Backend Engineer

About the jobLocation: Bengaluru, Whitefield Type: Full Time Experience: 2-5 years About Valyx: Valyx is rebuilding B2B revenue management from the ground up creating customizable, scalable automation for billing and receivables. Our team has deep experience across Stripe, SAP Labs, Oracle, Amazon, and more, solving for the complex, multi-layered nature of receivables in fast-moving businesses. Why Join Us: ● Impact: Help build the technical foundation for next-gen receivable automation.● Excellence: Practice backend engineering with experienced colleagues in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. ● Exposure: Take part in end-to-end product cycles from ideation, and design, to release. ● Ownership: Your work and ideas directly shape team practices and company culture. Responsibilities: ● Build, maintain, and optimize backend services for receivables management using Python (Flask/FastAPI) and MySQL. ● Write modular, adaptable code that supports frequent changes in product direction.● Design and work with scalable database models for high-performance applications and robust data integrity. ● Implement asynchronous/offline processing jobs that streamline application performance and data flow. ● Collaborate closely with fellow engineers and designers to solve challenging problems in backend architecture, integrations, and real-time collaboration.● Contribute to API development and workflow integrations with third-party finance, payment, and ERP systems. ● Take ownership of critical features and deliver maintainable, high-quality code.Qualifications: ● 2-5 years of backend development experience; strong foundational knowledge in Python, REST APIs, and relational databases. ● Experience designing database schemas and writing performant SQL.● Familiarity with Flask, FastAPI, or equivalent Python-based web frameworks.● Ability and willingness to learn quickly and adapt to evolving technologies.● High productivity and quality code, with a focus on maintainability and pragmatic solutions. ● Strong collaboration, clear communication, and commitment to user-focused engineering. ● Passion for working in a dynamic, startup environment; previous startup experience is a plus, but not required. What You’ll Love About Valyx: ● Competitive salary and meaningful equity. ● Open, transparent organizational culture (no bureaucratic hurdles).● High autonomy and real ownership of your work. ● Opportunities to innovate, experiment, and directly impact the direction of our receivables product. If you’re eager to grow with a deep-tech startup, love backend engineering, and want to reshape receivable workflows for leading businesses, come build with us!