Senior Backend Engineer

Seed Funded Product-based startup in Bangalore is hiring Senior Backend Engineer (Immediate joiners only) job in Bengaluru (Bangalore) | Cutshort

Senior Backend Engineer (Immediate joiners only)
Seed Funded Product-based startup in Bangalore
Senior Backend Engineer (Immediate joiners only)

at Seed Funded Product-based startup in Bangalore
Agency job
4
\- 8 yrs
₹10L - ₹12L / yr
Bengaluru (Bangalore)
Skills
Python
Django
Flask
We are seeking an experienced Senior Backend Engineer to join our passionate team. If you have a strong background in backend development, a track record of delivering scalable and reliable solutions, and are eager to contribute to complex projects, we would love to hear from you.
Responsibilities:
– Design and develop robust, high-performance backend solutions using Python and related technologies.
– Lead the architecture and design discussions for major backend components and services.
– Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze software requirements.
– Mentor and guide junior and mid-level engineers, fostering their technical growth.
– Review code and provide constructive feedback to ensure code quality and adherence to best practices.
– Identify and address performance bottlenecks, scalability challenges, and technical issues.
– Participate in sprint planning, task estimation, and agile development processes.
– Keep up-to-date with industry trends, tools, and best practices to continuously improve our backend systems.
– Drive the adoption of coding standards, design patterns, and engineering best practices.
– Collaborate with frontend engineers to ensure seamless integration between frontend and backend components.
Requirements:
– Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
– Minimum of 4 years of professional experience in backend development.
– Strong proficiency in Python and backend frameworks like Django and Flask.
– In-depth knowledge of database systems, both relational (MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, etc. ).
– Proven track record of designing and developing scalable and maintainable backend services.
– Experience with RESTful API design and best practices.
– Solid understanding of software architecture, design principles, and software development lifecycle.
– Previous experience leading or mentoring engineers is a strong plus.
– Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive attitude towards challenges.
– Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
– Familiarity with cloud platforms (e. g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization (Docker) is a plus.
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