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A BIT ABOUT US

Appknox is one of the top Mobile Application security companies recognized by Gartner and G2. A profitable B2B SaaS startup headquartered in Singapore & working from Bengaluru.

The primary goal of Appknox is to help businesses and mobile developers secure their mobile applications with a focus on delivery speed and high-quality security audits.

Our business includes Fortune 500 companies with Major brands spread across regions like India, South-East Asia, Middle-East, Japan, US, and expanding rapidly. 

The Opportunity:

We are seeking a highly skilled Staff Engineer (Backend) to join our dynamic software development team. In this role, you will take ownership of key backend projects, drive cross-functional collaborations, and lead efforts to deliver robust, scalable, and high-performance software solutions. You will be focused on solving complex problems and influencing technical strategy across multiple teams. As a engineering leader, you will have the autonomy to make technical decisions, define project scope, and guide the direction of backend architecture while working with a passionate, high-performing team.

You will be working hands-on with products built on Python, with additional contributions in Golang and Rust. These technologies are central to our development stack, and your focus will be on developing, scaling, and maintaining distributed services. A core part of our architecture involves distributed systems, so you will gain in-depth experience in maintaining, optimizing, and scaling these systems in a fast-paced environment.

As a lead engineer, we expect you to not only code but also architect solutions, make independent technical decisions, and navigate complex problem spaces. You will be trusted with significant ownership, and your expertise will play a key role in shaping the future of our product and technology stack.

We strongly value open source contributions, and encourage you to check out our work on GitHub at Appknox GitHub. While we have experienced security professionals onboard to guide you, a background in security is not required for this position.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the backend development for a disruptive product in the Security domain, driving innovation while improving performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Own the software design process, including designing workflows, system architecture, and feature implementation plans.
• Ensure timely delivery of high-quality software solutions by coordinating sprints, planning releases, and managing cross-team dependencies.
• Translate functional and technical requirements into detailed architecture and design, taking independent decisions to ensure efficiency and scalability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, providing guidance and support to developers to ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Conduct thorough code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to best practices, while mentoring team members in coding standards
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code, adhering to best practices and coding standards.
• Design and implement software components, frameworks, and APIs using Django and Python.
• Create flowcharts, layouts, and documentation to identify system requirements and solutions.
• Develop and enforce robust software verification plans, quality assurance procedures, and deployment strategies.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade existing systems to enhance functionality and performance.
• Ensure regular updates, maintain software systems, and evaluate user feedback to improve solutions.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment.
• Act as the go-to expert for backend technical challenges, driving solutions and decision-making processes across the team.

Requirements:

• 5–8 years of professional experience in backend development with a strong focus on Django and Python.
• Proficiency in Django REST Framework (DRF), relational databases, SQL, and ORMs (e.g., Django ORM, SQLAlchemy).
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to make independent decisions regarding system design and implementation.
• Hands-on experience in designing and developing scalable, maintainable, and high-performing backend systems.
• Deep understanding of software engineering methodologies, including Test-Driven Development (TDD) and CI/CD practices.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to document technical specifications and workflows clearly.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor a small team of engineers, providing technical guidance and support without formal people management responsibilities.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and microservices architectures is a bonus.
• Self-driven and able to operate autonomously in a fast-paced environment
• Able to handle ambiguity and adapt to rapidly changing business needs.

Work Expectations:

Within 1 month

• Attend KT sessions conducted by the engineering and product teams to gain a deep understanding of the product, its architecture, and workflows.
• Learn about the team's development processes, tools, and key challenges.
• Work closely with the product team to understand product requirements and contribute to the design and development of features.
• Dive deep into the existing backend architecture, including database structures, APIs, and integration points, to fully understand the technical landscape
• Begin addressing minor technical challenges and tasks, while understanding the underlying architecture and tech stack.
• Begin to participate in creating action plans for new features, ensuring that design and implementation are aligned with product goals.

Within 2 months

• Take ownership of specific features or modules within the codebase, including the responsibility for their design, development, and delivery.
• Begin identifying potential areas for improvement in the codebase and propose strategies for optimization and scalability.
• Conduct code reviews to ensure high-quality deliverables while mentoring team members on coding standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., frontend, DevOps, QA) to align technical implementation with business objectives.
• Develop technical documentation for the assigned modules or features, ensuring maintainability and ease of onboarding for new engineers.
• Start contributing to the sprint planning process by estimating effort, identifying dependencies, and mitigating risks.

Within 3 months

• Take complete control of the codebase, demonstrating the ability to work independently and make critical decisions on system design and implementation.
• Lead the development and delivery of key features, ensuring they meet performance, scalability, and maintainability requirements.
• Act as a technical mentor for the team by guiding junior engineers and providing support to peers when needed.
• Drive cross-team collaboration, ensuring smooth communication between engineering, DevOps, and product teams.
• Lead and own the technical discussions for new features, contributing to architectural decisions and resolving technical challenges.
• Monitor and improve development processes, suggesting tools or methodologies to enhance team productivity and software quality.
• Prepare and deliver regular updates to stakeholders on project progress, risks, and mitigation strategies.

Within 5-6 months

• Be fully autonomous in the codebase and capable of leading a small team of engineers.
• Demonstrate strong decision-making skills and the ability to deliver high-quality features independently.
• Establish themselves as the go-to expert for the backend codebase and act as the technical POC for cross-functional teams.
• Play a pivotal role in enhancing team productivity and aligning technical solutions with business needs.

Personality traits we really admire:

• Great attitude to ask questions, learn and suggest process improvements.
• Follows timelines and absolute commitment to deadlines.
• Has attention to details and helps identify edge cases.
• Highly motivated and coming up with ideas and perspective to help us move towards our goals faster.
• Follows timelines and absolute commitment to deadlines.

Interview Process:

• Round 1 Interview - TA Profile Evaluation
• Round 2 Interview - Assignment Evaluation
• Round 3 Interview - Engineering Team & Technical Founder
• Round 4 Interview - HR

Compensation:

• As per Industry Standards

Why Join Us:

• Freedom & Responsibility: If you are a person who enjoys challenging work & pushing your boundaries, then this is the right place for you. We appreciate new ideas & ownership as well as flexibility with working hours.
• Great Salary & Equity: We keep up with the market standards & provide pay packages considering updated standards. Also as Appknox continues to grow, you’ll have a great opportunity to earn more & grow with us. Moreover, we also provide equity options for our top performers.
• Holistic Growth: We foster a culture of continuous learning and take a much more holistic approach to training and developing our assets: the employees. We shall also support you all on that journey of yours.
• Transparency: Being a part of a start-up is an amazing experience one of the reasons being the open communication & transparency at multiple levels. Working with Appknox will give you the opportunity to experience it all first hand.
• Health insurance: We offer family health insurance coverage to employees.

About Company:

Company is an open-source, low code software that helps developers build applications quickly, usually within only hours. Since being introduced less than two years ago, Appsmith’s open source software has more than 10 million downloads, more than 18,000 stars (up 12x since 2021) on Github and is used at over 10,000 organizations across 150 countries. We are a global and fully remote organization, excited to welcome new teammates to our collaborative environment and high-performance culture.

See our GitHub repo here: https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith

Company has raised $51.5 mn in funding. Company Vision We believe every organization should have the ability to develop high performing internal applications quickly and cost-effectively. Every enterprise needs to create custom internal applications, spending between 10% to 40% of their engineering resources on them. Yet they often take a backseat to customer-facing applications because they are challenging, expensive and slow to build. Appsmith is already enabling software engineers to transform how they build internal apps, often building them 10 times faster with Appsmith. In the future we’re building, custom software developed for internal users will look and work no differently than the best out-of-the-box SAAS products. Internal users will demand great UX, great customer support, and great reliability from their in-house development teams because Appsmith has made it quick and painless for developers to build, deploy and maintain custom software. What do we value? Above all, we value a growth mindset. As a team of learners, we read, talk to people and listen to feedback constantly. We love working with people who have strong opinions, weakly held. Self starters and ambitious people form the backbone of our team. Do you want to work on bigger projects? Are you comfortable setting large goals and then accomplishing them? We value consistency and reliability. For example, sticking to committed deadlines, showing up on time etc. We believe that predictability makes teams run a lot smoother. It’s the little things that matter. Attention to detail shows that we empathize with our users, our colleagues and anyone else that we interact with. Are you a practical optimist? Our founding team strongly believes in a better future. We believe in playing our part to make that future a reality. What will you be doing? The history of software is the history of teams. And the history of teams is the history of leaders. As an Engineering Manager, you will lead a team(s) of engineers focused on solving challenging product problems. You will take charge of the team’s outcomes by building robust engineering processes and inculcating a culture of ownership and accountability within the team. As a leader you will play a key role in bridging communication between various functions such as engineering, product, design and QA. This will help your team release high quality features on-time.

Must Have Skills

● You should have prior experience in leading SaaS product teams in startups. This will help you ramp up and build context within the team easily.

● Teams with predictable schedules and clear directions tend to move faster. You should have managed projects before and be comfortable creating product and feature roadmaps.

● It takes an engineer to understand an engineer. You should (until recently) have been an active developer.

Communication is the key to success. You should be able to convey your ideas to engineers and non-engineers alike with ease and clarity.

● As a leader, it’s imperative that you understand what the team is working on. A strong grasp over the fundamentals of APIs, web backends and browser frameworks will hold you in good stead. Nice to Have Skills

● Past experience in building and scaling teams distributed across time zones and geographies is a bonus.

● Contributions in other open source communities will help you assimilate and enhance Appsmith’s global community.

● Have you worn a founder’s hat before? If yes, we’d love to hear all about your story.

Remote working: Company is a fully distributed and remote team. Diversity and Inclusion: Company has dedicated to maintaining a diverse team and an inclusive work environment because our success depends on it. We welcome all people to apply for roles with company especially women and other disadvantaged populations and we appreciate non-traditional career paths. What is the recruitment process? As a small team, it’s imperative that all of us get to know each other before taking the leap. We want to ensure you succeed in your role within our team. Each conversation (video conference) with us will last about 60 mins. Typically the whole process takes between 2 - 10 business days depending on your and our schedules. Introductory call: This call will help us get to know you better. We want to understand your career aspirations and your story. We will also introduce Appsmith's vision and product to you. If you find our product vision interesting exciting, we will move to the next steps. Technical conversation I: This is a video call with one of our leaders that allows for a deeper technical conversation. We will delve deeper into your professional background and talk about your technical prowess, past projects and leadership style. Technical conversation II: Another round of video interview with a founder on the team that will focus heavily on your project management experience. Expect to discuss strategies for handling real-world scenarios that occur in teams. Culture fit conversation: Conversation with the founders and quick meetings with our team members to ensure that there is a culture-fit. Extending an offer: If all goes well, we will extend an offer which includes financial benefits, equity stock grants and any other benefits.

Benefits

● Budget to setup your home office

● Medical insurance for self and dependants

● Self-education budget for books, courses, and conferences

● Flexible holiday schedule

● Paid Maternity and Paternity leave

About hoichoi:

hoichoi is an on-demand video streaming entertainment platform for Bengalis worldwide. With an array of exciting Content choices including Bengali Classics, Blockbusters, Documentaries, Short Films and Exclusive original web series we aim to be home to the best in Bengali entertainment.

Hoichoi is the digital vertical of SVF Entertainment - a leading Media and Entertainment company in East India, with 5 National Awards to its credit and capabilities in Film and TV Production, Cinemas, Distribution, Digital Cinema, Music and New Media.

As we take on the next level of growth, we are on the lookout for passionate and talented people to join our team, committed to redefining online entertainment for Bengalis globally.

Overview:

Being a “customer first” company, the Customer Support division is critical to Hoichoi. This team comprises of enthusiastic, passionate, fun-loving and highly communicative individuals who continuously work towards ensuring a great experience for Hoichoi users at all times.

This is a high commitment role and you will fit right in if you believe in delivering the best service experience and are passionate about Bengali entertainment.

Job Role:

·        Answer user communication/queries via emails, live chats and calls

·        Ensure minimum turnaround time for resolving user queries & complaints

·        Deliver best in class service in the friendliest and timely manner

·        Suggest process & product improvements based on user feedback

·        Assist the team in reporting & analysis

Qualifications:

·        2+ years’ experience in customer service specializing in Inbound/Outbound support, ideally from an internet start-up/e-commerce background

·        Excellent proficiency in Bengali, English & Hindi

·        Critical thinking and problem-solving skills

·        An understanding of the 'Customer First' principle and committed to consistently delivering high-quality customer support.

Responsibilities:

· Excellent knowledge of all leading social media platforms such as, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn etc.

· Assist with the planning of marketing strategies to help drive traffic and engagement to the website

· Produce content for social media channels such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest etc.

· Keep up to date with any social media trends

· Track social media influencers

· Ensure you produce a consistent brand message across all the social media channels

· Regularly monitor competitor social media sites and create competitor analysis reports

· Contribute to the company blog

· Assist with social media performance reports

· Engage with social media users and respond to any mentions over Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest etc.

· Writing effective SEO content for blogs, websites and social media accounts.

· Coordination with the digital marketing team to report findings and recommendations.

Qualifications:

· Outgoing and easy to work with.

· Substantial social media presence.

· Ambitious and hardworking.

· Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop/ Illustrator and video editing is an added advantage.

· Excellent communication skills

Relevant experience in determining a target audience and how to cater to unique marketing campaigns to capture their attention.

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