Technical Support Engineer

Designation/Role: Technical Support Engineer

Experience: 2-3 years

We are seeking a skilled Technical Support Engineer to join our support team and assist customers by resolving technical issues through ticket-based support. The ideal candidate will have strong problem-solving abilities, excellent communication skills, and a passion for delivering exceptional customer service. You will diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve software, hardware, and product/process-related issues while ensuring timely and accurate responses to customer inquiries.

Requirements

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Ticket Management:
• Monitor, prioritize, and respond to customer support tickets via email, chat, or helpdesk system (e.g., Zendesk, Jira, Freshdesk).
• Ensure timely resolution of technical issues within defined SLAs (Service Level Agreements).
• Escalate complex issues to senior engineers or development teams when necessary.
• Technical Troubleshooting:
• Diagnose and resolve software, hardware, and network-related problems.
• Hands experience working with REST API troubleshooting API calls, SQL queries
• Basic knowledge of Authentication/Authorization: OAuth, JWT, SSO
• Browser Dev Tools: Network tab analysis, console debugging
• Frontend Basics: HTML/CSS/JavaScript troubleshooting
• Basic Web Security: Understanding CORS, XSS, CSRF, SSL/TLS issues
• Log Analysis: grep, awk, sed, log aggregation tools
• Scripting knowledge (Python, PowerShell, Bash)for automation.
• Session Management: Cookie troubleshooting, local/session storage
• Reproduce and document bugs for the product/engineering teams.
• Guide customers through step-by-step solutions or provide workarounds.
• Customer Communication:
• Provide clear, concise, and professional responses to customer inquiries.
• Maintain high customer satisfaction by ensuring effective follow-ups and updates.
• Documentation & Knowledge Sharing:
• Create and update internal and customer-facing knowledge base articles
• Familiarity with documentation tools such as Confluence, Wiki.js, or FreshDesk or similar
• Document troubleshooting steps, solutions, and best practices.
• Collaboration:
• Work closely with cross-functional teams (Engineering, QA, Product) to resolve recurring issues.
• Participate in team meetings to discuss trends, challenges, and process improvements.
  
  

Desired Skills

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field (or equivalent experience). Experience: 2+ years of experience in technical support, helpdesk, or IT support roles.
• Shift: Rotational
• Experience with ticketing systems (Eg. Zendesk, Freshdesk, ServiceNow, Jira Service Desk)
• Preferred Qualifications (Bonus): Familiarity with SaaS, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) or relevant software products.
  
  

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Patience and empathy when dealing with frustrated customers
  
  

Benefits

• We are growing fast, which means you will have a key role in shaping our future.
• We are profitable – which is a really big deal in these times!
• Energetic and positive atmosphere where talented people are working together with a single-minded focus on solving customer problems.
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge solutions that incorporate the latest innovations in computer vision, AI, Android, iOS and full stack web development.
• A company where employees come before customers – we are growing fast having grown headcount by 50% in the last one year
• 2 days’ work from office (Bangalore), office next to a metro station
• Stock options and great benefits (including health insurance for you and your dependents).
  
  

LightMetrics is committed to a congenial work atmosphere that allows people from diverse backgrounds to perform to their highest potential. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring a workplace with zero tolerance for harassment or discrimination.