Senior Backend Engineer

About Us

EximPe is building the future of doing Export Import business in India. Our customers are specifically small and medium businesses in the Export-Import space. We strive to solve the problems EXIMs face and currently focussing on the financial side of things.

Currently, we are a team of 10 and growing rapidly. Our investors include top angels from across the world which include early investors from unicorn fintech companies. Come join us in this journey to digitize, automate and grow the SME EXIM business of India.

About the Job

We're looking for an experienced backend engineer who can contribute to our product. Our preferred stack is Python/Django and Java on the backend. This is an opportunity to have a big impact and get lots of ownership. We're looking for someone who thrives in the very early stages of a company and is self driven. We are looking for folks who understand cloud-based distributed systems and can write clean, scalable code.

Responsibilities

• Deliver features in an end-to-end manner: technical design, development, testing, deployment and maintenance.
• Provide technical leadership and own specific areas of the EximPe platform.
• Work closely with Product Managers to translate product requirements to engineering specifications.
• Lead code review efforts and quality efforts in your area of ownership.
• Participate in product discussions, taking ownership and initiative.
• Work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers.

Requirements

• At least 3 years experience developing web applications and backend services in a professional setting.
• You should have played a lead role in building, shipping and maintaining a non-trivial production service.
• Strong experience with Python / Django or the Java ecosystem.
• Must have an excellent understanding of how the web works.
• Familiar with modern engineering practices: code reviews, continuous-deployment, automated testing.
• Must be willing to constantly learn new things.
• Passionate about joining a small team and building a company.

Nice to haves

• A history of working on side/hobby projects and contributing to open source projects is a plus.
• You're familiar with frontend technologies (Javascript / React).
• You've worked at a startup before.

Benefits

We offer competitive cash compensation and equity. We're a remote team and are happy to work with candidates from anywhere in the world.

• Health insurance with 100% premium covered
• Generous PTO / sick leave
• Annual company retreat
• 100% Remote