Sr Backend Engineer

Hybrid (3 days in office) 11 AM to 8 PM.

Must-Have Qualifications: Experience: 5+ years in software design & development; at least 4 years building scalable backend apps in Java or Kotlin.

Microservices & Distributed Systems: Proven track record designing and implementing microservices, working with event-driven systems.

Databases: Strong knowledge of relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and non relational databases.

Messaging: Hands-on experience with Kafka for data streaming and messaging.

Containerization & Orchestration: Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes.

Observability: Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (Grafana, ELK, Micrometer, OpenTelemetry).

Performance Optimization: Demonstrated ability to analyze and optimize system capacity, throughput, and latency.

Nice-to-Have Skills:Exposure to NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra, etc.), Analytical stores (BigQuerry, etc), Apache Beam.

Experience with advanced CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Drone, etc.).

Responsibilities:Design & Development: Architect and implement high-performance, low-latency solutions.

Collaboration: Work closely with stakeholders to refine requirements, design solutions, and perform code reviews.

Scalability & Reliability: Ensure microservices are fault-tolerant and can handle high traffic.

Observability & Monitoring: Set up metrics, tracing, and logs to maintain operational health.

Mentorship: Provide guidance and best practices to junior team members.

Continuous Learning: Keep up-to-date with the latest trends in distributed systems and backend technologies.