Backend Software Engineer

Role : Backend Developer SDE I / II

Location : Gurgaon

Nature of Role : Work from Office

Experience : 2-3 year Post Engineering degree (BE, B.Tech)

Reporting to : Engineering Manager

Preferable Skill Set : Python, Django, Flask API ,Rest Framework, PHP, MySQL,System Design,Micro-services,LLM, Agentic AI.

About Parentune

Parentune is a prompt & verified Helpline for Parents. We are the only Platform that provides trustworthy advice to parents within minutes, 24x7. Parentune empowers this through a combination of its verified parents community, Comprehensive & verified Content & Courses, its proprietary Technology & empaneled Doctors.

We solve 96% of parents’ concerns in under 45 min & 30% of them instantly. Parentune is the #1 Parenting APP in India for more than 4 years now, rated 4.9 / 5 on Android Playstore & 4.8 / 5 on Apple App store. Among other notables, Parentune has been featured by Google as an Indian APP with global potential, recognised as a Nasscom Emerge 50 Technology Startup, awarded by Business World as a Technology company to watch out and is one of the very few Indian Tech startups to be recognised by Wall Street Journal as a Global Startup Showcase.

About the Job :

This is an opportunity best fitting for a talented Backend Developer. Once this talent joins our team, s / he can expect to create and work on scalable software solutions. As part of a cross-functional team, you'll be involved in the full software development life cycle, from conception to deployment. You should be conversant and really good with back end technologies / coding languages(python & Rest framework), development frameworks, and third-party libraries. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to solve real world problems affecting more than 50% population in India and other countries, contribute significantly to our vision and mission, while you hustle to improve the quality of childhood & parenting with your code.

Key goals & responsibilities :

Architecture and design of back-end services.

Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code for APIs, services, and other backend components.

Design Restful / Graph APIs and ensure seamless integration with front-end and third-party services

Monitor back-end services to ensure up-time and performance.

Design and optimize relational and No-SQL databases.

Write unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure code reliability.

Design systems to handle high traffic and large-scale data.

Debug and resolve production issues quickly.

Qualifications :

B. Tech or a similar other equivalent degree.

Relevant experience in building python,flask / Django frameworks.

Should have proven excellence in building solid product / service with back-end services using rest frameworks.

Should have been on one product / project for at least 1 year

Hiring Process :

Each talent is on boarded through the OTT (On-boarding Top Talent) funnel, which has 5 steps :

Round#1-Technical Exercise

Round#2- Non technical & fitment round

Round#3- Technical discussion on desired tech stack like Python, Django, Flask API ,Rest Framework, PHP, MySQL,System Design,Micro-services.

Round#4- Technical

Final discussion - Non Technical

Some of these in-person rounds are coupled and done on the same day / visit.

We finish our process within 7-10 working days.

30-60-90 days Plan

a) 30 Days Plan

To be actively contributing in the first sprint

To understand the product blueprint, vision and existing code well

b) 60 Days Plan

To be actively contributing in problem solving with speed

Early hurdles, problem solving, traction

c)90 Days Plan

Evidence of early traction on various live modules

Movement towards innovation - solving problems we haven't solved before through technology