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Job Title : Principal Backend Engineer

Experience Required : 5 Years

Work Location : Gurugram, Haryana, India (Regular Work from Office)

Work Timings : 04:30 PM 01:30 AM IST (Monday Friday)

CTC : No bar for right candidates

About the Role :

We are seeking a versatile and proactive Principal Backend Engineer to design, build, and operate the services that power our products. The ideal candidate will own backend APIs, data pipelines, and event-driven systems; champion performance, reliability, and security; and collaborate closely with frontend, QA and DevOps teams to deliver a robust platform.

Experience with distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, observability, and identity/access patterns is essential for ensuring a scalable and efficient backend environment.

Key Responsibilities :

- Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs using Python and Django.
- Develop and optimize data storage solutions with PostgreSQL and Redis, ensuring reliability and performance.
- Implement Elasticsearch for search and analytics across large datasets.
- Architect and operate distributed systems that handle high-throughput and low-latency workloads.
- Build and operate asynchronous task queues and background workers using Celery and Redis.
- Write clean, maintainable, and unit-testfocused code with strong coverage using pytest.
- Build and maintain REST APIs, ensuring proper authentication, authorization, and versioning.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize backend services for scalability, reliability, and cost effectiveness.
- Collaborate with frontend, QA, DevOps,



and product teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
- Document technical designs, APIs, and operational runbooks.
- Perform other backend software engineering duties as assigned and according to capability.

Required Education and Experience:

- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Proven experience developing and maintaining backend systems in production environments.
- Robust programming expertise in Python and Django.
- Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, including schema design and query optimization.
- Experience with Redis for caching, message queues, or real-time data.
- Strong command of Linux-based operating systems.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

Preferred Experience:

- Practical use of Elasticsearch for indexing, search, and data analytics.
- Experience building and consuming APIs, including documentation and testing.
- Solid understanding of distributed systems design patterns.
- Strong focus on unit tests and automated testing using pytest or similar frameworks.
- Proficiency with Docker and containerized application deployments.
- Proven experience with Celery and managing background workers in production.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
- Agile/Scrum team experience.

Note :

- Role suitable only for senior level people with required experience & Tech stack.
- Please do not apply if you are a fresher/junior developer/have lesser experience or have previously applied for similar job post.
- This job doesn't have any flexibility with WFO or shift timings.

📌 Principal Backend Engineer - Python Frameworks (India)
🏢 Alldomainsoft com private
📍 India