Staff Software Development Engineer (Backend) - Viewer Experience
Role Overview
As a Staff Software Engineer, you will lead the design and development of core backend systems that power large-scale, high-performance platforms.
You’ll own complex projects end to end, operate with autonomy, and play a key role in shaping the architecture and future direction of high-throughput, low-latency systems.
This role is ideal for engineers who thrive on solving challenging distributed systems problems and mentoring others toward engineering excellence.
About the team:
At JioHotstar, the Viewer Experience (VX) org is at the heart of how millions discover, engage with, and fall in love with our platform.
We own the end-to-end user journey—from first app launch to daily habit loops—across Search, Personalization, Watch Experience, Interactivity, and more.
We blend world-class engineering, ML, design, and data to deliver a seamless, personalized, and engaging OTT experience at massive scale.
If you're passionate about building immersive, intelligent, and performant user experiences that delight a billion users, join us in shaping the future of streaming.
Full Job Posting
About the team:
At JioHotstar, the Viewer Experience (VX) org is at the heart of how millions discover, engage with, and fall in love with our platform. We own the end-to-end user journey—from first app launch to daily habit loops—across Search, Personalization, Watch Experience, Interactivity, and more. We blend world-class engineering, ML, design, and data to deliver a seamless, personalized, and engaging OTT experience at massive scale. If you're passionate about building immersive, intelligent, and performant user experiences that delight a billion users, join us in shaping the future of streaming.
Key responsibilities:
- Design and build scalable, fault-tolerant backend systems that power JioStar’s tech stack
- Own end-to-end delivery of complex backend projects, from technical design to deployment and monitoring
- Drive architectural decisions and influence long-term engineering strategy for the team
- Build systems with strong observability and monitoring, ensuring system health, uptime, and fast incident response.
- Continuously evaluate and adopt relevant technologies.
- Take ownership of operational excellence, including performance tuning, incident response, and root cause analysis
- Mentor junior engineers, conduct technical deep dives and code reviews, and foster a culture of knowledge sharing
- Skills and attributes for success:
- 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 (AWS preferred), messaging systems (Kafka), and CI/CD pipelines
- Proven ability to work autonomously, prioritize tasks, and manage delivery timelines in fast-paced environments
- You are passionate about growing engineers and leading by example
- Curious about how advertising systems work and how to optimize them for user and business outcomes
- Preferred education and experience:
- Bachelors/master's in computer science or a related field with 6-9 years of development experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred), messaging systems (Kafka), and CI/CD pipelines
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