Job Title: SDE- 2- Full Stack & Security
Job Type: Full time
Location: Pune
About Amber (https://amberstudent.com)
Long-term accommodation booking platform for students (think booking.com for student housing). Amber helps 80M students worldwide, find and book full-time accommodations near their universities, without the hassle of negotiation, non-standardized and cumbersome paperwork, and broken payment process. We are the leading student housing platform globally, with 1M+ student housing units listed in 6 countries and across 80 cities. We are growing rapidly and targeting $1B in annual gross bookings value by 2024. Amber raised $18.5M from Marquee investors like Gaja capital
If you are passionate about making international mobility and living, seamless and accessible, then - Join us in building the future of student housing!
About the Role:
We are seeking a highly motivated, hands-on and experienced Tech Lead to join our growing engineering team. In this critical role, you will be responsible for leading and mentoring a team of talented engineers, driving the technical direction of our backend, and ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality software solutions. You will work closely with Product Managers, cross-functional teams, and stakeholders to translate business requirements into robust and scalable technical solutions.
Responsibilities:
Technical Leadership:
- Own the overall architecture and design of our systems, ensuring scalability, performance, maintainability, and security.
- Hands-on in Ruby, Python, SQL, NoSQL and event-based systems is a must. Overall the individual should be excited to build highly scalable complex distributed systems.
- Mentor and guide engineers on technical best practices, problem-solving, and career development.
- Foster a culture of innovation and continuous learning within the team.
Product Development:
- Collaborate closely with Product Managers to understand business requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
- Evaluate the technical feasibility and impact of product features.
- Contribute to the definition and refinement of product roadmaps.
Security Architecture & Engineering
- Design, implement, and scale security architecture for a global customer base across multiple regions.
- Develop security frameworks and best practices aligned with global standards (OWASP, NIST, CIS).
- Conduct security design reviews, threat modeling, and risk assessments for new and existing systems.
Application & Product Security
- Secure Amber's web, API, mobile and platform products used by customers worldwide.
- Integrate SAST, DAST, SCA, and container scanning tools into global CI/CD pipelines.
- Perform code reviews and provide guidance to engineering teams on secure coding principles.
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- At least 4 years of professional experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on backend development.
- Proficiency in Ruby is a must and React is good to have.
- At least 1 year of experience leading and mentoring engineering teams.
- Proven experience in designing, developing, and deploying scalable and high-performance backend systems.
- Proficiency in at least one backend programming language. Preferable - Python
- Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerisation technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
- Understanding of DevOps principles and experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools.
- Good communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
- Mindset of Continuous Improvement.
- Proactive Hiring to achieve the Business goals.
What will you get from Amber
- Fast-paced growth (can skip intermediate levels)
- Total freedom and authority (everything under you, just get the job done!)
- Open and Inclusive Environment
- Great Compensation and perks
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