ixigo

Principal Engineer - Backend

ixigo
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30 days ago
Gurgaon, IndiaStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, maintain, and architect scalable multi-tier distributed server applications.
  • Own backend modules end to end across design, development, deployment, testing, release, and support.
  • Collaborate with technology, design, quality, developers, and product managers to build and launch products.
  • Take responsibility for server-side performance, stability, scalability, and availability.
  • Evaluate and implement technologies and development best practices to improve engineering efficiency.
  • Provide hands-on management and help drive the team toward its goals.
  • Safeguard sensitive company data and report suspected security incidents according to ISMS policies and procedures.

Requirements

  • 5–6 years of software engineering experience.
  • At least an undergraduate degree in Computer Science or Engineering.
  • Expertise in Java/J2EE, algorithms, advanced data structures, and design patterns.
  • Experience building e-business or e-commerce applications and working in business environments.
  • Strong knowledge of performance, scalability, availability, memory management, and multithreaded programming.
  • Expertise with relational databases such as MySQL or Postgres, plus knowledge of MongoDB and web services.
  • Extensive experience using Instruments and Shark for memory-leak detection and performance optimization.
  • Python, NodeJS, Redis, and ElasticSearch are additional desirable skills.
  • Experience with internet companies or the travel industry is a plus.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work in an informal startup environment.

Tech Stack

ElasticsearchJavaMongoDBMySQLPostgreSQLPythonRedis

Categories

ixigo

About ixigo

501-1,000 employees

Ixigo (Le Travenues Technology Limited) builds consumer travel apps for India that let users search, plan, and book trains, flights, buses, hotels, and cabs. Revenue comes from travel bookings and related services across its ixigo, ConfirmTkt, and AbhiBus brands, which use AI-based trip planning and utilities. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Gurgaon, it is publicly listed in India (NSE) and targets the mass-market, multi-modal travel segment.

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