Backend Developer (Lead)

The candidate will have responsibilities across the following functions:

Architecture and Design Leadership:

• Lead the architecture and design of complex, large-scale systems and features.
• Drive critical technical decisions that impact multiple services, components, and product lines.
• Ensure system scalability, reliability, maintainability, and performance through robust architectural practices.

Project and Feature Ownership:

• Take end-to-end ownership of major projects, from requirement gathering and solution design to development, deployment, and post-release support.
• Ensure project deliverables align with organisational objectives, product vision, and business goals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely and successful project execution.

Mentorship and Team Leadership:

• Mentor and guide SDE-1 and SDE-2 engineers through technical coaching and career development support.
• Lead small engineering squads when required to drive delivery excellence and adherence to engineering best practices.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and knowledge sharing within the team.

Code Reviews and Engineering Standards:

• Maintain and enforce high standards of code quality, scalability, security, and technical excellence.
• Conduct thorough code reviews and provide constructive feedback to engineering teams.
• Define, implement, and promote coding standards, design patterns, and engineering best practices.

Technical Vision and Strategy:

• Contribute to the definition and execution of the engineering and technology roadmap.
• Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies, tools, and frameworks to improve product scalability, reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Partner with engineering leadership to drive long-term system stability, innovation, and technical growth.

Complex Problem Solving and Innovation:

• Resolve complex technical challenges, production issues, and escalations.
• Design and implement scalable, resilient, and high-performance solutions for distributed systems.
• Lead research and development initiatives focused on new technologies, frameworks, and engineering approaches.

Requirements:

• A bachelor's degree in engineering/technology (B. Tech) or equivalent is mandatory.
• Proficiency in at least one of the following programming languages/frameworks: Node.js (JavaScript/TypeScript), Golang, Python, PHP, Java
• 6+ years of experience in designing, building, and delivering software applications.
• Strong familiarity with major operating systems, including Linux, macOS, and Windows.
• Experience in designing and integrating private/public APIs and cross-service communication.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and asynchronous communication technologies such as gRPC and Kafka.
• Deep expertise in both SQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, ClickHouse) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra).
• Hands-on experience with containerisation and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience working with cloud platforms, including AWS and GCP.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as GitHub Actions and Jenkins.
• Strong understanding of RESTful services, deployment pipelines, and modern software development practices.
• Proficiency with Git and collaborative software development workflows.
• Demonstrated experience deploying and managing production-grade applications on AWS/GCP environments.
• Technologies We Use: Golang, Node.js (JavaScript/TypeScript), Python, MongoDB, ClickHouseDB, Redis, Memcached, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins.

Skills

AWS, Amazon Web Services, GCP, Go, Golang, Google Cloud Platform, Kafka, Kubernetes, Node, Node.js, Python, distributed systems, gRPC, microservices