Software Engineer - Backend

At Prodigal, we're reshaping the future of consumer finance. Founded in 2018 by IITB alumni, our journey began with one bold mission: to eradicate the inefficiencies and confusion that have plagued the lending and collections industry for decades.

Today, we stand at the forefront of a seismic shift in the industry, pioneering the concept of consumer finance intelligence. Powered by our cutting-edge platform, Prodigal's Intelligence Engine, we're creating the next-generation agentic workforce for consumer finance—one that empowers companies to achieve unprecedented levels of operational excellence.

With over half a billion consumer finance interactions processed and a growing impact on more than 100 leading companies across North America, we've established ourselves as the go-to partner for organizations that demand more from their AI solutions. Our unparalleled experience, coupled with our trusted customer relationships, uniquely positions us to build generative AI solutions that will revolutionize the future of consumer finance.

At Prodigal, we are driven by a singular, unrelenting purpose: to transform how consumer finance companies engage with their customers and, in turn, drive successful outcomes for all.

Prodigal is looking for a Software Engineer for the Platform team who will play a key role in building Prodigal's Intelligence Engine (PIE). Read more about PIE here.

🏆 Responsibilities

• You will be writing code and deploying these to enterprise-grade applications to production
• Design, develop, test, and maintain software components and services within the Prodigal platform.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of our platform by optimizing existing systems, adding new features, and ensuring high performance, scalability, and security.
• Experience with tech stack including Python, Golang, MongoDB, Nodejs, Databricks (or any other Data lake/warehousing).
• Conduct performance analysis, capacity management and troubleshoot large scale distributed systems
• Accountable for non-functional aspects of the services and strive to improve on key technical metrics
• Ensure quality and completeness of the product through unit, integration, and regression capabilities
• Ensure the quality of architecture and design of systems. Able to to work on end-to-end systems and high-level design/low-level design.
  
  

✅ Requirements

• B.Tech/B.E./M.Tech in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. (Tier 1 colleges are preferred)
• 1+ year of experience in designing and building distributed systems, microservices architecture, or working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Solid understanding of database systems, both SQL and NoSQL.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Strong expertise in developing scalable, secure, and highly available software applications.
• Practical experience with AWS services, Docker, Kubernetes, and DevOps tools.
• Exposure to logging and monitoring tools such as Sentry, CloudWatch, Prometheus, ELK, etc.
• Self-starter and self-learner, who never settles, is ready to jump into a variety of technologies and languages and is able to coordinate and collaborate with other team members
• Comfortable working in a fast paced environment while continuously evaluating emerging technologies
  
  

Our Tech Stack

• Services built on Python, Golang & Nodejs
• Databases - MongoDB, Postgres, Databricks
• Deployments on EKS, EC2, Lambda Databricks and other AWS services
• GenAI tools : Cursor, Devin, Lovable, Bolt, Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity
  
  

Mode of Work - In-Office (Mumbai)

🎁 What we offer

• GenAI experience – Work directly in the innovative field of GenAI, shaping groundbreaking projects that redefine consumer finance intelligence.
• World-class team - You'll get the chance to learn from (and teach) some of the brightest and most skilled people you'll ever meet. Our team members have been part of BCG, Deloitte, EY, Blackstone, Meta, Amazon and are IIT, IIM, BITS alumnus.
• Continuous education - As relentless seekers of knowledge, we sponsor and support any training materials, books, courses, and exam fees for upskilling yourself in areas related to your role - but that's not where it ends. If you make a good case for some extra learning, we're delighted to foot the tab.
• Food at the office – Meals are on us. We won't let your stomach grumble while you hustle.
• Health insurance - Health always comes first. The health of your family is as important to us, as it is to you. We offer insurance coverage for both you and your family.
• Flexible schedule - We're not a "clock in, clock out" company. Morning person? Start work while the world's still sleeping. Night owl? Ramp things up while others are winding down. You're fully trusted to create the right conditions for your own personal peak productivity. We only ask that you be available to your teammates for seamless collaboration.
• Generous leave policy - Take all the time you need to recharge your batteries - no cap on vacation here. Because a rested, relaxed, and refreshed mind is a happy and effective mind.
• Recreation & team activities – We regularly indulge in friendly football, table tennis, cooking sessions and challenge each other to do those extra push ups or chug that 4th drink (of course that's Nimbu Pani).
  
  

From day 1, Prodigal has been defined by talented, humble, and hungry leaders and we want this mindset and culture to continue to blossom from top to bottom in the company. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and want to work in a fast-paced, intellectually-stimulating environment where you will be pushed to grow, then please reach out because we are looking to build a transformational company that reinvents one of the biggest industries in the US.

To learn more about us - please visit the following:

Our Story - https://www.prodigaltech.com/our-story

What shapes our thinking - https://link.prodigaltech.com/our-thesis

Our website - https://www.prodigaltech.com/