Senior Backend Software Engineer

About Truxt

At Truxt.ai, we're not just another startup, we're solving large enterprises' biggest data paradoxes and pioneering the world's first fully autonomous software Analytics. As an early-stage company driven by a meaningful mission, we seek exceptional engineering talent who values purpose, long-term impact, and significant equity ownership over traditional salary compensation.We're seeking passionate, self-motivated, go getters to join our journey in transforming businesses.

Job Description:

We are seeking a skilled Senior Backend Engineer with expertise in building and deploying scalable SaaS and ML applications. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will be responsible for developing, integrating AI-powered SaaS platform, and deploying to cloud infrastructure. The candidate should have experience in architecting efficient backend, building data pipelines, developing REST APIs, and a strong understanding of cloud deployment strategies. Additionally, the candidate should possess the ability to build authentication and authorization modules to ensure secure access to our applications and APIs.

Responsibilities:

• Develop highly efficient & scalable Software as a Service (SaaS) platform
• Architect & Develop secured backend systems
• Design, develop, and maintain backend services for the AI and SaaS platform
• Integrate AI/ML models into backend services using Python frameworks like FastAPI, Flask, and Django.
• Build and manage RESTful APIs and GraphQL endpoints for efficient data querying.
• Implement and maintain microservices architecture with Docker for containerization.
• Manage relational and NoSQL databases, including PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis.
• Handle real-time data processing using Apache Kafka.
• Ensure the platform’s security by implementing OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, and OWASP security guidelines.
• Oversee DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines
• Collaborate closely with frontend engineers to ensure seamless integration of backend services.
• Build strong team, mentor junior team members

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in backend development with a strong portfolio of past projects.
• Must have built a SaaS platform.
• Proficiency in Python frameworks (FastAPI, Flask, Django) and Go.
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and DevOps.
• Strong understanding of relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis).
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins) and monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana).
• Understanding of real-time data processing frameworks (Apache Kafka).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of AI/ML libraries and frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face Transformers).
• Familiarity with Operations & infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform.
• Understanding DevOps, container orchestration with Kubernetes, and monitoring using Prometheus and Grafana.