Lead Backend Engineer

Proclink; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 1,900,000 - 2,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Keka Inc. is seeking an experienced backend engineer to lead the development of web-based applications and enterprise integrations using GraphQL, AWS, Node.js, and pySpark. You will shape scalable architectures, collaborate with product and design teams, and ensure code quality with automated testing.

You will mentor juniors, contribute to interviewing, and work with DevOps to deploy to production. Strong communication and cloud proficiency are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum B.S. / M.S. Computer Science or related discipline from accredited college or University.
• At least 5 years of experience building internet facing applications.
• At least 5 years of experience with known Cloud and/or OpenShift, preferably AWS Stack(Lambda, Glue, DynamoDB, S3 etc).
• Proficient in object-oriented programming and software engineering techniques.
• Proficient in building and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Proficient in managing multiple tasks and meeting timelines.
• Experience integrating APIs with front-end and/or mobile-specific frameworks.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and maintenance of complex web-based applications & enterprise integrations based on GraphQL and AWS.
• Perform backend programming with Node.js, TypeScript, AWS, pySpark, ETL/ELT and APIs.
• Define system architecture and detailed scalable solution designs.
• Collaborate with Product, Designers, and engineers to find best solutions.
• Own code quality and automate feature testing; contribute UI testing framework.
• Mentor junior developers and assist in interviewing and team expansion.
• Collaborate with DevOps to deploy and maintain production applications.
• Stay updated with industry trends and best practices.

Skills

Backend development

RESTful API design

System architecture

Mentoring

Testing automation

Education

B.S./M.S. Computer Science

Tools

AWS (Lambda, Glue, DynamoDB, S3)

NodeJS

TypeScript

Angular

pySpark

Airflow

GraphQL

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Job description

Lead development and maintenance of complex web-based applications & enterprise Integrations based on GraphQL, AWS( Glue/Lambda, pySpark),Airflow Typescript, Angular, NodeJS.

Perform complex application programming activities with an emphasis on backend systems development: GraphQL, Node.JS, AWS (Glue/Lambda/Python), pySpark, ETL/ELT, API, TypeScript, Integrations , RESTful APIs and more

Lead the definition of system architecture and detailed solution design that are scalable and extensible

Design and development of Enteprise integrations, Digital Card solutions on both Mobile and Web platforms and preferably in the AWS Cloud environment (Lambda, Glue, S3, DynamoDB etc.)

Collaborate with Product Owners, Designers, and other engineers on different permutations to find the best solution possible

Own the quality of code and do your own testing. Automate feature testing and contribute UI testing framework

Become a subject matter expert for our mobile applications backend and middleware

Demonstrate courage – be willing to take a position to advance design and implementation decisions. Capable of principled push back with both peers and superiors.

Collaborate with DevOps teams to deploy and maintain applications into the Production environment.

Mentor junior developers on the team and Aid technical team as needed

Assist in interviewing and building out technical team

Suggest improvements to optimize delivery

Stay up to date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to continuously improve development processes and skills.

Requirements:

Minimum B.S. / M.S. Computer Science or related discipline from accredited college or University

At least 5 years of experience building internet facing applications

At least 5 years of experience with known Cloud and/or OpenShift, preferably AWS Stack(Lambda, Glue, DynamoDB, S3 etc)

Proficient in following concepts: object-oriented programming, software engineering techniques, quality engineering, parallel programming, databases, etc.

Proficient in building and consuming RESTful APIs

Proficient in managing multiple tasks and consistently meet established timelines

Experience integrating APIs with front-end and/or mobile-specific frameworks

Excellent written and verbal communications skills

Preferred Qualifications:

Financial Services experience and Credit Card experience a big plus.

Demonstrable knowledge of native coding background in iOS, Android, Web applications.

Experience developing and deploying applications within Kubernetes based containers