Backend Engineer

We are looking for an experienced SDE 3 - Backend Engineer to join our product engineering team. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Java or Golang, hands-on experience with AWS or GCP, and excellent knowledge of Data Structures and Algorithms. As an SDE 3 you will take ownership of designing and developing scalable backend systems, contribute to architecture and system design decisions, and solve complex technical problems.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop scalable, highly available, and reliable backend services.
• Take ownership of critical product modules and deliver high-quality, production-ready solutions.
• Work extensively with Java or Golang for backend development.
• Design and implement solutions on AWS or GCP.
• Apply strong knowledge of Data Structures and Algorithms to solve complex engineering problems.
• Participate in System Design and Architecture discussions.
• Drive technical decisions and contribute to engineering best practices.
• Review code and provide technical guidance to other engineers.
• Identify and resolve performance, scalability, and reliability issues.
• Collaborate with Product, QA, DevOps, and other engineering teams.
• Take ownership of production issues, debugging, monitoring, and continuous system improvements.

Requirements:

• 5-9 years of software development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java OR Golang.
• Hands-on experience with AWS OR GCP.
• Strong understanding of Data Structures and Algorithms.
• Strong knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming and design principles.
• Experience building scalable and distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of System Design.
• Experience developing and consuming REST APIs / backend services.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Experience working in a product-based technology environment.