Technical Evaluation Engineer

Job Title : Backend Engineer (AI-First | FinTech/Crypto)

Experience : 3 to 6 Years

Location : Gurugram (Sector 49)

Working Hours : 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Work Mode : On-site | 6 Days Working

Employment Type : Full-time

Role Overview :

This is not a typical ticket-based engineering role. You will take end-to-end ownership of systems—designing architecture, building scalable solutions, and solving real-world performance challenges.

We operate in an AI-first engineering environment, leveraging advanced tools and automation workflows to build high-performance distributed systems.

Mandatory Skills :

Java/Spring Boot or Node.js, System Design (HLD/LLD), Distributed Systems, Event-Driven Architecture (Kafka/RabbitMQ), Low-Latency APIs, PostgreSQL/MongoDB, CI/CD, Docker/Kubernetes, AI-assisted development (Copilot/Cursor/Claude)

Key Responsibilities :

• Design and build scalable backend systems (Java/Spring Boot, Node.js, or similar).
• Architect and implement event-driven systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, pub/sub).
• Develop secure and reliable financial systems with strong data integrity.
• Solve scalability and performance challenges in fintech/crypto environments.
• Own features end-to-end: design → development → deployment → monitoring.
• Work with real-time data pipelines (WebSockets, streaming, event sourcing).
• Define service contracts and optimize system architecture.

AI-First Engineering (Must-Have Mindset) :

You will :

• Use tools like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Claude in daily development
• Follow spec-driven development using structured instructions
• Review, validate, and ship AI-generated code with strong engineering judgment

Core Requirements :

• 3+ years of backend development experience.
• Strong expertise in Java (Spring Boot) or Node.js.
• Solid understanding of System Design (HLD/LLD, Distributed Systems).
• Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ, async pipelines).
• Hands-on experience building low-latency, high-throughput systems.
• Strong database knowledge (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.).
• Understanding of security, performance optimization, and reliability.
• Experience with CI/CD, Git, Docker, Kubernetes.
• Exposure to React / React Native is a plus.

Good to Have (Differentiators) :

• Experience in FinTech / Crypto / Web3 / Blockchain.
• Built systems for trading, payments, or real-time financial data.
• Experience with AI agents, automation pipelines, or agent-based systems.
• Exposure to parallel AI workflows (coding / testing / refactoring).
• Contributions to open source or technical blogs.
• Experience handling production-scale systems.

Job Role Solution Architect

Experience 15+ years

Notice period Immediate

Location - Bangalore

Note: OMS & Retail domain Experience is mandatory

Introduction

We are looking for an experienced Solution Architect with strong hands-on expertise in Java and Microservices architecture.

Responsibilities include:

- Design and define end-to-end solution architecture for enterprise applications using Java and Microservices.

- Lead architecture discussions, technical design reviews, and solution blueprints.

- Drive microservices-based application design, including service decomposition, API contracts, and integration patterns.

- Define and govern RESTful API standards and service-to-service communication.

- Work closely with product owners, business stakeholders, and development teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams.

- Ensure solutions meet non-functional requirements such as scalability, performance, availability, and security.

- Review code, architecture artifacts, and ensure adherence to best practices.

- Support DevOps, CI/CD strategy, and cloud-native adoption.

- Identify technical risks and propose mitigation strategies.

Primary Skills :

- 10+ years of proven experience in the industry, with at least 3 years as an Architect or similar role designing and developing enterprise-scale applications.

- Bachelors in engineering / technology (4 year) or master's in computer applications (2 year)

- Must possess at least 6+ years of Software development experience.

- Expert knowledge in at least one object-oriented programming language like Java, one backend framework like Spring Boot / Node JS, one UI framework like React JS / Angular JS and RDBMS or NoSQL database.

- Excellent knowledge of front-end programming languages, such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and AngularJS, with the ability to render server-side and client-side content.

- Helps identify newer practices and adoption of existing ones. Ensure that the code quality is maintained via own and/or peer code reviews.

- Can lead the team in delivery of backend and user interface code. Ensure that the DevOps tasks are

executed well.

- Ensure that the software has the correct level of logging & monitoring in Production and LLEs.

- Exceptional problem-solving skills.

- Excellent written and verbal communication. Must understand the client’s business requirements and translate them into software requirements. Has a view of the deliverable timeline and escalates when needed.

- Ability to articulate technical designs & develop documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts etc.

- Experience in implementing OMS products for retail customers will be an added advantage.

- Ability to do estimation for the given requirements.

- Ability to lead technical discussions with clients.

- Must be able to do quick proofs of concepts and demos based on client requirements.

- Provide timely feedback on the performance of team members.

- Conduct interviews & provide feedback to achieve hiring objectives.

- Contributes to organization building functions such as hiring, training, mentoring, team building.

Secondary Skills :

- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for containerized deployments.

- Exposure to Cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.).

- Experience with Kafka / RabbitMQ or other messaging systems.

- Good understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases.

Basic knowledge of:

- Application security (OAuth2, JWT, TLS)

- Logging & monitoring (ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, etc.)

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About Us

Binocs.co empowers institutional lenders with next-generation loan management software, streamlining the entire loan lifecycle and facilitating seamless interaction among stakeholders.

Team: Binocs.co is led by a passionate team with extensive experience in financial technology, lending, AI, and software development.

Investors: Our journey is backed by renowned investors who share our vision for transforming the loan management landscape: Beenext, Arkam Ventures, Accel, Saison Capital, Blume Ventures, Premji Invest, and Better Capital.

What we're looking for

We seek a motivated, talented, and intelligent individual who shares our vision of being a changemaker. We value individuals dissatisfied with the status quo, strive to make improvements, and envision making significant contributions. We look for those who embrace challenges and dedicate themselves to solutions. We seek individuals who push for data-driven decisions, are unconstrained by titles, and value collaboration. We are building a fast-paced team to shape various business and technology aspects.

Responsibilities

• Be a part of the initial team to define and set up a best-in-class digital platform for the Private Credit industry, and take full ownership of the components of the digital platform
• You will build robust and scalable web-based applications and need to think of platforms & reuse
• Driving and active contribution to High-Level Designs(HLDs) and Low-Level Designs (LLDs).
• Collaborate with frontend developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
• Mentor team members in adopting effective coding practices. Conduct comprehensive code reviews, focusing on both functional and non-functional aspects.
• Ensure the security, performance, and reliability of backend systems through proper testing, monitoring, and optimization.
• Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and agile development processes to maintain code quality and project timelines.
• Simply, be an owner of the platform and do whatever it takes to get the required output for customers
• Be curious about product problems and have an open mind to dive into new domains eg: gen-AI.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest development trends, tools, and technologies.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in backend development, with a strong track record of successfully architecting and implementing scalable and high-performance backend systems.
• Proficiency in at least one backend programming language (e.g.,Python, Golang, Node.js, Java) & tech stack to write maintainable, scalable, unit-tested code.
• Good understanding of databases (e.g. MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (e.g. MongoDB, Elasticsearch, etc)
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design principles and best practices.
• Experience with multi-threading and concurrency programming
• Extensive experience in object-oriented design skills, knowledge of design patterns, and huge passion and ability to design intuitive module and class-level interfaces.
• Experience of cloud computing platforms and services (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform)
• Knowledge of Test Driven Development

Good to have

• Experience with microservices architecture
• Knowledge of serverless computing and event-driven architectures (e.g., AWS Lambda, Azure Functions)
• Understanding of DevOps practices and tools for continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD).
• Contributions to open-source projects or active participation in developer communities.
• Experience working LLMs and AI technologies

Benefits

By joining Binocs, you’ll become part of a vibrant and dynamic team dedicated to disrupting the fintech space with cutting-edge solutions. We offer a stimulating work environment where innovation is at the heart of everything we do. Our competitive compensation package, inclusive of equity, is designed to reward your contributions to our success.

  Minimum 3+ Years of Core Java Programming with Collections Framework, Concurrent Programming, Multi-threading (Good knowledge in Executor service, Fork joins pool and other threading concepts)

·       Good knowledge of the JVM with an understanding of performance and memory optimization.

·       Extensive and expert programming experience in JAVA programming language (strong OO skills preferred).

·       Excellent knowledge on collections like, Array List, Vector, LinkedList, HashMap, Hash Table, HashSet is mandate.

·       Exercised exemplary development practices including design specification, coding standards, unit testing, and code-reviews.

·       Expert level understanding of Object-Oriented Concepts and Data Structures

·       Good experience in Database (Sybase, Oracle or SQL Server) like indexing (clustered, non-clustered), hashing, segmenting, data types like clob / blob, views (materialized), replication, constraints, functions, triggers, procedures etc.

We are looking for a Senior Software Developer to produce and implement functional software solutions. You will work with upper management to define software requirements and take the lead on operational and technical projects.

In this role, you should be able to work independently with little supervision. You should have excellent organization and problem-solving skills. If you also have hands-on experience in software development and agile methodologies, we’d like to meet you.

Your goal will be to develop high-quality software that is aligned with user needs and business goals.

• Develop high-quality software design and architecture
• Identify, prioritize and execute tasks in the software development life cycle
• Develop tools and applications by producing clean, efficient code
• Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting
• Review and debug code
• Perform validation and verification testing
• Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to fix and improve products
• Document development phases and monitor systems
• Ensure software is up-to-date with the latest technologies.

• Proven experience as a Senior Software Engineer
• Extensive experience in software development, scripting and project management
• Knowledge of selected programming languages (e.g. Django, Python, C++) and the elastic search.
• Analytical mind with problem-solving aptitude
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent organizational and https://resources.workable.com/leadership-interview-questions" target="_blank">leadership skills
• BSc/BA in Computer Science or a related degree

• Clarify feature requirements with product team
• Design end to end feature flow
• Write scalable and bug free code
• Take care of test and deployment pipeline
• Maintaining the existing products

• Must have experience with any scripting language (Javascript/NodeJS preferred)
• Experience with API-driven and highly scalable application is a plus
• Good knowledge of non relational DB (MongoDB preferred)
• Good with data structure and algorithms
• Good to have an experience with testing framework and CI/CD pipeline

Must Haves:

• .Net Core/ MVC
• C#
• SQL
• Web API
• Bootstrap, CSS3, JavaScript

Requirements:

• 5 + Years – 6+ Years of Coding & Development Expertise in ASP.Net / .Net Core & C#.
• Should be able to interpret the FSD and translate into Coding Logic.
• Should have good exposure to using web-based technologies (ASP.NET, JavaScript, CSS3, Web API, Bootstrap).
• Hands on Experience on Relational database like SQL is a must knowledge on Database Linking is very important including understanding Processing Logic.
• Experience in developing enterprise grade software with MVC, MVVM or MVP would be a Plus.

• As a Senior Software Engineer you will work closely with the Tech Lead, and the rest of the engineering team to build and scale a data-driven platform. This role will act as a great springboard to accelerate career growth & transition into a Tech Lead level role.
• Your primary focus will be the development of server-side logic, building new services and APIs, developing core business logic, supporting the maintenance of current APIs, reviewing work, and improving the performance and reliability of our systems as we rapidly scale our product and organization.
• An effective Senior Software Engineer will be a self-motivated learner; a highly creative engineer having obsessive attention towards detail and thoroughness.

Must Haves

• You’ve been building web applications professionally for 5+ years
• You’re proficient in PHP 7, Laravel, and PostgreSQL
• You possess strong OOP and design pattern knowledge
• Familiar with modern engineering practices: Code Reviews, Continuous Deployment, Automated Testing, etc
• You write understandable, testable code with an eye towards maintainability and experienced with TDD (Test Driven Development)
• You’ve the ability to build RESTful APIs
• Explaining complex technical concepts to designers, support team, and fellow engineers is not a problem for you
• Well versed with the fundamentals of computer science and distributed systems

Nice-to-haves

• FrontEnd experience; have built applications in either: React, Vue, Angular, or Svelte
• Startup experience, preferably a tech startup
• Open Source contributor
• You have experience with other programming languages -- e.g. NodeJS, Python, Ruby, Go, C, etc.
• Passionate about/experienced with open source and developer tools
• You have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, or equivalent training, fellowship, or work experience

Bonus

• Experience deploying applications; AWS, DigitalOcean, etc.
• Experience with leading a team of 3+ developers

Apply if

• You want to be a team member rather than an employee - cultural fit is the most important thing. Start-up life is a roller coaster and we want to make sure no matter how the day has gone we can still go out (virtually) for a pint at the end of it
• You take ownership
• You’ve an eye for detail
• You’re a problem solver, and a perpetual learner
• You possess a positive and solution-oriented mindset