Principal Backend Engineer

Fyle is now part of Sage a global leader in accounting and business management software Together we are building a global expense management solution that simplifies how businesses track and reconcile spending Thousands of finance teams globally use our product to streamline expense management integrate seamlessly with leading accounting platforms and are recognised for its clean design usability and speed Our backend runs on EKS Kubernetes in AWS Our microservices are written in Python Flask and we use PostgreSQL and RabbitMQ We re looking for someone with 8 years of professional experience building and scaling backend systems who combines deep technical judgment with the ability to influence engineering direction across teams Technical Skills Strong command of performance engineering - skilled at defining benchmarks measuring outcomes and implementing optimisations to achieve and sustain high standards Strong expertise in Python PostgreSQL Docker Kubernetes distributed systems and event-driven architectures Ability to develop novel solutions to complex technical problems with sound trade-off decisions Writes and reviews high-quality design docs RFCs acts as a final PR reviewer across multiple product areas Proactively learns new technologies and applies them to drive product or platform leverage What to Expect We value humility and collaboration - we re looking for people who can work as part of a team not in silos We expect engineers to take ownership beyond just writing code - including tests documentation and long-term code quality LI-RT Key Responsibilities The Impact You ll Make Work on a SaaS product used by thousands of businesses across 39 countries helping companies track and manage employee spend Engineer backend services that handle 6 million external API requests daily Set and raise engineering standards across services - design quality API schema conventions observability baselines and rollout practices Shape long-term technical direction - architecture evolution cross-service migrations deprecations and platform improvements with a 6-18 month horizon Identify and remediate technical debt - maintain visibility influence roadmap priorities and ensure critical debt gets paid down Eliminate anti-patterns and introduce guardrails to prevent regressions in system design testing and operations Publish learnings through technical blogs amplifying impact beyond the company Leadership Ownership Deliver business-critical projects on tight schedules Break down initiatives into milestones estimate effectively and deliver at scale Mentor and grow engineers across levels Engineers Senior Engineers providing constructive technical feedback Showcase expertise across multiple areas of the product codebase Plan platform improvements and features with a 6-18 month strategic view Identify and prioritise technical debt during roadmap planning and drive pragmatic remediation Mindset Collaboration Codify and uphold engineering standards for code quality testing CI CD and observability Champion quality signals test reliability coverage rollout safety and improve them over time Collaborate deeply with Product Design and Support to align on priorities and deliver impactful solutions Growth mindset - curious always learning and open to feedback LI-RT Function Product Delivery Country India Office Location Bangalore Work Place type Hybrid Advert Working at Sage means you re supporting millions of small and medium sized businesses globally with technology to work faster and smarter We leverage the future of AI meaning business owners spend less time doing routine tasks like entering invoices and generating reports and more time pursuing their ambitions Our colleagues are the best of the best It s why we were awarded 2024 Best Places to Work by Glassdoor Because to achieve extraordinary outcomes we need extraordinary teams This means infusing Sage with people who knock down barriers continuously innovate and want to experience their potential Learn more about working at Sage Watch a video about our culture We celebrate individuality and welcome you to join us if you embrace all backgrounds identities beliefs and ways of working If you need support applying reach out at Learn more about DEI at Sage