contribute to internal tooling and automation

•Troubleshoot and resolve complex integration issues across cloud environments

What you will need to thrive:

•8+ years of software development experience.

•Strong proficiency in Python (preferred), C# .NET, or C/C++.

•Proven track record of leading technical implementations for enterprise clients.

•Deep understanding of Pandas, Numpy, RESTful APIs, webhooks, and data transformation pipelines.

•Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Job Description: As a .NET + Angular Developer, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining web applications using .NET technologies and Angular. You will work on a variety of projects, including the design and implementation of RESTful APIs, microservices, and front-end components. Your role will involve applying best practices in software development, including test-driven development (TDD) and automated unit testing, to ensure the delivery of high-quality software solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and Maintain Applications: Design, develop, and maintain web applications using .NET, C#, ASP.NET, and Angular.
• RESTful API Development: Create and manage RESTful APIs to enable seamless integration between front-end and back-end systems.
• Microservices Architecture: Work on microservices-based architectures to enhance scalability and maintainability of applications.
• Automated Unit Testing: Implement automated unit tests to ensure code quality and reliability.
• Test-Driven Development (TDD): Apply TDD principles to write efficient and effective code.
• Database Management: Design and manage databases using MSSQL, ensuring data integrity and performance.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including front-end developers, UX/UI designers, and product managers, to deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation for code, APIs, and system architecture.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Proficiency in .NET Technologies: Strong experience with .NET, C#, and ASP.NET.
• Front-End Development: Expertise in Angular for building dynamic and responsive user interfaces.
• RESTful APIs: Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Microservices: Knowledge of microservices architecture and implementation.
• Database Skills: Proficiency in MSSQL for database design and management.
• Automated Unit Testing: Experience with automated unit testing frameworks and tools.
• Test-Driven Development: Familiarity with TDD methodologies and best practices.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues efficiently.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with additional front-end frameworks or libraries.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment.
• Flexible working hours and remote work options (if applicable).

As a Go lang Developer, you will be working on Blockchain Layer 1.

● Advanced proficiency in Golang programming language, and good skills in languages such as C++,

Java, Solidity and Python (good to have).

● Extensive experience in back-end development, algorithms, and data structures.

● Extensive Knowledge of blockchain structure, protocol development or Smart Contract

● Writing clean, efficient, and reusable code that follows best practices and coding standards.

● knowledge of distributed and decentralized network protocols

● Knowledge of various decentralized ledger technologies and protocols

● Understanding of gossip protocol and consensus protocol

● Knowledge of best practices in data protection.

● Collaborating with managers to determine technology needs and envisaged functionalities.

● Creating application features and interfaces by using programming languages and writing multithreaded codes.

● Applying the latest cryptology techniques to protect digital transaction data against cyberattacks and information hacks.

● Maintaining client and server-side applications.

Must have,

- Fundamental of Python(Data types in python, scope of variable, asynchronous programming)
- Should be able to code in Python

- Basic Understanding of Database

- API designing

- Problem Solving skills

- Fundamentals of storage, caching

Good to have,

- AWS Knowledge,

- Python Framework(Django, Flask)

- Knowledge on Message Broker, Caching

- SQL and no-SQL database