We’re looking for a backend builder who owns problems end-to-end, thinks from first principles, builds lean and scalable systems, and moves across boundaries when the product needs it.

Company Details upGrad is a South Asia-focused EdTech platform that combines technology, industry partnerships and expert-led learning to help learners achieve career outcomes. upGrad

Requirements

- 3–5 years of software engineering experience with strong backend fundamentals.

- Hands-on experience with Java and/or JavaScript/TypeScript.

- Production experience with Spring/Spring Boot or Node.js.

- Comfortable working across Java/Spring and Node.js when required.

- Strong understanding of APIs, distributed systems and production-grade system design.

- Experience with SQL databases, including schema design, indexing and query optimisation.

- Good understanding of NoSQL concepts such as partitioning, consistency, access patterns and data modelling.

- Experience with at least one cloud platform — AWS, GCP or equivalent.

- Ability to reason about scalability, reliability, performance, maintainability and cost.

- Strong engineering judgement and willingness to use AI effectively while validating its output.

Responsibilities

- Own backend problems from idea and design through production.





- Build simple, maintainable and scalable backend architecture.

- Design and evolve distributed systems, service boundaries and communication patterns.

- Make deliberate decisions around microservices, tenancy, data isolation, partitioning and access patterns.

- Own backend performance through query optimisation, API performance, caching and concurrency.

- Design systems for scalability, extensibility, reliability and maintainability without over-engineering.

- Think beyond tickets by understanding product outcomes and challenging solutions when needed.

- Optimise infrastructure and engineering costs.

- Ship, measure and iterate with pace.

- Collaborate across backend, frontend, infrastructure, product and other teams when required.

- Use AI for exploration, coding, debugging, testing and review while owning engineering decisions.

Job Details

Bengaluru — Work from Office

Interview Process

- Recruiter Screening

- Technical Assessment

- Backend Technical Interview

- System Design Interview

- Hiring Manager Interview

- Final Interview

Significant Note

ClanX is a recruitment partner, helping upGrad hire Backend Engineer.

📌 Senior Backend Engineer - Bengaluru
🏢 ClanX
📍 Bengaluru