Senior Software Engineer
First seen by Alion on Sep 1, 2026.
Role Overview :
We are looking for experienced Senior Software Engineers who can independently own the design, development, and delivery of scalable software solutions with minimal guidance.
We're hiring for two complementary tracks to strengthen different parts of our engineering platform. While both roles require strong software engineering fundamentals and technical leadership, each focuses on a distinct area :
Backend & Search Engineering :
- Build and optimize high-throughput backend services using Go and Python, improve search relevance, and work with large-scale data systems powered by ClickHouse.
Focus Areas :
- Build high-throughput, low-latency backend services using Go and Python.
- Design and improve search relevance, ranking, and recommendation services.
- Optimize ClickHouse queries and improve backend performance.
- Build reliable, observable, and fault-tolerant distributed APIs.
What We're Looking For :
Required Qualifications :
- 3 - 6 years of experience building and operating production software at scale.
- Strong understanding of software design, distributed systems, and engineering best practices.
- Experience with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, observability, and code reviews.
- Passion for mentoring engineers and driving technical excellence.
Backend/Search :
- Experience with most of the following :
1. Go and/or Python
2. Search platforms such as Meilisearch, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, Solr, or Vespa
3. Analytical databases such as ClickHouse, BigQuery, or Apache Druid
4. SQL and API design
5. High-performance distributed systems
Qualifications :
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
What we offer :
- Remote-first work culture within India
- Flexible working hours
- Competitive compensation
- Opportunity to build and scale a modern, high-impact commerce platform
- Ownership of technically challenging problems with real business impact
- Collaborative engineering culture with strong mentorship
- Learning and development support through courses, certifications, and conferences
Skills
Backend Architecture, Search Engine Architecture, Golang, Python, ClickHouse, Distributed Systems, ElasticSearch, SQL, Solr