The Role

We are hiring an intermediate Backend Engineer with 3+ years of hands-on experience building production systems in Python and Django. You will own services end-to-end from design through deployment, in a stack that includes Django/DRF, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, Elasticsearch, and Docker. This is a builder role on a team where good ideas ship the same week.

Core Responsibilities

- Design, build, and own REST APIs in Django REST Framework and FastAPI

- Write production-grade Python: clean, tested, profiled, and reviewed

- Model data in PostgreSQL and tune what you ship — indexes, query plans, migrations on live data

- Use Redis where it earns its keep: caching, sessions, rate limiting, lightweight queues

- Build and operate ETL pipelines that move and transform data across systems reliably

- Produce to and consume from Kafka for event-driven and streaming workloads

- Use Elasticsearch for search, indexing, and analytics; keep it in sync with the system of record

- Containerize services with Docker; collaborate on CI/CD pipelines for automated test and deploy

- Participate in design discussions around service boundaries, data flow, failure modes

- Debug production issues end-to-end: logs, metrics, traces, hypothesis, fix, post-mortem

- Use AI-assisted coding tools to move faster; review and validate generated code before it ships

Key Requirements





- 3+ years of professional backend development experience with Python, with a substantial portion in Django

- Hands-on experience building production REST APIs in DRF; FastAPI exposure is a solid plus

- Solid PostgreSQL fundamentals — schema design, indexing, query tuning, migrations

- Production experience with Docker

- Hands-on with at least one of: Redis, Kafka, or Elasticsearch in a production setting

- Comfort with Git, code review, and modern collaborative development practices

- Familiarity with testing approaches — unit, integration, and at least exposure to TDD

- Working knowledge of cloud (AWS preferred: EC2, S3, RDS) is a plus

- Strong written and verbal communication for working with product, infra, and other engineers

- Attention to detail and a habit of thinking about edge cases, failure modes, and operability

What We Offer

- Opportunity to shape the future of unsecured lending in emerging markets

- Competitive compensation package

- Professional development and growth opportunities

- Team-oriented, innovation-focused work environment

- Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
- A high-velocity, low-bureaucracy environment where good ideas ship the same week

Location & Work Model

- Location: Gurugram, Sector 65, work from office

- Start date: Immediate joiners preferred

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