
Sr. Software Engineer (Back End) – Team Lead
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Lead the Software Team. Ensure consistent deliveries of planned features while ensuring code quality, testing standards, and processes are maintained.
• Work with the leadership team to cultivate and grow the Internal Software Team Culture at
• Work across the full stack, building highly scalable distributed solutions that enable positive user experiences and measurable business growth
• Ensure application performance, uptime, and scale, maintaining high standards of code quality and thoughtful application design.
• Solve technical problems of high scope and complexity.
• Exert influence on the overall objectives and long-range goals of your team.
• Experience with performance and optimization problems, particularly at a large scale, and a demonstrated ability to both diagnose and prevent these problems.
• Help to define and improve our internal standards for style, maintainability, and best practices for a high-scale web environment. Maintain and advocate for these standards through code review.
CANDIDATES MUST HAVE
• Experienced in designing and integrating RESTful APIs
• Knowledge of Python
• Excellent debugging and optimization skills
DESIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
• 3-5 years of experience building large-scale software applications and working with large software teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or engineering • Experience designing and integrating RESTful APIs
• Knowledge of Python and Backend Development
• Experience building Web/Mobile applications
• Excellent debugging and optimization skills
• Unit and Integration testing experience
• Being knowledgeable about engineering processes and good practices
• Passionate about learning new tools. Ability to continuously learn and acquire knowledge.
• Able to adapt to changing complexity of tasks.

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Required Experience: 10–15 years (with at least 3–5 years in leadership roles)
● 10–15 years of overall experience in backend engineering, with strong exposure to
Python and/or Golang.
● 3–5 years of experience managing engineering teams.
● Proven experience delivering large-scale, distributed systems in production
environments.
● Strong understanding of microservices, cloud-native architecture, and DevOps
practices.
● Hands-on background in backend engineering (able to guide teams technically, even
if not coding daily).
● Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, observability, and performance optimization.
● Experience in financial services or high-transaction domains is a plus.
● Experience leading teams that have utilized AI-driven development practices (e.g.,
agentic coding, LLM integration) to improve productivity and innovation is a
significant advantage.
Skills
● Excellent leadership and people management abilities.
● Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
● Ability to balance technical depth with business priorities.
● Problem-solving mindset with a focus on delivery and impact.
● Passion for building engineering culture and improving developer experience.
Hands-on experience in developing Restful APIs and Web Services.
Knowledge of Django, FastAPI (or any other established Python web frameworks) would be a plus.
Knowledge of Angular or React or similar technologies would be an added advantage.
Strong experience with relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and/or NoSQL databases.
Experience working with Linux/Unix Operating system & comfortable with command line.
Experience with modern software engineering workflows and tools (e.g. Agile, JIRA, Git, CI/CD, Amazon Web Services, Observability and Monitoring tools like ELK, Datadog, NewRelic, etc.).
Extremely passionate about code reviews, engineering best practices and mentoring/coaching the developers to make them successful.
Excellent understanding of feature estimation and ability to communicate issues and risks that may impact timelines, budget, or resources.
Experience with Agile development lifecycle

JOB DETAILS:
* Job Title: Lead I - Software Engineering-Kotlin, Java, Spring Boot, Aws
* Industry: Global digital transformation solutions provide
* Salary: Best in Industry
* Experience: 5 -7 years
* Location: Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram
Role Proficiency:
Act creatively to develop applications and select appropriate technical options optimizing application development maintenance and performance by employing design patterns and reusing proven solutions account for others' developmental activities
Skill Examples:
- Explain and communicate the design / development to the customer
- Perform and evaluate test results against product specifications
- Break down complex problems into logical components
- Develop user interfaces business software components
- Use data models
- Estimate time and effort required for developing / debugging features / components
- Perform and evaluate test in the customer or target environment
- Make quick decisions on technical/project related challenges
- Manage a Team mentor and handle people related issues in team
- Maintain high motivation levels and positive dynamics in the team.
- Interface with other teams’ designers and other parallel practices
- Set goals for self and team. Provide feedback to team members
- Create and articulate impactful technical presentations
- Follow high level of business etiquette in emails and other business communication
- Drive conference calls with customers addressing customer questions
- Proactively ask for and offer help
- Ability to work under pressure determine dependencies risks facilitate planning; handling multiple tasks.
- Build confidence with customers by meeting the deliverables on time with quality.
- Estimate time and effort resources required for developing / debugging features / components
- Make on appropriate utilization of Software / Hardware’s.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
Knowledge Examples:
- Appropriate software programs / modules
- Functional and technical designing
- Programming languages – proficient in multiple skill clusters
- DBMS
- Operating Systems and software platforms
- Software Development Life Cycle
- Agile – Scrum or Kanban Methods
- Integrated development environment (IDE)
- Rapid application development (RAD)
- Modelling technology and languages
- Interface definition languages (IDL)
- Knowledge of customer domain and deep understanding of sub domain where problem is solved
Additional Comments:
We are seeking an experienced Senior Backend Engineer with strong expertise in Kotlin and Java to join our dynamic engineering team.
The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of backend frameworks, cloud technologies, and scalable microservices architectures, with a passion for clean code, resilience, and system observability.
You will play a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining core backend services that power our high-availability e-commerce and promotion platforms.
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Kotlin (JVM, Coroutines, Serialization) and Java.
Build robust microservices with Spring Boot and related Spring ecosystem components (Spring Cloud, Spring Security, Spring Kafka, Spring Data).
Implement efficient serialization/deserialization using Jackson and Kotlin Serialization. Develop, maintain, and execute automated tests using JUnit 5, Mockk, and ArchUnit to ensure code quality.
Work with Kafka Streams (Avro), Oracle SQL (JDBC, JPA), DynamoDB, and Redis for data storage and caching needs. Deploy and manage services in AWS environment leveraging DynamoDB, Lambdas, and IAM.
Implement CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI to automate build, test, and deployment processes.
Containerize applications using Docker and integrate monitoring using Datadog for tracing, metrics, and dashboards.
Define and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform for services including GitLab, Datadog, Kafka, and Optimizely.
Develop and maintain RESTful APIs with OpenAPI (Swagger) and JSON API standards.
Apply resilience patterns using Resilience4j to build fault-tolerant systems.
Adhere to architectural and design principles such as Domain-Driven Design (DDD), Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), and Contract Testing (Pact).
Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile Scrum environment to deliver high-quality features.
Utilize feature flagging tools like Optimizely to enable controlled rollouts.
Mandatory Skills & Technologies Languages:
Kotlin (JVM, Coroutines, Serialization),
Java Frameworks: Spring Boot (Spring Cloud, Spring Security, Spring Kafka, Spring Data)
Serialization: Jackson, Kotlin Serialization
Testing: JUnit 5, Mockk, ArchUnit
Data: Kafka (Avro) Streams Oracle SQL (JDBC, JPA) DynamoDB (NoSQL) Redis (Caching)
Cloud: AWS (DynamoDB, Lambda, IAM)
CI/CD: GitLab CI Containers: Docker
Monitoring & Observability: Datadog (Tracing, Metrics, Dashboards, Monitors)
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform (GitLab, Datadog, Kafka, Optimizely)
API: OpenAPI (Swagger), REST API, JSON API
Resilience: Resilience4j
Architecture & Practices: Domain-Driven Design (DDD) Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) Contract Testing (Pact) Feature Flags (Optimizely)
Platforms: E-Commerce Platform (CommerceTools), Promotion Engine (Talon.One)
Methodologies: Scrum, Agile
Skills: Kotlin, Java, Spring Boot, Aws
Must-Haves
Kotlin (JVM, Coroutines, Serialization), Java, Spring Boot (Spring Cloud, Spring Security, Spring Kafka, Spring Data), AWS (DynamoDB, Lambda, IAM), Microservices Architecture
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Notice period - 0 to 15 days only
Job stability is mandatory
Location: Trivandrum
Virtual Weekend Interview on 7th Feb 2026 - Saturday
Hands-on experience with RESTful services, API design are must.
Knowledge of microservices architecture is must.
Knowledge of design patterns is a must.
Strong knowledge of Exception handling and logging mechanism is a must.
Agile scrum participation experience. Work experience with several agile teams on an application built
with microservices and event-based architectures to be deployed on hybrid (on-prem/cloud)
environments.
Good knowledge of Spring framework (MVC, Cloud, Data and Security. Etc) and ORM frameworks like JPA/Hibernate.
Experience in managing the Source Code Base through Version Control tools like SVN, GitHub,
Bitbucket, etc.
Experience in using and configuration of Continuous Integration tools Jenkins, Travis, GitLab, etc.
Experience in the design and development of SaaS/PaaS-based architecture and tenancy models.
Experience in SaaS/PaaS-based application development used by a high volume of
subscribers/customers.
Awareness and understanding of data security and privacy.
Experience in performing Java Code Reviews using review tools like SonarQube, etc.
Good understanding of end-to-end software development lifecycle. Ability to read and understand
requirements and design documents.
Good Analytical skills and should be self-driven.
Good communication with interpersonal skills.
Open to learning new technologies and domains.
A good team player and ready to take up new challenges. Active communication and coordination with
Clients and Internal stakeholders
Requirements: Skills and Qualifications
6-8 years of experience in developing Java/J2EE-based Enterprise Web Applications
Languages: Java, J2EE, and Python
Databases: MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Redshift, MongoDB
DB Script: SQL and PL/SQL
Frameworks: Spring, Spring Boot, Jersey, Hibernate and JPA
OS: Windows, Linux/Unix.
Cloud Services: AWS and Azure
Version Controls/ DevOps tools: Git, Bitbucket and Jenkins.
Message brokers: RabbitMQ, and Kafka
Deployment Servers: Tomcat, Docker, and Kubernetes
Build Tools: Gradle/Maven
• Developing back-end components to improve responsiveness and overall performance
• Integrating user-facing elements into applications
• Test and debug programs
• Improve functionality of existing systems
• Implement security and data protection solutions
• Assess and prioritize feature requests
• Coordinate with internal teams to understand user requirements and provide technical
solutions
The key aspects of this role include:
• Design, build, and maintain scalable applications using Python.
• Contribute to the entire implementation process including driving the definition of improvements
based on business need and architectural improvements.
• Act as a subject matter expert for Application Software developers and Engineers.
• Handle server-side code for a production platform and contribute to new features.
To be the right fit, you'll need:
• More than 4+ years of experience as a software developer in Python, with knowledge of at least one
Python web framework such as Django, Flask, etc.
• Good understanding of common design patterns and architecture principles to design reliable and
Scalable applications
• Strong communication skills
• Knowledge of databases line NoSQL or MongoDB
• Good to have AWS and Docker or Web services
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
As a Software Engineer at Quince, you'll be responsible for designing and building scalable infrastructure and build applications to solve some very interesting problems in the logistics and finance tech space.
Responsibilities:
- Design and architect solutions on the cloud for various business problems with workflow efficiency and scale in mind.
- Be on the forefront with the business team to learn, understand, identify and translate function requirements into technical opportunities.
- End-to-end ownership - from scoping the requirements to the final delivery of the solution with keen eye to details and quality.
- Build and improve logistics components for this innovative M2C supply-chain model.
- Build and maintain scalable ETL data pipelines.
Requirements:
- Bachelors/Masters/PhD in Computer Science or closely related subject.
- 1-5 years of experience in building software solutions.
- Good at data structures and their practical applications.
- Proficiency in Kotlin, Java, Python.
- Experience in deploying and maintaining applications on cloud platforms (Ex: AWS, Google cloud).
- Proficiency with SQL and databases - relational and/or nosql (Snowflakes, AWS RedShift, etc).
- Experience with messaging middleware such as Kafka is good to have.
Job Description :
We are currently building a next generation consumer tech product at the intersection of AI ML through Mobile and Commerce. The product requires building proprietary frameworks using latest technologies.
We have an urgent requirement of a Backend Developer/ Fresher/ Intern, who would become core member of our Product Team, is a great problem solver, can learn quickly, and communicate clearly.
Must Have Skill Set :
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Efficient software development background including design patterns, data structures, test driven development
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Individual contributor with strong analytical skills, with excellent problem solving abilities. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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Should be able to work under tight deadlines and stretch as and when required
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Self starter with the ability to research solutions independently and solve problems Strong, object oriented design and coding skills, c++/Java on a Linux platform Preferably with internship experience of Product based companies Working on products with strong Knowledge of SpringBoot and REST API frameworks Strong knowledge of Data structures and Algorithms
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Hands on expertise in Database/Datastores - MongoDB, MYSQL, Elastic Search, Redis and Kafka will be a big plus
Key Responsibility :
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Tasks will include complete responsibility for application design, code development, testing, deployment and maintenance
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Develop code as part of an agile team to deliver new features enhancements Design and develop REST APIs
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Follow approved life cycle methodologies, create design documents, and perform program coding and testing Develop plans outlining steps and time tables for developing programs and communicate plans and status to management
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Work independently or with minimal supervision and utilize knowledge, experience and judgment to accomplish well defined goals
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You should be at ease with maintaining cloud instances on AWS and other cloud services
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You have experience in identifying, debugging and resolving complex production issues End to End ownership of various applications and microservices
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Architect, design, develop, deploy and operate services that serve millions of users
What You Get :
1. You work with a team of passionate folks who love design and technology 2. Immense learning and growth opportunities in small, multi functional, tightly
knit teams
3. Flexible work timings; 5 days a week
4. Accelerated learning
5. Huge Responsibility early in your career which will come handy in future
6. Ownership and independence
Qualifications :
B.Tech/ MCA in Computer Science or equivalent
About QuHu
QuHu is an audio first content platform where users can create, share & distribute their content and the discovery happens via a feed based on interest graph. We aim to build an audio ecosystem with a global presence consisting of audio-based social networks and audio communities.
At QuHu, we want to cultivate a vibrant and growing online UGC audio community and interactive audio entertainment platform where users are encouraged to create, share, discover and enjoy audio, and experience immersive and diversified entertainment features through audio. QuHu envisions a global audio ecosystem – a place where everyone can be connected through voices and across cultures.
The two pillars around which QuHu is built are:
Users - for whom we want to solve the problem of discovery basis interest (algorithmically driven feed) and provide an impressive experience through audio- bites (short content), live audio, audio rooms & audio games.
Creators - for whom we want to make creation & editing a seamless process through a suite of 'creator tools' like sound mixing, trim, pitch shifter, voicemojis, voice filters, noise reduction, etc & help them monetise
Senior / Python Developer
We are looking for a Senior / Python Developers to join our engineering team and help us develop and maintain various software products. Your responsibilities include understanding the product very well, and lead the integration of this product into architecture.
To be successful in this role, you should have strong technical knowledge and solid experience of all steps of the software engineering process and the tools associated with those. You should be a go-getter, a clear communicator and a strong collaborator who works well in a team as well as the customer. You should want to do high quality work and produce output that you are proud of.
- Good understanding of Python especially should have used file/directory access, data persistence, compression and archiving, cryptographic services, concurrent operations, networking and IPC, developmental tools etc.
- Good understanding of key differences in Python 2 vs 3
- Knowledge of lib2to3, six, python-future libraries. Compatibility idioms provided by these libs and their limitations, issues in using them as is.
- Knowledge of Python3 changes in data types especially str, bytes in Py3 vs str, unicode in Py2. Should be able to gauge, understand impact of this on data in transit/data at rest in a large project.
- Knowledge of using C extensions in Python code, modifying to run with Python3, Python 2-3 compatibility.
- Experience working with large python codebase.
- Working knowledge of mysql, Python ORM like sqlobject.
- Working knowledge of Common third party modules like cherrypy, falcon, gunicorn, etc.
- Good experience with basic python, no django/flask needed
- Some code needs to run in Python 2, some in Python 3 and some in compatibility mode
- Issues for Druva are in ORM, marshalling, networking
- Need candidates having Understanding of basic data types, extensions of python
- Data type conversion and networking is important
- Internals of Python are important






