Senior Backend Engineer - Bengaluru
Role Overview
Own backend problems end to end, think from first principles, and build lean, scalable systems.
Work across team boundaries when product needs require it.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role Overview
Own backend problems end to end, think from first principles, and build lean, scalable systems.
Work across team boundaries when product needs require it.
Requirements
- Bring 3–5 years of software engineering experience and strong backend fundamentals.
- Have hands-on experience with Java or JavaScript/TypeScript and production experience with Spring/Spring Boot or Node.js.
- Understand APIs, distributed systems, production-grade system design, SQL databases, and NoSQL concepts.
- Have experience with at least one cloud platform such as AWS, GCP, or an equivalent platform.
- Reason about scalability, reliability, performance, maintainability, and cost and use AI with sound engineering judgment.
Backend Architecture
- Own backend problems from idea and design through production.
- Build maintainable, scalable architecture and evolve distributed systems, service boundaries, and communication patterns.
- Make deliberate decisions about microservices, tenancy, data isolation, partitioning, and access patterns.
Performance and Delivery
- Own backend performance through query optimization, API performance, caching, and concurrency.
- Design systems for scalability, extensibility, reliability, and maintainability without over-engineering.
- Ship, measure, iterate, and optimize infrastructure and engineering costs.
Collaboration and AI
- Collaborate across backend, frontend, infrastructure, product, and other teams.
- Use AI for exploration, coding, debugging, testing, and review while retaining ownership of engineering decisions.
Workplace
- The job details state that the role is based in Bengaluru and requires working from the office.
Hiring Process
- The process includes recruiter screening, technical assessment, backend technical interview, system design interview, hiring manager interview, and final interview.
Company Context
ClanX is described as a recruitment partner helping upGrad hire a Backend Engineer.
upGrad is described as a South Asia-focused education technology platform.
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