Senior Backend Engineer

Senior Backend Engineer

Location:
Indore (On-site/Hybrid – specify if flexible)

Employment Type:
Full-time

Experience Level:
5–10 years

We are seeking a
Senior Backend Engineer
to lead our backend development team and take ownership of building scalable, secure, and high-performance systems. This is a leadership role where you'll be both a hands-on contributor and a mentor, ensuring the team delivers robust solutions to power our recruitment platform.

Role & Responsibilities

• Lead & Mentor:
  Guide and mentor mid-level backend developers, fostering technical growth and enforcing coding best practices.
• Architecture & Design:
  Define backend architecture standards and design scalable, secure, and maintainable microservices.
• API Development:
  Build and maintain RESTful APIs and backend services supporting recruitment workflows.
• Database Management:
  Design, optimize, and manage PostgreSQL databases (performance tuning, indexing, partitioning, replication).
• Cloud Infrastructure:
  Oversee AWS cloud infrastructure, ensuring uptime, cost efficiency, and disaster recovery readiness.
• Infrastructure as Code:
  Implement and maintain Terraform scripts for infrastructure automation.
• Code Quality:
  Conduct code reviews, enforce design patterns, and maintain a clean, modular backend codebase.
• Collaboration:
  Work closely with frontend engineers, product managers, and designers to deliver features end-to-end.
• DevOps Practices:
  Drive CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, observability, and incident response processes.
• Innovation:
  Stay updated on emerging backend technologies and introduce improvements when beneficial.

Mandatory Requirements

• 5–10 years of backend development experience, with 2+ years in leadership or mentorship roles.
• Strong proficiency in at least one backend language (Java, , or Python).
• Deep knowledge of PostgreSQL or Oracle, including schema design and performance optimization.
• Experience with NoSQL databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB, etc.).
• Hands-on experience with AWS services (ECS/EKS, Lambda, RDS, IAM, CloudWatch).
• Proficiency in Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Expertise in containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Proven ability to design scalable, distributed systems and handle high-volume workloads.
• Track record of leading teams, conducting code reviews, and enforcing clean coding standards.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with a self-driven mindset.

Good to Have

• Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.).
• Knowledge of caching strategies (Redis, Memcached) and API performance optimization.
• Familiarity with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, CloudWatch).
• Understanding of security best practices: IAM policies, data encryption, secure authentication.
• Experience scaling systems for multi-region/global deployments.
• Hands-on experience integrating with OAuth-based APIs (Google, Microsoft, Zoho, HubSpot).
• Knowledge of webhooks, async workflows, retries, and handling rate limits.

Why Join Us?

• Be the technical leader shaping backend architecture for a fast-growing platform.
• Opportunity to lead and grow a high-performing engineering team.
• Solve complex challenges in scalability, performance, and cloud infrastructure.
• Work in a collaborative environment where your ideas are valued.
• Competitive compensation, benefits, and career growth opportunities.

If you're passionate about backend engineering, leadership, and building scalable systems, we'd love to hear from you.