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Zenskar; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Zenskar in Bengaluru, India seeks a software engineer to develop full-stack software with emphasis on backend systems. You will create end-to-end product workflows from conception through deployment, and work with APIs, databases, and third-party integrations to expand platform capabilities.

The role involves refactoring billing workflows, resolving production issues, identifying performance bottlenecks, and developing AI agents to solve specific customer problems.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of professional development experience.
• Ability to solve complex problems independently.
• Willingness to learn unfamiliar technologies on the job.
• Track record of taking ownership and delivering projects.
• Hands-on work on meaningful projects or shipped products.

Responsibilities

• Develop software across the full stack with emphasis on backend systems.
• Create end-to-end product workflows from conception through deployment.
• Work with APIs, databases and third‑party integrations to expand platform capabilities.
• Refactor and optimize billing workflows to handle increasing complexity.
• Identify and resolve production issues affecting users.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and accelerate slow product flows.
• Develop AI agents tailored to solve specific customer problems.

Skills

Backend development

Problem-solving

Independent work

Learning on the job

Python

PostgreSQL

AWS

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Python

PostgreSQL

AWS

Job description

About the role

• Batch: 2023/2024/2025/2026. About the role: Develop software across the full stack with emphasis on backend systems
• Create end-to-end product workflows from conception through deployment
• Work with APIs, databases and third-party integrations to expand platform capabilities
• Refactor and optimize billing workflows to handle increasing complexity
• Identify and resolve production issues affecting users
• Identify performance bottlenecks and accelerate slow product flows
• Develop AI agents tailored to solve specific customer problems

What we\'re looking for

• 1–3 years of professional development experience
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems independently
• Comfort learning unfamiliar technologies and domains on the job
• Track record of taking ownership of projects and seeing them through
• Previous hands-on work on meaningful projects or shipped products
• Background in backend development, though not required
• Familiarity with Python, PostgreSQL and AWS is valuable but not a prerequisite

What you\'ll bring

• Problem-solving approach grounded in first-principles thinking
• Self-directed work ethic and willingness to figure things out without constant guidance
• Ability to ship features and fixes without waiting for detailed specifications