Key Responsibilities :

- System Architecture : Lead the design and implementation of complex, multi-tiered distributed systems. You ensure that systems are built to handle high traffic and remain fault-tolerant.

- Technical Leadership : Drive the technical roadmap for your pod or department. You'll participate in deep-dive design reviews and set the standard for code quality and testing.

- Problem Solving : Tackle the "impossible" bugs and architectural bottlenecks. You provide clarity in ambiguous situations and make trade-off decisions between speed and technical debt.

- Mentorship : Actively coach SDE-1s and SDE-2s through code reviews, 1:1s, and technical workshops. You help define the engineering culture of the organization.

- Operational Excellence : Own the full SDLC. This includes CI/CD automation, monitoring, alerting, and participating in an on-call rotation to ensure 99.9% uptime.

Required Skills and Qualifications :

- Experience : 5- 8 years of professional software development experience.

- Tech Stack Proficiency : Proficient on at least one core backend language (e.g., Java, Go, Python, or C++) and deep experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP). Should have proven experience in Node.js

- System Design : Proven track record of designing and deploying distributed systems using microservices, message queues (Kafka/RabbitMQ), and both SQL/NoSQL databases.

- Best Practices : Expert knowledge of design patterns, SOLID principles, and concurrency.

- Education : Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.