7 months ago
Bengaluru, IndiaSenior
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and implementation of scalable, resilient backend systems and services.
- Own architectural decisions and system design for complex, high-scale distributed systems.
- Solve complex challenges involving scalability, performance, reliability, and fault tolerance.
- Define backend technical strategy and establish high standards for code quality and system design.
- Review and guide designs and code across teams.
- Mentor engineers and contribute to a strong engineering culture.
- Collaborate with product, data, and infrastructure teams on end-to-end delivery.
- Drive improvements in architecture, performance, developer productivity, observability, reliability, and operational excellence.
- Contribute to hiring, team building, and raising engineering talent standards.
Requirements
- Strong computer science fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and system design.
- 5+ years of backend development experience using Java and Spring/Spring Boot.
- Deep expertise building and scaling high-traffic distributed systems.
- Strong experience with SQL, NoSQL databases, and large-scale data modeling.
- Proven experience designing fault-tolerant and highly available systems.
- Ability to drive architecture and influence technical decisions across teams.
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills for complex systems.
- Experience working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with high ownership.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Demonstrated experience mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives.
- Preferred experience with AWS, cloud-native architectures, Docker, Kubernetes, infrastructure automation, large-scale migrations, and high-growth startups or consumer internet companies.
Benefits
- Join a mission-driven team reshaping retail and contribute to building a more sustainable and accessible future for customers and partners.
About Quince
Quince is a direct-to-consumer ecommerce retailer that sells apparel, accessories, and home goods by connecting shoppers directly with manufacturing partners. Its manufacturer-to-consumer model uses demand-driven production and price transparency (including cost breakdowns) to reduce middlemen and inventory waste. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, the privately held company offers curated essentials across categories such as cashmere, linen, jewelry, and furniture through its online storefront.