Tech Lead

Backend Engineer - Python

Location

Bangalore, India

Experience Required

2-3 years minimum

Job Overview

We are seeking a skilled Backend Engineer with expertise in Python to join our engineering team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience building and maintaining enterprise-level, scalable backend systems.

Key Requirements

Technical Skills

    CS fundamentals are must (CN, DBMS, OS, System Design, OOPS) • Python Expertise: Advanced proficiency in Python with deep understanding of frameworks like Django, FastAPI, or Flask

• Database Management: Experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and database optimization

• API Development: Strong experience in designing and implementing RESTful APIs and GraphQL

• Cloud Platforms: Hands-on experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure services

• Containerization: Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes

• Message Queues: Experience with Redis, RabbitMQ, or Apache Kafka

• Version Control: Advanced Git workflows and collaboration

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 2-3 years of backend development experience

• Proven track record of working on enterprise-level applications

• Experience building scalable systems handling high traffic loads

• Background in microservices architecture and distributed systems

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust backend services and APIs

• Optimize application performance and scalability

• Collaborate with frontend teams and product managers

• Implement security best practices and data protection measures

• Write comprehensive tests and maintain code quality

• Participate in code reviews and architectural discussions

• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot production issues

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of caching strategies (Redis, Memcached)

• Understanding of software architecture patterns

• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies

• Open source contributions or personal projects

Minimum 7 years experience : Individual Contributor ( Back-end plus Cloud- Infra)

Banking/Payments Domain : Worked on projects from scratch and scaled

Experience with Payment Gateway Companies is a plus

Tech Stack

Java SpringBoot,AWS,GCP,REST

Worked on CI/CD (Manage and setup )

Different SQL and NO-SQL Databases -,PostgreSQL,MongoDB

Responsibilities:

End to end coding ; from software architecture to managing scaling,of high throughput(100000)RPS high volume transactions.

DIscuss business requirements and timelines with management and create a task plan for junior members.

Manage the day to day activities of all team members and report their work progress

Mentoring the team on best coding practices and making sure modules are Live

on time.

Management of security vulnerabilities.

Be a full individual contributor which means can work in a team as well as alone.

Attitude:

Passion for tech innovation and solve problems

GoGetter Attitude

Extremely humble and polite

Experience in Product companies and Managing small teams is a plus

ROR :: JD

Immediate Joiner

• Having experience on Ruby on Rails.
• Strong SQL skills with MySQL or PostgreSQL
• Knowledge on MongoDB an advantage.
• Experience with TDD (test driven development) or RSpec.
• Having experience on REST/API.
• JRuby experience is an advantage
• Knowledge on Exilir and functional programming a plus and JRuby is an advantage.
• Experience using Git productively in a team environment.
• Experience into Amazon web services
• Knowledge on Jenkins is an advantage.
• Knowledge on Docker.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

Role :

We are building one of the world's best tech platforms for online giving, where we provide opportunities for people to donate to any cause, non-profit or geography that they care about, in the most simple, personalized and effective manner. We scale our impact on the lives of millions of underprivileged people every year through our workplace giving, subscription giving and crowdfunding products.

At Give, we are looking for top-talent for our engineering team - software engineers who want to solve complex problems, continually learn, and most importantly, make a real impact in the lives of others.

Responsibilities :

- Work alongside product to understand our requirements, and design, develop and iterate

- Think through complex architecture to build robust and scalable solutions

- Build well-abstracted modules and services

- Provide design reviews for other engineers, including feedback on architecture and design issues, as well as integration, performance and scalability

- Follow scrum methodology to iterate and deploy fast

- Mentor other team members and colleagues

- Contribute to documentation, process and procedures

Requirements :

- 7+ years of experience

- Expertise in various Javascript frameworks/libraries including, but not limited to NodeJS and React.js

- Advanced knowledge of JavaScript

- Understanding of the fundamental principles of asynchronous code

-The ability to write efficient, scalable, reusable code

- The ability to conceptualize, diagnose, architect, iterate and build systems, sub-systems and services that are complex and enterprise scale

- Advanced knowledge and experience in web and server-side technologies

- Experience in both NoSQL and relational databases (MongoDB, PostgreSQL or similar databases) and an advanced understanding of data modeling

- Experience in one or more OO language like Python/Flask (preferable), Java, Ruby, etc.

- Identity Management and Security (SSL protocols, data encryption, user authentication, authorization services)

- Expertise in Git

- The ability to work across all software platforms at a high level - frontend and backend, server management, CI/CD, administrate third party tools/services/integrations

- An advanced understanding of open source libraries/frameworks and integration with third party

- APIs - with a focus on Payments, Notifications and Analytics

- Advanced knowledge of client/server-side caching mechanisms across multiple layers

- Proven track record of technical leadership, software delivery, ownership and mentorship

- Superb understanding of scalable computing systems, software architecture, data structures and algorithms

- Deep understanding of service-oriented and microservice architectures

- Expertise in AWS and its related services (EC2, S3, RDS, Route53, Elastic Beanstalk and more) or an equivalent cloud provider, Linux and shell scripting

- Knowledge of Nginx, Docker, gunicorn is a plus

- The ability and the experience to proactively account for the edge cases rather than diagnosing them after the fact

• Highly proficient in JavaScript and Typescript, PassportJs, Sequelize.
• Working knowledge of Node.js frameworks such as ExpressJs, SailsJs, VueJs and  ElectronJs.
• Good understanding of server-side templating languages such as Jade, EJS, Mustache etc.
• Good understanding of server-side CSS preprocessors such as Stylus, Less,Sass etc.
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as HTML5, and CSS3
• Sound knowledge of Testing frameworks such as Mocha, Chai, Jasmine, Cucumber etc.
• Experience of writing unit, integration and E2E tests.
• Experience of working with SQL databases.
• Experience of integrating third party APIs.
• Good understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.
• Good Communication Skills.

• Good experience on RESTful services
• .Hands on experience on NodeJs
• .Should have previous working experience on Sql and Postgresql  
•  Must have relevant experience in NodeJS from 3-5years.