Staff Engineer

Location: Bangalore, India (Hybrid)

Profile Summary:

We are seeking a highly experienced Staff Engineer Backend Lead with 12+ years of experience in designing and building scalable backend systems using Java (Spring Boot), Node.js, and AWS cloud technologies. This role requires strong technical leadership, hands-on development expertise, and ownership of end-to-end service architecture and delivery. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing and developing cloud-native services, driving engineering best practices, and mentoring teams. They will balance technical depth with strategic thinking, ensuring high-quality, scalable, and maintainable solutions.

Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

- Design and build scalable, secure, and high-performance backend services using Java (Spring Boot) and Node.js
- Develop cloud-native applications leveraging AWS services, including Lambda, API Gateway, and related infrastructure
- Take full ownership of the software lifecycle: design, development, testing, deployment, and production support
- Architect and implement microservices and event-driven systems
- Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following TDD and best engineering practices
- Define and enforce coding standards, design patterns, and architectural guidelines
- Collaborate with product managers, architects, and cross-functional teams to refine requirements and deliver solutions
- Lead system design discussions and ensure scalable, resilient architecture decisions
- Implement CI/CD pipelines and manage infrastructure as code (Terraform/CloudFormation)
- Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability
- Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback across teams
- Ensure observability, logging,



monitoring, and alerting practices are implemented
- Work in a quick-paced Agile environment with a focus on continuous delivery

Qualifications :

- Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance for backend systems
- Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a culture of ownership and accountability
- Drive design and development of distributed systems and RESTful APIs
- Develop and maintain AWS-based infrastructure and serverless applications with Lambdas
- Perform troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and performance tuning
- Define best practices for DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud infrastructure management
- Ensure proper documentation of systems, architectures, and processes
- Collaborate with leadership and product stakeholders to align technical solutions with business goals
- Support production systems, ensuring uptime, reliability, and incident resolution

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Exposure to event streaming systems (Kafka, SNS/SQS)
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Familiarity with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, Datadog, etc.)
- Prior experience leading large-scale cloud migration or transformation initiatives
- Exposure to security best practices in cloud-native applications
- Experience working in high-scale, high-availability systems

Education and/or Experience:

- Bachelor s or Master s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
- 12+ years of experience in backend development

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