Senior Backend Engineer Location Indore On-site Hybrid - specify if flexible Employment Type Full-time Experience Level 5-10 years We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to lead our backend development team and take ownership of building scalable secure and high-performance systems This is a leadership role where you ll be both a hands-on contributor and a mentor ensuring the team delivers robust solutions to power our recruitment platform Role Responsibilities Lead Mentor Guide and mentor mid-level backend developers fostering technical growth and enforcing coding best practices Architecture Design Define backend architecture standards and design scalable secure and maintainable microservices API Development Build and maintain RESTful APIs and backend services supporting recruitment workflows Database Management Design optimize and manage PostgreSQL databases performance tuning indexing partitioning replication Cloud Infrastructure Oversee AWS cloud infrastructure ensuring uptime cost efficiency and disaster recovery readiness Infrastructure as Code Implement and maintain Terraform scripts for infrastructure automation Code Quality Conduct code reviews enforce design patterns and maintain a clean modular backend codebase Collaboration Work closely with frontend engineers product managers and designers to deliver features end-to-end DevOps Practices Drive CI CD pipelines monitoring observability and incident response processes Innovation Stay updated on emerging backend technologies and introduce improvements when beneficial Mandatory Requirements 5-10 years of backend development experience with 2 years in leadership or mentorship roles Strong proficiency in at least one backend language Java Node js or Python Deep knowledge of PostgreSQL or Oracle including schema design and performance optimization Experience with NoSQL databases MongoDB DynamoDB etc Hands-on experience with AWS services ECS EKS Lambda RDS IAM CloudWatch Proficiency in Terraform for Infrastructure as Code IaC Expertise in containerization and orchestration Docker Kubernetes Proven ability to design scalable distributed systems and handle high-volume workloads Track record of leading teams conducting code reviews and enforcing clean coding standards Strong collaboration and communication skills with a self-driven mindset Good to Have Experience with event-driven architectures Kafka RabbitMQ etc Knowledge of caching strategies Redis Memcached and API performance optimization Familiarity with observability tools Prometheus Grafana ELK stack CloudWatch Understanding of security best practices IAM policies data encryption secure authentication Experience scaling systems for multi-region global deployments Hands-on experience integrating with OAuth-based APIs Google Microsoft Zoho HubSpot Knowledge of webhooks async workflows retries and handling rate limits Why Join Us Be the technical leader shaping backend architecture for a fast-growing platform Opportunity to lead and grow a high-performing engineering team Solve complex challenges in scalability performance and cloud infrastructure Work in a collaborative setting where your ideas are valued Competitive compensation benefits and career growth opportunities If you re passionate about backend engineering leadership and building scalable systems we d love to hear from you Job Types Full-time Permanent Pay 39 289 21 - 97 169 80 per month Benefits Paid sick time Paid time off Work Location In person Speak with the employer 91 (phone hidden)