Backend Developer - Python/Java/Performance Tuning

About us:

Hiver offers teams the simplest way to offer outstanding and personalized customer service. As a customer service solution built on Gmail, Hiver is intuitive, super easy to learn, and delightful to use. Hiver is used by thousands of teams at some of the best-known companies in the world to provide attentive, empathetic, and human service to their customers at scale. We’re a top-rated product on G2 and rank very highly on customer satisfaction.

At Hiver, we obsess about being world-class at everything we do. Our product is loved by our customers, our content engages a very wide audience, our customer service is one of the highest rated in the industry, and our sales team is as driven about doing right by our customers as they are by hitting their numbers. We’re profitably run and are backed by notable investors. K1 Capital led our most recent round of $27 million. Before that, we raised from Kalaari Capital, Kae Capital, and Citrix Startup Accelerator.

Opportunity:

As a Senior Staff Engineer at Hiver, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our platform and technology landscape. You will operate as a senior technical leader — driving architectural strategy, establishing engineering excellence across teams, and influencing product direction at scale.

Hiver processes over 5 million emails daily for thousands of active users — and as we continue to grow rapidly, you’ll lead efforts to build highly scalable, intelligent, and resilient systems that power this growth. This is a hands-on and strategic role where you will architect complex systems, mentor other Staff Engineers and Technical Leads, and champion technical innovation across the company.

What you will be working on?

Strategic Technical Leadership

• Define and evolve Hiver’s technical architecture and long-term technology roadmap in alignment with business strategy.
• Lead architectural design reviews and ensure coherent technical direction across multiple product and platform teams.
• Partner with senior leadership across all functions to make strategic build vs. buy, scale vs. optimize, and AI adoption decisions.
• Drive technical vision-setting for next-generation AI-driven capabilities across the product suite.

AI and Systems Architecture

• Design and scale advanced Generative AI and Machine Learning solutions integrated with Hiver’s core workflows.
• Build frameworks to improve system scalability, resilience, and observability for high-throughput email and data processing.
• Ensure architectural decisions are guided by performance, maintainability, and cost efficiency principles

Engineering Excellence & Mentorship

• Set and enforce engineering-wide standards for system design, code quality, and technical documentation.
• Mentor and coach Staff Engineers, Tech Leads, and Senior Engineers, helping them grow as system thinkers and problem solvers.
• Act as the final technical reviewer for complex or high-risk projects, reducing uncertainty and ensuring timely delivery.
• Build a culture of engineering excellence that values clarity, simplicity, and accountability.

Cross-Functional Influence

• Collaborate closely with Product, Data, and Design teams to translate business goals into technically feasible and scalable solutions.
• Drive consensus and alignment on key architectural trade-offs across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Lead post-incident reviews and proactively drive initiatives that improve system reliability and developer productivity.

Innovation & Technical Thought Leadership

• Champion emerging technologies — AI, automation, data analytics — to create business leverage.
• Promote a culture of continuous innovation, experimentation, and learning within engineering.
• Represent Hiver’s engineering excellence in external forums, conferences, and open-source communities.

What we are looking for?

• 12+ years of total experience in software engineering with at least 5+ years in architecture or technical leadership roles.
• 3+ years of experience leading Staff-level in large-scale distributed systems.
• Extensive expertise in AI/ML (including Generative AI), with a deep understanding of model lifecycle management and deployment.
• Proven experience architecting high-availability, large-scale SaaS platforms in cloud environments (AWS, GCP or Azure).
• Strong foundation in Python or Java, object-oriented design, and system performance optimization.
• Advanced understanding of distributed systems, data architecture, and event-driven design patterns.
• Experience managing technical strategy and decision-making across multiple teams or product areas.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity, build consensus, and influence without direct authority.
• Passion for mentoring and developing senior engineering talent and shaping engineering culture at scale.

• Design and Develop: Architect, design, and implement high-performance Java-based backend services and applications.
• Code Quality: Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code following industry best practices and coding standards.
• Technical Leadership: Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers, promoting best practices and fostering a collaborative environment.
• Collaboration: Work closely with frontend developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver robust solutions.
• Performance Optimization: Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and scalability issues.
• Testing: Implement comprehensive testing strategies, including unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay current with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices in Java/Golang development, and continuously improve our development processes.

Job Title: Backend Developer (Kotlin/Java)

Experience: 5-7 Years

Location: Remote (Candidates from Pune/Mumbai preferred for training-related travel)

Salary: ₹15-25 LPA CTC (1L up to 1.5L In hand Per Month)

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Backend Developer with expertise in Kotlin/Java (not Android) to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have experience building scalable backend solutions, working with relational databases, and utilizing modern frameworks like Spring and Webflux.

This is a remote role, but candidates based in Pune/Mumbai who can travel for training purposes will be preferred.

• Must-Have Skills:Kotlin/Java backend development (5+ years)
• Spring Boot/Webflux (Reactor) (1+ year)
• Relational Databases (PostgreSQL preferred) (2+ years)
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills and professionalism

• Key Responsibilities:Develop and maintain backend services using Kotlin/Java.
• Design and implement scalable microservices with Spring Boot/Webflux (Reactor).
• Work with relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred) and ensure optimal data handling.
• Optimize backend performance and ensure system reliability.
• Collaborate with frontend, DevOps, and product teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Ensure best practices in coding, security, and system design.

• Nice to Have:Experience with NoSQL databases (Cassandra/MongoDB)
• Knowledge of Kafka for event-driven architecture
• Familiarity with AWS, Docker for cloud-based deployments
• Exposure to full-stack development with React
• Understanding of ClickHouse for analytics

Company:

The client is a technology company specializing in custom software development, mobile app creation, cloud services, data analytics, applied AI, cybersecurity, web design, and UX/UI design. They emphasize building robust, scalable, and world-class software products and applications. Their expertise spans various technology stacks, including MERN, MEAN, applied AI, Oracle, AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, and PAAS. They have developed products such as Digirestro, Task Manager, and Attendance Management. The company operates from multiple locations, including Pune and Nagpur in India, and Kendall Park, New Jersey, USA.

• Why Join Us?Competitive salary (₹15-25 LPA)
• Remote work flexibility (with occasional travel to Pune/Mumbai for training)
• Opportunity to work on modern tech stacks
• Collaborative and professional work environment

Your Opportunity

• Own and drive business features into tech requirements
• Design & develop large scale real time server side systems
• Quickly create quality prototypes
• Staying updated on emerging technologies
• Ensuring that all deliverables adhere to our world class standards
• Promote coding best practices
• Mentor and develop junior developers in the team

Required Experience:

• 4+ years of relevant experience as described below
• Excellent grasp of Core Java, Multi Threading and OO design patterns
• Experience with Scala, functional, reactive programming and Akka/Play is a plus
• Excellent understanding of data structures and algorithms
• Solid grasp of large scale distributed real time systems
• Prior experience on building a scalable and resilient micro service
• Solid understanding of relational databases, NoSQL databases and Caching systems
• Good understanding of Big Data technologies such as Spark, Hadoop is a plus
• Experience on one of AWS, Azure or GCP

Who you are :

• You have excellent and effective communication and collaborative skills
• You love problem solving
• You stay up to date with the latest technologies and then apply them in real life
• You love paying attention to detail
• You thrive in meeting tight deadlines and prioritising workloads
• Ability to collaborate across multiple functions

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent experience within the field

Strong expertise in AWS architecture, deployment and coding using Python and AWS Lambda functions. She/ he should also have experience with NOSQL database like MongoDB/ DynamoDB and exposure to Machine Learning. She/ he should be familiar with Ajax calls, interaction with API using JSON files and xml.

Knowledge of testing tools like JMeter and Selenium and programming languages like Javascript and Dot Net will be a big advantage.
The person should be able to guide junior resources, perform code reviews and solve performance issues as required.

About RecoSense

We are a growing SaaS based data analytics startup at revenue stage with multiple customers. We are looking for Python programmer who can be part of core product team in taking the product forward.

Flexible work timings, Stock options, Architect role to lead the product. Visit http://recosenselabs.com">http://recosenselabs.com.

Requirement: We are looking for a good programmer with following skills:

Sr. python developer

Experience:  2- 5 years

Requirements:

1. Mandatory good experience in Python and Mongodb
2. Expertise in cloud management
3. Proficient in shell scripting
4. Expert in modular code writing skills
5. Explorative(geek on what's going around technology)
6. Worked on Spark, AWS, is plus
7. Hands on Postgres
8. Experienced on developing a product from scratch to production
9. Experience on developing modular backend architecture

Location of Work

We are located in Banashankari 2nd stage, Bangalore. Looking for a full time candidate.

Work hours and location of Work is flexible.

Benefit for Candidate

1. Part of the Core Team in the Company
2. Growth along with the Company
3. Startup culture - Ability to work on best technologies, fast paced and dynamic
4. Freedom to work independently.
5. Equity incentives for long term interest