Software Development Engineer III - Backend Technologies

<p><p><b>Description : </b><br/><br/>As an SDE3 Backend Engineer, you will take technical ownership of complex backend components, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability of our systems.

You will serve as a go-to engineer for challenging problems, mentor junior developers, and play an active role in shaping system architecture and technical direction.<br/><br/><b>Responsibilities : </b><br/><br/>- Design and Development : Architect and implement scalable backend services and APIs using Python or Golang, ensuring high performance, resilience, and extensibility.<br/><br/>- System Ownership : Take end-to-end ownership of critical modules, from design and development to deployment and support.<br/><br/>- Technical Leadership : Conduct design and code reviews, enforce best practices, and mentor junior engineers to raise the team's technical bar.<br/><br/>- Collaboration : Work closely with product managers, architects, and other engineers to translate business requirements into technical solutions.<br/><br/>- Performance and Reliability : Troubleshoot complex issues in production systems, identify root causes, and design sustainable long-term solutions.<br/><br/>- Innovation : Evaluate new technologies, contribute to proof-of-concepts, and recommend tools that can improve developer productivity.<br/><br/>- Process Improvement : Drive initiatives to improve coding standards, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing practices.<br/><br/>- Knowledge Sharing : Document designs, create technical guides, and share insights with the broader engineering team.<br/><br/><b>Requirements : </b><br/><br/>- 4-7 years of backend development experience with Python or Golang.<br/><br/>- Strong expertise in designing, developing, and scaling microservices and distributed systems.<br/><br/>- Solid understanding of concurrency, multi-threading, and performance optimization.<br/><br/>- Proficiency with databases (SQL/NoSQL), caching systems (Redis, Memcached), and messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.

).<br/><br/>- Hands-on experience with Linux development, Docker, and Kubernetes.<br/><br/>- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure) and related services.<br/><br/>- Strong debugging, profiling, and optimization skills for production-grade systems.<br/><br/>- Experience with AI-powered development tools is a strong plus; familiarity with concepts like 'agentic coding' for workflow automation or 'context engineering' for leveraging LLMs in system design is highly desirable.<br/><br/><b>Required Skills : </b><br/><br/>- Strong problem-solving ability, with experience handling complex technical challenges.<br/><br/>- Ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor junior engineers.<br/><br/>- Excellent communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and articulate trade-offs.<br/><br/>- Self-motivated, proactive, and able to operate independently while aligning with team goals.<br/><br/>- Passionate about engineering culture, quality, and developer productivity.</p><br/></p> (ref:hirist.tech)