Staff Backend Engineer Fintech company

Role Overview:

Challenge convention and work on cutting edge technology that is transforming the way our customers manage their physical, virtual and cloud computing environments. Virtual Instruments seeks highly talented people to join our growing team, where your contributions will impact the development and delivery of our product roadmap. Our award-winning Virtana Platform provides the only real-time, system-wide, enterprise scale solution for providing visibility into performance, health and utilization metrics, translating into improved performance and availability while lowering the total cost of the infrastructure supporting mission-critical applications.

We are seeking an individual with knowledge in Systems Management and/or Systems Monitoring Software and/or Performance Management Software and Solutions with insight into integrated infrastructure platforms like Cisco UCS, infrastructure providers like Nutanix, VMware, EMC & NetApp and public cloud platforms like Google Cloud and AWS to expand the depth and breadth of Virtana Products.

Work Location: Pune/ Chennai

Job Type: Hybrid

Role Responsibilities:

• The engineer will be primarily responsible for design and development of software solutions for the Virtana Platform
• Partner and work closely with team leads, architects and engineering managers to design and implement new integrations and solutions for the Virtana Platform.
• Communicate effectively with people having differing levels of technical knowledge.
• Work closely with Quality Assurance and DevOps teams assisting with functional and system testing design and deployment
• Provide customers with complex application support, problem diagnosis and problem resolution

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 4+ years of experience in a Web Application centric Client Server Application development environment focused on Systems Management, Systems Monitoring and Performance Management Software.
• Able to understand and comprehend integrated infrastructure platforms and experience working with one or more data collection technologies like SNMP, REST, OTEL, WMI, WBEM.
• Minimum of 4 years of development experience with one of these high level languages like Python, Java, GO is required.
• Bachelor's (B.E, B.Tech) or Master's degree (M.E, M.Tech. MCA) in computer science, Computer Engineering or equivalent
•  2 years of development experience in public cloud environment using Kubernetes etc (Google Cloud and/or AWS)

Desired Qualifications:

• Prior experience with other virtualization platforms like OpenShift is a plus
• Prior experience as a contributor to engineering and integration efforts with strong attention to detail and exposure to Open-Source software is a plus
• Demonstrated ability as a strong technical engineer who can design and code with strong communication skills
• Firsthand development experience with the development of Systems, Network and performance Management Software and/or Solutions is a plus
• Ability to use a variety of debugging tools, simulators and test harnesses is a plus

About Virtana:

Virtana delivers the industry's only broadest and deepest Observability Platform that allows organizations to monitor infrastructure, de-risk cloud migrations, and reduce cloud costs by 25% or more.

Over 200 Global 2000 enterprise customers, such as AstraZeneca, Dell, Salesforce, Geico, Costco, Nasdaq, and Boeing, have valued Virtana's software solutions for over a decade.

Our modular platform for hybrid IT digital operations includes Infrastructure Performance Monitoring and Management (IPM), Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations (AIOps), Cloud Cost Management (Fin Ops), and Workload Placement Readiness Solutions. Virtana is simplifying the complexity of hybrid IT environments with a single cloud-agnostic platform across all the categories listed above. The $30BIT Operations Management (ITOM) Software market is ripe for disruption, and Virtana is uniquely positioned for success.

Title: Senior Software Engineer – Python (Remote: Africa, India, Portugal)

Experience: 9 to 12 Years

INR : 40 LPA - 50 LPA

Location Requirement: Candidates must be based in Africa, India, or Portugal. Applicants outside these regions will not be considered.

Must-Have Qualifications:

• 8+ years in software development with expertise in Python
• kubernetes is important
• Strong understanding of async frameworks (e.g., asyncio)
• Experience with FastAPI, Flask, or Django for microservices
• Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes/AWS ECS
• Familiarity with AWS, Azure, or GCP and IaC tools (CDK, Terraform)
• Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, Cassandra, DynamoDB)
• Exposure to GenAI tools and LLM APIs (e.g., LangChain)
• CI/CD and DevOps best practices
• Strong communication and mentorship skills

● 5+ years of experience as a Data engineer or related role.

● 5+ years of experience in application development using Python

● Strong experience with SQL and good to have NoSQL.

● Experience with Agile engineering practices.

● Preferred experience in writing queries for RDBMS, cloud-based data warehousing solutions like

Snowflake.

● Ability to work independently or as part of a team.

● Experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS, is good to have

● Experience with ETL/LT tools and methodologies.

● Experience working on real-time Data Streaming and Data Streaming platforms

Duration: 6 months with possible extension

Location: Remote 

Notice Period: Immediate Joiner Preferred

Experience: 4-6 Years

Requirements:

• B Tech/M Tech in Computer Science or equivalent from a reputed college with a minimum of 4 – 6 years of experience in a Product Development Company
• Sound knowledge and application of algorithms and data structures with space and me complexities
• Strong design skills involving data modeling and low-level class design
• Good knowledge of object-oriented programming and design patterns
• Proficiency in Python, Java, and Golang
• Follow industry coding standards and be responsible for writing maintainable/scalable/efficient code to solve business problems
• Hands-on experience of working with Databases and the Linux/Unix platform
• Follow SDLC in an agile environment and collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams to drive deliveries
• Strong technical aptitude and good knowledge of CS fundamentals

What will you get to do here?

• Coming up with best practices to help the team achieve their technical tasks and continually thrive in improving the technology of the product/team.
• Driving the adoption of best practices & regular Participation in code reviews, design reviews, and architecture discussions.
• Experiment with new & relevant technologies and tools, and drive adoption while measuring yourself on the impact you can create.
• Implementation of long-term technology vision for your team.
• Creating architectures & designs for new solutions around existing/new areas
• Decide on technology & tool choices for your team & be responsible for them.

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Junior Backend Engineer to join our team. The role involves developing and maintaining backend systems using Django and Python, while also managing on-premises hardware and deployments. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure our software is reliably configured, deployed, and maintained in an on-prem environment.

Key Responsibilities

Backend Development: Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using Python (Django or Flask).

On-Prem Deployment: Install, configure, and manage software on on-premises hardware, including servers and networking equipment.

Database Management: Design database schemas, write efficient queries, and optimize data access layers (PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.).

API Integration: Implement and maintain RESTful APIs and integrate with third-party services.

Troubleshooting & Debugging: Diagnose and resolve application and infrastructure issues to ensure high availability.

Version Control & CI/CD: Use Git for version control and contribute to continuous integration and delivery pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.).

Security & Compliance: Work with the team to ensure software and infrastructure meet security and compliance requirements.

Documentation: Maintain clear, comprehensive documentation for your code, configurations, and on-prem deployment processes.

• Python. Django Rest Framework experience would be great, but not essential! We prioritise
• quality over quantity.
• Postgres with InfluxDB, Oracle, MySQL and Redis experience a plus.
• Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, OpenShift and associated tooling.
• AWS, especially ECS, Lambda, RDS and DynamoDB. Performance and uptime are super
• important to us.
• The challenge of scaling a global, distributed API to 10,000+ requests per second.
• We have SDKs in a bunch of languages, so the more polyglot you are the better.
• If you like writing JS and React that would be awesome too.

We are looking for a Senior Python Developer to build functional and efficient server-side applications.

Senior Python Developer responsibilities include participating in all phases of the software development lifecycle. If you’re a seasoned developer with a love for back-end technologies, we’d like to meet you.

Your ultimate goal is to create high-quality products that meet customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Writing clean, high-quality, high-performance, maintainable code
• Develop and support software including applications, database integration, interfaces, and new functionality enhancements
• Coordinate cross-functionally to insure the project meets business objectives and compliance standards
• Support test and deployment of new products and features
• Participate in code reviews
• Manage testing and bug fixes
• Prepare technical documentation
• Collaborate with UX/UI designers to implement design into the code
• Implement software enhancements and suggest improvements

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or related field)
• 3+ years of work experience as a Python Developer
• Experience with Python frameworks (e.g. Django, Flask, Bottle)
• Expertise in Object-Oriented Design, Database Design, and XML Schema
• Experience with Agile or Scrum software development methodologies
• Ability to multi-task, organize, and prioritize work
• Familiarity with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and REST API
• Understanding of databases and SQL
• Knowledge of machine learning is a plus
• Attention to detail
• Leadership skills

You will:

• Build services that serve millions of users
• Build for performance, reliability, and scalability
• Design easy-to-use APIs, systems, and tools
• Work with small teams of engineers, product, design, operation and other teams
• Lead projects, achieve goals, celebrate success with your teams

What you bring:

• 5+ years as individual contributor
• Strong background in Computer Science
• Strong technical expertise in robust and scalable server platform
• Helpful experiences include Java, Python, AWS, GCP, DevOps
• Leadership at bijnis is a service - you must be influential, patient, compassionate, able to prioritize, and able to inspire
• Ability to collaborate across multiple and cross functional teams
• Strategic mindset combined with pragmatic execution, and bias for action