Job Description

Senior Backend Engineer

Location: Indore (On-site/Hybrid - specify if flexible)

Employment Type: Full-time

Experience Level: 5-10 years

We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to lead our backend development team and take ownership of building scalable, secure, and high-performance systems. This is a leadership role where you'll be both a hands-on contributor and a mentor, ensuring the team delivers robust solutions to power our recruitment platform.

Role & Responsibilities

Lead & Mentor: Guide and mentor mid-level backend developers, fostering technical growth and enforcing coding best practices.

Architecture & Design: Define backend architecture standards and design scalable, secure, and maintainable microservices.

API Development: Build and maintain RESTful APIs and backend services supporting recruitment workflows.

Database Management: Design, optimize, and manage PostgreSQL databases (performance tuning, indexing, partitioning, replication).

Cloud Infrastructure: Oversee AWS cloud infrastructure, ensuring uptime, cost efficiency, and disaster recovery readiness.

Infrastructure as Code: Implement and maintain Terraform scripts for infrastructure automation.

Code Quality: Conduct code reviews, enforce design patterns, and maintain a clean, modular backend codebase.

Collaboration: Work closely with frontend engineers, product managers, and designers to deliver features end-to-end.

DevOps Practices: Drive CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, observability, and incident response processes.

Innovation: Stay updated on emerging backend technologies and introduce improvements when beneficial.

Mandatory Requirements

5-10 years of backend development experience, with 2+ years in leadership or mentorship roles.

Strong proficiency in at least one backend language (Java, Node.js, or Python).

Deep knowledge of PostgreSQL or Oracle, including schema design and performance optimization.

Experience with NoSQL databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB, etc.).

Hands-on experience with AWS services (ECS/EKS, Lambda, RDS, IAM, CloudWatch).

Proficiency in Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

Expertise in containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).

Proven ability to design scalable, distributed systems and handle high-volume workloads.

Track record of leading teams, conducting code reviews, and enforcing clean coding standards.

Strong collaboration and communication skills with a self-driven mindset.

Good to Have

Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.).

Knowledge of caching strategies (Redis, Memcached) and API performance optimization.

Familiarity with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, CloudWatch).

Understanding of security best practices: IAM policies, data encryption, secure authentication.

Experience scaling systems for multi-region/global deployments.

Hands-on experience integrating with OAuth-based APIs (Google, Microsoft, Zoho, HubSpot).

Knowledge of webhooks, async workflows, retries, and handling rate limits.

Why Join Us?

Be the technical leader shaping backend architecture for a fast-growing platform.

Opportunity to lead and grow a high-performing engineering team.

Solve complex challenges in scalability, performance, and cloud infrastructure.

Work in a collaborative environment where your ideas are valued.

Competitive compensation, benefits, and career growth opportunities.

If you're passionate about backend engineering, leadership, and building scalable systems, we'd love to hear from you.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: ₹39,289.21 - ₹97,169.80 per month

Benefits:

Paid sick time Paid time off
Work Location: In person

Speak with the employer

+91 7880122103