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Staff Software Development Engineer (Backend) - Viewer Experience

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3 months ago
Bengaluru, IndiaStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Design and build scalable, fault-tolerant backend systems for large-scale platforms.
  • Own complex backend projects from technical design through deployment and monitoring.
  • Drive architectural decisions and influence long-term engineering strategy.
  • Build systems with strong observability and monitoring to support uptime and rapid incident response.
  • Perform performance tuning, incident response, and root cause analysis as part of operational excellence.
  • Evaluate and adopt relevant technologies.
  • Mentor junior engineers, conduct technical deep dives and code reviews, and promote knowledge sharing.

Requirements

  • Proficiency in Java, Golang, or Python.
  • Experience designing and building distributed systems at scale.
  • Strong understanding of storage systems, query performance, and caching strategies.
  • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS, messaging systems such as Kafka, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Ability to work autonomously, prioritize tasks, and manage delivery timelines in fast-paced environments.
  • Passion for growing engineers and leading by example.
  • Curiosity about advertising systems and optimizing them for user and business outcomes.
  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related field.
  • 6–9 years of development experience.
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