Software Engineer - Backend

Skills and Attributes of Success 

As a Software Engineer 

• You will build Robust and scalable web-based applications You will need to think of platforms & reuse
• Build abstractions and contracts with separation of concerns for a larger scope
• Drive problem-solving skills for high-level business and technical problems.
• Do high-level design with guidance; Functional modelling, break-down of a module
• Do incremental changes to architecture: impact analysis of the same
• Do performance tuning and improvements in large scale distributed systems
• Mentor young minds and foster team spirit, break down execution into phases to bring
• Work closely with Product Manager to derive capability view from features/solutions, Lead execution of medium-sized projects
• Work with broader stakeholders to track the impact of projects/features and proactively iterate to improve them As a senior software engineer you must have
• Extensive and expert programming experience in at least one general programming language (e.g. Java, GoLang) & tech stack to write maintainable, scalable, unit-tested code.
• Experience with multi-threading and concurrency programming
• Extensive experience in object-oriented design skills, knowledge of design patterns, and huge passion and ability to design intuitive module and class-level interfaces
• Excellent coding skills – should be able to convert the design into code fluently
• Experience with event driven architecture
• Knowledge of Test Driven Development
• Good understanding of databases (e.g. MySQL) and NoSQL (e.g. Cassandra, Elasticsearch, Aerospike, MongoDB, DynamoDB)
• Strong desire to solving complex and interesting real-world problems
• Experience with full life cycle development in any programming language on a Linux platform
• Go-getter attitude that reflects in energy and intent behind assigned tasks
• Worked in a startups environment with high levels of ownership and commitment
• BTech, MTech, or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related technical discipline (or equivalent).
• Experience in building highly scalable business applications, which involve implementing large complex business flows and dealing with a huge amount of data.
• 3+ years of experience in the art of writing code and solving problems on a Large Scale.
• An open communicator who shares thoughts and opinions frequently listens intently and takes constructive feedback.

Good to have

• Excel in a fast-paced, innovative environment, surpassing ambitious goals.
• Demonstrate sharp business insight, persuasive skills, and analytical prowess.
• Embody an entrepreneurial spirit with a dash of fun.
• The ability to drive the design and architecture of multiple subsystems
• Ability to break-down larger/fuzzier problems into smaller ones in the scope of the product
• Understanding of the industry’s coding standards and an ability to create appropriate technical documentation.