Senior Software Engineer

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer

Experience: 3-5 Years

Employment Type: Full-time

Work Mode- 5 Days WFO

Role Overview

We are seeking a high-caliber Senior Software Engineer to drive the technical execution and

delivery of our core engineering team. This role is designed for a polyglot engineer who thrives

on building resilient, distributed systems and enjoys the challenge of hands-on technical

mentorship.

Working directly with the Technical Lead, you will play a pivotal role in the development

lifecycle, focusing on unblocking the team, ensuring high engineering standards, and

overseeing the delivery of complex technical tasks. You will own the technical health of the

sprint, ensuring that the team's output is performant, scalable, and delivered on time.

Core Responsibilities

• Technical Mentorship & Unblocking: Act as the primary technical guide for the engineering

squad, working closely with the VP to resolve complex bottlenecks, conduct rigorous code

reviews, and mentor developers through intricate implementation challenges.

• Delivery & Execution Oversight: Translate architectural designs into executable tasks and

manage the engineering roadmap in alignment with the VP's vision, ensuring the team

maintains high velocity and ships robust, scalable, and high-quality code.

Technical Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in backend development with a focus on core product engineering and

technical leadership.

• Polyglot Proficiency: Mastery in at least two of the following: Golang, Node.js, or Python. You

must be highly adaptable and capable of guiding the team across multiple languages as

required by the system.

• Distributed Systems Mastery: Deep experience in developing and scaling distributed systems,

with a thorough understanding of concurrency, consistency models, and high-availability

patterns.

• Messaging & Middleware: Expert-level knowledge of Kafka (topic design, consumer groups,

and partitioning logic) and other high-throughput messaging queues.

• Database Expertise: Extensive experience with RDBMS (PostgreSQL/MySQL) and NoSQL

databases (MongoDB, Cassandra, or Redis). You understand how to optimize queries and

structure data for scale.

• Cloud-Native Infrastructure: In-depth understanding of Kubernetes and Docker. You are

comfortable navigating containerized environments and overseeing the technical aspects of

CI/CD pipelines.

• System Design Fundamentals: Strong foundations in system design, including caching

strategies, load balancing, and API gateway implementations.

• Performance Engineering: Proven ability to identify bottlenecks in complex systems and guide

the team in optimizing code for low-latency and high-throughput.

Preferred Qualifications

• Practical knowledge or high interest in Agentic AI frameworks (e.g., LangChain, AutoGPT) and

their integration into backend services.

• Experience with gRPC, Protocol Buffers, and Service Mesh architecture.

• Proficiency in monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or the ELK

stack.

Soft Skills

• Mentorship-First Mindset: A genuine passion for teaching and helping other engineers grow.

• Pragmatic Problem Solver: Ability to balance technical debt with the need for speed and

scalability.

• Effective Communicator: Capable of explaining technical trade-offs clearly to both the

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