Software Engineer (Backend)

Overview

Software Engineer (Backend) on the Engineering team, reporting to the BE Lead. You’ll build and maintain scalable backend services and APIs, optimize performance, and manage AWS-based infrastructure.

What you'll do

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and robust APIs.
• Define and implement API contracts for seamless integration with consuming services.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize performance for backend systems, data pipelines, and database queries.
• Architect, provision, and manage cloud infrastructure using AWS services.
• Document system and service configurations and procedures.
• Review code rigorously and provide feedback to ensure code quality and maintainability.

What you'll need

• At least 3 years of experience building scalable backend systems using OOP languages (Python, Java, or Go).
• Deep experience with relational and NoSQL databases, including schema design and query optimization (e.g., PostgreSQL, DynamoDB).
• Understanding of system architecture, distributed systems, and designing for performance, security, and high availability.
• Experience designing, building, and documenting RESTful and/or gRPC APIs.
• Strong experience with Django and Django REST Framework for scalable backend and REST APIs.
• AWS cloud experience for infrastructure management and service deployment.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD tools.
• Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker.
• Experience with message queuing/streaming systems (e.g., Kafka, SQS).
• Passion for staying up-to-date with backend technologies and trends.

Details

• Location: India.