Description :

Phenom Intro :

Our purpose is to help a billion people find the right work! Phenom is an AI-Powered talent experience platform that is redefining the HR tech space. We have grown into a global organization with offices in 6 countries and over 1,500 employees. As an HR tech unicorn organization, innovation and creativity are within our DNA. Come help us make every talent moment Phenomenal!

Job Summary :

We are looking for a highly skilled Backend Product Development Engineer III to lead the design and development of scalable, secure, and highly efficient backend systems built on a Microservices architecture. In this senior individual contributor role, you will own backend architecture, build production-grade services, mentor junior engineers, and ensure operational excellence across our platforms.

What you have to do :

- Architect and design end-to-end, large-scale backend systems using a Microservices architecture that are scalable, secure, reliable, and maintainable.

- Lead backend product development efforts by translating business requirements into robust technical solutions with a strong focus on SaaS, multi-tenant, and Microservices-based architecture.

- Design, develop, and maintain independent, loosely coupled microservices using Java/J2EE, REST APIs, and MongoDB, ensuring high performance and scalability.

- Own API design, service contracts, data modeling, schema evolution, and backward compatibility across microservices.

- Design systems for horizontal scalability, fault tolerance, and high availability, including inter-service communication, retries, timeouts, and failure recovery.

- Ensure backend systems align with DevOps best practices, including CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployments, logging, monitoring, and alerting.

- Take ownership of production microservices, including on-call responsibilities, driving Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and implementing permanent fixes to reduce operational issues.

- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams such as Product, Frontend, Platform, and Cloud teams to ensure successful delivery of backend solutions.

- Mentor and guide junior engineers (PDE I / PDE II) through code reviews, design discussions, and technical mentorship, helping them grow their backend and microservices expertise.

What you've done :

- 8+ years of hands-on software development experience with a strong focus on backend engineering.

- Strong expertise in Java/J2EE and building backend services using REST and JSON.

- Proven experience designing and implementing Microservices-based, distributed systems in production environments.

- Hands-on experience with MongoDB or other NoSQL databases, including schema design, indexing, and performance tuning.

- Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) with hands-on experience deploying and operating microservices in the cloud.

- Experience building and operating SaaS, multi-tenant applications.

- Proven experience mentoring engineers and influencing system-wide architectural decisions.

- Strong operational experience with post-launch troubleshooting, system monitoring, and on-call responsibilities.

Benefits :

- Health and wellness benefits/programs to support holistic employee health

- Flexible hours and working schedules, as well as parental leave for new parents

- Growing organization with clear career pathing and development opportunities

- Tons of perks and extras in every location for all Phenoms!