Staff Software Engineer - Backend

About the company

The company delivers the power of technology and intelligence to investors and companies and enables growth and value creation in the private unlisted markets. We make it easier for investors to know everything about a company, and a company to know everything about an investor. Our intelligence is used by more than 400+ customers across Venture Capital, Private Equity, Investment Bankers, and Corporates. Our intelligence covers the entire universe of Indian private companies and investors. We are gearing to power growth and transactions in private markets in India and around the world. We want our solutions to be reliable, timely and trustworthy to make investment and business decisions.

Founded in 2015 by IIT Madras Alumni Mr. Krishna Saraswati and Mr. Avinash Loganathan, as a fintech startup we have 3 products in the market. 1. PrivateCircle Research: Private Market Intelligence product. 2. PrivateCircle Connect: Intelligent Prospecting tool for Sales teams. 3. PrivateCircle Markets: Investment opportunities discovery platform.

About the role

We are looking for a Senior backend engineer with 4+ years of experience building large scale web applications. A highly skilled Python Developer with advanced coding abilities in Python.

Responsibilities:

• Design, Develop and maintain products using bleeding-edge technologies on Python
• Collaborating with the rest of the engineering team to design and deploy the code to test/production and implement new features.
• Debug, validate, review and test new and existing code.
• Act as a mentor to junior developers, providing guidance and support on technical issues.
• Write clean, efficient and well documented code
• As a Senior, you are required to regularly interact with their peers, managers and PMs (product/program managers).

Requirements:

• Advanced knowledge of Python (4+ years) with strong OOPs fundamentals.
• Version Control using git.
• Experience with web frameworks and MVC/ MVT architecture.
• Experience with Django framework and its ORM.
• Experience with REST API's and microservices architecture.
• In-depth knowledge of relational databases (e.g. MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB).
• Knowledge of distributed systems is a plus.
• Experience with Elasticsearch is a plus.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes or any other container technologies is a plus.
• Experience with Celery or other asynchronous task queues.
• Experience using system monitoring tools, automated testing frameworks and implementing server-side security.

We offer a dynamic and fast-paced work environment with ample opportunities for growth and advancement. If you're a highly motivated individual with a passion for coding and a desire to work with cutting-edge technologies, please apply today!

We are seeking talented software developers who are passionate about coding and building & scaling

products. If you love taking on new challenges and have a problem solving mindset to solve problems through

code, you will be a perfect fit for our rockstar engineering team.

Roles and Responsibilities:

● Design and develop backend architectures to support robust, scalable, and secure web applications and

systems with a focus on backend development using Django.

● Design, implement and maintain high quality RESTful APIs to support seamless communication between

frontend, backend and other services.

● Design, implement, and maintain database schemas. Ensure the integrity, performance, and security of

data.

● Ensure the scalability and reliability of our backend infrastructure on AWS. Ensure reliable management of

infrastructure on cloud aiming for 0 downtime of systems.

● Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code, while adhering to best practices and industry standards.

Develop and maintain documentation for our backend systems, APIs, and data models.

● Conduct high quality code reviews and provide feedback to other team members to ensure best practices

are adhered to.

● Take ownership of the development, testing, and deployment of web applications. Break down high-level

business problems into smaller chunks and build systems.

● Work closely with the frontend development team, product managers, and designers to plan new features

and optimize existing ones.

● Constantly aim to improve performance and optimize systems by identifying bottlenecks and resolving

them for increased efficiency.

● Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies such as LLMs, and implement them as and when required

Skills and Qualifications:

● Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field.

● 4+ years of experience in full-stack web development, with a focus on backend development.

● Strong proficiency in Python and Django, including experience with Django Rest Framework.

● Experience working with SQL/PostgreSQL databases, including schema design, querying, and

optimization.

● Proficiency in AWS services such as EC2, RDS, S3, and Lambda.

● Familiarity of integrations with third party services and open source frameworks

● Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design patterns.

● Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes is a plus.

● Familiarity with LLM frameworks such as Langchain, OpenAI, Anthropic, LLaMa is a plus.

● Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

● Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

● Architect and build end-to-end backend services and APIs.

● Integrate with external systems such as insurers, payment gateways, and other

partners.

● Ensure high observability, performance, and reliability across systems.

● Write clean, reusable, and maintainable code with a focus on scalability.

● Implement comprehensive test coverage and maintain code quality.

● Manage database design, migrations, scripting, and administration.

Experience & Skills

● 2-8 years of experience in backend development.

● Hands-on experience with low-level & high-level system design.

● Proven experience building scalable, secure backend systems (APIs, middleware, caching).

● Proficiency in Python, Django, Django REST Framework (DRF), PostgreSQL, Redis,

Celery, and basic HTML/CSS.

● Experience developing RESTful APIs.

● Familiarity with AWS or other major cloud platforms is a plus.

● Strong sense of ownership, problem-solving ability, and leadership qualities.

About the role

You'll join our Backend, Data & ML team and support API development, database work, integrations and data tasks under the guidance of senior teammates.

What you'll do

• Build and maintain backend APIs and services.
• Write database queries, migrations and data scripts.
• Support third-party and internal integrations.
• Help with data processing and cleaning tasks.
• Fix bugs, write tests and document your work.

What we're looking for

• 1-3 years of backend experience (internships and strong projects count).
• Working knowledge of Django and SQL.
• Understanding of REST APIs, databases and Git.
• Interest in data engineering and ML.
• Clear communication and willingness to learn.
• Experience working with AI tools for development such as Claude and Cursor

Note: You don't need to be full stack. A solid backend foundation and the ability to work with frontend and mobile teammates is what we're after.

Nice to have

• Python and basic data tools (for example pandas).
• Exposure to cloud platforms or Docker.

Job Title: L3 SDE (Python- Django)

Location: Arjan Garh, MG Road, Gurgaon

Job Type: Full-time, On site

Company: Timble technologies Pvt Ltd. (www.timbleglance.com)

Pay Range: 30K- 70K

**IMMEDIATE JOINERS REQUIRED**

About Us:

Our Aim is to develop ‘More Data, More Opportunities’. We take pride in building a cutting-edge AI solutions to help financial institutions mitigate risk and generate comprehensive data. Elevate Your Business's Credibility with Timble Glance's Verification and Authentication Solutions.

Responsibilities

• Writing and testing code, debugging programs, and integrating applications with third-party web services. To be successful in this role, you should have experience using server-side logic and work well in a team. Ultimately, you’ll build highly responsive web applications that align with our client’s business needs

• Write effective, scalable code

• Develop back-end components to improve responsiveness and overall performance

• Integrate user-facing elements into applications

• 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

• Creates customized applications for smaller tasks to enhance website capability based on business needs

• Builds table frames and forms and writes script within the browser to enhance site functionality

• Ensures web pages are functional across different browser types; conducts tests to verify user functionality

• Verifies compliance with accessibility standards

• Assists in resolving moderately complex production support problems

Profile Requirements

* 2 years or more experience as a Python Developer

* Expertise in at least one popular Python framework required Django

* Knowledge of object-relational mapping (ORM)

* Familiarity with front-end technologies like JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3

* Familiarity with event-driven programming in Python

* Good understanding of the operating system and networking concepts.

* Good analytical and troubleshooting skills

* Graduation/Post Graduation in Computer Science / IT / Software Engineering

* Decent verbal and written communication skills to communicate with customers, support personnel, and management

**IMMEDIATE JOINERS REQUIRED**

About the role

You'll work alongside a Senior Backend, Data & ML Developer and our existing backend team to build backend systems, process data, and integrate ML and data science models into our platform.

What you'll do

• Build and maintain backend services and APIs.
• Develop data processing workflows and pipelines.
• Implement, integrate and maintain ML models and data science algorithms in production.
• Optimise database queries, data models and system performance.
• Work with the frontend and mobile teams on API integrations.
• Write tests and documentation, and take part in code reviews.

What we're looking for

• 3–5 years of backend development experience.
• Strong skills in Django and working knowledge of SQL databases.
• Practical experience with ML models and data science algorithms, from training or integration through to deployment.
• Experience handling and transforming data at scale.
• Experience with cloud platforms, Git and CI/CD.
• Clear communication with backend, web and mobile teammates.
• Experience working with AI tools for development such as Claude and Cursor

Note: Full-stack experience isn't required. Strong backend and data skills plus good cross-team communication matter most.

Nice to have

• Python data and ML tools (for example pandas, scikit-learn or PyTorch).
• Experience with model serving or MLOps tools.

About the role

You'll take technical ownership of our Backend, Data & ML team and lead the backend development team. You'll design and scale our backend services, APIs and data systems, and bring data science and ML models into production. You'll also be the main technical link to the React Native and Next.js teams.

What you'll do

• Own backend architecture, API design, databases and data infrastructure.
• Design and build data pipelines and data models for analytics and ML.
• Lead the implementation, deployment and monitoring of ML models and data science algorithms in production.
• Work closely with the React Native and Next.js teams on API contracts, data flows and ML/DS integrations.
• Mentor the backend and data team, review code, and set engineering standards along with the TPM.
• Ensure system reliability, security, scalability and observability.
• Take part in the senior on-call rotation, including international paging.

What we're looking for

• 6+ years of backend development, with significant experience in data engineering.
• Strong expertise in Django, relational databases, and API design (REST/GraphQL).
• Hands-on experience building data pipelines.
• Some practical experience deploying ML models to production, including serving, versioning, monitoring and retraining (MLOps).
• Some understanding of common data science algorithms and ML techniques.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP or Azure), containers and CI/CD.
• Experience leading or mentoring engineers.
• Excellent communication skills. You should be able to explain backend and data decisions clearly to mobile and web teams.

Note: Full-stack experience is valuable but not mandatory. A strong backend and data specialist who works well with the frontend and mobile teams is a great fit.

Nice to have

• Python ML ecosystem experience (for example scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow or pandas).
• Experience with LLMs, recommendation systems or real-time data processing.
• Experience with unstructured data
• Familiarity with Next.js or React Native.
• Familiarity with US data protection requirements and compliance laws, such as FERPA or COPPA

Experience and Required Skill Sets: 

1      Solid experience in software design and development using Microsoft ASP.NET framework, C#, Visual Studio, and in writing clean, readable, and easily maintainable code

2      5+ years of experience in WCF, WPF, VB.NET, SQL Server, JQuery, Angular 10 and above.

3      5+ years of experience in developing highly scalable REST/Web APIs

4      5+ years of experience in developing highly efficient SQL/NoSQL Queries

5      5+ years of experience in Relational and Document databases

6      Strong understanding of object-oriented programming and possess strong fundamental design principles for building a scalable application.

7      Experience in using the MVC framework, working knowledge in APIs, and Service Oriented Architecture

8      Strong understanding of object-oriented programming and possess strong fundamental design principles for building a scalable application.

9      Experience in Angular version 10 and above is required 

10   Expert in SQL programming & Database Design (Stored procedure, Function, Trigger, Constraints, Replication) 

11   Strong ability in HTML and JavaScript (AJAX, DOM)

12   Development experience with data integration technologies including REST, SOAP, JSON, XML

13   Expertise in programming and usage of any unit testing framework. Expertise in integration testing and continuous integration.

14   Experience working in a DevOps environment will be an added advantage.

Responsibilities: 

•       Ability to create complex, enterprise-transforming applications that meet and exceed client expectations. 

•       Responsible for the bottom line. Strong project management abilities. Ability to encourage the team to stick to timelines.

•       Follow best-in-class coding practices and review the solutions vis-à-vis the requirements and technical specifications.

•       Should demonstrate strong client interfacing capabilities like emails and calls with clients in the US/UK

This is a remote position.

About Leegality:

Leegality works with large Indian businesses to digitally transform critical compliance processes in a fast, easy and secure way.

We have multiple products across 2 categories:

Document Infrastructure:

Products that help businesses build paperless processes at scale:

1. Document Execution Workflow: A unified platform for businesses to digitally execute (eSign, eStamp, Template Pre-fill, Document Fraud Prevention etc.) agreements, forms and other documents in a compliant way. Currently in use by 2000+ Indian businesses from giants like HDFC and SBI Cards to high-growth disruptors like goDigit and Cars24.
2. Contract Management: An AI-powered platform for businesses to quickly review, negotiate and take action on contracts
3. Signstation: A simple platform for businesses to digitally sign simple documents like invoices, policies and letters in a cost effective manner

Consent Infrastructure:

1. Consentin: An end-to-end DPDP and Privacy compliance platform for Indian businesses
2. Consentin Lens: A data discovery platform for businesses to identify the personal data they collect and store.

If you’re interested in building mission critical software that operates at population scale (75 million + Indians have signed at least one document through Leegality) then join Leegality.

Curious about our impact? Explore our customer success stories: leegality.com/case-studies

Our Culture

At Leegality, trust, ownership, transparency, and having fun while doing meaningful work are core to how we operate — not just values on paper. Our team rated us an incredible 97 eNPS for FY 2023–24 — the highest among 175+ startups surveyed.

We focus deeply on helping our people grow and stay motivated. Some of the perks you’ll enjoy:

• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid work setup
• Bi-annual performance appraisals
• A culture that rewards initiative, curiosity, and impact

If you're looking for a place where you can make a real difference while working with smart, driven, and genuinely nice people, welcome to Leegality.

Location: Hybrid

Role Overview

We are looking for a Technical Lead – Python to lead the design, development, and evolution of scalable backend systems that power Leegality's products. This role combines hands-on backend development with technical leadership, enabling you to influence architecture, mentor engineers, and drive engineering excellence across the team.

You will work closely with Product, Design, QA, DevOps, and other engineering teams to build reliable, secure, and high-performance applications while fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of scalable backend applications using Python.
• Own the technical architecture of backend systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, maintainability, and security.
• Design, develop, and optimize RESTful APIs and microservices for high-performance applications.
• Drive architectural decisions, establish engineering best practices, and promote clean, maintainable code.
• Conduct code reviews and mentor engineers through technical guidance, pair programming, and knowledge sharing.
• Lead technical estimation, sprint planning, solution design, and execution for engineering initiatives.
• Optimize application performance through database tuning, caching, asynchronous processing, and efficient system design.
• Ensure high code quality through unit testing, integration testing, CI/CD pipelines, and automated deployment practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues while driving root cause analysis and long-term improvements.
• Evaluate and adopt new technologies, frameworks, and engineering practices to continuously improve the platform.
• Build and foster a high-performing engineering culture focused on collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous learning.

Desired Skills

• 7–11 years of experience in backend software development, with at least 2–4 years in a technical leadership role.
• Strong proficiency in Python and object-oriented programming concepts.
• Hands-on experience with Python frameworks such as Django, Flask, or FastAPI.
• Strong understanding of RESTful API design and development, authentication mechanisms (JWT/OAuth), and API security best practices.
• Experience designing scalable backend architectures, distributed systems, and microservices.
• Strong knowledge of relational databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL, with experience in query optimization, indexing, and schema design.
• Exposure to NoSQL databases such as MongoDB and caching technologies like Redis.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, containerization using Docker, orchestration using Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, including design patterns, SOLID principles, code reviews, testing, and documentation.
• Experience with version control systems such as Git and modern development workflows.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to balance hands-on development with technical leadership and delivery ownership in a fast-paced product environment.
• Experience working in SaaS or product-based organizations is preferred.
• Exposure to AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or ChatGPT is an added advantage.

Python Software Engineer (3–5 Years Experience)

Location: [Pune]

Role Overview

We are seeking skilled Python engineers to join our core product team. You will work on backend services, API development, and system integrations, contributing to a codebase of over 250,000 Python lines and collaborating with frontend, DevOps, and native code teams.

Key Responsibilities

·    Design, develop, and maintain scalable Python backend services and APIs

·    Optimize performance and reliability of large, distributed systems

·    Collaborate with frontend (JS/HTML/CSS) and native (C/C++/C#) teams

·    Write unit/integration tests and participate in code reviews

·    Troubleshoot production issues and implement robust solutions

Required Skills

·    3–5 years of professional Python development experience

·    Strong understanding of OOP, design patterns, and modular code structure

·    Experience with MongoDB (PyMongo), Mako, RESTful APIs, and asynchronous programming

·    Familiarity with code quality tools (flake8, pylint) and test frameworks (pytest, unittest)

·    Experience with Git and collaborative development workflows

·    Ability to read and refactor large, multi-module codebases

Nice to Have

·    Experience with web frameworks (web.py, Flask, Django)

·    Knowledge of C/C++ or C# for cross-platform integrations

·    Familiarity with CI/CD, Docker, and cloud deployment

·    Exposure to security, encryption, or enterprise SaaS products

What We Offer

·    Opportunity to work on a mission-critical, enterprise-scale product

·    Collaborative, growth-oriented engineering culture

·    Flexible work arrangements (remote/hybrid)

·    Competitive compensation and benefits