- Job Title: Backend Software Engineer I
- Location: Pune
- Years of Experience: 1–3 years
- Job Type: Full-Time
- Preferred Background: Experience in a Product-Based Company

About the Role

Join our core engineering team to build robust, high-performance features that directly impact

820 million monthly active users. As a Backend SE I, you will take end-to-end ownership of product features, write clean and maintainable code, and design systems capable of scaling to

100K+ Requests Per Second (RPS). We foster a culture of continuous learning, rigorous testing,

and high engineering standards.

Key Responsibilities

- Feature Development: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and deliver scalable product features for our massive user base.
- System Ownership: Own features end-to-end, ensuring top-notch quality, high availability, and robust test coverage.
- Code Quality & Reviews: Write clean, modular code with proper unit, functional, and regression tests. Participate in code reviews to maintain company engineering standards.
- High-Scale Engineering: Architect solutions designed to handle extreme scale, targeting

100K+ RPS.
- Continuous Growth: Keep calm, embrace challenges, and learn every day in a fast-paced workplace.

What We Are Looking For (Must-Haves)
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related technical equivalent.
- Experience:



1–3 years of medium to large-scale server-side software development experience.
- CS Fundamentals: Strong grasp of Data Structures, algorithmic time complexity, and database concepts.
- Programming Proficiency: Solid knowledge of at least one backend language (e.g., Java,

Python, Node, or Clojure).
- AI-Assisted Development: Hands-on experience leveraging AI coding assistants (e.g.,

Cursor) for rapid code generation, context lookup, and refactoring.
- OS Knowledge: Familiarity with POSIX-compliant Operating Systems (development on macOS, deployment on GNU/Linux).
- Testing & Version Control: Proven experience writing comprehensive Unit, Functional,

and Regression tests; proficient with Git for distributed version control.
- Soft Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills paired with strong work ethics, high ownership, and a collaborative team spirit.

Nice-to-Haves
- Functional Programming: Familiarity with functional programming paradigms (we use

Clojure).
- Scale Databases & Tools: Hands-on experience working at scale with any of the following: YugabyteDB, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch, Kafka, or PostgreSQL.
- Performance & Reliability: Experience benchmarking systems for performance tuning and implementing failure-detection mechanisms.

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