Staff Software Engineer Backend
Truecaller3 months ago
Sweden (city not specified)Staff+
Responsibilities
- Lead the team in building products efficiently and effectively.
- Influence product priorities and scope and contribute to decision-making.
- Communicate complex technical decisions and evaluate alternative solutions.
- Mentor and guide experienced engineers in technical and cultural development.
- Establish engineering best practices across the engineering organization.
- Drive project delivery by aligning with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Lead multi-team initiatives and provide technical expertise to ensure alignment and quality.
- Own the quality of the team’s systems and services.
- Provide hands-on technical guidance while balancing strategic leadership.
- Stay current with industry trends and technologies.
- Build relationships and align efforts with internal teams and external partners.
- Interview candidates and support recruitment.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
- 8+ years of relevant experience with Scala, Java, or Go.
- Experience working with scalable, highly available, real-time distributed systems.
- Experience with relational and non-relational databases.
- Good understanding of data structures and algorithms.
- Mentoring and leadership skills.
- Excellent communication skills in English.
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Experience with security best practices.
- Preferred: experience as a data engineer or working closely with data engineers.
- Preferred: experience with highly available systems, performance tuning, security hardening, GDPR, and creating technical strategies.
Benefits
- Competitive salary, 30 days of paid vacation, private health insurance, parental leave top-up, pension, and wellness contributions.
- Learning resources, leadership programs, mentoring, hands-on work, internal mobility, and a transparent progression path.
- Choice of preferred computer and phone within a company budget.
- Office-first work model with some flexibility and access to meals, snacks, quiet spaces, and team activities.
- Lab Days take place five times per year for three days each to explore ideas and build prototypes.
- Applications must be submitted in English, and the hiring process includes a background check.
About Truecaller
Truecaller builds a mobile app and platform for caller ID, spam and fraud blocking, and contact verification used by consumers and businesses, especially in India and other emerging markets. It monetizes via ads, premium subscriptions, and enterprise solutions like verified business caller ID and messaging. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Stockholm, the company is publicly listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and reports hundreds of millions of monthly active users.