Staff Backend Engineer

About Appsmith. Appsmith is a leading open-source low-code platform that enables developers to build internal tools quickly and efficiently. We are on a mission to help developers create better software faster, and we are looking for passionate and talented individuals to join our team. We believe in accelerating software development by providing developers with a high quality platform that abstracts away boilerplate code and features while still giving them complete code control over the business logic of their applications.

Internal tools are an integral yet neglected part of every organization and were using our approach to build a world where developers can quickly build & deploy internal tools with the same quality as the best SAAS products out there. Since its inception, Appsmith has gained significant traction, with over 10 million downloads, more than 30,000 stars on GitHub, and adoption by 10,000+ organizations across 150 countries. Weve raised over $51.5mn in funding.

Role Overview. This is a senior backend role to guarantee the performance of the Appsmith platform & ensure it remains fast and responsive under all conditions. Performance at Appsmith is a crucial aspect of the backend platform because enterprises build applications for mission critical operations that need to be efficient for their business. Being a platform where developers can build application, not having control over variables like the complexity of the application, size of the data & speed of the query poses an exciting technical challenge!.

Your responsibilities will include architecting the backend platform to prevent performance degradation, building infrastructure to monitor & analyse issues at scale & leading teams to improve the quality of their code. Key Responsibilities. Own performance metrics of the platform and their improvement. Building & maintaining the infrastructure to monitor, & diagnose performance degradation.

Building a roadmap to improve the performance of the platform. Co-ordinating multiple teams to address performance issues across the organisation. Refactoring the architecture of the system to address and prevent future performance issues. Qualifications.

Must Have. 8+ years of experience building backend systems with experience in Java, Spring webflux & Postgres. Experience managing deployments on cloud providers like AWS, GCP, Azure, etc. Experience with end to end deployments including CDNs, load balancers, proxies & databases.

Experience leading a team and architecting systems. Good to Have. Experience analysing performance profiles, heap dumps & tracing issues using Open Telemetry. Experience with self-hosted products.

Interview Process. Screening: You will have a 60 minute introductory call with your hiring manager. Please try building an app on the product before this call. We will be looking to understand whether you have the relevant experience.

Be thoughtful about how you communicate the projects you have worked on and the challenges you have overcome. We are also looking to understand how you relate to the product and whether you connect with the problem statement. Prepare some feedback on your experience with the product and your thoughts around it. Problem Solving: You will have a 60 minute call with a member of this team who will ask you to solve a problem statement and translate it into code.

We are looking to understand your approach to solving fuzzy problems and the quality of code you produce when solving them. Be methodical in your approach, understand the problem well, optimise the solution, handle edge cases & write simple, readable code. System Design: You will have a 90 minute call with a senior backend engineer who will ask you to design an end to end system. We are looking to see how you think about architecting a system and whether you make considerations for load, failure & extensibility.

Good system design should be able to adapt easily without knowing future requirements and should have great detail and thought put into it. We are also looking for your domain understanding of backend systems and how much in depth knowledge you have of them. Culture Fit: You will have a 60 minute call with a founder who will try to better understand you as a person and whether you would thrive inside the culture at Appsmith. We are looking for candidates who deeply care about their work, take ownership & are always trying to get better.

Why Join Appsmith?: Mission: Be part of a mission-driven company that solves problems that you can relate to. We are on a mission to help developers quickly build & deploy high quality internal apps. Team: We believe in hiring experts for every domain to create a culture of collaboration, innovation, creativity & diversity. Be part of a time that inspires you every day.

Impact: Play a key role in shaping the future of our platform and delivering features that directly impact our customers' success. Flexibility: We believe in unlocking productivity by giving individuals freedom. Work remotely from the EU or India with flexible hours to suit your work style. If you are passionate about building powerful, user-friendly tools for developers and are an expert at your domain, we would love to hear from you.

Benefits. Productivity: Work from anywhere with a budget to setup your home office. Flexibility: Work how you are most productive with flexible holiday schedules & work timings. Growth: Keep growing with a budget for books, courses & conferences.

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