Backend Engineer II

2 weeks ago

Bengaluru East Karnataka, India HackerRank Full time US$ 1,20,000 - US$ 1,50,000 per year

At HackerRank, we are on a mission to
change the world to value skills over pedigree
. We are a high-performing, mission-driven team that truly, madly, deeply cares about what we do. We don't see velocity and quality as tradeoffs; both matter. If you take pride in high-impact work and thrive in a driven team, HackerRank is where you belong.

About The Role
Millions of developers use HackerRank every day to practice, compete and get hired. Behind that experience is a backend built to handle massive scale without breaking a sweat.

As a Backend Engineer II, you'll design and build the systems that keep it all running- fast, reliable and ready for growth. You'll design distributed architectures, write clean and efficient code and ship features end-to-end with product and design. Every decision you make will shape how developers and companies connect on HackerRank.

What You'll Do

  • Lead projects from architecture to deployment, ensuring performance and reliability.
  • Build and optimize scalable, distributed systems that handle millions of requests daily.
  • Write clean, maintainable code and raise engineering quality through reviews and mentorship.
  • Partner with product, design, and stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions.
  • Shape team culture by leading discussions, mentoring peers, and supporting hiring efforts
  • Use AI-powered development tools to accelerate coding, debugging, and automation workflows.

Who You Are

  • A backend product engineer with 2+ years of experience building production-ready web app.
  • Strong in database design and optimisation, with a deep understanding of relational data.
  • Confident working across AWS, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tools.
  • Known for designing systems that scale gracefully while staying clean and maintainable.
  • Early to adopt AI coding tools like Copilot, Cursor, or ChatGPT to move faster and ship better.
  • A clear communicator and effective collaborator across engineering, product, and design.

Even better if you have

  • Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or secure deployment workflows.
  • Awareness of common application security pitfalls and how to avoid them.
  • Built automation powered by AI/LLMs to reduce manual effort or improve developer productivity.

You will thrive in this role if

  • You think like a product engineer - solving for the user, not just the spec.
  • You're excited about building with AI, but care just as much about accuracy, safety, and UX.
  • Tackling hard engineering problems motivates you and you enjoy seeing your solutions at scale.

Want to learn more about HackerRank?
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