Backend Engineer - SE / SSE / Lead at Zolo · Bengaluru (Bangalore) · 2 - 7 years · ₹9L - ₹30L / yr · Profitable · Posted 17 Mar 2022

- Hands on programming skills.
- Monitoring application and infrastructure health by using monitoring tools
- Build and deployment automation tools on AWS
- Design and coding experience in Java/golang
- Design and coding experience in Java/golang
- Hands on exposure to GitLab or Github

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Big Picture (The Opportunity) :
Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your Career? & If you are able to maintain a positive attitude even when everything goes wrong, if you are detail oriented and self motivated with a passion to learn and improve your skills and knowledge, we have a perfect job for you !
What do we want from you ? (Our Expectations) :
- Zero to 2 years experience in Linux Operating System.
- Flexible working hours - able to support occasional nights, weekends, and call-ins, able to quickly adapt to a constantly changing faced paced environment. Open to travel to sites.
- An ideal person who is excited and motivated about running and supporting a production - grade critical infrastructure and looks for opportunities to improve processes with automation.
What are you required to do ? (Your Responsibilities) :
- Proactively maintain and develop all linux infrastructure technology to maintain a 24*7*365 uptime service.
- Engineering of systems administration-related various solutions for our various SAAS products and projects as well as operational needs.
- Proactively monitoring system performance and capacity planning.
- Providing technical support to customers for Applications, Operating systems, and networking.
- Will also be the first point of contact for our clients, where installations are placed on a permanent basis, for basic troubleshooting and problem solving.
- Fault finding, analysis and logging information for reporting of performance exceptions.
- Maintain best practices on managing systems and services across all environments.
Skills & Qualification Required (Add Value) :
- Graduate - Preferred to have Bachelor‘s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
- He / She should be familiar with the installation and configuration of Linux operating systems and setup and operation of TCP/IP networking on Linux systems also familiar with Internet concepts including SMTP, IMAP, POP, HTTP, DNS, LDAP and related protocols.
- You should possess excellent communication skills .
- Knowledge of Email concepts, Helpdesk Concept , VoIP Concept , Cloud computing will be an added advantage.
Job Title : Software Development Engineer II (SDE 2) – Java or Golang (Backend)
Experience : 3+ Years
Location : Bengaluru
Working Days : 5 Days WFO
Notice Period : Immediate to 15 Days
Interview Process : 3 Client Rounds
Job Overview :
We are looking for an SDE 2 – Backend with strong hands-on experience in Java / Spring Boot or Golang to design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance backend applications. Candidates with experience in caching services will be highly preferred.
Mandatory Skills :
Java, Spring Boot, Golang, Gin, gRPC, REST APIs, Microservices, MySQL / PostgreSQL / Oracle, System Design, Caching, Data Structures & Algorithms, Git, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS / GCP.
Key Responsibilities :
- Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable backend applications and APIs.
- Develop microservices using Java / Spring Boot or Golang.
- For Golang roles, experience with Gin and gRPC is preferred.
- Work with MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or similar databases.
- Design and optimize caching solutions for application performance.
- Participate in system design and architecture discussions.
- Conduct code reviews and write unit/integration tests.
- Troubleshoot bugs and performance issues.
- Collaborate with Product, QA, and other engineering teams.
- Contribute to CI/CD, cloud, and DevOps practices.
Requirements :
- 3 to 5 years of backend development experience.
- Strong proficiency in Java / Spring / Spring Boot or Golang.
- Good understanding of REST APIs, Microservices, DSA, and System Design.
- Experience with relational databases.
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
- Exposure to AWS/GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, and CI/CD.
- Java candidates with end-to-end application design experience are preferred.
- Exposure to AI/ML tools or Low-Code/No-Code frameworks is a plus.
Interview Process :
Round 1 – LeetCode / Coding Round
- Data Structures & Algorithms
- Problem-solving and coding proficiency
Round 2 – System Design
- System architecture
- Scalability and performance
- API and database design
- Caching and distributed systems
Round 3 – Hiring Manager Round
- Technical depth
- Project and ownership experience
- Problem-solving approach
- Communication and collaboration
- Role and culture fit
Job Title : DevOps Engineer / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
Experience : 5+ Years
Location : Gurugram, Haryana
Work Mode : On-site (Full-time)
About the Role :
We are looking for a skilled DevOps Engineer with 5+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, automation, Kubernetes, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE). The ideal candidate will be responsible for building scalable cloud infrastructure, automating deployments, improving system reliability, and ensuring high availability across production environments.
Mandatory Skills :
AWS, Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Python, Bash, Grafana, Prometheus, ELK Stack, CloudWatch, New Relic, SRE, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Linux
Key Responsibilities :
- Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure primarily on AWS (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, Route53, ALB, Auto Scaling, Lambda).
- Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation.
- Develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, and GitHub Actions.
- Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
- Implement monitoring and observability using Grafana, Prometheus, ELK Stack, CloudWatch, and New Relic.
- Drive SRE practices by defining SLIs, SLOs, SLAs, handling production incidents, conducting RCA, and improving system reliability.
- Automate operational tasks using Python, Bash, and Groovy scripting.
- Collaborate with Development, QA, Security, and Operations teams to ensure reliable and secure software delivery.
Required Skills & Qualifications :
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Electronics, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Cloud Infrastructure.
- Strong expertise in AWS, with exposure to Azure/GCP.
- Hands-on experience with Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, and Git.
- Strong scripting skills in Python and Bash.
- Experience with monitoring tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, ELK Stack, CloudWatch, and New Relic.
- Good understanding of Linux, networking, SQL, and cloud security best practices.
Preferred Skills :
- Experience with multi-cloud environments and DevSecOps practices.
- Knowledge of disaster recovery, automation, and microservices architecture.
- Strong troubleshooting, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Key Responsibilities
- Automate application deployments from Bitbucket to servers using CI/CD pipelines.
- Design and manage scalable, highly available AWS infrastructure.
- Implement Auto Scaling, ELB, and Route 53 for traffic management and high availability.
- Work with AWS services including IAM, RDS, DynamoDB, EC2, and other cloud services.
- Build and manage Docker containers and server images.
- Deploy and manage applications using Kubernetes.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
- Develop automation scripts using Python and Bash.
- Implement monitoring and logging using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK.
- Integrate security and compliance practices into CI/CD pipelines.
- Optimize infrastructure for security, scalability, performance, and cost.
Required Skills
- 3+ years of experience in DevOps or a similar role.
- Strong knowledge of AWS beyond EC2.
- Hands-on experience with Jenkins or similar CI/CD tools.
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Good understanding of Terraform/IaC and automation.
- Proficiency in Python and/or Bash scripting.
- Knowledge of DevSecOps, security, and compliance best practices.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
About the company
The client is a US-based cybersecurity startup prevents, detects, and responds to software supply chain attacks by analyzing behavior across the full software development lifecycle for both developers and AI coding agents. They are building a vertical AI agent for supply chain security across three pillars: securing AI agents on developer machines, OSS package security, and CI/CD security, covering the entire agentic pipeline from dev environment to cloud.
About the Job
We are seeking backend engineers to build and maintain the CI/CD security platform's backend systems and components (GitHub Actions). This high-impact role involves setting best practices and owning engineering processes, with contributions used by thousands of developers globally. Our primary languages are Golang and Node.js.
Requirements
- 2–5 years of experience, strong engineering fundamentals (cyber security background not mandatory), AI-native mindset, comfortable with a hands-on zero-to-one environment. We use Golang as our primary language.
- Must-haves: Golang backend programming; AWS/Azure/GCP background; scalable/fault-tolerant system design.
- For all engineering positions, prior early-stage startup experience is a must-have requirement.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Solid understanding of software development principles, design patterns, and best practices.Expertise in building scalable and fault-tolerant systems.
- Strong collaborative and problem-solving skills.
- Self-motivated, creative thinker with a drive for continuous improvement.
- Experience in a startup or high-impact, outcome-driven environment.
Location
India remote. Candidates should be able to overlap a few hours with Pacific Time (PT) when working on urgent customer issues as required.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable software solutions.
- Architect and implement CI/CD components (GitHub Actions).
- Deliver features incrementally in quick iterations.
- Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code following industry best practices.
- Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback.
- Troubleshoot and debug complex software issues promptly.
Why Join Us
- The company is at the forefront of supply chain security research and product development. They were the first to detect several major supply chain attacks in 2025 and 2026 such as the axios npm compromise, tj-actions, etc
- Their research and findings are regularly cited by major publications such as Bloomberg, TechCrunch, Hacker News, and Dark Reading. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the primary cybersecurity agency for the US federal government, has published several cybersecurity advisories citing our work
- In addition to having several enterprise customers, we have been adopted by more than 15,000 open-source projects, including projects from Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Datadog, and others.
- Engineers joining now get to work on hard, high-impact problems at the intersection of security, AI, and open source, with meaningful equity upside at an early stage.






