Senior Software Engineer II - Backend Development

Overview

Senior Software Engineer II on SurveyMonkey's platform teams, building enterprise-grade backend services and infrastructure for its largest enterprise customers.

What you'll do

• Build and maintain enterprise-grade services and infrastructure across multiple data regions, supporting the scalability and reliability of the platform.
• Own features end-to-end, from crafting technical specifications and writing readable, extensible code through implementation, release, and monitoring post-release performance.
• Build observable systems that track meaningful metrics, monitor service health, and automatically alert teams when issues arise.
• Investigate and resolve performance, scalability, and maintainability issues across production and development environments.
• Participate in code reviews, helping ensure sound technical design, maintainable code, and adherence to engineering best practices.
• Mentor and guide engineers, sharing technical knowledge and promoting strong engineering practices across the team.

What you'll need

• 8+ years of professional experience in backend web application development.
• Proficiency in modern backend programming languages such as Python, Java, or PHP, along with relevant frameworks such as FastAPI, Spring Boot, or Laravel.
• Proven experience designing and building scalable, reliable services and APIs.
• Strong SQL skills, including writing efficient queries and designing schemas for relational databases.
• Experience contributing to technical specifications, participating in code reviews, and collaborating across engineering and product teams.
• Experience working in agile development environments with frequent deployments and a focus on continuous delivery.
• Hands-on experience with automated testing and maintaining high standards for code quality and engineering best practices.
• Demonstrated experience using AI-powered development tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, or GitHub Copilot as part of your development workflow, including applying these tools to multi-file refactoring, executing technical specifications, and managing context.

Nice to have

• Experience integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) and building AI-powered features into modern backend architectures.
• Experience with MSSQL or MySQL.

Details

• Hybrid role based at the SurveyMonkey office in Bengaluru, working from the office 3 days per week.