Software Backend Developer (1-3 yrs)

Who are we

Trendlyne is a funded, profitable products startup in the financial markets space. We have cutting-edge analytics products built for Indian and US customers, for stock markets and mutual funds.

Our founders are IIT + IIM graduates, with strong tech and marketing experience. We have top finance and management experts on the Board of Directors.

What do we do

We build powerful analytics in the US and Indian stock market space that are best in class. Organic growth in B2B and B2C products has already made the company profitable. We deliver 1 billion+ APIs every month to B2B customers, and have a B2C website and app.

Tech Stack

• Python (Django / Flask / FastAPI)
• PostgreSQL / MySQL
• Redis / caching systems
• REST APIs

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scalable, robust backend systems using Python frameworks.
• Work closely with product managers and other cross-functional teams to help define, scope, and deliver world-class products and high-quality features addressing key user needs.
• Translate requirements into system architecture and implement code while considering performance issues of dealing with billions of rows of data and serving millions of API requests every hour.
• Ability to take full ownership of the software development lifecycle from requirement to release.
• Writing and maintaining clear technical documentation enabling other engineers to step in and deliver efficiently.
• Embrace design and code reviews to deliver quality code.
• Play a key role in taking Trendlyne to the next level as a world-class engineering team.
• Develop and iterate on best practices for the development team, ensuring adherence through code reviews.
• As part of the core team, you will be working on cutting-edge technologies like AI products, online backtesting, data visualization, and machine learning.
• Proficient understanding of the performance of web and mobile applications.

Job Requirements

• 1+ years of experience with Python and Django / Flask / FastAPI.
• Good knowledge of APIs, databases, and system performance.
• Strong understanding of relational databases like PostgreSQL or MySQL and Redis.
• Ownership mindset: you build it, ship it, and take responsibility for it in production.
• Strong communication skills: ability to articulate technical decisions clearly to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders.
• Bonus: Familiarity with JavaScript, HTML, or CSS is a plus but not required.