Role – Technical Architect
Job Description
ZipLoan is looking out for a strong technology leader of Software Product Engineering, with a Technical Experience of about 12+ years, and hands-on experience in Software Product Development and ownership. You will head our Platform team which will be tasked with building ZipLoan's platform layer along with a set of engineers reporting to you.
Role:
- Understand the business end-to-end in order to drive a use-case driven architecture.
- Identify parts of the code-base which can be made reusable as modules or services.
- Propose architecture improvements to provide reliability and robustness at scale.
- Provide a roadmap for evolution of the technology ecosystem.
- Identify and erase technical debt.
- Provide consultancy to engineering teams on specific design challenges.
- Propose engineering best practices and help teams in adopting them.
Desired Profile:
- 12 years min experience in core software development.
- Hands-on experience building consumer Web/mobile apps at scale.
- Strong exposure to open-source technology – Python and other languages,
Linux, SQL and NoSQL databases, Web development frameworks
- Strong architecture skills.
- Ability to mentor engineering team members effectively.
- Preferably a strong full-stack engineer or at least strong backend skills with some front-end skill.

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About Us
We believe the future of software development is AI-native — where engineers operate at a higher level of abstraction and quality remains non-negotiable.
Incubyte is a software craft consultancy where the “how” of building software matters as much as the “what”.
We partner with companies of all sizes, from helping enterprises build, scale, and modernize to early-stage founders bring their ideas to life.
Our engineers operate in an AI-native development model, using AI as a collaborator across the SDLC to accelerate development while upholding the discipline of software craftsmanship. Guided by Software Craftsmanship and Extreme Programming practices, we build reliable, maintainable, and scalable systems with speed, without compromising quality. If this way of building software resonates with you, we’d like to talk.
Our Guiding Principles
These principles define how we work at Incubyte. They are non-negotiable.
Relentless Pursuit of Quality with Pragmatism
We build high-quality systems without losing sight of delivery.
Extreme Ownership
We take responsibility end-to-end for decisions, execution, and outcomes.
Proactive Collaboration
We collaborate closely, challenge each other, and solve problems together.
Active Pursuit of Mastery
We continuously improve our craft and raise our bar.
Invite, Give, and Act on Feedback
We seek, give, and act on feedback to get better every day.
Ensuring Client Success
We act as trusted partners and focus on real outcomes, not just output.
Experience Level
This role is ideal for engineers with total 5+ years of experience with a proven track record of shipping complex projects successfully.
An experienced individual contributor and leader who thrives in large, complex projects with widespread impact.
What You’ll Do as a Software Craftsperson
- Design and build high-quality, maintainable systems using disciplined engineering practices such as TDD, continuous refactoring, and pair programming
- Operate in an AI-native development model, using AI as a collaborator to explore architecture and design, accelerate development, and continuously improve systems while applying strong judgment to ensure that speed never compromises quality
- Take end-to-end ownership of outcomes from problem understanding and system design to implementation, deployment, and operation in production
- Make thoughtful design decisions that balance simplicity, scalability, and long-term maintainability in real-world systems
- Maintain a high bar for engineering quality through rigorous testing, code reviews, and continuous feedback
- Investigate and resolve production issues, and implement systemic improvements to prevent recurrence
- Work directly with clients, navigate ambiguity, and translate business problems into well-designed technical solutions
- Contribute to improving team practices, tooling, and systems to raise the overall quality and effectiveness of engineering
Requirements
What You’ll Bring
- 5+ years of experience building high-quality, production systems (flexible based on demonstrated capability)
- Strong fundamentals in software engineering, including object-oriented design, system design, and testing practices such as TDD
- Demonstrated ability to build simple, maintainable, and scalable systems with a focus on long-term reliability
- Proficiency in one or more modern technologies, Python, PHP, JavaScript, or TypeScript, with the ability to learn new technologies quickly
- Deep experience working with Git in collaborative environments, including managing shared codebases, conducting code reviews, and maintaining a high bar for quality
- Ability to operate effectively in an AI-native workflow using AI as a collaborator to explore solutions and accelerate development, while applying strong judgment to ensure correctness, quality, and maintainability
- Clear thinking and strong problem-solving ability, with the capacity to break down complex problems into simple, well-structured solutions
- A strong sense of ownership — you take responsibility for outcomes, care deeply about quality, and are not comfortable shipping work that does not meet your standards.
Benefits
Life at Incubyte
We are a remote-first company with structured flexibility. Teams commit to shared rhythms during core hours, ensuring smooth collaboration while maintaining autonomy. Twice a year, we come together in person for a co-working sprint and once a year for a retreat - with all travel expenses covered.
Our environment is built for crafters: pairing, refactoring, experimenting with AI, and pushing the boundaries of software excellence. We are all lifelong learners, and our work is our passion.
Perks
- Dedicated learning & development budget.
- Sponsorship for conference talks.
- Comprehensive medical & term insurance.
- Employee-friendly leave policies.
- Home Office fund
- Medical Insurance
- Experience in designing scalable micro-services required
- Sound knowledge of Python and Django, familiarity with Linux and git
- Deep understanding of how RESTful APIs work
- Familiarity with HTML / CSS and templating systems, Redis, RabbitMQ, NGINX preferred
-Bonus - Preliminary knowledge of any one of these languages - Golang / JavaScript / Lua Responsibilities
We are looking for an experienced Python developer who can help create dynamic software applications for our clients with their skill set. In this role, you will be responsible for gathering requirements from clients and accordingly write and test scalable code, and develop back-end components.
Technologies worked on:
Python - Django/Flask/FastAPI, Pytest/Unittest, AWS services.
Database - Postgresql/Mysql or NoSQL databases.
Requirement Description:
• Experience in designing,implementation & testing of Python Applications.
• Must have knowledge of at least one of python web framework Django/Flask/FastAPI and any of unit test frameworks(Pytest/Unittest).
• Should have a solid understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP).
• Well-experienced to perform Unit Testing and Integration Testing
• Have good experience in Agile based development approach.
• Expertise in developing enterprise-level web applications and REST/GRAPHQL APIs using
MicroServices, with demonstrable production-scale experience.
• Demonstrate strong design and programming skills ,writing optimized code.
• Working knowledge with SQL(MySQL,Postgresql etc) is mandatory and knowledge on NoSQL databases can be an addon.
• Understand Architecture Requirements and ensure effective design, development, validation, and support activities.
• Understanding of core AWS services, uses and basic AWS architecture best practices.
• Proficiency in developing, deploying, and debugging cloud-based applications using AWS.
• Ability to use the AWS service APIs, AWS CLI, and SDKs to write applications
• Ability to identify key features of AWS services while designing a solution.
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and recommend solutions by comparing the advantages and disadvantages of custom development
• Should contribute to team meetings, troubleshooting development and production problems across multiple environments and operating platforms
• Execute strong collaboration and communication skills within distributed project teams.
• Responsible for quality and timely deliverables for each given task.
• Knowledge on frontend technologies could be addon.
- Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code
- Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications
- Analysis, Automate and backtest the existing strategies
- Employing statistical applications to visualize and/or transform the distribution or dispersion profile of individual signals and support the mathematical formulation of multiple signal algorithms to rank securities for investment.
- Candidates should have strong coding skills in Python (NumPy, Pandas, matplotlib, Zipline) /Django/Java script etc.
- Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as HTML5, and CSS3
- Must have Database knowledge like Open source, PostgreSQL, MySQL/SQ
Learnability, teamwork and flexibility are important traits we look for.
Required Skills:
- Expert in Python and Django framework
- Expert in developing backend applications with RESTful APIs Using Django Rest Framework
- Good understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, ReactJS , HTML5, and CSS3
- Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
- Proficient understanding of GitHub
- Strong programming basics, with a clear understanding of Object-Oriented and Functional programming.
- Good communication skills and ability to work with global teams to define and deliver on projects.












