Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

Responsibilities:

• Own and deliver modules end-to-end — from design and coding to deployment and monitoring.
• Drive technical decisions and influence architecture to ensure high scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Collaborate closely with PMs, QAs, and cross-functional teams to ensure smooth delivery and knowledge sharing.
• Mentor junior engineers, review code, and set best practices for design, coding, and testing.
• Identify gaps in systems and processes, propose improvements, and set up workflows to scale the engineering team.

Must Have

• 3+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, and maintaining complex applications in production environments.
• Deep knowledge of databases — NoSQL or relational, with solid data modelling experience.
• Solid understanding of system design, object-oriented design, and design patterns.
• Should be able to design small systems/services independently.
• Experience debugging, profiling, and scaling high-performance applications.
• Strong problem-solving skills, able to handle ambiguity, and break down complex issues.
• Have worked at a product-based company.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Good to Have

• Experience with Node.js or React.js.
• Prior hands-on work with MongoDB.
• Prior experience mentoring or leading a small engineering team is a plus.