Backend Software Engineer I
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• Job Title: Backend Software Engineer I
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Location:
Pune
• Years of
Experience:
1–3 years
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Job Type
Full-Time
• Preferred Background: Experience in a Product-Based Company
About the Role
Join our core engineering team to build robust, high-performance features that directly impact 820 million monthly active users. As a Backend SE I, you will take end-to-end ownership of product features, write clean and maintainable code, and design systems capable of scaling to 100K+ Requests Per Second (RPS). We foster a culture of continuous learning, rigorous testing, and high engineering standards.
Key Responsibilities
• Feature Development: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and deliver scalable product features for our massive user base.
• System Ownership: Own features end-to-end, ensuring top-notch quality, high availability, and robust test coverage.
• Code Quality & Reviews: Write clean, modular code with proper unit, functional, and regression tests. Participate in code reviews to maintain company engineering standards.
• High-Scale Engineering: Architect solutions designed to handle extreme scale, targeting 100K+ RPS.
• Continuous Growth: Keep calm, embrace challenges, and learn every day in a fast-paced environment. What We Are Looking For (Must-Haves)
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Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related technical equivalent.
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Experience:
1–3 years of medium to large-scale server-side software development experience.
• CS Fundamentals: Strong grasp of Data Structures, algorithmic time complexity, and database concepts.
• Programming Proficiency: Solid knowledge of at least one backend language (e.g., Java, Python, Node, or Clojure).
• AI-Assisted Development: Hands-on experience leveraging AI coding assistants (e.g., Cursor) for rapid code generation, context lookup, and refactoring.
• OS Knowledge: Familiarity with POSIX-compliant Operating Systems (development on macOS, deployment on GNU/Linux).
• Testing & Version Control: Proven experience writing comprehensive Unit, Functional, and Regression tests; proficient with Git for distributed version control.
• Soft
Skills:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills paired with strong work ethics, high ownership, and a collaborative team spirit. Nice-to-Haves
• Functional Programming: Familiarity with functional programming paradigms (we use Clojure).
• Scale Databases & Tools: Hands-on experience working at scale with any of the following: YugabyteDB, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch, Kafka, or PostgreSQL.
• Performance & Reliability: Experience benchmarking systems for performance tuning and implementing failure-detection mechanisms.
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