SDE 3

We are looking for a strong Senior Software Development Engineer (SDE 3) with 5-8 years of experience in backend engineering, system design and building scalable, reliable applications. The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineer who can independently drive complex technical projects, make architectural decisions, solve challenging engineering problems and mentor junior developers. We are looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment, takes end-to-end ownership and is comfortable working with ambiguity.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and maintain scalable, high-performance backend services and distributed systems.
• Take end-to-end ownership of critical product features, from architecture and development to deployment and production monitoring.
• Build and optimise microservices, APIs and database architectures.
• Drive technical decisions around system design, performance, scalability and reliability.
• Identify bottlenecks and improve application performance, availability and maintainability.
• Collaborate closely with product, design and engineering teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Write clean, maintainable, testable and production-ready code.
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, technical guidance and engineering best practices.
• Leverage AI-powered development tools such as Claude and Cursor to improve engineering productivity.

Requirements:

• 5-8 years of hands-on software engineering experience, primarily in backend development.
• Strong proficiency in Golang (Go) along with Java or Python.
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, object-oriented programming and software design principles.
• Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, concurrency, scalability and system design.
• Experience working with relational and/or NoSQL databases.
• Good understanding of cloud infrastructure, deployment and production systems.
• Experience with debugging, performance optimisation and production issue resolution.
• Ability to independently own projects and drive technical initiatives.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Good to Have:

• Experience building B2B SaaS or multi-tenant platforms.
• Exposure to healthcare technology, fintech, payments or other integration-heavy products.
• Experience with AWS or other cloud platforms.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes and observability tools.
• Experience using AI-assisted coding tools such as Claude, Cursor or GitHub Copilot.
• Previous experience in early-stage startups or zero-to-one product development.
• Strong engineering ownership and accountability.
• Someone who can work independently without extensive supervision.
• Engineers who have built products or major features from scratch.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and make sound technical decisions.
• Strong individual contributors who can also guide and mentor junior engineers.
• A product-oriented mindset with a focus on business impact, not just writing code.

Skills

APIs, Go, Golang, Java, Microservices, Python, REST