Sr. Python Developer

We are a dynamic and innovative technology company dedicated to delivering cutting-edge solutions that empower businesses and individuals. As we continue to grow and expand our offerings, we are seeking a coding fanatic, who is interested in working on and learning new technologies. 

Position - Backend developer 

Job type - Freelance or on contract 

Location - Remote 

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Plan,create and test REST APIs for back-end services such as authentication and authorization.
• Deploy and maintain backend systems on the cloud.
• Research and develop solutions for real life business problems.
• Creating and maintaining our apps' essential business logic, providing correct data processing and flawless user experiences.
• Database design, implementation, and management, including schema design, query optimisation and data integrity.
• Participating in code reviews, providing constructive input, and ensuring that code quality standards are met.
• Keep abreast of industry developments and best practices to bring new solutions to our initiatives.

Required skills and experience - 

Must have skills : -

• Bachelor’s degree in computer programming, computer science, or a related field.
• 3 + years of experience in backend development.
• Proficient in Python,Mongodb,postgres/sql,Django and Flask
• Knowledge on nginx.
• C++/C +Cython for creating python modules
• Knowledge on Redis
• Familiarity with using AI provider apis and prompt engineering
• Experience in working with linux based instances on the cloud.
• Strong problem solving and verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently or with a group.

Good to have skills :- 

• Experience in node.js and Java 
• AWS and Google cloud knowledge.

About the Role:

We are building cutting-edge AI products designed for enterprise-scale applications and arelooking for a Senior Python Developer to join our core engineering team. You will beresponsible for designing and delivering robust, scalable backend systems that power ouradvanced AI solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable Python-based backend applications and services.
• Collaborate with AI/ML teams to integrate machine learning models into production environments.
• Optimize applications for performance, reliability, and security.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following best practices.
• Work with cross-functional teams including Data Science, DevOps, and UI/UX to ensure seamless delivery.
• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and technical decision-making.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade existing systems.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of professional Python development experience.
• Strong expertise in Django / Flask / FastAPI.
• Hands-on experience with REST APIs, microservices, and event-driven architecture.
• Solid understanding of databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with AI/ML pipeline integration is a strong plus.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment.

Good to Have:

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes.
• Exposure to message brokers (RabbitMQ, Kafka).
• Knowledge of data engineering tools (Airflow, Spark).
• Familiarity with Neo4j or other graph databases.

About Hop:

We are a London, UK based FinTech startup with a subsidiary in India. Hop is working towards building the next generation digital banking platform for seamless and economical currency exchange, with technology at the crux of it. In a technology driven era, many financial services platforms still lack the customer experience and are cumbersome to use. Hop aims at building a ‘state of the art’ tech-centric, customer focused solution.

moneyHOP is India’s first cross-border neo-bank providing millennials the ability to ‘Send’ & ‘Spend’ conveniently and economically across the globe using HOPRemit (An online remittance portal) and HOP app + Card (A multi-currency bank account).

This position is a crucially important position in the firm and the person hired will have the liberty to drive the product and provide direction in line with business needs.

About Individual

Looking for an enthusiastic individual who is passionate about technology and has worked with either a start-up or a blue-chip firm in the past.

The candidate needs to be a multi-tasker, highly self-motivated, self-starter and have the ability to work in a high stress environment. He/she should be tech savvy and willing to embrace new technology comfortably.

Ideally, the candidate should have experience working with the technology stack in the scalable and high growth mobile application software.

General Skills

• 1-2 years of experience in backend development.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or equivalent practical experience.
• Exposure to Behaviour Driven Development and experience in programming and testing.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Good time management and organizational skills.
• Dependability
• Accountability and Ownership
• Right attitude and growth mindset
• Trust-worthiness
• Ability to embrace new technologies
• Ability to get work done
• Has good code reviewing skills for conformance.
• Has good software testing skills and good code writing skills.

Technical Skills

• Exposure with back-end programming languages with hands on JAVA, Node JS etc along with Spring framework.
• Database administration and management of a hosting environment such as AWS.
• Sound understanding of relational and non-relational DB systems such as MySQL, Post-gres, MongoDB etc.
• Has experience dealing with JIRA (issue tracking tools), Confluence (knowledge management) tools.
• Experience with building and maintaining microservices.
• Experience with building and integrating the core system with external APIS.
• Good to have: Domain knowledge in the BFSI tech stack.
• Has handled scalability and worked on backend security protocols.
• Has worked on both mobile and web development.
• Has experience and inclination to work on architectural design and review.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities 

1. Contribute in all phases of the software development life cycle.
2. Partake in software and architectural development activities.
3. Conduct software analysis, programming, unit-testing and debugging.
4. Transforming requirements into functional modules.
5. Recommend changes to improve established application processes.
6. Work quickly with a clear bias towards actions and continuous development.
7. Participate in regular code reviews of peers and be open to pairing when necessary.