Staff Software Engineer (Python at Talent Pro · Bengaluru (Bangalore) · 8 - 15 years · ₹45L - ₹60L / yr · Bootstrapped · Posted 20 Mar 2025

Role & Responsibilities
Design, develop, and implement high-quality software solutions for payment processing.
Maintain a regular release cadence and manage the product backlog.
Ensure timely and lossless communication across teams.
Uphold engineering values and best practices.
Collaborate with international teams to ensure successful product development and delivery.
Ideal Candidate
A strong technical background in software engineering and architecture, with experience in modern programming language
Ability to work independently with very little direction, taking full ownership of projects.
Identifying blind spots, anticipate challenges, and prioritize work effectively
Exceptional communication and organizational skills.
A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
8+ years of relevant experience preferred
Proficiency using Python, Kafka, Kubernetes, and AWS
Experience with Distributed Task Queues such as Celery and RabbitMQ is preferred.
Experience with RDBMS/SQL is also preferred.

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About the company
Metron Security provides automation and integration services to leading Cyber Security companies. Our engineering team works on leading security platforms including - Splunk, IBM’s QRadar, ServiceNow, Crowdstrike, Cybereason, and other SIEM and SOAR platforms.
Software Engineer is a challenging role within Cyber Security Engineering integration development. The role involves developing a product/service that achieves high-performance data exchange between two or more Cyber Security platforms. A Software Engineer is at the core of the evolution process and is responsible for the End-to-End delivery of the project, right from getting the requirements from customers to deploying the project for them on-prem or on the cloud, depending on the nature of the project. We follow the best practices of engineering and keep evolving. We are agile.
Each integration needs reskilling yourself with the required technology for that project. If you are passionate about programming and believe in the best practices of software engineering, the following are the skills we are looking for:
● Developer-centric culture - No bureaucracy or red tape.
● Chance to work on 200+ security platforms.
● Opportunity to engage with end-users (customers) and just a cog in the wheel.
About the role
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- 6+ years of experience in software engineering, with a proven track record of leading engineering teams and mentoring junior developers.
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- Open to learn any new software development skill if needed for the project.
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- Participate in planning, definition, and high-level design of the solution and exploration of solution alternatives.
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Job Title: Software Engineer / Senior Software Engineer – Java Backend
Experience: 5–10 Years
Location: Pune (Baner) – Work from Office (5 Days a Week)
About the Role :
We are looking for passionate Java Backend Engineers to build highly scalable, high-performance enterprise applications used by millions of users globally. The ideal candidate should have strong experience in Java, Microservices, Payment Gateway integrations, and Checkout platform development, with a product engineering mindset.
Candidates from FinTech, E-commerce, Payments, or Product-based companies will be preferred.
Key Responsibilities :
Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications using Java and Microservices.
Build secure, high-performance REST APIs and distributed services.
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5–10 years of backend development experience.
Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Hibernate/JPA.
Hands-on experience with Microservices Architecture.
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Strong knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases.
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Experience working in FinTech, Payments, E-commerce, or Product-based organizations.
Exposure to Cloud Platforms (GCP/AWS/Azure).
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Experience with Monitoring & Observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, Splunk).
Performance tuning and scalability optimization experience.
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Candidates from FinTech, Digital Payments, Banking Products, E-commerce, or Product Engineering companies.
Experience working on high-volume transaction systems handling secure payment processing and checkout experiences.
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- A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is preferred, though equivalent professional experience is highly valued.
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Technical Architect – Product Engineering
Experience: 15+ Years
Location: Pune, India
Employment Type: Full-time
Desired Skills: Python, Technical Architecture, AWS, Microservices, SaaS / Multi-tenant Architecture, Kubernetes, System Design
About the Role
We are looking for a Senior Technical Architect to lead the architecture, design, and technical evolution of an enterprise SaaS product. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring deep technical expertise, strong product engineering experience, and the ability to build scalable, secure, and high-performance platforms.
The ideal candidate should be passionate about solving complex engineering problems, driving innovation, mentoring development teams, and effectively leveraging AI to accelerate software development.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the overall product architecture and technical roadmap.
- Design and build scalable, secure, and highly available enterprise applications.
- Lead the design and implementation of new product features from concept to production.
- Remain hands-on with coding and contribute to critical product components.
- Drive architecture reviews, code quality, performance optimization, and engineering best practices.
- Lead cloud architecture, security, scalability, and DevOps initiatives.
- Evaluate and adopt modern technologies to improve product capabilities and engineering efficiency.
- Leverage AI tools (ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, etc.) to accelerate software development, code reviews, testing, documentation, debugging, and productivity.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- 15+ years of software product engineering experience with at least 5 years in a Technical Architect role.
- Strong hands-on expertise in Python and modern backend frameworks.
- Deep experience with AWS services and cloud-native application architecture.
- Strong understanding of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation), Docker, Kubernetes, and container orchestration.
- Experience designing microservices, REST APIs, event-driven architectures, and distributed systems.
- Strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases.
- Experience with scalable SaaS platforms, multi-tenant architectures, and secure application design.
- Excellent understanding of software design patterns, performance tuning, observability, and system reliability.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Location: Pune/Bengaluru
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will tackle a highly challenging role within our Cyber Security Engineering integration development team. You will be responsible for the End-to-End (E2E) delivery of projects from gathering customer requirements to deploying high-performance data exchange solutions on-prem or in the cloud. We are looking for a Systems-Level Thinker who can seamlessly transition between building complex integrations and architecting high-throughput, low-latency backends. Because each integration may require a different technical approach, we value engineers who love reskilling, following agile best practices, and maintaining an evolving mindset.
Core Responsibilities
Technical Leadership and Architecture
● Systems Engineering: Design, build, and optimize high-throughput, low-latency backend systems and data-exchange layers.
● Architecture and Integration: Participate in planning, defining, and exploring solution alternatives. Architect and estimate deep technical custom solutions and integrations across diverse enterprise tech stacks. ● Stream Processing: Implement event-driven architectures, manage backpressure, and handle real-time state management across security platforms.
● Delivery Ownership: Own projects end-to-end, defining and implementing enablers to evolve solution intent directly alongside our Agile teams.
Team Leadership and Quality
● Mentorship: Actively lead, coach, and mentor junior developers, providing technical guidance to foster professional development.
● Engineering Excellence: Oversee code reviews, build robust CI/CD pipelines, enforce strict quality checks, and ensure rigorous adherence to coding standards.
● Agile Execution: Actively participate in Agile development, including writing, breaking down, and estimating User Stories.
Customer and Stakeholder Collaboration
● Customer Delight: Maintain a strong customer-first attitude while designing, building, and deploying products.
● Technical Communication: Articulate complex technical trade-offs clearly to both business stakeholders and engineering teams.
● Pipeline Management: Manage customer relationships effectively to ensure a continuous flow of project scope, maintaining clear team backlogs.
Job Requirements
● Experience: 5+ years of proven software engineering experience, with a track record of leading small engineering teams or mentoring junior devs.
● High-Throughput Backend Focus: 5+ years of experience engineering robust, real-time backends specifically using Go (Golang) or Java.
● Polyglot and Integration Capability: Deep expertise in at least one or two additional languages/frameworks from our ecosystem: Python, TypeScript, Node.js, React.js, Angular, C#, or C++.
● Computer Science Fundamentals: Excellent knowledge of complex Data Structures, algorithms, and their correct situational usage.
● Adaptability: A passionate programmer who is genuinely open and excited to learn new software development skills as required by changing project demands.
Bonus / Added Advantages
● AI & Intelligent Automation: Hands-on knowledge of AI concepts, Large Language Models (LLMs), and experience building or integrating AI agents to automate complex workflows or security processes.
● Cybersecurity Domain: Experience in the cybersecurity space (SIEM, SOAR, or platform security).
● Modern Web Tech: Strong experience in developing software using modern web technologies.
● E2E Lifecycle: Proven background handling a project completely from discovery to cloud/on-prem deployment.
● Open Source: Active contributions to the Open Source community. (Please share your GitHub/GitLab links in your application!)






