Senior Backend Engineer

HappyFox; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 6,704,980 - 9,578,544; Full time

Job summary

HappyFox is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer for their Bengaluru location. In this role, you will be responsible for implementing product features, conducting code reviews, and collaborating with Product Managers, Designers, and other Engineers. Ideal candidates should have 5+ years of experience, proficiency in Python and web frameworks like Django or Flask, and strong problem-solving skills. The position offers opportunities to enhance team practices and participate in the development of scalable software solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional work experience in backend engineering.
• Experience in building and maintaining complex software features.
• Proficient in writing performant and scalable code.

Responsibilities

• Implement product features with clean and reusable code.
• Conduct peer reviews for code quality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver features.
• Introduce best practices for the team and codebase.

Skills

Backend programming languages proficiency (Python)

Web application frameworks (Django, Flask)

Building REST APIs

Database management (PostgreSQL, MongoDB)

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Good communication skills

Job description

We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our engineering team to help build and maintain our growing list of products. You should have prior experience of being responsible for building sufficiently complex features by yourself.

Responsibilities

• Implement product features writing clean, robust, reusable code with tests
• Conduct peer reviews to keep the codebase a great environment to work on
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers and Engineers to deliver high quality features
• Bring new ideas and best practices to improve the team and the codebase

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional work experience
• Proficiency in backend programming languages like Python
• Experience working with web application frameworks like Django or Flask
• Experience in building web services using relational databases like PostgreSQL or NoSQL databases like MongoDB
• Proficiency in writing highly performant and scalable code
• Experience in building REST APIs and a good understanding of best practices around building APIs
• Good communication skills with an ability to articulate your views
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills