Software Development Engineer II at KM UNOTAG · Remote, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru (Bangalore) · 3 - 7 years · ₹7L - ₹12L / yr · Raised funding · Remote friendly · Posted 14 Sep 2022
Position Purpose:
The Software Engineer II is responsible for independently developing and assisting in the design of a product that our customers and associates love. As a Software Engineer II, you will be part of a dynamic team with engineers of all experience levels who help each other build and grow technical and leadership skills while creating, deploying, and supporting production applications. In addition, Software Engineer IIs may be involved in configuration, security, resilience, performance tuning and production monitoring.
Major Tasks, Responsibilities & Key Accountabilities:
Delivery and Execution - Collaborates and pairs with other product team members (UX, engineering, and product management) to create secure, reliable, scalable software solutions; Documents, reviews and ensures that all quality and change control standards are met; Works with Product Team to ensure user stories that are developer-ready, easy to understand, and testable; Writes custom code or scripts to automate infrastructure, monitoring services, and test cases; Writes custom code or scripts to do destructive testing to ensure adequate resiliency in production; Program configuration/modification and setup activities on large projects using HD approved methodology; Configures commercial off the shelf solutions to align with evolving business needs Creates meaningful dashboards, logging, alerting, and responses to ensure that issues are captured and addressed proactively
Learning - Actively seeks ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels; Learns through successful and failed experiment when tackling new problems
Plans and Aligns - Collaborates with other team members in agile processes; Assists in creating new and better ways for the team to be successful; Relates openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people; Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
Education Required:
The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.
Years of Relevant Work Experience:
3+ years
Preferred Qualifications:
- Should have worked in a SaaS Company
- Experience in creating developer friendly integrations with other Apps/Software
- Experience in writing SQL queries against a relational database
- Experience in version control systems
- Experience in front end technology such as HTML, CSS, and Javascript/Typescript frameworks
- Experience in an object-oriented programming language (preferably Java)
- Experience in source code version control
- Experience in Relational or noSQL database technology
- Experience in cloud computing techniques
- Experience in CI/CD tools
- Experience in microservice-based architecture
- Experience with modern debugging and root cause analysis techniques
- Exposure to security frameworks for user and services authorization and authentication
- Exposure to creating and executing unit, functional, destructive and performance tests

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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
Location: Bengaluru (Work from Office – 6 Days a Week)
About the Role
We're looking for a Software Development Engineer III (SDE-3) to join our growing engineering team. We're seeking engineers who have previously built, scaled, or significantly contributed to applications serving 100K+ users. You'll be joining a small, high-impact team, so we're looking for engineers who thrive on ownership, move quickly, and enjoy solving challenging technical problems.
We are technology agnostic and value strong engineering fundamentals over expertise in any particular language or framework. Whether your background is Backend, Frontend, or Full Stack, we'd love to hear from you.
What You'll Do
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable, reliable, and high-performance applications.
- Build robust, production-ready software that delivers exceptional user experiences.
- Take end-to-end ownership—from design and development to deployment and production support.
- Work closely with Product, Design, and Engineering to deliver impactful features.
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following engineering best practices.
- Leverage AI-assisted development tools (such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, ChatGPT, or similar) to improve development speed, code quality, debugging, testing, and overall engineering productivity.
- Participate in architecture and design discussions, balancing scalability with simplicity.
- Troubleshoot production issues and continuously improve system performance and reliability.
- Contribute to a collaborative engineering culture through code reviews and knowledge sharing.
Must-Have Qualifications
- 4–6 years of professional software development experience.
- Strong proficiency in at least one high-level programming language, such as Python, Go (Golang), C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, Kotlin, Scala, or Ruby.
- Strong understanding of Data Structures, Algorithms, Object-Oriented Programming, and System Design.
- Hands-on experience building, scaling, or maintaining production applications with a user base of 100K+ users.
- Proven experience working on high-traffic, large-scale consumer or B2B products where performance, reliability, and scalability were critical.
- Experience developing modern Backend, Frontend, or Full Stack applications.
- Strong understanding of APIs, databases, and scalable application architecture.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively use AI coding assistants to accelerate software development while maintaining high standards of code quality and engineering best practices.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and a strong sense of ownership.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working on platform or infrastructure products is highly preferred.
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
- Familiarity with microservices, distributed systems, CI/CD, and containerization.
- Experience working in product companies or fast-paced startup environments.
Who You Are
- You enjoy working in small, fast-moving teams where every engineer has significant ownership.
- You're comfortable wearing multiple hats and contributing across different parts of the stack when needed.
- You've previously worked on products operating at scale and understand the engineering challenges of supporting 100K+ active users, including performance optimization, reliability, and scalability.
- You have a product mindset and care deeply about performance, scalability, and user experience.
- You're a proactive problem solver who enjoys taking initiative and driving projects independently.
- You embrace modern engineering practices, including the effective use of AI tools to enhance productivity without compromising software quality.
- You value collaboration, continuous learning, and building high-quality software.
Why Join Us?
- Join a high-impact engineering team with significant ownership and autonomy.
- Solve challenging engineering problems with a focus on performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Collaborate with talented engineers in a fast-paced, product-driven environment.
- Build software that directly impacts thousands of users while accelerating your technical growth.
Role Overview
As a Software Engineer, you will build and maintain features across our SaaS platform. You will work on well-scoped tasks and features, collaborate closely with senior engineers, and grow your skills in software design, cloud-native development, and modern engineering practices. This role is a great fit for engineers who have solid programming fundamentals, are curious and quick to learn, and take pride in writing quality code. You will be supported and mentored while taking on increasing ownership over time.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.·
5–8 years of software engineering experience building production-grade applications.
Strong experience building and operating cloud-native SaaS or web applications.
Solid understanding of software design, distributed systems, and modern engineering practices.
Proven ability to own and deliver complex features independently.
Experience debugging and resolving performance, scalability, and reliability issues.
What We Look For
Strong programming fundamentals and a quality mindset.
Curiosity and a strong desire to learn and grow.
Ability to deliver well-scoped tasks reliably.
Good problem-solving and debugging skills.
Collaboration and communication skills.
Ownership and accountability for the work you do.
Passion for building software and continuous learning.






