Software Development Engineer Backend- I | Upstox Jobs
Software Development Engineer Backend- I
Location: Mumbai
Upstox Mission & Values

To make every Indian a financially Independent individual. Upstox's values are: Customer First, Ownership and Collaboration

The Upstox Story:

Upstox is one of India's leading Fin-Tech companies with a mission to simplify trading & investing to make it easily accessible to the masses. We aim to enable everyone, from new investors to seasoned traders, to invest across multiple categories with our state-of-the-art trade & investment platform and commission-free pricing. We offer numerous asset categories to invest in, like Stocks, IPOs, Mutual Funds, and more.  

By focusing on our customers’ needs and equipping them with personalized yet powerful tools, we witnessed a steep growth of 800% in our customer base from 25 Thousand in 2017 to 2 Lakh in 2019. With 1500% growth in 2020, currently, over 11 million customers trust us with their investment decisions, thus setting us on the course to become an industry-leader in the country. 

Our mission is simple - to break down the complexities of investing and make it more effortless, accessible, affordable, and easy for the masses to adopt. This key principle when infused with intuitive design and leading-edge technology will help us empower every Indian to take control of their investments. 

RKSV Securities was founded by Ravi Kumar and Shrinivas Viswanath in 2009 and was soon graced by Kavitha Subramanian as the third co-founder in 2016. Backed by Ratan Tata, Upstox had raised $4 million in Series A funding in early 2016 that was led by Kalaari Capital. The Series B funding round scaled multifold and witnessed an investment of $25 million by US-based investment firm - Tiger Global Management in September 2019.
 
We have a team of highly skilled technology and finance professionals, and are currently looking for highly motivated field experts to be part of our high-energy team.


Roles & Responsibilities:

- Provide expertise in the development of new products/services/processes, frequently operating at the leading edge of technology.
- Solve complex problems and follow good coding practices and complying with existing quality standard
- Analyze project requirements and accordingly provide technical and functional recommendations
- Perform system failure analysis and provide corrective actions
- Setup high-quality standards in production running code by performing diligent code reviews and rigorous unit test coverage
- Ensure high availability of backend services


Experience Required:

- 1-3 years of experience in software development.
- B.S. or higher in Computer Science (or equivalent work experience).
- Expert knowledge of computer science with strong competencies in Data Structures, - Algorithms & OOPs concepts
- Worked on SQL databases, Knowledge of NoSQL DBs like MongoDB and Caching (like Redis) will be an added advantage.
- Knowledge of microservices architecture


Psst… tips on how you can beat the competition: 
If you can showcase your abilities to:
·    Be self-driven / quick starter
·    Have an ownership mindset
·    Aggressively drive and deliver results
 
If you fit the above description, we would love to connect with you! APPLY NOW
 
A basic requirement but one that many forget: Make sure you go through our website, download our app and give us feedback! 


Upstox is an Equal Opportunity Employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics.

Working at Upstox

Overall Culture Score

4.5/5

CEO Score

Ravi Kumar
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Reviews from current employees

We work as a family.
Its best in the industry
Learning something new everyday here

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Perks and Benefits

Health & Wellness
Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Gym Membership / Reimbursement
Paid Time Off
PTO / Vacation Policy
Paid Holidays
Maternity / Paternity Leave
Financial Benefits
Performance Bonus
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Office Perks
Work From Home Policy
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eNPS

44
eNPS Score
56%Promoters
32%Passive
12%Detractors

Upstox's Employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS) is 44, as rated by 124 employees. This means 56% of Upstox employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers today.

3 Cool Reasons to Work at Upstox

  1. Our employees say, there are ample complex problems to solve and now is just the beginning!
  2. Upstox provides a great platform to learn and implement your learning.
  3. The sense of ownership given to employees makes us feel belonged!