Position Overview

This is the first application-stack hire for our new satellite imagery product. You will own the application layer end-to-end — starting from a blank slate. You'll define the high-level architecture, make the key technology decisions, build the APIs and web interfaces, and grow into leading a small team as the product scales.

What You'll Do

- Design and build high-performance backend services and distributed systems that power our satellite imagery platform.
- Take end-to-end ownership of the application stack — from high-level and low-level design through development, deployment, and operations.
- Make architectural decisions such as database and framework selection, backed by clear data-driven reasoning.
- Build and operate microservices at scale, optimising for latency, throughput, and cost-efficiency.
- Develop APIs and, in the early phase, front-end interfaces before a dedicated front-end engineer joins.
- Collaborate with AI-stack and data-stack engineers when data or API integration is required.
- Mentor and guide junior engineers, growing into a team lead role as the product expands.

What You'll BringMust-Have





- 4+ years of skilled backend software engineering experience.
- Strong proficiency in asynchronous Python and FastAPI.
- Deep understanding of distributed systems concepts: consensus, replication, partitioning, CAP theorem, and eventual consistency.
- Hands-on experience building and operating microservices at scale.
- Experience with MongoDB and cloud-native technologies (GCP or AWS, Docker, Kubernetes).
- Solid grasp of data structures, algorithms, and system design.
- Strong ownership mindset and the ability to work independently from day one.

Valuable-to-Have

- Experience with React for building front-end interfaces.
- Familiarity with Terraform and infrastructure-as-code.
- Experience mentoring or leading small engineering teams.
- Background from a product-focused engineering environment.

Logistics

- Employment Type: Full-time
- Location: Bangalore, India

Pay: ₹676,109.04 - ₹1,878,459.93 per year

Benefits:

- Adaptable schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Provident Fund

Work Location: In person

📌 SDE II - Backend & Distributed Systems (Bengaluru)
🏢 Intellicar Telematics
📍 Bengaluru