Digantara is a leading Space Surveillance and Intelligence company focused on ensuring orbital safety and sustainability. With expertise in space-based detection, tracking, identification, and monitoring, Digantara provides comprehensive domain awareness across all regimes, enabling end-users to gain actionable intelligence on a single platform. At the core of its infrastructure lies a sophisticated integration of hardware and software capabilities aligned with the key principles of situational awareness: perception(data collection), comprehension (data processing), and prediction(analytics).

This holistic approach empowers Digantara to monitor all Resident Space Objects(RSOs) in orbit, fostering comprehensive domain awareness.

The Software Development Engineer II – Backend will own the development and operation of backend services, APIs, and supporting infrastructure, building reliable, scalable, and maintainable systems that power Digantara's software platform.

Ideal Candidate

- 2–4 years of experience developing production-grade backend applications using Python or Node.js.

- Strong expertise in backend architecture, PostgreSQL, Linux, and containerized development workflows.

- Comfortable taking ownership of backend services from development through deployment while collaborating across engineering teams.

Roles & Responsibilities

- Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services supporting web applications.

- Build and maintain HTTP services and REST APIs using Python or Node.js.

- Manage PostgreSQL databases, including schema design, administration, query optimization, backup strategies, and performance tuning.

- Support Linux-based deployments, automation, and operational troubleshooting.

- Build and maintain containerized development and deployment workflows using Docker.

- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.

- Write automation scripts using Bash to improve deployment and operational efficiency.





- Collaborate closely with frontend engineers to deliver seamless end-to-end product functionality.

- Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices.

- Troubleshoot production issues and continuously improve platform reliability, scalability, and performance.

Qualifications

- B.E., B.Tech., or M.Tech. in Computer Science or a related discipline.

- 2–4 years of backend software development experience.

- Strong proficiency in Python and/or Node.js.

- Strong understanding of HTTP protocols and REST API design.

- Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL database administration and performance optimization.

- Working knowledge of Linux, Docker, Bash scripting, and CI/CD using GitHub Actions.

- Basic understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to support cross-functional collaboration and end-to-end debugging.

- Experience with Git and collaborative software development workflows.

- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualities

- Experience working with React-based frontend applications.

- Familiarity with messaging systems such as Kafka or NATS.

- Understanding of authentication and authorization mechanisms including JWT, OAuth, and session-based authentication.

- Experience with logging, monitoring, and production debugging practices.

- Exposure to distributed systems and cloud-native application development.

General Requirements

- High ownership mindset with the ability to independently drive technical initiatives.

- Strong collaboration and communication skills within cross-functional teams.

- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced engineering workplace.

- Commitment to writing clean, maintainable, and scalable code.

- Willingness to continuously learn and adopt new technologies and engineering practices.

Job Location: Client Location, Bengaluru

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📌 SDE - II (Backend) (Bengaluru)
🏢 Digantara
📍 Bengaluru