SDE III – Backend

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India.

📋 Description

• Collaborate as a member of the Digitization and Automation team.

• Create, develop, and deploy intelligent, technology-driven solutions for diverse business challenges.

• Conduct root-cause analyses for incidents.

• Produce design documentation and architecture diagrams.

• Provide mentorship to engineers through code reviews and pair programming.

• Assume ownership of systems post-launch, which includes on-call duties, runbooks, and cost management.

• Utilize AI coding assistants daily while reviewing, testing, and overseeing generated code.

• Design and construct applications and systems based on wireframes and product specifications.

• Detect and resolve bottlenecks and bugs.

• Develop both logical and physical data models.

• Focus on scalability, performance, service robustness, and cost considerations.

• Create prototypes and proofs of concept.

• Manage projects through their complete development lifecycle.

⛳️ Requirements

• At least 4+ years of experience in Java and Python.

• Proficient in frameworks such as Spring Boot and Django/FastAPI.

• Strong expertise in AWS, including Lambda, SQS, S3, EC2 (Linux-based VMs), Load Balancer, and RDS.

• In-depth knowledge of SQL, encompassing query plans, indexing, locking, primary-replica architecture, and live table schema modifications.

• Previous experience with Redis.

• Familiarity with microservices and distributed, event-driven system design, including webhooks, queues, and third-party API integrations.

• Experience with observability tools like Grafana and Prometheus/Loki, or a similar stack.

• Experience deploying Docker in a production environment, including images, Compose, and runtime configurations.

• Working knowledge of message brokers and event-streaming systems such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.

• Practical experience with AI-assisted coding tools like Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or Cursor.

• Capacity to lead incident root-cause analyses.

• Ability to compose design documents and architecture diagrams.

• Experience in mentoring engineers through code reviews and pair programming.

• Proven track record of taking ownership of systems after launch, including on-call responsibilities, runbooks, and cost management.

• Judgement to review, test, and take responsibility for AI-generated code.

• Capability to design and build applications and systems from wireframes and product requirements documents.

• Skill in identifying and rectifying bottlenecks and bugs based on operational needs.

• Proficiency in designing and developing logical and physical data models.

• Expertise in creating scalable, high-performance, robust services while considering cost trade-offs.

• Ability to develop prototypes and proofs of concept.

• Competence in taking full, end-to-end ownership of projects and their development cycles.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunities for professional advancement in a dynamic, rapidly growing, and high-social-impact sector.

• An inclusive and cooperative culture filled with enthusiastic colleagues who embrace the challenge of innovation to create a significant impact on people and the planet.

• A truly multicultural experience, offering the chance to collaborate with and learn from individuals of diverse geographies, nationalities, and backgrounds.

• Structured and customized learning and development programs designed to enhance your skills as a leader, manager, and professional through the Sun King Center for Leadership.