Senior Backend Developer

Job Description - Senior Backend Developer

Summary

We're seeking an experienced Senior Backend Developer to join our dynamic team and play a

pivotal role in architecting and scaling our platform as we pursue our mission to healthify a

billion people! As a senior team member, you'll drive technical decisions, mentor junior

developers, and help shape our engineering culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable backend architectures and microservices
• Lead complex technical projects from conception to delivery
• Establish coding standards, best practices, and architectural guidelines
• Mentor junior developers and conduct code reviews to ensure code quality
• Collaborate with product and infrastructure teams to optimize system performance
• Identify and resolve system bottlenecks and technical debt
• Drive innovation in our technology stack and development processes
• Participate in technical decision-making and architecture discussions
• Handle incident management and lead problem-solving efforts for critical issues

Technical Skills & Requirements:

• Strong proficiency in Python and deep understanding of its internals
• Expert-level experience with frameworks like Django, Fastapi, including custom

middleware development and optimization

• Advanced knowledge of database systems (MySQL, MongoDB) including query

optimization, indexing strategies, and performance tuning

• Proven experience with caching solutions (Redis) and message queues
• Strong background in API design and microservices architecture
• Expertise in AWS cloud services (EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, ECS)
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and container deployment and management

tools (ECS)

• Proficiency in implementing CI/CD pipelines
• Knowledge of monitoring tools and APM solutions (New Relic, Coralogix)
• Experience with performance optimization and scalability challenges
• Experience in Golang is a plus

Professional Attributes:

• Proven track record of leading technical initiatives and delivering large-scale projects
• Strong system design and architectural decision-making abilities
• Excellence in technical documentation and knowledge sharing
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex production issues
• Experience mentoring junior developers and providing technical leadership
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Track record of driving engineering best practices and process improvements

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in backend development
• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Extensive experience in high-growth or startup environments
• Proven experience building and scaling applications handling millions of users
• History of contributing to or maintaining open-source projects is a plus

Location

Bangalore