- Deep understanding of distributed systems, caching, high availability, and microservices architecture. Hands-on experience with AWS/GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.

- Strong command over system design, data structures, performance tuning, and scalable architecture. Ability to partner with Product, Data, Infrastructure, and lead end-to-end backend roadmap execution.

What You'll Own :

- Architect backend systems that handle India-scale traffic without breaking a sweat.

- Build and evolve microservices, APIs, and internal platforms that our entire app depends on.

- Guide, mentor, and uplevel a team of backend engineers-be the go-to technical brain.

- Partner with Product, Data, and Infra to ship features that are reliable and delightful.

- Set high engineering standards-clean architecture, performance, automation, and testing.

- Lead discussions on system design, performance tuning, and infra choices.

- Keep an eye on production like a hawk: metrics, monitoring, logs, uptime.

- Identify gaps proactively and push for improvements instead of waiting for fires.

What Makes You a Great Fit :

- 6+ years of backend experience; 1-2 years leading engineers or owning major systems.

- Strong in one core language (Node.js / Go / Java / Python) - pick your sword.

- Deep understanding of distributed systems, caching, high-availability, and microservices.

- Hands-on with AWS/GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines.

- You think data structures and system design are not interviews - they're daily tools.

- You write code that future-you won't hate.

- Strong communication and a let's figure this out attitude.

Bonus Points If You Have :

- Built or scaled consumer apps with millions of DAUs.

- Experimented with event-driven architecture, streaming systems, or real-time pipelines.

- Love startups and don't mind wearing multiple hats.

- Experience on logging/monitoring tools like Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, OpenTelemetry.