Locus The Software Factory

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER – 3 (BACKEND)

WHO WE ARE

We're Locus. We move the world's goods.

Our algorithms have optimized over 1 billion deliveries. We're the enterprise
TMS trusted by IKEA, Unilever, UPS and some of the largest supply chains on the
planet. Backed by Ingka Group (IKEA's parent), we're building a composable,
multi-modal transportation management system that's redefining logistics
technology.

We're not hiring to fill seats. We're hiring builders who build for other
builders.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

You own the backend end to end. Design doc to deployment. Production to on-call.
Here's what that looks like day to day:

Architect and ship backend systems that run in production at enterprise scale.

Build fault-tolerant services with clear SLIs/SLOs, strong observability, and
predictable performance.

Drive design and implementation for microservices and distributed workflows
messaging, async processing, retries, idempotency.

Work closely with a team both Biological and Digital comprising Product,
Frontend, QA/SDET, DevOps/SRE,



and Data teams to turn business requirements into
robust systems.

Raise engineering standards through design reviews, code reviews, and
operational best practices.

Mentor junior engineers and lead by example on craft, ownership, and execution.

WHAT YOU BRING

Must-Haves

5+ years building production backend systems SaaS or product environments
preferred.

Robust fundamentals in distributed systems, concurrency, reliability, and
scalability.

Deep experience with Java, Spring / Spring Boot preferred.

Proven track record designing and building REST APIs and microservices.

Working knowledge across the stack: relational + NoSQL databases, messaging
(Kafka/RabbitMQ), caching (Redis/Memcached).

Strong debugging instincts, you resolve complex production issues with clarity
and ownership.

Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure) and modern practices: CI/CD,
automated testing, observability.

Track re

📌 Software Development Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 Locus.sh
📍 Bengaluru