Full time

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Department / Category:

Developer

Listed on Jul 16, 2025

Work Location:

Bangalore

Hyderabad

Chennai

Kolkata

Job Descritpion of Backstage Developer

6 to 8 Years Relevant Experience

We are seeking a highly skilled Backstage Developer to design, implement, and manage an internal developer portal powered by Backstage.io. This role is ideal for a candidate passionate about developer productivity, platform engineering, and automation. You will work with cutting-edge tools and technologies to create a streamlined development experience across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Backstage Platform Management

- Design, deploy, and maintain the Backstage.io developer portal for internal engineering teams.
- Ensure platform scalability, reliability, performance, and security in a production-grade workplace.
- Stay current with Backstage community releases, plugin updates, and best practices.

2. Plugin Development & Customization

- Develop custom Backstage plugins using TypeScript, Node.js, and React.
- Integrate plugins with CI/CD pipelines, monitoring tools, and cloud platforms.
- Extend Backstage functionality to support organization-specific workflows and tools.

3. Software Catalog Management

- Configure and maintain the Backstage Software Catalog to manage services, pipelines, and infrastructure components.
- Implement entity providers and processors for automated catalog data ingestion.
- Ensure metadata consistency across catalog entries.

4. Developer Experience & Automation

- Create and maintain Software Templates using Backstage’s Scaffolder to standardize project bootstrapping.
- Enable TechDocs for internal documentation following a docs-as-code approach.
- Implement self-service capabilities for engineering teams to manage services independently.
- Identify developer pain points and implement Backstage-based solutions to improve productivity.

5.



Integration & Tooling

- Integrate Backstage with major platforms and tools including:
- Cloud Providers: AWS, GCP, Azure (via Terraform)
- CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, ArgoCD, FluxCD
- Monitoring: Dynatrace
- Source Control: GitHub, GitLab
- Authentication & Authorization: OIDC, OAuth2, SAML with RBAC
- Developer Tooling: Kubernetes (EKS/GKE/AKS), Helm, API Gateways

6. Collaboration & Communication

- Work closely with product managers, developers, SREs, and platform teams to define and deliver Backstage capabilities.
- Participate in architectural reviews, platform roadmap planning, and alignment with enterprise standards.
- Provide onboarding materials, documentation, and run workshops to promote portal adoption.
- Contribute to internal knowledge sharing and explore opportunities to engage with the Backstage open-source community.

Required Skills and Technologies:

- Core Technologies: Backstage.io, TypeScript, Node.js, React
- Infrastructure & DevOps: Terraform, Kubernetes (EKS/GKE/AKS), Helm
- CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, ArgoCD, FluxCD
- Cloud Platforms: AWS, GCP, Azure
- Monitoring: Dynatrace
- Authentication & Security: OIDC, OAuth2, SAML, RBAC
- Source Control & Automation: GitHub, GitLab
- Other: Experience with AS400, DB2 is a plus (legacy integration)

Preferred Qualifications:

- Prior experience implementing and scaling Backstage.io in a large enterprise.
- Experience in platform engineering or developer experience (DevEx) teams.
- Familiarity with SSO integration, compliance requirements, and secure SDLC practices.

Required Skills for Backstage Developer Job

- Backstage
- AWS
- GCP
- Azure leveraging Terraform
- GitHub Actions
- GitLab CI
- ArgoCD
- FluxCD
- Dynatrace
- GitHub
- GitLab
- SSO (OIDC
- OAuth2, SAML)
- RBAC
- Kubernetes (EKS, GKE, AKS)
- Helm,
- API Gateways

Our Hiring Process

- Screening (HR Round)

- Technical Round 1

- Technical Round 2

- Final HR Round

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