Role : Software Development Engineer IV (SDE IV)

Role Purpose :

As an SDE IV, you will play a key role in designing and building scalable backend and frontend systems. As a senior individual contributor, you will own complex features, contribute to architectural decisions, and mentor engineers while delivering high-quality, production-ready software.

You are expected to be a T-shaped engineerbringing deep expertise in one area while contributing across the stack. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, participate in architecture discussions, and proactively drive improvements in engineering practices, testing, and automation.

Role Value :

This role is critical to delivering high-quality identity verification products. You will drive technical excellence, improve system reliability, and help accelerate product delivery while elevating engineering standards.

Key Responsibilities :

Technical Design & Development :

- Lead end-to-end development of backend and frontend features

- Design scalable, reliable, and maintainable systems with architects and tech leads

- Write clean, modular, and testable code following best practices (TDD, design patterns)

- Ensure smooth integration between backend services and frontend applications.

Mentorship & Leadership :

- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers via code reviews and technical guidance

- Promote best practices like peer reviews, CI/CD hygiene, and static code analysis

- Help define coding standards and development workflows

Innovation & Tooling :

- Leverage AI/LLMs to improve development and testing efficiency

- Evaluate and introduce new tools, frameworks, and libraries

Quality & Performance :

- Ensure high performance, scalability, and reliability of systems

- Build and maintain automated test suites (functional, integration, E2E)

- Monitor production systems and resolve performance bottlenecks

Cross-Functional Collaboration :

- Work with Product Managers, Designers, QA, and SRE teams

- Participate in sprint ceremonies (planning, estimation, retrospectives)

- Contribute to technical documentation and design specs

Skills & Qualifications :

Must-Have :

- 7+ years of software development experience

- Strong backend expertise (Java, Spring Boot)

- Proficiency in frontend frameworks (React or Angular)

- Solid understanding of REST APIs and microservices architecture

- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Git, and Agile methodologies

- Strong problem-solving and debugging skills

- Interest or experience in AI/LLM-based development workflows

Good-to-Have :

- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)

- Familiarity with testing tools (JUnit, Playwright, Postman)

- Experience in DevOps environments and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

- Knowledge of secure coding practices and GDPR compliance