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.