Sr. Backend Engineer - Bangalore

Mandatory (Experience 1) - Must have a minimum 4+ years of experience in backend software development.

Mandatory (Experience 2) -Must have 4+ years of experience in backend development using Python (Highly preferred), Java, or Node.js.

Mandatory (Experience 3) - Must have experience with Cloud platforms like AWS (highly preferred), gcp or azure

Mandatory (Experience 4) - Must have Experience in any databases - MySQL / PostgreSQL / Postgres / Oracle / SQL Server / DB2 / SQL / MongoDB / Ne

Role & Responsibilities:

We are seeking a Software Developer with 2-10 year’s experience with strong foundations in Python, databases, and AI technologies. The ideal candidate will support the development of AI-powered solutions, focusing on LLM integration, prompt engineering, and database-driven workflows. This is a hands-on role with opportunities to learn and grow into advanced AI engineering responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and maintain Python-based applications and APIs.

• Design and optimize prompts for Large Language Models (LLMs) to improve accuracy and performance.

• Work with JSON-based data structures for request/response handling. • Integrate and manage PostgreSQL (pgSQL) databases, including writing queries and handling data pipelines.

• Collaborate with the product and AI teams to implement new features. • Debug, troubleshoot, and optimize performance of applications and workflows.

• Stay updated on advancements in LLMs, AI frameworks, and generative AI tools.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Python (scripting, APIs, data handling).

• Basic understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs) and prompt engineering techniques.

• Experience with JSON data parsing and transformations.

• Familiarity with PostgreSQL or other relational databases.

• Ability to write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.

• Strong problem-solving skills and eagerness to learn.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).

Nice-to-Have (Preferred)

• Exposure to AI/ML frameworks (e.g., LangChain, Hugging Face, OpenAI APIs).

• Experience working in startups or fast-paced environments.

• Familiarity with version control (Git/GitHub) and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

What We Offer

• The opportunity to define the future of GovTech through AI-powered solutions.

• A strategic leadership role in a fast-scaling startup with direct impact on product direction and market success.

• Collaborative and innovative environment with cross-functional exposure.

• Growth opportunities backed by a strong leadership team.

• Remote flexibility and work-life balance.

TECHNICAL MANAGER

Department: Product Engineering Location: Noida/Chennai

Experience: 12+ years with 2+ years in a similar role

Job Summary:

We are looking for an inspiring leader to lead a dynamic R&D team with a strong “Product & Customer” spirit. As an Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for the entire process, from design and specification to code quality, process integration and delivery performance

Key Responsibilities:

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Collaborate closely with Product Management teams to design and develop business modules.

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As a manager, coordinate a diverse team and ensure collaboration between different departments. Empathetic and fair yet demanding management with particular attention to operational excellence.

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Actively participate in resolving technical issues and challenges that the team encounters during development and escalated client implementation and production issues

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Anticipate technical challenges and work to address them proactively to minimize disruptions to the development process. Guides the team in making architectural choices

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Promote and advocate for best practices in software development, including coding standards, testing practices, and documentation.

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Make informed decisions on technical trade-offs and communicate those decisions to the team and stakeholders.

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Be on top of critical client/ implementation issues and keep stakeholders informed.

PROFILE

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Good proficiency overlaps with technologies like: Java17, Spring, SpringMVC, RESTful web services, Hibernate, RDBMS, Spring Security, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, JMeter, Angular.

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Strong experience in development tools, CI/CD pipelines. Extensive experience with Agile.

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Deep understanding of cloud technologies on at least one of the cloud platforms AWS, Azure or Google Cloud

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Strong communicator with ability to collaborate cross-functionally, build relationships, and achieve broader organizational goals.

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Proven leadership skills

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Product development experience preferred. Fintech or lending domain experience is a plus.

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Engineering degree or equivalent.

• Compile and analyze data, processes, and codes to troubleshoot problems and identify areas for improvement.
• Collaborating with the front-end developers and other team members to establish objectives and design more functional, cohesive codes to enhance the user experience.
• Developing ideas for new programs, products, or features by monitoring industry developments and trends.
• Recording data and reporting it to proper parties, such as clients or leadership.
• Participating in continuing education and training to remain current on best practices, learn new programming languages, and better assist other team members.
• Taking lead on projects, as needed.

• Using the latest technologies to solve real problems for our customers at a massive scale
• Collaborating closely with other engineers as a valuable member of a cross-functional team
• Sharing your knowledge and building creative solutions while helping the team evolve best practices
• Designing, developing, and deploying backend services with a focus on high availability, low latency, and scalability
• Taking end-to-end responsibility for the services that are owned by your team, including taking part in an on-call rotation

Who you are

• A minimum of B.S. degree in Information Technology or Computer Science or 5+ years in a similar position
• Able to adapt, change and grow quickly as we scale the organization
• Passionate about engineering practices like agile, continuous delivery, test-driven development, traceability, and observability
• Growth mentality is curious and not afraid to be experimental.
• You share your ideas and continuously improve yourself and the team around you
• Solid experience as an Engineer designing, developing and maintaining API driven solutions
• Strong communication skills, high integrity, and great attention to detail

You’ll get to work with:

• Docker and Kubernetes
• Go and/or PHP
• PostgreSQL, Elastic Search, RabbitMQ
• Memcache, Redis
• Microservices architecture
• ELK, Jaeger, Prometheus & Grafana

• Design and build reliable distributed systems that handle high volumes of data With low latency.
• Maintain, support, and enhance business-critical systems.
• Ensure timely and high quality of software development w.r.t to project architecture, code quality, testing, and deployment.
• Own complete service lifecycle including development, deployment, performance on scale, and monitoring.
• Make your mark on ambitious projects

Backend Tech Stack

• Go and Scala
• Environments build around Docker and GCP
• Complete Kubernetes infrastructure

Requirements

• Is a great problem solver who takes pride in their work
• Is comfortable with the unknown and loves to experiment
• Can construct good arguments for methodologies or practices
• Strong concepts of clean code principles
• Has worked with, or understands the principles behind working with data at scale

Dot is a technology start-up, operating in Fintech and e-commerce space. With the aim to
revolutionize offline-to-online(O2O) space, Dot strives to enable digital transformation of Offline businesses using smart innovations. This is a huge market, serving the 1.3 billion strong Indian population.

The start-up is led by a strong and experienced team. It has already raised seed funding of ~US$ 35.5 Million from renowned investors.

To know more, head over to: www.dotpe.in

About the Founders
The company is led by an experienced team, three ex-PayU employees - Shailaz Nag, Gyanesh Sharma & Anurag Gupta, with proven expertise & knowledge of the fintech space as well as experience in building & managing companies.

Shailaz Nag is a well known visionary entrepreneur. He was ex-Managing Director and co-founder of PayU, (India’s largest and profitable Payment Company) which is currently valued at US$ 3 Billion. He was also one of the founding members of Ibibo Group. Shailaz Nag is a Chartered Accountant and also holds an MBA degree.

Gyanesh Sharma is an IIT Delhi alumnus, holding a B.Tech. degree in Computer Science. He has strong experience in leading tech teams, holding position of
● CTO at Shopclues
● Head of engg. at PayU
● Engg. Head at MakeMyTrip

Anurag Gupta has a decade long experience in building financial services business. He was Vice-President & Business head at PayU for Omnichannel business. He also headed Bank & Product Partnership for PayU.

Investors
Dot has raised seed funding of US$ ~35.5 million from
● Naspers Fintech (PayU) -
○ $120bn group with global presence. Listed in London, Johannesburg, Amsterdam
○ Presence in India : MMT-Goibibo, PayU, Flipkart, Swiggy, Byju’s, OLX
○ Global Presence : Tencent - WeChat, OLX
● Fosun RZ Capital
○ Affiliate of Fosun Group - A $100Bn Chinese conglomerate
○ Presence across global growth markets
● Info Edge
○ Parent company of naukri.com, jeevansaathi.com, 99acres.com, shiksha.com
○ Listed on NSE & BSE with a market cap of INR 27,000 crore
○ Major investor in zomato.com & policybazaar.com

Products
At Dot, we are solving the key problems that lie at the heart of Offline businesses by equipping them with commerce and fin-tech products. We are building a horizontal Omni-channel platform encompassing several Products all aimed at empowering all types of merchants, big or small, with Digital Technology. Whilst strengthening the merchants, our products also aim to direct this digital transformation towards improving the customer journey.
Our initial Product line-up has already garnered attraction from several renowned enterprises as well as significant interest from every medium and small-scale merchant we touch. And this just marks the start of our journey!

About Profile
Responsibilities
• Understanding the business requirement and provide good scalable solution
• Integration of user-facing elements developed by a front-end developers with server side logic
• Completely owning the backend services of a module
• Building reusable code and libraries for future use
• Optimization of the application for maximum speed and scalability
• Our stack is ReactJS, React Native, Golang, MySQL, NoSQL and hosting environment is AWS

Skills and Qualifications
• Extensive and expert programming experience in anyone programming language (Golang/ C/ Java).
• A solid foundation in computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, software design and distributed system applications
• Experience with building and scaling apps with RDBMS as well as NoSQLs.
• Experience creating scalable Web APIs for mobile and browser consumption
• Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
• Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms such as mobile vs desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
• Have a penchant for solving complex and interesting problems
• Worked in start-up culture with high levels of ownership and commitment
• Excellent coding skills – should be able to convert design into code fluently
• Engineers from Tier 1 colleges