Back End Engineer

Senior Backend Engineer

Location: Indore (On-site)

Employment Type: Full-time

Experience Level: 510 years

We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to lead our backend development team and take

ownership of building scalable, secure, and high-performance systems. This is a leadership role

where you'll be both a hands-on contributor and a mentor, ensuring the team delivers robust

solutions to power our recruitment platform.

Roles & Responsibilities

Architecture & Design: Define backend architecture standards and design scalable, secure,

and maintainable microservices.

API Development: Build and maintain RESTful APIs and backend services supporting

recruitment workflows.

Lead & Mentor: Guide and mentor mid-level backend developers, fostering technical growth

and enforcing coding best practices.

Database Management: Design, optimize, and manage PostgreSQL databases (performance

tuning, indexing, partitioning, replication).

Cloud Infrastructure: Oversee AWS cloud infrastructure, ensuring uptime, cost efficiency,

and disaster recovery readiness.

Infrastructure as Code: Implement and maintain Terraform scripts for infrastructure

automation.

Code Quality: Conduct code reviews, enforce design patterns, and maintain a clean, modular

backend codebase.

Collaboration: Work closely with frontend engineers, product managers, and designers to

deliver features end-to-end.

DevOps Practices: Drive CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, observability, and incident response

processes.

Innovation: Stay updated on emerging backend technologies and introduce improvements

when beneficial.

Mandatory Requirements

510 years of backend development experience, with 2+ years in leadership or mentorship

roles.

Strong proficiency in at least one backend language (Java, Node.js, or Python).

Deep knowledge of PostgreSQL or Oracle, including schema design and performance

optimization.

Experience with NoSQL databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB, etc.).

Hands-on experience with AWS services (ECS/EKS, Lambda, RDS, IAM, CloudWatch).

Proficiency in Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

Expertise in containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).

Proven ability to design scalable, distributed systems and handle high-volume workloads.

Track record of leading teams, conducting code reviews, and enforcing clean coding

standards.

Strong collaboration and communication skills with a self-driven mindset.

Good to Have

Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.).

Knowledge of caching strategies (Redis, Memcached) and API performance optimization.

Familiarity with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, CloudWatch).

Understanding of security best practices: IAM policies, data encryption, secure

authentication.

Experience scaling systems for multi-region/global deployments.

Hands-on experience integrating with OAuth-based APIs (Google, Microsoft, Zoho, HubSpot).

Knowledge of webhooks, async workflows, retries, and handling rate limits.

Why Join Us

Be the technical leader shaping backend architecture for a fast-growing platform.

Opportunity to lead and grow a high-performing engineering team.

Solve complex challenges in scalability, performance, and cloud infrastructure.

Work in a collaborative environment where your ideas are valued.

Competitive compensation, benefits, and career growth opportunities.

If you're passionate about backend engineering, leadership, and building scalable systems, we'd

love to hear from you.