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Back End Developer

Back End Developer

RecroBengaluru, Karnataka, India
30+ days ago
Job description

Who You Are

You're a seasoned Backend Engineer with 5+ years of experience who thrives on building

products from zero to one. You're a technical leader who can own an entire product's backend

architecture, make architectural decisions, and mentor junior engineers. While

backend-focused, you understand frontend concepts well enough to review code and ensure

smooth integration. You understand that in an early-stage startup, you need to balance technical

excellence with pragmatic choices that get products to market quickly. You're excited about

taking full ownership of backend systems while building and guiding a small engineering team.

Responsibilities

  • Take complete ownership of backend architecture for one core product vertical - from

design to delivery to ongoing optimization

  • Lead and mentor 2-3 junior engineers while maintaining hands-on involvement in critical

    • features

  • Design and build robust APIs using Python (FastAPI / Django / Flask) that power our web

    • and mobile applications

  • Build and optimize cloud infrastructure on AWS and Azure, implementing

    • containerization with Docker and orchestration with Kubernetes

  • Set up monitoring and observability using Grafana and related tools, ensuring system

    • health at scale

  • Integrate with third-party AI services including LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.) and

    • voice technologies (STT / TTS)

  • Establish engineering best practices including CI / CD pipelines, code reviews, and testing

    • strategies

  • Partner directly with founders and product teams to translate business requirements into

    • scalable backend solutions

    Qualifications

    Required

  • 5+ years building and shipping production backend systems, with proven ability to scale

    • products from 0→1 and 1→10

  • Strong expertise in Python backend frameworks (FastAPI / Django / Flask)
  • Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) in production

    • environments

  • Hands-on experience with AWS and Azure cloud platforms, including deployment and

    • security best practices

  • Proficiency with PostgreSQL and MongoDB for complex data modeling
  • Experience with monitoring tools (Grafana) and building observable systems
  • Strong background in API design, microservices architecture, and distributed systems
  • Proven track record of leading and mentoring junior engineers in a hands-on capacity
  • Ability to make pragmatic technical decisions balancing quality with speed of execution

    • Nice to Have

  • Frontend knowledge of React and TypeScript for code review and cross-stack

    • collaboration

  • Experience integrating with AI / ML APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Cloud AI, etc.)
  • Experience with message queues (RabbitMQ / Kafka) and caching systems (Redis)
  • Knowledge of voice technologies (Speech-to-Text / Text-to-Speech) and real-time audio

    • processing

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