Senior Software Engineer

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced and driven Lead Backend Engineer to oversee and elevate our backend architecture. This role will focus deeply on backend systems, collaborating closely with the founder and core team to turn strategic goals into reality through backend excellence. The ideal candidate will combine strong technical expertise with leadership capabilities, driving backend development while ensuring system security, scalability, and performance.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Backend Development Leadership

• Ownership of Backend Systems: Lead the backend development process, aligning it with the company's broader goals. Gain a full understanding of the existing backend infrastructure, especially in the initial phase.
• Roadmap Development: Within the first three months, build a detailed roadmap that addresses backend "must-do" tasks (e.g., major bugs, security vulnerabilities, data leakage prevention) alongside longer-term improvements. Continuously update the roadmap based on strategic directions from board meetings.

2. Strategic Planning and Execution

• Backend Strategy Implementation: Translate high-level strategies into backend tasks, ensuring clarity on how each piece fits into the company's larger goals.
• Sprint and Task Management: Lead the backend sprint planning process, break down tasks into manageable components, and ensure accurate estimations for efficient execution.

3. Team Leadership and Development

• Mentoring and Growth: Lead backend developers, nurturing their growth while ensuring a culture of responsibility and continuous improvement.
• Process Optimization: Regularly assess backend processes, identifying areas to streamline development and ensure adherence to best practices.

4. Security and Quality Assurance

• Security Oversight: Ensure the backend systems are fortified against potential threats, setting the highest standards for security in every aspect of development.
• Quality Assurance: Maintain top-tier backend development standards, ensuring the system remains resilient, scalable, and efficient under load.

5. Innovation and Continuous Learning

• Real-time Strategy Input: Offer insights during strategic discussions on backend challenges, providing quick, effective solutions when needed.
• Automation and Efficiency: Implement backend automation practices, from CI/CD pipelines to other efficiency-boosting tools that improve the backend workflow.

6. Research and Communication

• Technology Exploration: Stay ahead of backend trends and technologies, providing research and recommendations to stakeholders. Break down complex backend issues into understandable, actionable points.

7. Workplace Expectations

• Ownership Mentality: Embody a strong sense of ownership over the backend systems, with a proactive attitude that eliminates the need for close follow-up.
• On-site Work: Work from the office is required to foster close collaboration with the team.

Tech Stack & Skills

Must-Have:

• Programming Languages: Node.js & JavaScript (TypeScript or normal)
• Databases: Firestore, MongoDB, NoSQL
• Cloud Platforms: Google Cloud Platform (GCP), AWS
• Microservices: Google Cloud Functions
• Containerization: Docker (creation, hosting, maintenance, etc.)
• Deployment & Orchestration: Google Cloud Run
• Messaging & Task Management: Pub/Sub, Google Cloud Tasks
• Security: GCP/AWS Security (IAMs)

Good-to-Have:

• Programming Languages: Python

Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a Lead Backend Engineer or similar role, focusing on backend systems.
• Expertise in the backend technologies specified.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and backend security best practices.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and an ability to think critically about backend challenges.
• Strong leadership qualities with the ability to mentor and manage backend developers.
• A passion for continuous learning and applying new backend technologies.
• A high degree of ownership over backend systems, with the ability to work independently.

SA Role Summary:

The Solutions Architect is responsible for designing and leading the implementation of technology solutions that align with the organization's business goals and technology standards. This role involves working closely with both technical teams and business stakeholders to translate business requirements into robust, scalable, and secure technology solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Solution Design and Architecture:

●      Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of the business processes and technology landscape.

●      Design holistic technology solutions that address business challenges and opportunities, integrating with existing systems and technologies where necessary.

●      Define and document architectural designs, including system components, functionalities, interfaces, and data flows.

●      Taking into account all pillars of the Well-Architected Framework (WAF) on AWS - including Scalability, Resiliency

●      Identifying reusable components in a project and working with the Backend team to generalize those components.

●      Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certification (Preferred)

Technical Leadership and Guidance:

●      Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams throughout the implementation phase, ensuring adherence to architectural principles and best practices.

●      Evaluate and recommend technologies and tools for the effective development and management of solutions.

●      Ensure the implemented solution is in compliance with the designed architecture. Deviation from the architecture must be evaluated and agreed upon.

Stakeholder Engagement and Communication:

●      Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand their requirements and translate them into technical specifications.

●      Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.

●      Act as a liaison between technical teams and business units, facilitating understanding and alignment on project objectives and deliverables.

Project and Risk Management:

●      Participate in project planning activities, including resource allocation, timeline estimation, and risk assessment.

●      Identify potential technical and project risks and develop mitigation strategies.

Quality Assurance and Best Practices:

●      Ensure solutions are designed and implemented to high-quality standards, including performance, security, and scalability considerations.

●      Advocate for and ensure adherence to software development best practices, including code reviews, continuous integration, and automated testing.

Continuous Learning and Improvement:

●      Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends, evaluating their applicability to organizational needs.

●      Promote a culture of continuous improvement, encouraging innovation and efficiency improvements in technology practices.

About TensorIoT

TensorIoT is an AWS Advanced Consulting Partner. We help companies realize the value and efficiency of the AWS ecosystem. From building PoCs and MVPs to production-ready applications, we are tackling complex business problems every day and developing solutions to drive customer success.

TensorIoT's founders helped build world-class IoT and AI platforms at AWS and Google and are now creating solutions to simplify the way enterprises incorporate edge devices and their data into their day-to-day operations. Our mission is to help connect devices and make them intelligent. Our founders firmly believe in the transformative potential of smarter devices to enhance our quality of life, and we're just getting started!

TensorIoT is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. This means that we are committed to diversity and inclusion and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind and make our hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

Primary Skills: Database Systems (SQL), Python Flask/Fast API/Django frameworks specifically
Requirements:

• Highly proficient in fundamentals of Python web development frameworks like Flask, Django and Fast API
• Demonstrated experience in developing APIs using Python frameworks
• Should have deep knowledge in PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server and other SQL based Databases
• Knowledge and proficiency in NoSQL is a bonus

Technical Requirement:

• At least 5 years of experience in Java, J2EE technologies.
• Expertise in doing development using Java, Spring Boot, Spring modules (Spring Security, Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA, etc.), Hibernate, Web Services
• Worked on REST web services.
• Worked on application server : Tomcat
• Worked on Eclipse IDE
• Knowledge of Swagger, Postman
• Worked on Database like MySQL
• Worked on Git, Maven, CI/CD pipelines
• Good to have knowledge of using Docker and Mongo DB

Required Education:

B.Tech./ BE - Computer, IT, Electronics only

Required Skills:

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

Good to Have Skills:

• 4+ 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.

• 5+ years of software development experience including 4+ years of deep, hands on experience in building highly scalable web-based backend applications using Java and Spring ecosystem
• BE/BTech in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent practical experience
• Great problem-solving skills with solid data structures and algorithms knowledge
• Has extensively used the Spring ecosystem – Spring Boot, REST API Development, ORM tools like Hibernate
• Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases, SQL and ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate)
• Profound insight of Java and JEE internals (Class loading, Multi-Threading, Memory Management, Transaction management etc)
• Experience of coaching and mentoring junior developers with good delegation and time-management skills
• Implemented CI/CD in any of the projects done
• Strong understanding of Agile and Lean software development processes and practices
• Excellent knowledge and hands-on experience of Elastic Search
• Has designed relational databases; conversant with SQL
• Knowledge of Jenkins/ Docker and Devops
• Knowledge of Redis or similar technology
• Worked with some or all of these AWS services: EC2; lambda; SQS/SNS; Elastic Search, Transcoder
• Understanding and experience of building services and applications using principles of service-oriented architecture, preferable using REST or SOAP
• Contributed in the creation of end-to-end automation tests (functional or non-functional)
• Worked with WebSocket, Push notifications etc

• Experience in ELK stack
• Knowledge of Video tools like FFMPEG, Wowza / Node Media Streaming
• Understanding of different video formats, streaming, CDN etc
• Understanding of Machine Learning Models, Pipelines etc