SDE3 - Python

This role is for one of Weekday's clients
Min Experience: 5 years
Location: Bengaluru
JobType: full-time

Requirements

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced SDE III with strong expertise in Python, TypeScript, and Go to join our growing engineering team. As a Senior Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and maintaining mission-critical software systems that scale with our rapid growth. You'll work across backend and frontend technologies, contribute to architectural decisions, and help mentor junior engineers.

This is a hands-on technical role for engineers who enjoy solving hard problems, optimizing performance, and building robust, clean, and maintainable code. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, designers, and DevOps to deliver end-to-end solutions that make a meaningful impact on our product and users.

• Design and implement highly performant and scalable backend services using Python and Go, and build intuitive frontend interfaces using TypeScript.
• Contribute to the architecture and technical direction of the product, bringing in best practices for design patterns, code quality, and testing.
• Own the end-to-end delivery of complex features and systems, from concept through to production.
• Mentor and guide junior developers through code reviews, design discussions, and best practice sharing.
• Work closely with Product and Design teams to understand customer requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, security vulnerabilities, and bugs.
• Participate actively in agile development processes including planning, standups, and retrospectives.
• Ensure that engineering solutions are aligned with the company's long-term technical vision and scalability goals.

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in software development, with proven experience at a senior or SDE III level.
• Proficiency in Python, TypeScript, and Go, with a solid understanding of language-specific design patterns and idioms.
• Strong experience in building and maintaining microservices-based architecture and RESTful APIs.
• Deep understanding of system design, data structures, algorithms, and software engineering principles.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, caching systems, and message queues.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, containerization (Docker), CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work across teams and disciplines.

• Experience working in high-growth startups or product-driven organizations.
• Prior involvement in architectural planning and large-scale software refactoring.
• Familiarity with GraphQL, WebSockets, or real-time communication frameworks.
• Exposure to observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and distributed tracing systems.