Lead Backend Developer

Location : Bangalore

Department : Engineering

Reports to : SVP

Experience required : 6+ years

About Tracxn :

Tracxn (Tracxn.com) is a Bangalore-based product company providing a research and deal sourcing platform for Venture Capital, Private Equity, Corp Dev, and professionals working around the startup ecosystem.

We are a team of 600+ working professionals serving customers across the globe. Our clients include Funds like Andreessen Horowitz, Matrix Partners, GGV Capital, and Large Corporations such as Citi, Embraer & Ferrero.

Founders :

- Neha Singh (ex-Sequoia, BCG | MBA - Stanford GSB)

- Abhishek Goyal (ex-Accel Partners, Amazon | BTech - IIT Kanpur)

About Technology Team :

Tracxn's Technology team is 60+ members strong and growing. The technology team is subdivided into multiple smaller teams, each owning one or more services/components of the technology platform. Ours is a young team of motivated engineers with a minimal management structure where almost everyone is actively involved in technical development and design activities. We have a team-centric culture where the ownership and responsibility of a feature or module lie with a team compared to an individual.

We value ownership, continuous learning, consistency, and discipline as a team.

Our Tech Stacks :

We work on an array of technologies, including but not limited to backend and frontend systems such as Java, Python, Spring Boot, Node.js, ReactJS, Next.js, Webpack, and Storybook; cloud and serverless platforms like AWS, etc; data and infrastructure technologies such as Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch), MongoDB, MySQL, Redis, Kafka, and Ansible; large-scale web crawling solutions; modern data pipelines and ETL workflows; and AI/ML-driven projects.

Job Overview :

We are looking for experienced software engineers with 6+ years of overall software development experience, including backend development and proven people-management skills. The ideal candidate will lead the engineering team(s), drive technical excellence, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality software solutions.

Job Responsibilities :

- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of software engineers

- Own technical planning, architecture discussions, and execution

- Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders

- Drive best practices in software development, testing, and deployment

- Conduct code reviews and ensure high engineering standards

- Manage delivery timelines, resource planning, and technical risks

- Support hiring, onboarding, and performance management of engineers

Job Requirements :

Professional Experience :

- Proven experience leading or managing software engineering teams

- Track record of delivering complex, scalable software systems

- Experience driving technical initiatives and influencing architectural decisions

- Strong collaboration experience with product, design, and cross-functional teams.

Technical Leadership & Management :

- Ability to mentor, coach, and grow engineers across different experience levels

- Experience conducting performance reviews and providing technical feedback

- Strong ownership of team delivery, timelines, and quality

- Experience balancing hands-on technical work with people management

Backend & System Architecture Expertise :

- Strong proficiency of modern backend architectures, design patterns, and microservices architecture.

- Proficiency in at least one server-side programming language (e.g., Java, Python, etc.)

- Solid understanding of API design principles and implementation

- Hands-on experience with relational and non-relational databases and knowledge of data pipelines and data warehousing concepts.

Technical Competencies :

- Strong system design and problem-solving skills

- Knowledge of caching strategies, performance optimization, and scalability

- Understanding of data modeling and query optimization

- Familiarity with search and indexing technologies

- Understanding of security best practices in backend systems

Culture :

- Work with performance-oriented teams driven by ownership and passion.

- Learn to design systems for high accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.

- No strict deadlines, focus on delivering quality work.

- Meritocracy-driven, candid culture. No politics.

- Very high visibility regarding which startups and markets are exciting globally.

Skills

Java, Python, Backend Architecture, Microservices Architecture, System Architecture, Server Side Component, API, Design Patterns, RDBMS, NoSQL, System Design