Porter is building the operating system for intra-city logistics in India. With
~20 million orders per month
,
500K+ daily-active drivers
, and rapid scale ahead (
1.5x growth expected next year
), we solve complex real-world problems at massive scale, balancing speed, reliability, and cost efficiency in a highly operational setting.

Role Overview

As an
SDE 3 at Porter
, you will own and build large, business-critical systems operating at scale. This role goes beyond codingyou'll design scalable architectures, make thoughtful trade-offs, influence engineering standards, and mentor other engineers while working closely with product and business stakeholders.

You are expected to think from
first principles
, leverage
AI responsibly
, and build systems that are reliable, observable, and cost-aware.

Key Responsibilities

Technical & System Design
- Design, build, and own
scalable, high-availability distributed systems
handling millions of transactions.
- Drive
Low-Level and High-Level Design
, including APIs, data models, and service architectures.




- Perform capacity planning, back-of-the-envelope calculations, and identify system bottlenecks early.
- Ensure engineering excellence across
reliability, observability, security, and cost optimization
.

Coding & Execution
- Write clean, maintainable, and testable production-grade code.
- Apply SOLID principles, design patterns, and sound engineering practices.
- Use AI tools to accelerate development while
critically evaluating outputs
knowing when to use AI and when not to.

Ownership & Delivery
- Own end-to-end delivery of systemsfrom design to production and long-term maintenance.
- Drive projects with high autonomy, handle ambiguity, and deliver under tight timelines.
- Participate actively in operational reviews, incident management, and system improvements.

Collaboration & Leadership
- Collaborate closely with Product, Data, and Business teams to balance tech decisions with real-world logistics constraints.
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📌 Software Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 Porter
📍 Bengaluru