Sr. Backend Engineer

Job Description:

• Experience in Python (Only Backend), Data structures, Oops, Algorithms, Django, NumPy etc.

• Notice/Joining of not more than 30 days.

• Only Premium Institute- Tier 1 and Tier 2.

• Hybrid Mode of working.

• Good understanding of writing Unit Tests using PYTest.

• Good understanding of parsing XML’s and handling files using Python.

• Good understanding with Databases/SQL, procedures and query tuning.

• Service Design Concepts, OO and Functional Development concepts.

• Agile Development Methodologies.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and professional approach Skills desired.

• Drive development and delivery of top notch technology solutions to clients efficiently.
• Lead development of implementation plan, logic and modules to embed in client solutions and client discussion ready documents /presentations.
• Lead in designing, implementing, maintaining and updating applications that are often high-volume and low-latency, required for mission critical systems.
• Lead in refining and improving system stability by continuously refactoring and measuring performance.
• Drive development of actionable, clean, maintainable, testable, reusable, extensible codes, including standardization and automation of processes.
• Provide technical and functional guidance to team members through expert knowledge and hands-on support.
• Manage projects, resource utilization, time schedules and deliveries to clients.
• Proactively drive discussions with stakeholders to understand their business requirements, business context and guide team to provide robust actional solutions.
• Effectively engage with stakeholders – create and nurture and deepen relationships. 
• Ensure positive & creative work-environment, culture of collaborations, speak-up, high level of energy & enthusiasm, curiosity to learn and continuous improvement.
• Inspire, engage, motivate and provide constructive feedback to team members to develop their technical & soft skills and fully support their development aspirations.
• Drive researching and conceptualizing solution approaches, new techniques or solution frameworks and author high quality discussion papers.

Qualifications, Skills and Experiences

• BE / BTech / ME / M Tech in engineering or MCA or similar relevant field.
• 2 to 17 years (Junior, Intermediate, Senior Role & we have multiple openings)of relevant hands-on experience and excellent knowledge of Java, Python, SQL, Relational Databases, DB schema or ORM technologies.
• Excellent knowledge and experience of building applications, platforms and services in Java, Python and MS SQL or at least two of them.
• 5 + years of experience of managing projects, team and stakeholders.
• Knowledge and experience of agile methodologies.
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills.
• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment and make quality decisions in moderately to high ambiguous work environment.
• Previous work experience in financial services, especially, capital markets is preferred.

About Wokelo:

Wokelo is an LLM agentic platform for investment research and decision making. We automate complex research and analysis tasks traditionally performed by humans. Our platform is leveraged by leading Private Equity firms, Investment Banks, Corporate Strategy teams, Venture Capitalists, and Fortune 500 companies.

With our proprietary agentic technology and state-of-the-art large language models (LLMs), we deliver rich insights and high-fidelity analysis in minutes—transforming how financial decisions are made.

Headquartered in Seattle, we are a global team backed by renowned venture funds and industry leaders. As we rapidly expand across multiple segments, we are looking for passionate individuals to join us on this journey.

Requirements:

• 0-1 years of experience as a Software Developer.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Proficiency in Python with strong experience in Django Rest Framework.
• Hands-on experience with Django ORM.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to new technologies.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Knowledge of NLP, ML models, and related engineering practices (preferred).
• Familiarity with LLMs, RLHF, transformers, embeddings (a plus).
• Prior experience in building or scaling a SaaS platform (a plus).
• Strong attention to detail with experience integrating testing into development workflows.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, test, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs using Python (Django Rest Framework).
• Work with Django ORM to build efficient database-driven applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement features that enhance the Wokelo platform.
• Contribute to NLP engineering and ML model development to power GenAI solutions (preferred but not mandatory).
• Ensure testing and code quality are embedded into the development process.
• Research and adopt emerging technologies, providing innovative solutions to complex problems.
• Support the transition of prototypes into production-ready features on our SaaS platform.
• Perform adhoc tasks as and when required/assigned by manager.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to work on a first-of-its-kind Generative AI SaaS platform.
• A steep learning curve in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment.
• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies in NLP, ML models, LLM Ops, and DevOps.
• Collaborative culture with global talent and visionary leadership.
• Full health coverage, flexible time-off, and remote work culture.

We are seeking a talented and motivated Backend Developer to join our dynamic team. As a senior Backend Developer, you will play a crucial role in enhancing and expanding our AI productivity tool, working on the intersection of natural language understanding (NLU), event-condition-action (ECA) frameworks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement advanced features for our AI productivity tool.
• Innovate and propose creative solutions to enhance the functionality and user experience of the platform.
• Develop back-end components of the AI productivity tool, ensuring performance and scalability.
• Design and implement robust backend services and APIs using Python- Django.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Proven experience (3-4 years) as a Software Development Engineer, with a focus on Python- Django
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think creatively.
• Ability to take up different tech stacks.
• Mathematical experience preferred.
• Proficiency in Backend Technologies as well as a basic understanding of Frontend technologies.

Nice-to-Haves:

• Experience with cloud platforms and services.
• Experience with Frontend Technologies.
• Track record of contributing to open-source projects.
• Passion for staying updated on the latest trends in AI and technology.

Job Description

We are looking for motivated IT professionals with at least one year of industry experience. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in AWS, Azure, AI, or Cloud technologies, or should be enthusiastic and ready to upskill and shift to new and emerging technologies. This role is primarily remote; however, candidates may be required to visit the office occasionally for meetings or project needs.

Key Requirements

• Minimum 1 year of experience in the IT industry
• Exposure to AWS / Azure / AI / Cloud platforms (any one or more)
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills
• Ability to work independently in a remote setup
• Must have a proper work-from-home environment (laptop, stable internet, quiet workspace)

Education Qualification

• B.Tech / BE / MCA / M.Sc (IT) / equivalent

Role

You will develop and maintain the key backend code and infrastructure of the company stack. You will implement AI solutions like LLMs for various tasks such as voice-based interactive systems, chatbots, and AI web apps. Ability to see projects through from start to finish with good organizational skills and attention to detail. This is a perfect role for someone who likes to build state-of-the-art AI products and work with cutting-edge AI technologies like GPT, LLAMA, etc

Qualifications 

• BS or MS in Computer Science or relevant field.
• 4+ years experience in backend software development
• Be able to design high-throughput scalable backend systems
• Eagerness to learn applied AI technologies like LLMs, prompt engineering, etc
• Proficiency in Python.
• Experience with cloud computing platforms (AWS, GCP) and technologies like Docker
• Knowledge of Rest APIs, databases (mysql, mongo, vectorDB)

Job Description

 Responsibilities

• Develop Python Based API’s using FastAPI and Flask frameworks.
• Implementation of workflow using Apache airflow or similar tools.
• Follow and enforce organization defined SDLC within the offshore team.
•  Writing and modifying Docker files for the back end and Front-End Components.
• Integrate CI/CD pipelines for Automation and Code quality checks.
• Writing complex ORM mappings using SQLAlchemy.
• Unit testing using pytest, unittest etc.

Required Skills:

• Strong experience in Python and python-based technologies and frameworks including Flask, Fastapi, SQLAlchemy.
• Experience with AWS services like ECS, S3, ECR, Secrets manager, RDS, ELB, API Gateway, Cloudwatch logs, SNS, SQS, SES, Elastic Cache.
• Strong knowledge of SQL, comfortable working with MySQL and/or PostgreSQL databases, writing raw SQL queries.
• Experience of using ORM frameworks like SQLAlchemy.
• Experience integrating 3rd party APIs.
• Strong understanding of OAuth protocol.
• Experience working with docker and dockerfile.
• Understanding of microservices pattern and architecture.
• Experience with Git, GitFlow, code review process.
• Must enjoy problem solving, have excellent communication skills and be a good team player.

Good To Have:

• Develop Front End Components using VueJS and ReactJS.
• Familiarity with pipeline deployment process, Terraform scripts.
• Familiarity with Sumologic.
• Familiarity with Data warehouse tools like Snowflake.

• Working in high paced competitive stock trading environment with core web app development, scripting, data interpretation and manipulation skills
• Designing, creating and maintaining our in-house software for business requirements
• Work on innovative ideas to improve the user experience of our internal systems and applications which are used by the trading teams
• Improve on existing tools to make trade monitoring systems robust and more reliable

Ideal candidate should have:

• Engineering degree in Computer Science (preferred) or any other discipline
• Experience on Python web app development (Preferably Django)
• Ability to work as a full stack developer
• Experience in Shell/Perl or Python scripting
• Prior experience of Linux or Unix based operating systems
• Ability to create automation scripts
• Experience/Knowledge of financial industry
• Ability to work in fast paced environment under pressure and manage multiple high priority projects
• Willingness to learn and work on new technologies
• Excellent communication skills