Software Engineer at Metron Security Private Limited · Pune, Bengaluru (Bangalore) · 3 - 6 years · Bootstrapped · Posted 21 Sep 2026

Location: Pune/Bengaluru
As a Software Engineer, you will tackle a highly challenging role within our Cyber Security Engineering integration development team. You will be responsible for the End-to-End (E2E) delivery of projects from gathering customer requirements to deploying high-performance data exchange solutions on-prem or in the cloud. We are looking for a Systems-Level Thinker who can seamlessly transition between building complex integrations and architecting high-throughput, low-latency backends. Because each integration may require a different technical approach, we value engineers who love reskilling, following agile best practices, and maintaining an evolving mindset.
Core Responsibilities
Customer and Stakeholder Collaboration
- Customer Delight: Maintain a strong customer-first attitude while designing, building, and deploying products.
- Technical Communication: Articulate complex technical trade-offs clearly to both business stakeholders and engineering teams.
- Pipeline Management: Manage customer relationships effectively to ensure a continuous flow of project scope, maintaining clear team backlogs.
Job Requirements
- Experience: 3+ years of proven software engineering experience, with a track record of leading small engineering teams or mentoring junior devs.
- High-Throughput Backend Focus: 3+ years of experience engineering robust, real-time backends specifically using Go (Golang) or Java.
- Polyglot and Integration Capability: Deep expertise in at least one or two additional languages/frameworks from our ecosystem: Python, TypeScript, Node.js, React.js, Angular, C#, or C++.
- Computer Science Fundamentals: Excellent knowledge of complex Data Structures, algorithms, and their correct situational usage.
- Adaptability: A passionate programmer who is genuinely open and excited to learn new software development skills as required by changing project demands.
Bonus / Added Advantages
- AI & Intelligent Automation: Hands-on knowledge of AI concepts, Large Language Models (LLMs), and experience building or integrating AI agents to automate complex workflows or security processes.
- Cybersecurity Domain: Experience in the cybersecurity space (SIEM, SOAR, or platform security).
- Modern Web Tech: Strong experience in developing software using modern web technologies.
- E2E Lifecycle: Proven background handling a project completely from discovery to cloud/on-prem deployment.
- Open Source: Active contributions to the Open Source community. (Please share your GitHub/GitLab links in your application!)

About Metron Security Private Limited
About
We’ve achieved 300% growth in the cybersecurity field. We’ve partnered with the most impactful organisations - whether it is the largest cybersecurity company or the fastest growing unicorn. We're building an amazing place to work and we invite you to join us.
Engineering Centric Culture
At Metron, we strive to maintain and cultivate a developer-centric culture. Here’s what this means in action:
Meaningful and ever-evolving work
We’ve built integrations and custom solutions for 200+ security platforms and keep adding more to the list. You will be constantly learning about new platforms, acquiring new skills, and being exposed to cutting-edge security technology and other tools.
Work directly with clients and end-users
We encourage our developers to have a client-facing approach. At Metron, you will be able to demonstrate and discuss your code with the people who will be using it on a regular basis.
A balanced workspace
Everyone has a personal life outside of the office. We do not expect you to work weekends or overtime (and actively encourage you not to do so). We also aim to provide you with all the required perks and benefits to keep you in good health and spirits.
A level hierarchy
There are only 2 roles in the organisation - Development and QA. Every employee will either be writing code or testing for quality. We don’t believe in helicopter managers who hover above you and do not understand your work.
Hybrid work mode
Like to work at the office? We can accommodate you. Prefer to work from home? No problem! Need a combination of both? Whatever model works for you, works for us.
Tech stack
Candid answers by the company
Metron Security provides automation and integration services to leading cybersecurity companies. Our engineering team works on leading security platforms including - Splunk, IBM’s QRadar, ServiceNow, Crowdstrike, Cybereason, and other SIEM and SOAR platforms.
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Location: Pune/Bengaluru
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will tackle a highly challenging role within our Cyber Security Engineering integration development team. You will be responsible for the End-to-End (E2E) delivery of projects from gathering customer requirements to deploying high-performance data exchange solutions on-prem or in the cloud. We are looking for a Systems-Level Thinker who can seamlessly transition between building complex integrations and architecting high-throughput, low-latency backends. Because each integration may require a different technical approach, we value engineers who love reskilling, following agile best practices, and maintaining an evolving mindset.
Core Responsibilities
Technical Leadership and Architecture
● Systems Engineering: Design, build, and optimize high-throughput, low-latency backend systems and data-exchange layers.
● Architecture and Integration: Participate in planning, defining, and exploring solution alternatives. Architect and estimate deep technical custom solutions and integrations across diverse enterprise tech stacks. ● Stream Processing: Implement event-driven architectures, manage backpressure, and handle real-time state management across security platforms.
● Delivery Ownership: Own projects end-to-end, defining and implementing enablers to evolve solution intent directly alongside our Agile teams.
Team Leadership and Quality
● Mentorship: Actively lead, coach, and mentor junior developers, providing technical guidance to foster professional development.
● Engineering Excellence: Oversee code reviews, build robust CI/CD pipelines, enforce strict quality checks, and ensure rigorous adherence to coding standards.
● Agile Execution: Actively participate in Agile development, including writing, breaking down, and estimating User Stories.
Customer and Stakeholder Collaboration
● Customer Delight: Maintain a strong customer-first attitude while designing, building, and deploying products.
● Technical Communication: Articulate complex technical trade-offs clearly to both business stakeholders and engineering teams.
● Pipeline Management: Manage customer relationships effectively to ensure a continuous flow of project scope, maintaining clear team backlogs.
Job Requirements
● Experience: 5+ years of proven software engineering experience, with a track record of leading small engineering teams or mentoring junior devs.
● High-Throughput Backend Focus: 5+ years of experience engineering robust, real-time backends specifically using Go (Golang) or Java.
● Polyglot and Integration Capability: Deep expertise in at least one or two additional languages/frameworks from our ecosystem: Python, TypeScript, Node.js, React.js, Angular, C#, or C++.
● Computer Science Fundamentals: Excellent knowledge of complex Data Structures, algorithms, and their correct situational usage.
● Adaptability: A passionate programmer who is genuinely open and excited to learn new software development skills as required by changing project demands.
Bonus / Added Advantages
● AI & Intelligent Automation: Hands-on knowledge of AI concepts, Large Language Models (LLMs), and experience building or integrating AI agents to automate complex workflows or security processes.
● Cybersecurity Domain: Experience in the cybersecurity space (SIEM, SOAR, or platform security).
● Modern Web Tech: Strong experience in developing software using modern web technologies.
● E2E Lifecycle: Proven background handling a project completely from discovery to cloud/on-prem deployment.
● Open Source: Active contributions to the Open Source community. (Please share your GitHub/GitLab links in your application!)
Position: Software Developer - Golang and Angular
Location: Baner, Pune (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Role Summary
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications using Golang.
Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices.
Build and maintain frontend applications using Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
Develop cloud-native solutions using AWS, including AWS Lambda and other serverless services where appropriate.
Integrate applications with SQL/NoSQL databases and third-party services.
Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following coding standards and best practices.
Participate in solution design, code reviews, and technical discussions.
Troubleshoot and resolve application and production issues.
Collaborate with Product Owners, QA engineers, and development teams across India and Japan.
Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, estimation, reviews, and retrospectives.
Mandatory Technical Skills:
Strong hands-on experience with Golang.
Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and backend services.
Good experience with Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3.
Hands-on experience with AWS Cloud, including:
o AWS Lambda
o API Gateway
o Amazon S3
o IAM
o CloudWatch
Experience working with at least one SQL or NoSQL database.
Good understanding of concurrency concepts in Go (goroutines, channels) and. Go best practices.
Experience with Git and collaborative development workflows.
Strong understanding of object-oriented principles, design patterns, and microservices architecture.
Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment.
Preferred Skills
Experience with Docker and containerization.
Exposure to Kubernetes or Amazon ECS.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
Familiarity with OAuth2, JWT, or similar authentication mechanisms.
Experience with SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or DynamoDB.
Experience developing enterprise SaaS or B2B software products.
Experience working with globally distributed teams.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
About the Role
Pendo is looking for a Software Engineer to help build and scale the platform that powers our integrations with enterprise systems such as Salesforce, Slack, Segment, and other partner tools. This team develops the services, APIs, data pipelines, and user interfaces that enable customers to seamlessly connect Pendo into their product and data ecosystems.
In this role, you will primarily focus on building scalable backend systems while also contributing to the frontend experiences that allow customers to configure, manage, and monitor integrations. You’ll collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and infrastructure teams to deliver reliable, high-performance capabilities used by millions of users.
What You'll Do
- Design and build scalable backend services and APIs that power Pendo’s integrations platform.
- Develop and maintain distributed, event-driven data pipelines that process and sync high volumes of behavioral and product analytics data.
- Contribute to frontend applications that allow customers to configure, manage, and monitor integrations and data workflows.
- Lead technical initiatives from design through implementation, testing, and production rollout.
- Integrate with third-party APIs and enterprise platforms using technologies such as REST, webhooks, and OAuth.
- Collaborate with product, design, infrastructure, and partner teams to translate business needs into high-quality technical solutions.
- Use modern development workflows and AI-powered tools to improve developer productivity and streamline engineering processes.
- Participate in design reviews and promote best practices in testing, observability, performance, and system reliability.
- Contribute to improving platform scalability, availability, and operational excellence.
What We're Looking For
- Experience building backend services, APIs, or distributed systems.
- Experience developing modern web applications using frameworks such as Vue, React, or Angular.
- Strong proficiency in at least one backend language such as Go, Java, Python, or C++.
- Experience working with cloud infrastructure such as AWS or GCP.
- Familiarity with distributed systems, event-driven architectures, or high-throughput data pipelines.
- Experience writing and maintaining unit, integration, and end-to-end tests.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills.
Nice to Have
- Experience building integration platforms or working with third-party APIs.
- Familiarity with authentication models such as OAuth and enterprise SaaS integrations.
- Experience working with analytics or behavioral event data.
- Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools or working with modern AI workflows.
Technologies We Use
- Frontend: Vue, Vuex, React, Angular, Highcharts, Jest, Cypress
- Backend: Go, Java, Python, C++
- Cloud & Data: AWS, GCP, Redis, Pub/Sub, SQL/NoSQL
- AI / ML: GenAI, LLMs, LangChain, MLOps
At BigThinkCode, our technology solves complex problems. We are looking for talented backend engineer to join our development team at Chennai.
If you are passionate about building scalable applications and have strong experience in any backend programming or with interest for Golang and modern web technologies, we would love to hear from you!
Please find below our job description, if interested apply / reply sharing your profile to connect and discuss.
- Company: BigThinkCode Technologies
- URL: https://www.bigthinkcode.com/
- Experience required: 4 - 5 years
- Work location: Chennai
- Joining time: Immediate – 2 weeks
- Work Mode: Work from office (Hybrid)
We are looking for a skilled and passionate Developer with strong Golang experience to join our growing engineering team. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in building scalable web applications, backend services, APIs, and modern frontend applications.
What You’ll Do
- Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable and high-performance web applications.
- Build and maintain robust backend services and RESTful APIs using Golang.
- Develop responsive and user-friendly frontend applications using modern JavaScript/TypeScript technologies.
- Work on end-to-end application development, including frontend, backend, APIs, and database integrations.
- Design and develop scalable, secure, and maintainable application architecture.
- Collaborate closely with product, design, and engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
- Write clean, reusable, efficient, and well-tested code.
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices and coding standards.
- Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve application and production issues.
- Contribute to performance optimization, scalability, and continuous improvement of applications.
What We’re Looking For
- 4–5 years of hands-on experience in software development.
- Experience with distributed systems and microservices architecture.
- Managing, mentoring small team of 2-3 members.
- Strong hands-on experience with Golang or Erlang or other programming languages with interest, learn Golang for backend development.
- Experience building RESTful APIs, backend services, and microservices.
- Good experience with JavaScript and/or TypeScript and modern frontend development.
- Experience working with databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or similar technologies.
- Strong understanding of software design principles, data structures, and scalable application architecture.
- Experience with Git and version control workflows.
- Good understanding of API security, authentication, and authorization mechanisms.
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a fast-paced engineering environment.
Preferred / Nice to Have
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or containerized applications.
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development methodologies.
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.
At BigThinkCode, we build innovative technology solutions that solve complex enterprise challenges. We are looking for a highly skilled Go/Golang Engineer who thrives in building low-latency, distributed systems and enjoys working on security sensitive platforms.
This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge SaaS platforms, building scalable backend systems that operate in demanding environments requiring high reliability, security, and performance.
Please find below our job description, if interested apply / reply sharing your profile to connect and discuss.
Company: BigThinkCode Technologies
URL: https://www.bigthinkcode.com/
Experience required: 3-6 years
Work location: Chennai
Joining time: Immediate – 4 weeks
Work Mode: Work from office / Hybrid
Must have skills:
- Hands on expertise in Go / Golang, low-latency routing, distributed systems.
- Experience designing and troubleshooting low-latency applications.
- Experience in enterprise software deploy / developing SaaS application is a plus
- Event drive architecture (EDA) microservices project experience is a plus.
- Additional programming knowledge: Typescript or NodeJS or Python
- Hands on experience using docket containers and Kubernetes.
- Aware about Observability, Asynchronous and Loose Coupling.
- Familiar with deep knowledge on infrastructure and customer application deployment
- Work with message brokers and streaming technologies such as Kafka, or similar event-driven platforms.
A skilled Go/Golang Developer with 3–6 years of experience in building scalable applications using event-driven architecture within distributed systems. The ideal candidate should be comfortable in low level programming, high-performance backend services and have a strong understanding of Observability, asynchronous programming patterns.
Experience or exposure to knowledge embedding and vectorization techniques is a strong plus, especially in the context of modern data-driven or AI-powered systems.
Required Skills
- 4+ years of hands-on experience with Go / Golang
- Strong engineer with security-sensitive, correctness-critical code paths
- Engineer worked on SAAS / On-prem environment
- Experience with containerization tools like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes
Ideal Candidate
We are looking for engineers who:
- Have strong ownership mindset and platform thinking.
- Can balance correctness, performance, and simplicity under pressure.
- Are comfortable making architectural decisions in distributed environments.
- Use AI-assisted development tools effectively while maintaining engineering judgment.
- Can distinguish robust production-grade solutions from generated boilerplate code.
- Have experience supporting SaaS, hybrid-cloud, or on-premise deployments.
Why Join Us:
- Collaborative work environment.
- Exposure to modern tools and scalable application architectures.
- Medical cover for employee and eligible dependents.
- Tax beneficial salary structure.
- Comprehensive leave policy
- Competency development training programs.
We are looking for a Golang Developer to help build and scale our platform. This role involves designing high-performance distributed systems, building robust APIs and contributing to systems that handle real-time workflows at scale. You will own problems end to end, working closely with product, engineering and platform teams to build solutions that are reliable and scalable.
Responsibilities
- Develop new and enhance existing microservices, libraries, and features that form our B2B KYC platform.
- Create and document APIs, Queue Contracts to be consumed by other services.
- Work closely with the Product and Engineering Leads to implement features following best design principles and patterns.
- Participate in all phases of the development cycle plan, design, implement, review, test, deploy, document, and training.
- Help junior developers with best practices like TDD etc. and make sure their code meets the standards.
- Educate them continuously to improve overall team performance and work quality.
Requirements
- Development experience (3 to 6 years) preferably on GoLang and scripting skills.
- Bachelors/Masters in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
- Strong understanding of Computer Science fundamentals, software design principles, algorithms & design patterns.
- Interest and ability to quickly learn and ramp up on new languages and technologies.
- Ability to write understandable, reliable and testable code with minimum supervision.
- Distributed, highly available systems running at large scale.
- Distributed platforms which use Kafka, Elasticsearch, Cassandra or similar systems.
- Cloud environments (e. g., Docker, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes etc.,).
- Asynchronous programming patterns (e. g., GO Routines/Channels, Async Programming).
- Experience in CI/CD (Continuous Integration & Delivery), AGILE work environments.
- Ability to troubleshoot and solve issues on distributed systems.
Why join Zoop
- Work on high-scale, real-time systems that power critical identity and onboarding workflows for fast-growing businesses
- Take end-to-end ownership of meaningful engineering problems while building clean, scalable, production-grade systems
- Grow in a strong engineering environment with exposure to distributed systems, cloud-native technologies, and modern architectures
Work Mode: In office (5 days a week)
Location: Viman Nagar, Pune

Core Responsibilities:
- Design & Development: Architect and implement scalable backend services and APIs using Python or Golang, ensuring high performance, resilience, and extensibility.
- System Ownership: Take end-to-end ownership of critical modules, from design and development to deployment and support.
- Technical Leadership: Conduct design and code reviews, enforce best practices, and mentor junior engineers to raise the team’s technical bar.
- Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, architects, and other engineers to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Performance & Reliability: Troubleshoot complex issues in production systems, identify root causes, and design sustainable long-term solutions.
- Innovation: Evaluate new technologies, contribute to proof-of-concepts, and recommend tools that can improve developer productivity.
- Process Improvement: Drive initiatives to improve coding standards, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing practices.
- Knowledge Sharing: Document designs, create technical guides, and share insights with the broader engineering team.
Experience and Expertise:
- 4–7 years of backend development experience with Python or Golang.
- Strong expertise in designing, developing, and scaling microservices and distributed systems.
- Solid understanding of concurrency, multi-threading, and performance optimization.
- Proficiency with databases (SQL/NoSQL), caching systems (Redis, Memcached), and messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.).
- Hands-on experience with Linux development, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure) and related services.
- Strong debugging, profiling, and optimization skills for production-grade systems.
- Experience with AI-powered development tools is a strong plus; familiarity with concepts like 'agentic coding' for workflow automation or 'context engineering' for leveraging LLMs in system design is highly desirable.
Skills:
- Strong problem-solving ability, with experience handling complex technical challenges.
- Ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor junior engineers.
- Excellent communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and articulate trade-offs.
- Self-motivated, proactive, and able to operate independently while aligning with team goals.
- Passionate about engineering culture, quality, and developer productivity.
🚀Job Title : Senior Backend Engineer (Java / Golang) SDE 3
Experience : 5 to 12 Years
Positions : 4
Employment Type : C2H (Contract to Hire)
Contract Duration : 3 Months
Location : Remote during contract → Pune after conversion
Work Mode After Conversion : 5 Days WFO
Notice Period : Immediate / Serving Notice / Up to 15 Days preferred
Mandatory Skills : Golang (1+ year mandatory), 5+ years Backend Development, System Design, Distributed Systems, Microservices, REST / GraphQL APIs, Event-Driven Architecture, SQL & NoSQL Databases, AWS / GCP / Azure, Strong Problem-Solving & Communication Skills.
About the Role :
We are looking for an experienced Backend Engineer / SDE 3 with strong expertise in Java / Golang to design and build scalable, secure, and high-performance backend services and APIs.
The role involves hands-on coding, system design, microservices, distributed systems, and collaboration with engineering and infrastructure teams.
Must-Have Skills :
- 5+ years of backend development experience.
- Strong hands-on experience with Golang.
- Minimum 1+ year of Golang experience is mandatory.
- Strong understanding of System Design & Distributed Systems.
- Experience with REST / GraphQL APIs.
- Experience with Microservices and Event-Driven Architecture.
- Experience with Event Queues / Asynchronous Processing.
- Strong knowledge of Relational and NoSQL databases.
- Familiarity with AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
Important Note for Java Candidates :
Java candidates can be considered only if they have at least 1+ year of hands-on Golang experience and are willing to work in Golang.
Candidates with less than 1 year of Golang experience will not be considered.
Good to Have :
- Experience in Fintech / Payments / Transaction-heavy systems
- Docker & Kubernetes
- Datadog / Prometheus / Grafana
- CI/CD experience
- Exposure to Java or Ruby
Key Responsibilities :
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Golang.
- Build reliable, secure, and high-performance microservices and APIs.
- Implement event-driven and asynchronous processing systems.
- Work on system architecture, scalability, performance, and reliability.
- Participate in system design, code reviews, and technical discussions.
- Collaborate with mobile, web, and infrastructure teams.
- Develop unit, integration, and performance tests.
- Contribute to CI/CD, observability, documentation, and engineering best practices.
Interview Process :
Round 1 : Take-Home Coding Assessment – Submission within 48 hours
Round 2 : Code Pairing – Problem Extension
Round 3 : Culture Fitment

0-2 years of software development experience (internships or projects acceptable).
● Proficiency in at least one backend programming language (Python or Golang).
● Strong understanding of object-oriented programming and software fundamentals.
● Knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and database concepts.
● Familiarity with Linux-based development environments.
● Exposure to Git and version control workflows.
Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.





