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Job Details

- Job Title: Senior Backend Engineer

- Industry: SAAS

- Function – Information Technology

- Experience Required: 5-8 years

- Working Days: 6 days a week, (5 days-in-office, Saturdays WFH)

- Employment Type: Full Time

- Job Location: Bangalore

- CTC Range: Best in Industry

Preferred Skills: AWS, NodeJS, RESTful APIs, NoSQL

Criteria

· Minimum 5+ years in backend engineering with strong system design expertise

· Experience building scalable systems from scratch

· Expert-level proficiency in Node.js

· Deep understanding of distributed systems

· Strong NoSQL design skills

· Hands-on AWS cloud experience

· Proven leadership and mentoring capability

· Preferred candidates from SAAS/Software/IT Services based startups or scaleup companies

Job Description

The Role:

What You’ll Build:

1. System Architecture & Design

● Architect highly scalable backend systems from the ground up

● Define technology choices: frameworks, databases, queues, caching layers

● Evaluate microservices vs monoliths based on product stage

● Design REST, GraphQL, and real-time WebSocket APIs

● Build event-driven systems for asynchronous processing

● Architect multi-tenant systems with strict data isolation

● Maintain architectural documentation and technical specs

2. Core Backend Services

● Build high-performance APIs for 3D content, XR experiences, analytics, and user interactions

● Create 3D asset processing pipelines for uploads, conversions, and optimization

● Develop distributed job workers for CPU/GPU-intensive tasks

● Build authentication/authorization systems (RBAC)

● Implement billing, subscription, and usage metering

● Build secure webhook systems and third-party integration APIs

● Create real-time collaboration features via WebSockets/SSE

3. Data Architecture & Databases

● Design scalable schemas for 3D metadata, XR sessions, and analytics

● Model complex product catalogs with variants and hierarchies

● Implement Redis-based caching strategies

● Build search and indexing systems (Elasticsearch/Algolia)

● Architect ETL pipelines and data warehouses

● Implement sharding, partitioning, and replication strategies

● Design backup, restore, and disaster recovery workflows

4. Scalability & Performance

● Build systems designed for 10x–100x traffic growth

● Implement load balancing, autoscaling, and distributed processing

● Optimize API response times and database performance

● Implement global CDN delivery for heavy 3D assets

● Build rate limiting, throttling, and backpressure mechanisms

● Optimize storage and retrieval of large 3D files

● Profile and improve CPU, memory, and network performance

5. Infrastructure & DevOps

● Architect AWS infrastructure (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, ElastiCache)

● Build CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments and rollbacks

● Use IaC tools (Terraform/CloudFormation) for infra provisioning

● Set up monitoring, logging, and alerting systems

● Use Docker + Kubernetes for container orchestration

● Implement security best practices for data, networks, and secrets

● Define disaster recovery and business continuity plans

6. Integration & APIs

● Build integrations with Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento

● Design webhook systems for real-time events

● Build SDKs, client libraries, and developer tools

● Integrate payment gateways (Stripe, Razorpay)

● Implement SSO and OAuth for enterprise customers

● Define API versioning and lifecycle/deprecation strategies

7. Data Processing & Analytics

● Build analytics pipelines for engagement, conversions, and XR performance

● Process high-volume event streams at scale

● Build data warehouses for BI and reporting

● Develop real-time dashboards and insights systems

● Implement analytics export pipelines and platform integrations

● Enable A/B testing and experimentation frameworks

● Build personalization and recommendation systems

Technical Stack:

1. Backend Languages & Frameworks 

●  Primary: Node.js (Express, NestJS), Python (FastAPI, Django)

●  Secondary: Go, Java/Kotlin (Spring)

●  APIs: REST, GraphQL, gRPC

2. Databases & Storage

● SQL: PostgreSQL, MySQL

● NoSQL: MongoDB, DynamoDB

● Caching: Redis, Memcached

● Search: Elasticsearch, Algolia

● Storage/CDN: AWS S3, CloudFront

● Queues: Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS SQS

3. Cloud & Infrastructure: 

● Cloud: AWS (primary), GCP/Azure (nice to have)

● Compute: EC2, Lambda, ECS, EKS

● Infrastructure: Terraform, CloudFormation

● CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI

● Containers: Docker, Kubernetes

4. Monitoring & Operations 

● Monitoring: Datadog, New Relic, CloudWatch

● Logging: ELK Stack, CloudWatch Logs

● Error Tracking: Sentry, Rollbar

● APM tools

5. Security & Auth

● Auth: JWT, OAuth 2.0, SAML

● Secrets: AWS Secrets Manager, Vault

● Security: Encryption (at rest/in transit), TLS/SSL, IAM

What We’re Looking For:

1. Must-Haves

● 5+ years in backend engineering with strong system design expertise

● Experience building scalable systems from scratch

● Expert-level proficiency in at least one backend stack (Node, Python, Go, Java)

● Deep understanding of distributed systems and microservices

● Strong SQL/NoSQL design skills with performance optimization

● Hands-on AWS cloud experience

● Ability to write high-quality production code daily

● Experience building and scaling RESTful APIs

● Strong understanding of caching, sharding, horizontal scaling

● Solid security and best-practice implementation experience

● Proven leadership and mentoring capability

2. Highly Desirable

● Experience with large file processing (3D, video, images)

● Background in SaaS, multi-tenancy, or e-commerce

● Experience with real-time systems (WebSockets, streams)

● Knowledge of ML/AI infrastructure

● Experience with HA systems, DR planning

● Familiarity with GraphQL, gRPC, event-driven systems

● DevOps/infrastructure engineering background

● Experience with XR/AR/VR backend systems

● Open-source contributions or technical writing

● Prior senior technical leadership experience

Technical Challenges You’ll Solve:

● Designing large-scale 3D asset processing pipelines

● Serving XR content globally with ultra-low latency

● Scaling from thousands to millions of daily requests

● Efficiently handling CPU/GPU-heavy workloads

● Architecting multi-tenancy with complete data isolation

● Managing billions of analytics events at scale

● Building future-proof APIs with backward compatibility

Why company:

● Architectural Ownership: Build foundational systems from scratch

● Deep Technical Work: Solve distributed systems and scaling challenges

● Hands-On Impact: Design and code mission-critical infrastructure

● Diverse Problems: APIs, infra, data, ML, XR, asset processing

● Massive Scale Opportunity: Build systems for exponential growth

● Modern Stack and best practices

● Product Impact: Your architecture directly powers millions of users

● Leadership Opportunity: Shape engineering culture and direction

● Learning Environment: Stay at the forefront of backend engineering

● Backed by AWS, Microsoft, Google

Location & Work Culture:

● Location: Bengaluru

● Schedule: 6 days a week, (5 days-in-office, Saturdays WFH)

● Culture: Builder mindset, strong ownership, technical excellence

● Team: Small, highly skilled backend and infra team

● Resources: AWS credits, latest tooling, learning budget

Job Title: Software Developer (Contractor)

Location: Remote, Up to 1-year contract

Compensation: Hourly

About Us: CipherSonic Labs is a cutting-edge technology company specializing in data security and privacy solutions for enterprises processing sensitive data in the cloud. We develop high-performance cryptographic software and hardware acceleration techniques to enable secure computing. Our team is looking for talented individuals to contribute to innovative projects in secure computing and high-performance software development.

Job Description: We are seeking a Software Developer to assist in the development of high-performance software solutions. This role will involve working on low-level programming, optimizing cryptographic algorithms, and improving performance for security-critical applications. The ideal candidate will have a passion for systems programming, algorithm optimization, and working in a high-performance computing environment.

Key Responsibilities:

·     Develop and optimize software using C/C++ for high-performance computing applications.

·     Work on cryptographic algorithm implementations and performance tuning.

·     Optimize memory management, threading, and parallel computing techniques.

·     Debug, profile, and test software for performance and reliability.

·     Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code.

Qualifications:

·     Completed a B.S. or higher degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering.

·     Strong programming skills in C and C++.

·     Familiarity with Linux-based development environments.

·     Basic understanding of cryptographic algorithms and security principles is a plus.

·     Experience with AWS Lambda, EC2, S3, DynamoDB, API Gateway, Containerization (like Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.

·     Knowledge of other programming languages such as Python, Rust, or Go is a plus.

·     Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

·     Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced startup environment.

What You’ll Gain:

·     Hands-on experience in systems programming, cryptography, and high-performance computing.

·     Opportunities to work on real-world security and privacy-focused projects.

·     Mentorship from experienced software engineers and researchers.

·     Exposure to cutting-edge cryptographic acceleration and secure computing techniques.

·     Potential for future full-time employment based on performance.

About the job

Whirldata Inc. is an AI/Data Sciences/App Dev company established in 2017 to provide management and technology consulting services to small and medium enterprises across the globe. We are headquartered in California and our team works out of Chennai. The specific focus is on

1. Helping clients identify areas where Data Sciences and AI-based approaches can increase revenues, decrease costs or enhance customer engagement experience
2. Help clients translate business needs into process flows for exploratory and cutting-edge applications
3. Provide appropriate and targeted solutions that can achieve the planned objective

Whirldatas management team consists of individuals with a combined 45+ years of management and technology consulting experience, spanning multiple verticals such as finance, energy, retail, manufacturing and supply chain/logistics. Please look up our website and go through the blogs/videos/articles to find out more about us.

Working Philosophy

Whirldata works on the principle that, larger business goals come first and any technology-intensive solutions need to support necessary business goals. Hence all engagements start as a management consulting exercise and solution building follows after a thorough understanding of business needs.At Whirldata, we put our minds together, mix technology, art & math to deliver a viable, scalable and affordable business solution. We are passionate about what we do because we know that our work has the power to improve businesses. You can join our team working at the forefront of new technology, solving the challenges that impact both the front-end and back-end architectures, and ultimately, delivering amazing global user experiences.

Who we are looking for:

Full Stack Engineer (Position based in Chennai)

The following criteria are mandatory requirements and we strongly encourage that you apply only if you meet all these criteria:

1. Minimum 3 years of work experience

2. Proven capability to understand clients business needs

3. At least one demonstrable stint of architecting a database from scratch

4. Multiple programming language capabilities a must. In-depth knowledge of at least one programming language

5. Willingness to wear multiple hats depending on our business needs will be a priority

6. At least 2 years of hands-on experience in front-end development

7. Knowledge of current tools, platforms and languages an absolute must

8. Hands-on experience in cloud technologies and project management capabilities will be considered favourably

What do you get in return

• AI, Data Sciences and App dev require individuals who are both business and tech-savvy. We will turn you into one and make you a rockstar!
• You will get to work in an environment where your effort helps the customer and you will get to see it
• We will provide on-the-job training that will make you a doer and not a talker on data sciences, AI and app dev
• Opportunities to shine and pave your own way forward. We are good at identifying your talents and providing a platform where you will get immense satisfaction from demonstrating the same.
• Of course - we will pay you well too!

If you are interested - please apply with a small note with your thoughts on why you find this opportunity exciting and why you are willing to consider a move.

Job Description
We are looking for Full Stack Engineer who can turn ideas into extremely reliable, beautifully written code that other people – or you, six months into the future – will find easy to comprehend and modify. You have mastered more than one technology stack in your life, and you are comfortable with the idea of mastering several more. You're competent at high levels and low levels. Technology is a means and not the ends for you.

Responsibilities
Lead and build team to deliver best product(s).
Work closely with client as they build  features, functionality and applications to make system best.
Develop visioning skills and ability to see the big picture
Implement and contribute to engineering practices and processes
Help your team decide what technologies to use. Every engineer is able to propose better ways to do things

Skills and Qualifications
Back End : NodeJS and / or PHP
Front End : ReactJs, Angular and / or PHP
Experience of full stack web development, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3 and TypeScript. DevOps knowledge is a plus
Ability to clearly communicate technical issues to laymen and to translate their feedback
An inclination to contribute to the creative process
A devotion to delivering the best possible user experience
Technology expertise with insights about technology trends and solutions
Team-player, flexible and able to work in a fast-paced environment
Experience with MySQL, and/or Cassandra, MongoDB desired

Job Responsibilities:

• Be a part of a team developing a rapidly growing product used by thousands of small businesses.
• Responsible for building large scale applications that are high performance, scalable, and resilient in an microservices environment
• Evaluate new technologies and tools such as new frameworks, methodologies, best practices and other areas that will improve overall efficiencies and product quality

Skill Set:

• 3+ years of working experience in developing API centric core Java/J2EE applications using Spring boot, JPA, REST API, XML and JSON
• Experience in frontend framework - any one of Backbone, Angular, Vue or React
• Working experience in any one of the Cloud Platforms - Google Cloud (preferable) or AWS
• Experience in large scale databases - NoSQL and MongoDB.
• Hands on experience in Eclipse based development and using Git, SVN, Junit
• Past experience in startups or product development is a big plus.