Staff Software Engineer - Platform Gurgaon

About the Role

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead and mentor engineering teams while driving the architecture and development of robust, scalable backend systems and cloud infrastructure. This is a senior hands-on role with a strong focus on technical leadership, system design, and cross-functional collaboration across development, DevOps, and platform teams.

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  Mentor engineering teams to uphold high coding standards and best practices in backend and full-stack development using Java, Spring Boot, Node.js, Python, and React.

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  Guide architectural decisions to ensure performance, scalability, and reliability of systems.

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  Architect and optimize relational data models and queries using MySQL.

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  Define and evolve cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) across AWS or GCP.

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  Lead DevOps teams in building and managing CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes clusters, and related cloud-native tooling.

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  Drive best practices in observability using tools like Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, and centralized logging frameworks (e.g., ELK, CloudWatch, Stackdriver).

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  Provide architectural leadership for microservices-based systems deployed via Kubernetes, including tools like ArgoCD for GitOps-based deployment strategies.

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  Design and implement event-driven systems that are reliable, scalable, and easy to maintain.

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  Own security and compliance responsibilities in cloud-native environments, ensuring alignment with frameworks such as ISO 27001, CISA, and CICRA.

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  Ensure robust design and troubleshooting of container and Kubernetes networking, including service discovery, ingress, and inter-service communication.

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  Collaborate with product and platform teams to define long-term technical strategies and implementation plans.

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  Perform code reviews, lead technical design discussions, and contribute to engineering-wide initiatives.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

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  7+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on backend development and system architecture.

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  Deep expertise in Java and Spring Boot, with strong working knowledge of Node.js, Python, and React.js.

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  Proficiency in MySQL and experience designing complex relational databases.

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  Hands-on experience with Terraform and managing infrastructure across AWS or GCP.

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  Strong understanding of containerization, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.

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  Solid grasp of container and Kubernetes networking principles and troubleshooting techniques.

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  Experience with GitOps tools such as ArgoCD and other Kubernetes ecosystem components.

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  Deep knowledge of observability practices, including metrics, logging, and distributed tracing.

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  Experience designing and implementing event-driven architectures using modern tooling (e.g., Kafka, Pub/Sub, etc.).

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  Demonstrated experience in owning and implementing security and compliance measures, with practical exposure to standards like ISO 27001, CISA, and CICRA.

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  Excellent communication skills and a proven ability to lead cross-functional technical efforts.

Preferred (Optional) Qualifications

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  Contributions to open-source projects or technical blogs.

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  Experience leading or supporting compliance audits such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, or similar.

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  Exposure to service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio, Linkerd).

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  Experience with policy enforcement in Kubernetes (e.g., OPA/Gatekeeper, Kyverno).