Software Development Engineer III - Backend
First seen by Alion on Sep 18, 2026.
Job Overview :
We are seeking an experienced and passionate Engineer to join our engineering team. As a senior engineer, you will lead a high-performing engineering team working closely with our Design, Product, and other stakeholders to deliver core product features that help in predicting and preventing cyber breaches.
Core Responsibilities :
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of developers, promoting best practices, code quality, and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and architect scalable, secure, high-performance multi-tenant microservices.
- Conduct thorough code reviews to maintain code quality, identify opportunities for improvement, and share constructive feedback with team members.
- Leverage AWS services, including but not limited to AWS Lambda, API Gateway, EC2, S3, and RDS, to architect and optimize cloud-based solutions.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, identifying root causes and implementing effective solutions.
- Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment between technical solutions and business objectives.
- Lead the planning, execution, and successful delivery of features, ensuring they are completed on time and within scope.
Experience/ Qualifications/ Education :
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Proven experience as a Lead Engineer or Senior Engineer of 5+ years with strong expertise in any server-side language such as NodeJs / Python / Go.
- Hands-on experience in API development using Typescript and frameworks such as Express is preferred.
- Experience with modern web development technologies (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js) is a plus.
- Good understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases.
- Understanding of cloud computing concepts and experience using any major cloud service provider (AWS/GCP/Azure).
- Ability to build and deploy the application in a containerized environment.
- Proven track record of delivering high-performance and scalable platforms in a fast-paced agile environment.
- Good leadership and communication skills.
- Zeal and drive to take end-to-end ownership.
- Ability to lead and mentor a team of developers to achieve technical excellence.
- Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities.
- Knowledge of DevOps practices and infrastructure as code (e.g.: AWS CloudFormation) is advantageous.
- Join our rocket ship if you want to learn, make your mark, and work with incredible talent!
Skills
AWS, Python, Node.js, Microservices Architecture, TypeScript, Express.js, Agile, SQL, NoSQL, DevOps