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.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: ₹39, ₹97,169.80 per month

Benefits:

• Paid sick time
• Paid time off

Work Location: In person

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