Senior Software Engineer

Job Description

Critical Skills to Possess:

• 5–8 years in backend development

• Strong experience in microservices architecture

• Experience working on production-grade systems

Technical Skills

• Strong programming skills in:

o C++ / Go

• Experience with:

o REST APIs

o distributed systems

• Strong understanding of:

o multithreading

o concurrency

IoT & Messaging

• Experience with:

o MQTT (preferred / important)

o message queues / event systems

• Understanding of real-time data processing

Database

• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL

• Experience in:

o query optimization

o indexing

o handling large datasets

Infrastructure & Deployment Awareness

• Experience with:

o Docker (important)

• Basic understanding of:

o Linux systems

o networking basics (ports, connectivity)

• Exposure to:

o Kubernetes / K3s (good to have)

o deployment environments (non-cloud setups preferred)

Good to Have

• Experience working on on-prem or edge-based systems

• Exposure to self-hosted messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, EMQX, Mosquitto)

• Knowledge of event-driven architecture

• Exposure to hybrid systems (on-prem + cloud sync)

Preferred Qualifications:

• BS degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent experience