Senior Backend Engineer

Coulomb AI | Bangalore, India | 1mo ago

$30,000 – $40,000/yr| full-time | on-site | senior | 6+ years

skills: flask, django, api design, web security, real-time data processing, etl, pandas, polars, testing, mysql, postgresql, redis, cloud infrastructure, aws, gcp, ci/cd, monitoring, logging, kafka, spark, flink, ml, python

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Do you want to join a fast-growing climate tech startup with real impact?

About Coulomb

At Coulomb AI, we envision a future powered by the seamless integration of AI and Battery Technologies, creating a powerful synergy to combat climate change. We build category-leading software that can significantly improve battery lifespan and performance by employing advanced predictive analytics, real-time monitoring, and adaptive battery management algorithms.

Coulomb is headquartered in San Francisco with its development and research center in Bangalore. Founders Khushboo Shrivastava and Santanu Mondal are alumni of IIT Bombay and have first-hand experience working on first-generation Electric Vehicles at General Motors. We are backed by some of the best climate tech investors in the world, including Y Combinator, Harvard Management Seed Capital, CSVE Ventures, and prominent Silicon Valley-based Angels.

We already have a global presence with customers in 5 countries across UK, US, APAC and India

Yet, we’re still at the start of our journey, and we want exceptional people to join us!

About the Role

What it means to be an early engineer

Being part of the founding team, you will have the opportunity to shape the future of sustainable energy. Together, we’re going to face the hardest technical challenges this journey has to offer head-on. As the team grows, you’ll be the battle-hardened expert that everyone looks to for guidance. Your role will be pivotal in building a mission-critical analytics platform that encompasses predictive ML models, real-time analytics, and user-friendly dashboards.

As a Senior Backend Engineer, here’s what you’ll be doing

Build the foundation for cloud-native & multi-tenant AI platform for battery modelling & analytics.
Develop a real-time alerting system using modern streaming stack(Kafka, Spark/Flink).
Develop data transformation models for real-time ETL processes using Pandas & Polars
Design and Develop secure and scalable API using Flask with access control, and pagination.
Implement optimizations and enhancements to improve API performance, including reducing load times and minimizing resource consumption
Design and maintain database schemas for optimal data storage and retrieval
Develop and maintain a comprehensive suite of unit tests, integration tests, security tests, and end-to-end tests for the API
Deploy and configure infrastructure components such as databases, message queues, container runtimes, and - - - API gateways in cloud environments to build scalable, reliable, and cost-efficient cloud services
Implement robust monitoring and logging solutions to track system performance, detect anomalies, and troubleshoot issues promptly
Ensure faster release cycles using proper build, test, and deployment strategies

We are excited about you because you have:

Proven 4+ years of experience in designing and implementing scalable APIs using frameworks such as Flask/Django with a focus on performance optimization
In-depth understanding of web security principles and best practices. Ability to identify and address security vulnerabilities in code and infrastructure
Experience in real-time data processing using efficient ETL approaches
Proficiency in implementing and maintaining a robust testing strategy
Experience with various DBs like MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, etc.
Experience in working with cross-functional teams to understand data requirements and implement effective data models
Expertise in cloud infrastructure deployment and building monitoring framework in AWS, GCP
Experience in CI-CD deployment
Strong commitment to writing clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
Familiarity with tools and methodologies for code analysis and profiling.

You’ll be a great fit if:

Previously worked in a startup environment and have a high degree of ownership and appetite for ambiguity
Like being a part of a high-performing team focussed on fast-paced execution at the same time detail-oriented
A relentless desire to solve customer problems and chase down answers

Benefits

health insurance · paid time off

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