Backend Developer

Slikk; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Slikk Bengaluru is seeking a seasoned backend engineer to architect, design and scale high-performance, low-latency services in a fast-growing product.

You will own RESTful and GraphQL APIs end-to-end, drive data models, choose technologies, optimize throughput and reliability, implement security, and collaborate with product and SRE teams to deliver robust solutions.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of backend development experience.
• Proficiency in Python with Django, Flask, or FastAPI.
• Experience with databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Redis.
• Familiarity with Git version control.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and develop highly scalable, low-latency backend systems.
• Build and maintain RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs for large-scale applications.
• Own services end-to-end, from design to deployment and monitoring.
• Optimise applications for maximum throughput, reliability, and performance.
• Implement and enforce security, data protection, and compliance standards.

Skills

Backend development

Problem solving

Tools

MySQL

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Redis

Git

Django

Flask

FastAPI

AWS

Azure

GCP

REST/GraphQL

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Architect, design, and develop highly scalable, low-latency backend systems.
• Build and maintain RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs for large-scale applications.
• Own services end-to-end, from design to deployment and monitoring.
• Optimise applications for maximum throughput, reliability, and performance.
• Implement and enforce security, data protection, and compliance standards.

Requirements:

• 6+ years of experience in backend development.
• Proficiency in Python (Django / Flask / FastAPI).
• Experience with databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Redis.
• Familiarity with version control systems (Git).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.