The Senior Backend Engineer will design, develop, and maintain distributed backend systems, optimize performance, and implement CI/CD pipelines, requiring 5+ years experience in Java and AWS.
We’re seeking a highly skilled, execution-focused Senior Backend Engineer with a minimum of 5 years of experience to join our team. This role demands hands-on expertise in building and scaling distributed systems, strong proficiency in Java, and deep knowledge of cloud-native infrastructure. You will be expected to design robust backend services, optimize performance across storage and caching layers, and enable seamless integrations using modern messaging and CI/CD pipelines.
You’ll be working in a high-scale, high-impact environment where reliability, speed, and efficiency are paramount. If you enjoy solving complex engineering challenges and have a passion for distributed systems, this is the right role for you.
Responsibilities- Design, develop, and maintain distributed backend systems at scale.
- Write high-performance, production-grade code in Java.
- Architect and optimize storage systems, ensuring efficient query performance and scalable data models.
- Implement caching strategies to reduce latency and improve system throughput.
- Build and manage services leveraging AWS cloud infrastructure.
- Develop resilient messaging pipelines using Kafka (or equivalent) for real-time data processing.
- Define and streamline CI/CD pipelines, ensuring rapid and reliable deployment cycles.
- Collaborate with product managers, frontend engineers, and DevOps to deliver end-to-end solutions.
- Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and apply proactive fixes.
- Drive best practices in software engineering, testing, and code reviews.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in backend engineering, with deep hands-on coding experience.
- Strong proficiency in Java and familiarity with modern frameworks.
- Proven track record in building scalable distributed systems.
- Hands-on expertise with AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, Lambda, DynamoDB, RDS).
- Solid understanding of messaging systems like Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar.
- Strong grasp of query performance optimization and storage system design.
- Experience with caching solutions (Redis, Memcached, etc.).
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.).
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to thrive in fast-paced environments.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a proactive mindset.
Benefits
- Best in class salary: We hire only the best, and we pay accordingly.
- Proximity Talks: Meet other designers, engineers, and product geeks — and learn from experts in the field.
- Keep on learning with a world-class team: Work with the best in the field, challenge yourself constantly, and learn something new every day.
Top Skills
AWS
Ci/Cd
Java
Kafka
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