Staff Software Engineer (Backend)

Overview

Lead the design and evolution of the platform and framework ecosystem as a hands-on Staff Software Engineer, influencing architecture and engineering practices across teams.

What you'll do

• Lead the design and development of scalable and resilient frameworks that empower scalable customer-facing APIs.
• Influence architecture and design decisions across multiple teams; act as a technical advisor and escalation point for complex challenges.
• Align engineering initiatives with business goals and organizational priorities.
• Champion best practices in software engineering, including code quality, testing, observability, and maintainability across teams.
• Advocate for developer productivity by improving tooling, documentation, and onboarding experiences.
• Act as a developer evangelist for platform capabilities.
• Mentor senior engineers and raise the technical bar across the organization through reviews, design discussions, and knowledge sharing.
• Leverage generative AI and AI coding tools to accelerate developer productivity, engineering workflows, and automation of repetitive tasks.

What you'll need

• 10+ years of professional experience in software engineering, including at least 2 years in a staff-level role.
• Strong proficiency in Java or Golang.
• Experience building platforms, frameworks, libraries, or SDKs at scale.
• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices (code quality, testing, CI/CD, observability).
• Experience with cloud-native architectures, containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Solid experience with databases (SQL and NoSQL) and caching strategies.
• Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and influence without direct authority.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices.
• Understanding of AI-native software development practices, including automated code generation, AI-driven testing, and human-in-the-loop review systems.
• Proven ability to adopt and drive modern engineering paradigms, particularly integrating AI into development workflows to improve productivity, quality, and delivery speed.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven leadership experience, including mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives.

Nice to have

• Experience with Python and Django.
• Experience building scalable APIs (external or partner-facing preferred).
• Experience acting as a technical evangelist (talks, documentation, internal advocacy).
• Familiarity with API gateways, authentication/authorization patterns, and rate limiting.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru, IN.
• Full-time employees can take advantage of health coverage, paid parental leave, generous paid time-off and holidays, quarterly self-care days off, and stock options.
• Equipment and support provided to work and connect with teams, at home or in one of our offices.