Backend Lead - Media Processing & Delivery

Job Title: IAC SRE Engineer

Location: Pune, Mumbai, Bangalore

Experience Required: 4 Years

Role Overview:

We are looking for experienced IAC Engineers with a strong background in Akamai, Data Structures & Algorithms (DSA), Java, and DevSecOps. The ideal candidate should have hands-on development experience, be proficient in writing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, and demonstrate strong problem-solving skills.

Core Skills:

• Akamai – Strong experience in CDN, caching, and performance optimization.
• Data Structures & Algorithms (DSA) – Strong problem-solving and coding abilities.
• Java – Solid programming background and experience in development.
• DevSecOps – Understanding of integrating security in CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure.

Good to Have:

• WAF (Web Application Firewall) – Knowledge of WAF is a plus, though not mandatory.

Additional Skills:

• Experience with SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) practices is beneficial.
• Strong hands-on with Terraform for managing cloud infrastructure.

About the role:

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Software Engineer with expertise in building scalable, extensible applications, identifying and addressing performance bottlenecks, collaborate with other team members to innovate current/new products; Identify, communicate and implement best practices for application engineering. Our engineering process is fully agile and has a really fast release cycles - which keeps our environment very energetic and fun.

What you’ll do:

• Architect, Design and build scalable applications.
• Work with Product Management teams to get maximum value out of existing data.
• Contribute to continual improvement by suggesting improvements software system.
• Ensure high scalability and performance
• You will advocate for good, clean, well-documented and performing code; define and follow standards and best practices for front-end development.
• Ability to deliver great results in an agile development
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

We’d love for you to have:

• Experience: 3-5 years of experience as a backend developer is required
• Education: B.Tech. in Computer Science from tier - 1 engineering colleges in India

• A self-starter who is passionate about problem solving across complex technology stack.
• Highly skilled back-end engineer using Object-Oriented programming preferably Java, exposure to open source libraries and frameworks.
• Strong knowledge and experience in REST based programming using Restlet framework.
• Ability and experience in evaluation and integration of third party systems and libraries.
• Experience in system architecture, data structures, algorithm design and their optimization.
• Passion for performance benchmarking and debugging.
• Strong knowledge of web standards (i.e. REST/SOAP) concepts
• Knowledge of version control (GIT) and databases (MySQL)
• Experience with the full software development lifecycle, design, develop, debug, document, and deliver (especially in a multiple location organization).
• Experience in Test-driven development.

• Develop, test, and maintain server-side applications using Node.js and related technologies.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs and microservices architecture to support frontend functionality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business needs and translate them into technical solutions.
• Optimize application performance, ensuring scalability and reliability.
• Conduct code reviews, mentor junior developers, and ensure adherence to best practices.
• Stay updated with emerging backend technologies and methodologies to improve development processes.

Mandatory

• SaaS experience of 2 years with total development experience of 4 years
• Must have worked in a smaller company of less than 100
• Should have built solutions/softwares end to end and not just as a part of bigger team
• Should see themselves going deeper into the same role even 5 years down the line
• Should have knowledge on Node.js, MongoDB, and AWS
• Strong understanding of asynchronous programming, event-driven architecture, and Node.js design patterns.
• Proficiency in working with databases such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or MySQL.
• Experience with API development, including RESTful services and microservices.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to debug complex server-side issues.

Essential

• Proficiency with version control systems like Git.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Knowledge of system design and scalable architecture.
• Understanding of security best practices and implementing secure APIs.

Good to Have

• Experience with GraphQL and related backend technologies.
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with message brokers like RabbitMQ or Kafka.
• Experience with platforms like Shopify, BigCommerce, or other e-commerce technologies.
• Exposure to frontend technologies such as React for better cross-functional collaboration.

• 3+ year of experience in Development in JAVA technology.
• Strong Java Basics
• SpringBoot or Spring MVC
• Hands on experience on Relationl Databases (SQL query or Hibernate) + Mongo (JSON parsing)
• Proficient in REST API development
• Messaging Queue (RabitMQ or Kafka)
• Microservices
• Any Caching Mechanism
• Good at problem solving

Good to Have Skills:

• 3+ years of experience in using Java/J2EE tech stacks
• Good understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced internet start-up environment.
• Experience in technical mentorship/coaching is highly desirable.
• Understanding of AI/ML algorithms is a plus.

An opportunity to revolutionize the restaurant industry

Here, at Rebel Foods, we are using technology and automation to disrupt the traditional food industry. We are focused on building an operating system for Cloud Kitchens - using the most innovative technologies - to provide the best food experiences for our customers. 

You will enjoy working with us, if:

• You are passionate about using technology to solve customer problems
• You are a software craftsman or craftswoman who is obsessed with high quality software
• You have a flair for good design and architecture
• You are unafraid of rearchitecting or refactoring code to improve it
• You are willing to dive deep to solve complex software issues
• You are a teacher and mentor

Our technology ecosystem:

• Languages: Java, Typescript, Javascript, Ruby
• Frameworks, environments: Spring Boot, NodeJS, ExpressJS
• Databases: AWS Aurora MySQL, MongoDB
• Cloud: AWS
• Microservices, Service Oriented Architecture, REST APIs, Caching, Messaging, Logging, Monitoring and Alerting
• CI/CD and DevOps
• Bitbucket, Jira

You will mostly spend time on the following:

• Leading the design and implementation of software systems
• Driving engineering initiatives across teams with a focus on quality, maintainability, availability, scalability, security, performance and stability
• Writing efficient, maintainable, scalable, high quality code
• Reviewing code and tests
• Refactoring and improving code
• Teaching and mentoring team members

We’re excited about you if you have:

• At least 8 years of experience in software development, including experience building microservices and distributed systems
• Excellent programming skills in one or more languages: Java, C#, C++, Typescript, Javascript, Python or Ruby
• Experience working in Cloud environments: AWS, Azure, GCP
• Experience building secure, configurable, observable services
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• The ability to work in an Agile environment
• The ability to collaborate effectively within and across engineering, product and business teams

We value engineers who are:

• Crazy about customer experience
• Willing to challenge the status quo and innovate
• Obsessed with quality, performance and frugality
• Willing to take complete responsibility and ownership of results
• Team players, teachers, mentors

• 4+ years of professional development experience in an agile software engineering role
• Strong development skills in Java or Groovy
• Experience with Jenkins, bamboo and CI/CD environments
• Familiarity with Guice or similar dependency injection frameworks
• Familiarity with relational database technology
• Familiarity with document store database technology such as ElasticSearch or Cassandra
• Experience with design and testing of RESTful APIs
• Familiarity with cross platform development on Linux, OSX and Windows
• Strong understanding of Git version control system
• Knowledge of JavaScript (Node.js)
• Familiarity with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Familiarity with Docker / Kubernetes
• Experience with continuous integration and build systems such as Jenkins or Bamboo
• Experience with Jira or other project management, issue-tracking or bug-tracking tools
• Should have knowledge of RDBMS
• Familiarity with Node.js, Kotlin, Kafka, DynamoDB
• Previous experience with SaaS or cloud development, Micro-services