Senior Software Engineer - Microservices Architecture

Description :

Role & responsibilities :

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, building, and scaling backend and/or full-stack systems that support production-grade applications used by large-scale users.

1. System Design & Architecture :

- Design scalable, reliable, and secure systems for high-traffic applications

- Break down complex requirements into microservices or modular components

- Make architecture decisions considering performance, cost, and maintainability

- Define APIs and system contracts across services

2. Development & Delivery :

- Write high-quality, production-ready code in languages like Java / Go / Python / Node.js

- Build RESTful or GraphQL APIs and backend services

- Develop and optimize database schemas (SQL/NoSQL)

- Ensure low-latency and high-availability service behavior

3. Performance & Reliability :

- Optimize system performance (caching, query optimization, load handling)

- Identify and fix production issues, bottlenecks, and outages

- Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting systems

- Participate in incident response and root cause analysis

4. Cloud & Infrastructure :

- Deploy and maintain services on cloud platforms (AWS / GCP / Azure)

- Work with Docker and containerized environments

- Collaborate on CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation

- Understand scalability patterns (load balancing, queues, caching layers)

5. Collaboration & Leadership :

- Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers

- Mentor junior developers and review code

- Participate in technical design discussions and architecture reviews

- Contribute to engineering best practices and coding standards

Preferred candidate profile :

Education :

- Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science / IT or related field

- Equivalent practical experience is acceptable for strong candidates

Technical Skills :

- Strong proficiency in at least one backend language : Java / Go / Python / Node.js

Solid understanding of :

1. Data Structures & Algorithms

2. System Design (scalable distributed systems)

3. REST APIs / microservices architecture

Experience with databases :

1. SQL (PostgreSQL/MySQL)

2. NoSQL (MongoDB/DynamoDB)

- Familiarity with caching systems (Redis, Memcached)

Cloud & Tools (Preferred) :

- Experience with AWS / GCP / Azure services

- Docker and basic Kubernetes understanding

- CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins / GitHub Actions)

- Version control (Git)

Experience :

- 4 to 9 years of software development experience

- Experience building and scaling production systems

- Exposure to high-traffic or distributed systems is a plus

Soft Skills :

- Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking

- Ability to explain technical trade-offs clearly

- Ownership mindset and accountability

- Good communication skills (important for remote teams)

Good-to-have :

- Experience with distributed systems at scale

- Kafka / event-driven architecture

- High-performance backend optimization

- Cloud-native architecture experience

- Prior experience in product-based or global companies