Senior Backend Engineer (SDE - 2)

Job Title : Golang Developer

Experience : 3+ Years

Location : Pune, Maharashtra (On-site)

Employment Type : Full-Time

Role Overview :

We are looking for a passionate and skilled Golang Developer with strong computer science fundamentals and hands-on development experience. The ideal candidate should be a logical thinker, self-motivated problem solver, and eager learner who enjoys building scalable and high-performance applications.

Mandatory Skills : Strong hands-on experience in Golang, RESTful API development, PostgreSQL/MySQL, Git version control, and solid problem-solving with computer science fundamentals.

Key Responsibilities :

• Develop, maintain, and enhance backend applications using Golang.
• Write clean, scalable, and efficient code following best coding practices.
• Design and implement RESTful web services.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, UX, and QA to deliver quality software on time.
• Take end-to-end ownership and accountability of assigned tasks.
• Contribute to performance optimization and application scalability.

Required Skills :

• Strong hands-on experience in Golang and related frameworks.
• Good understanding of RESTful API development.
• Experience working with RDBMS such as PostgreSQL/MySQL.
• Strong problem-solving skills and solid computer science fundamentals.
• Experience with Git version control.
• Excellent communication skills.

Good to Have :

• Basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, and any JavaScript framework.
• Exposure to Non-relational databases.
• Participation or credentials on platforms like HackerRank/HackerEarth.
• Understanding of end-to-end web application development.

Python Developer (Performance Optimization Focus)

Experience: 3–5 Years

Location: Remote (India-based candidates only)

Employment Type: Full-time

Role Overview

We are seeking a Python Developer with a strong focus on performance optimization and system efficiency. In this role, you will identify bottlenecks, enhance system performance, and contribute to building scalable, high-performance applications in a Linux-based environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze and troubleshoot performance bottlenecks in applications and systems
• Optimize code, database queries, and architecture for scalability and speed
• Design, develop, test, and maintain robust Python applications
• Work with large datasets and improve data processing efficiency
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve system reliability and performance
• Monitor system performance and implement proactive improvements
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 3–5 years of hands-on experience in Python development
• Strong expertise in performance tuning and optimization techniques
• Experience with debugging and profiling tools
• Solid understanding of data structures and algorithms
• Experience with REST APIs and backend development
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Linux & System Knowledge (Must-Have)

• Comfortable working in Linux/Unix environments
• Command-line proficiency, including:
• File editing (vi, nano)
• File permissions (chmod, chown)
• File downloads (wget, curl)
• Basic file and directory operations

Basic Python Knowledge (Interview Scope)

• Writing simple scripts and reusable functions
• String manipulation and data handling
• Example task: Count words in a file/string efficiently

Good to Have

• Familiarity with AI/ML concepts or tools
• Experience optimizing data-intensive or distributed systems
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Why Join Us

• Work on performance-critical systems with real-world impact
• Fully remote work environment
• Opportunity to work with modern, scalable technologies
• Collaborative, growth-focused team culture

Job Summary:

We are looking for a skilled and motivated Backend Engineer with 2 to 4 years of professional experience to join our dynamic engineering team. You will play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining the backend systems that power our products. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions that align with business and user needs.

This role is ideal for engineers ready to take ownership of systems, contribute to architectural decisions, and solve complex backend challenges.

Website: https://www.thealteroffice.com/about

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain robust backend systems and APIs that are scalable and maintainable.
• Collaborate with product, frontend, and DevOps teams to deliver seamless, end-to-end solutions.
• Model and manage data using SQL (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Redis), incorporating caching where needed.
• Implement and manage authentication, authorization, and data security practices.
• Write clean, well-documented, and well-tested code following best practices.
• Work with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) to deploy, monitor, and scale services effectively.
• Use tools like Docker (and optionally Kubernetes) for containerization and orchestration of backend services.
• Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines for faster and safer deployments.
• Monitor and debug production issues, using observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK) for root cause analysis.
• Participate in code reviews, contribute to improving development standards, and provide support to less experienced engineers.
• Work with event-driven or microservices-based architecture, and optionally use technologies like GraphQL, WebSockets, or message brokers such as Kafka or RabbitMQ when suitable for the solution.

Requirements:

• 2 to 4 years of professional experience as a Backend Engineer or similar role.
• Proficiency in at least one backend programming language (e.g., Python, Java, Go, Ruby, etc.).
• Strong understanding of RESTful API design, asynchronous programming, and scalable architecture patterns.
• Solid experience with both relational and NoSQL databases, including designing and optimizing data models.
• Familiarity with Docker, Git, and modern CI/CD workflows.
• Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure and deployment processes (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Exposure to monitoring, logging, and performance profiling practices in production environments.
• A good understanding of security best practices in backend systems.
• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, agile environment with evolving priorities.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Rewrite existing APIs in NodeJS. 
• Remodel the APIs into Micro services-based architecture. 
• Implement a caching layer wherever possible. 
• Optimize the API for high performance and scalability. 
• Write unit tests for API Testing.
• Automate the code testing and deployment process.

Skills Required: 

• At least 2 years of experience developing Backends using NodeJS — should be well versed with its asynchronous nature & event loop, and know its quirks and workarounds. 
• Excellent hands-on experience using MySQL or any other SQL Database. 
• Good knowledge of MongoDB or any other NoSQL Database. 
• Good knowledge of Redis, its data types, and their use cases. 
• Experience with graph-based databases like GraphQL and Neo4j. 
• Experience developing and deploying REST APIs. 
• Good knowledge of Unit Testing and available Test Frameworks. 
• Good understanding of advanced JS libraries and frameworks. 
• Experience with Web sockets, Service Workers, and Web Push Notifications. 
• Familiar with NodeJS profiling tools. 
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git. 
• Good knowledge of creating and maintaining DevOps infrastructure on cloud platforms. 
• Should be a fast learner and a go-getter — without any fear of trying out new things Preferences. 
• Experience building a large scale social or location-based app.

About the Role

Initiate and drive technical decisions on a multi-functional, Agile team alongside product management, product design, and engineering

Work closely with product to translate abstract business and product requirements into crisp technical specifications along with a delivery roadmap

Resolve blockers and help the team stay productive

Perform code and design reviews

Take part in building the team and iterating on hiring processes

Must have Requirements for the Role

8+ years of experience in a highly technical role at hyper-growth startup or fast-paced company and 2+ years of experience leading a team

Production level experience with Node.js or Go mandatory.

Experience building highly available and performant applications in any major programming language (e.g. Node.js, Go, Javascript)

In-depth knowledge and experience working with major cloud platform (e.g. AWS (must have experience))

Experience leading product teams

You are a good communicator who can explain technical concepts to product managers, designers, support and other engineers

Demonstrated ability to work well with others in a team environment and with geographically distributed teamsIn-depth knowledge of database and web security

How We Define Success:

Ensure the projects are delivered within reasonable timelines that meet the acceptance criteria set by the stakeholders

Ensure technical debt is being measured and tackled

Ensure the non-functional requirements are being taken into account while delivering features: performance, security and testing

Nice To Have, but Not Required:

Good understanding of GCP, AzureWorked in a early-stage startup environmentGood understanding of micro services

• Architect new and optimize existing software codebases and systems used to crawl, launch, run, and monitor the Anakin family of app crawlers
• Deeply own the lifecycle of software, including rolling out to operations, managing configurations, maintaining and upgrading, and supporting end-users
• Configure and optimize the automated testing and deployment systems used to maintain over 1000+ crawlers across the company
• Analyze data and bugs that require in-depth investigations
• Interface directly with external customers including managing relationships and steering requirements

• Extremely effective, self-driven builder
• 2+ years of experience as a backend software engineer
• 2+ years of experience with Python
• 2+ years of experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, etc.
• Should have managed a team of software engineers
• Deep experience with network debugging across all OSI layers (Wireshark)
• Knowledge of networks or/and cybersecurity

• Broad understanding of the landscape of software engineering design patterns and principles
• Ability to work quickly and accurately in a highly stressful environment during removing bugs in run-time within minutes
• Excellent communicator, both written and verbal

• Must be available to work extended hours and weekends when needed to meet critical deadlines
• Must have an aversion to politics and BS. Should let his/her work speak for him/her.
• Must be comfortable with uncertainty. In almost all the cases, your job will be to figure it out.
• Must not be bounded to comfort zone. Often, you will need to challenge yourself to go above and beyond.

Key Skills Required :

1. Proficiency in Python 3.x based web and backend development
2. Solid understanding of Python concepts
3. Strong experience in building web applications using Django
4. Experience building REST APIs using DRF or Flask
5. Experience with some form of Machine Learning (ML)
6. Experience in using libraries such as Numpy and Pandas
7. Hands on experience with RDBMS such as Postgres or MySQL including querying
8. Comfort with Git repositories, branching and deployment using Git
9. Working experience with Docker
10. Basic working knowledge of ReactJs
11. Experience in deploying Django applications to AWS,Digital Ocean or Heroku

Responsibilities :

1. Understanding requirement and congributing to engineering solutions at a conceptual stage to provide the best possible solution to the task/challenge
2. Building high quality code using coding standards based on the SRS/Documentation
3. Building component based, maintainable, scalable and reusable backend libraries/modules.
4. Building & documenting scalable APIs on the Open Spec standard
5. Unit testing development modules and APIs
6. Conducting code reviews to ensure that the highest quality standard are maintained
7. Securing backend applications and APIs using industry best practices
8. Troubleshooting issues and fixing bugs raised by the QA team efficiently.
9. Optimizing code
10. Building and deploying the applications