Tech Lead

Job Title: Senior Fullstack Engineer - Fintech

Location: Bangalore

Company: TIFIN Give

About Us:

TIFIN Give is an early growth-stage fintech company offering a modern, tech-driven Donor Advised Fund to empower charitable giving. We have a lean, hungry team building a feature-rich product and automated operations platform, through which we are servicing multiple enterprise clients. Our roadmap and deal pipeline is full to the bursting, and we’re looking for someone to join our team in this exciting stage. As we continue to scale, we’re looking for a Senior Fullstack Engineer to lead our engineering teams and drive the successful delivery of our ambitious product roadmap.

OUR VALUES: Go with your GUT

• Grow at the Edge: We strive for personal growth by stepping out of our comfort zones and finding our genius zones with self-awareness and integrity. No excuses.
• Understanding through Listening and Speaking the Truth: We value transparency, communicating with radical candor, authenticity, and precision to create shared understanding. We challenge, but once a decision is made, we commit fully.
• I Win for Teamwin: We work within our genius zones to succeed, taking full ownership of our work. We inspire each other with our energy and attitude, flying in formation to win together.

Role Overview:

Experienced Full Stack Developer with 8 years of hands-on expertise in designing, developing, and deploying web applications.

• Proficient in backend development using Python, with strong skills in frameworks such as Django and FastAPI.
• Skilled in frontend development using ReactJS, ensuring seamless user interfaces and responsive design.
• Skilled at SQL database management, with a focus on performance optimization and data integrity.
• Capable of contributing to system design and architecture discussions, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.
• Strong communicator with a track record of collaborating effectively within cross-functional teams and delivering high-quality solutions.
• Open to transitioning into Data Engineering roles leveraging strong SQL skills and understanding of data pipelines.
• Good debugging skills.

Key Skills:

• Backend Development: Extensive experience in Python-based backend development with Django and FastAPI frameworks. Proficient in building RESTful APIs, handling authentication, authorization, and data validation.
• Frontend Development: Skilled in frontend technologies, particularly ReactJS, for creating dynamic and responsive user interfaces. Familiar with state management libraries like Redux and context API.
• Database Management: Strong command over SQL for designing schemas, writing complex queries, and optimizing database performance. Experience with ORM frameworks like Django ORM.
• System Design: Understanding of system design principles, including scalability, performance optimization, and microservices architecture. Ability to contribute to architectural decisions and technical design discussions.
• Data Engineering: Open to roles in Data Engineering, with skills in SQL, data pipelines, ETL processes, and data warehousing concepts.
• Communication: Effective communicator with experience in team collaboration, client interactions, and articulating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Proven ability to work in Agile development environments.

Note: Completely IC Role and Hands-on coding is mandatory.

Additional Skills (Good to Have):

• Experience with Next.js for server-side rendering and building React applications.
• Familiarity with Snowflake / Redshift for cloud-based data warehousing and analytics.
• Knowledge of data manipulation and analysis tools such as Pandas and NumPy.
• Exposure to Salesforce platform APIs and extensions or similar CRM functionalities.

Technical Proficiency:

• Backend: Python, Django, FastAPI, Flask, RESTful APIs, GraphQL
• Frontend: JavaScript, ReactJS, Redux, HTML5, CSS3, Responsive Design
• Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, MongoDB, ORM (Django ORM)
• Data Engineering: SQL, ETL Processes, Data Warehousing Concepts
• Tools & DevOps: Git, Docker, AWS (EC2, S3, RDS), CI/CD pipelines, Agile methodologies

Professional Experience:

• Developed and maintained scalable web applications using Django and FastAPI, ensuring high performance and reliability.
• Designed and implemented frontend components and user interfaces using ReactJS, enhancing user experience and interactivity.
• Optimized SQL queries and database schema design to improve application performance and data integrity.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams in Agile environments to deliver features and meet project milestones.
• Open to transitioning into Data Engineering roles, leveraging SQL skills and understanding of data pipelines to contribute to data-driven solutions.

Compensation and Benefits Package:

• Competitive compensation with a discretionary annual bonus.
• Performance-linked variable compensation.
• Medical insurance.

Note on Location:

While we have team centers in Boulder, New York City, San Francisco, Charlotte, this role is based out of Bangalore

TIFIN is an equal-opportunity workplace, and we value diversity in our workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any discrimination.

• Storing data and ensuring that it is displayed to that user who are supposed to have access to it
• Developing business logic for systems to process in the front end
• Managing APIs resources which work across the Product Architecture
• Participating in the architecture of a system and data science analysis
• Organizing the logic of the system which runs across various tiers
• Involving in building frameworks or the architecture to make it easier to program against
• Back-end developers should have the skill for implementing algorithms and solving system related problems

Desired Candidate Profile

• 2-5 years of experience in rest api/Database design, development and architecture
• Strong programming and debugging skills with sound understanding of data structures, algorithms, and object oriented programming
• PHP/ Mysql experience with hands on application delivery is a must
• Hands on experience with an API management
• Experience with synchronous and asynchronous interfaces and Microservice API development is a must
• Hands-on experience with version control system like Git is desirable
• Knowledge in PHP, Codeigniter, Doctrine, MySQL, ElasticSearch, ReST endpoint development
• Implementing API management using API management software (like Apigee or others) to include API proxies mashups, rate limiting, security, analytics, monetization and developer portals
• Kafka/RabbitMQ messaging architecture notification
• Knowledge of Algorithms and data structures is also essential
• An awareness of security concerns is important, as each layer has its vulnerabilities
• Knowledge of the differences between multiple delivery platforms like mobile vs. desktop
• Basic exposure to frontend techs like HTML and CSS is desirable    

• Required Good Coding Skills In HTML5, PHP, JS & MYSQL, BOOTSTRAP CSS, JQuery,
• Designing And Building The Website Front-End.
• Creating The Website Architecture.
• Designing And Managing The Website Back-End Including Database And Server Integration.
• Conducting Website Performance Tests.
• Troubleshooting Content Issues.
• Monitoring The Performance Of The Live Website.
• Knowledge Of CMS Have Additional Benefits
• Should Have A Deep Understanding Of UI/UX Frontend
• Should Have A Previous Experience With Landing Page Builders

Responsibilities

• Writing clean and secure modular codes that have undergone strict testing and evaluation.
• Maintaining and designing databases effectively.
• Build efficient, testable, and reusable PHP modules
• Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges
• Write quality code with robustness and re-usability for secured web applications and web services (REST and SOAP) for mobile apps.
• Ability to work in a team environment as well should be able to manage a team.
• Must meet the deadline.

Requirements

• Strong hands on experience with PHP Laravel framework
• Knowledge of object oriented PHP programming
• Must have strong experience with API (Web Services) development using JSON, RESTFUL.
• Understanding of MVC design patterns
• Should be best at writing and understanding complex queries using any of two from - MySQL, NoSQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, T-SQL.

• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3

• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git, SVN.

• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES :-

• Should have develop professional applications in PHP using CodeIgniter.
• Additional advantage if worked on frameworks like Laravel and Zend
• Extensive knowledge with JavaScript, jQuery or Angular
• Advance Level SQL knowledge
• Additional advantage if familiar with Server Configuration and Monitoring
• Should have working on Git Repository
• Candidate should have exceptionally good debugging skills.
• Clear about Object Oriented Programming Concepts.

SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES :-

• Ability to work independently and take ownership of the project.
• Should be capable to work in a team.
• Must have strong communication skills.
• Should be enthusiasts and able to take challenge.