Hoichoi - Principal Engineer - Backend Development (8-10 yrs)

About hoichoi :

We are an on-demand video streaming entertainment platform for Bengalis worldwide.

With an array of exciting content choices including Bengali Classics, Blockbusters, Documentaries, Short Films and Exclusive original web series we aim to be home to the best in Bengali entertainment.

hoichoi is the digital vertical of SVF Entertainment a leading Media and Entertainment company in East India, with 8 National Awards to its credit and capabilities in Film and TV Production, Cinemas, Distribution, Digital Cinema, Music and New Media.

Role Overview :

We are seeking a strategic and technically adept Principal Engineer Backend to join our team.

This role requires deep expertise in backend development, architecture design, AWS cloud technologies, and distributed systems to help hoichoi scale its platform effectively.

The Principal Engineer will play a critical role in building, optimizing, and maintaining hoichoi's backend infrastructure, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance to meet the demands of our growing user base.

Key Responsibilities :

- Design and implement scalable, reliable, and performant backend systems to support hoichoi's MERN stack-based content platform.

- Lead the design, optimization, and maintenance of AWS-based solutions, ensuring high availability, security, low-latency performance, and cost efficiency.

- Leverage services like EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, API Gateway, CloudFront, and CloudWatch to scale the platform effectively.

- Provide guidance and mentorship to engineering teams, ensuring best practices in backend development, code quality, and system design.

- Lead efforts in optimizing backend systems for performance, resource efficiency, and scalability.

- Define and implement engineering standards and processes to enhance collaboration and streamline development workflows across teams.

- Work with cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with business needs, balancing innovation with practical implementation.

- Stay updated on emerging technologies and industry trends, driving innovation within the backend ecosystem.

Skills & Experience :

Experience :

- 8+ years of backend development experience, with proven expertise in building large-scale distributed systems using Node.js.

- Extensive hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure, including but not limited to EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, API Gateway, CloudFront, CloudWatch, and IAM.

- A strong understanding of cloud-native architecture and cost optimization techniques is essential.

- Proficiency in backend technologies, including Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, and RESTful APIs.

- Familiarity with front-end React.js integration is a plus.

- Demonstrated experience designing and implementing fault-tolerant, scalable, and high-performance backend architectures