Software Development Engineer - II

About Us We are a Bangalore/ San Franscisco based networking startup building network observability and co-pilot system to improve the network reliability and reduce the time to action for our customers. The founding team has a cumulative 45 years of experience in the networking industry. Role Overview As a Web Backend Engineer - SDE-2, you will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining the back-end systems and APIs that power our network observability and co-pilot platform. You will be responsible for building scalable, secure, and high-performance web services that meet the stringent requirements of enterprise customers. Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable back-end APIs with low latency response time using technologies that helps you to achieve it. Implement enterprise-grade authentication and authorization mechanisms to ensure the security and integrity of our platform and enable seamless adoption by enterprise clients. Design and integrate all APIs with an API Gateway to enforce security policies, manage traffic, monitor performance, and ensure fine-grained control. Ensure compliance with third-party audits (SOC2, ISO 27001) and implement security best practices (OWASP Top 10). Design and implement back-end system that can be deployed using CI/CD pipelines to enable seamless updates and deployment of new features with minimal disruption. Using Application performance Monitoring (APM), analyze performance insights, identify bottlenecks and implement necessary optimizations proactively. Design and implement proper access controls and data protection mechanisms to safeguard customer data and ensure compliance with relevant regulations. Mentor and guide junior engineers, conduct code reviews etc. Requirements Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field. 4 to 7 years of experience in building scalable back-end web services. Strong proficiency in at least one major back-end programming language (e.g., Python, Java, Go, Rust) and one or more web-frameworks. Experience with building and consuming RESTful or GraphQL, gRPC etc. Experience implementing enterprise grade authentication and authorization mechanisms (e.g with keycloak, Kanidm, Authelia etc). Hands-on experience working with API Gateways (e.g., Kong, APISix, AWS API Gateway). Strong grasp of security protocols, CI/CD tools, and monitoring systems. Knowledge of database systems, both relational(MySQL/PostgreSQL), analytical(Clickhouse/Druid etc), other NoSQL(such as MongoDB etc) and data modeling. Solid understanding of architectural design patterns, domain driven design, micro-services etc. Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

Location: bangalore, IN

Posted Date: 4/30/2025