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Job Role: Software Engineer – Backend & Cloud Infrastructure

Company: Appmaker by StarApps

Location: Kochi, Kerala (On-Site)

Experience: 3–6 Years

Employment Type: Full-time

About Appmaker by StarApps

At StarApps, we build high-scale tools like Appmaker(https://appmaker.xyz/) that empower thousands of global e-commerce merchants to turn their web stores into native mobile apps. We focus on low latency, cutting-edge serverless architectures, and building scalable software that handles millions of requests every day.

About the Role

We are looking for a Mid-Senior Backend & Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to join our core team on-site in Kochi. In this role, you will design, scale, and maintain high-throughput backend services and cloud infrastructure capable of supporting large user bases and handling millions of daily requests.

If you thrive in solving complex distributed system design challenges, optimizing cloud infrastructure, and taking ownership of core platform scaling, this role is for you!

Key Responsibilities

• Distributed Backend Systems: Architect, construct, and optimize core backend microservices and serverless applications built on Node.js and TypeScript.
• Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps: Manage, automate, and expand infrastructure across cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) using IaC (Terraform, Ansible) and container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• System Scalability & Performance: Design for high availability, implementing caching, load balancing, message queues, and database optimizations.
• Reliability & Observability: Troubleshoot complex production incidents, optimize system latency, enforce security standards, and maintain CI/CD and automated monitoring pipelines.
• Architecture Ownership: Own critical features and system components independently while collaborating on high-level architecture decisions.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience: 3–6 years of hands-on software development experience with a focus on backend software architecture, systems engineering, and infrastructure.
• Tech Stack: Strong mastery of Node.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
• Cloud & DevOps: Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, and major Cloud Providers (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Edge & Serverless: Deep understanding of serverless deployment models (Cloudflare Workers/D1, AWS Lambda, or equivalent).
• System Design & Databases: Advanced knowledge of system design, load balancing, caching strategies, asynchronous message queues, relational database optimization, and high-availability architecture.
• Engineering Standards: Strong experience with production CI/CD, observability tools, automated testing, and production troubleshooting.

Bonus Points

• Hands-on experience with the extended Cloudflare suite (KV, R2, Queues, Workers).
• Prior experience in SaaS product engineering, Shopify app ecosystems, or high-traffic global e-commerce platforms.
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Why Join Us?

• High Scale & Impact: Build software used by thousands of global brands and millions of end consumers.
• Modern Tech Stack: Work with cutting-edge serverless architectures and infrastructure automation platforms.
• Growth & Culture: Great engineering culture, high ownership, competitive growth, and direct technical leadership opportunities in our Kochi office.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with strong expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and CI/CD automation to lead cloud infrastructure initiatives. The ideal candidate will design and implement robust CI/CD pipelines, automate deployments, ensure platform reliability, and drive continuous improvement in cloud operations and DevOps practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and optimize end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, with a strong focus on Declarative Pipeline syntax.
• Automate deployment, scaling, and management of applications across various GCP services including GKE, Cloud Run, Compute Engine, Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage, VPC, and Cloud Functions.
• Collaborate closely with development and DevOps teams to ensure seamless integration of applications into the CI/CD pipeline and GCP environment.
• Implement and manage monitoring, logging, and ing solutions to maintain visibility, reliability, and performance of cloud infrastructure and applications.
• Ensure compliance with security best practices and organizational policies across GCP environments.
• Document processes, configurations, and architectural decisions to maintain operational transparency.
• Stay updated with the latest GCP services, DevOps, and SRE best practices to enhance infrastructure efficiency and reliability.

Mandatory Skills:

• Google Cloud Platform (GCP) – Hands-on experience with core GCP compute, networking, and storage services.
• Jenkins – Expertise in Declarative Pipeline creation and optimization.
• CI/CD – Strong understanding of automated build, test, and deployment workflows.
• Solid understanding of SRE principles including automation, scalability, observability, and system reliability.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes – GKE).
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Shell, Python, or Groovy for automation tasks.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, or Cloud Deployment Manager for Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Exposure to monitoring and observability tools like Stackdriver, Prometheus, or Grafana.
• Knowledge of multi-cloud or hybrid environments (AWS experience is a plus).
• GCP certification (Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer / Cloud Architect) preferred.

Skills

Gcp, Jenkins, CICD Aws,

Nice to Haves

Experience with Terraform, Ansible, or Cloud Deployment Manager for Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

Exposure to monitoring and observability tools like Stackdriver, Prometheus, or Grafana.

Knowledge of multi-cloud or hybrid environments (AWS experience is a plus).

GCP certification (Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer / Cloud Architect) preferred.

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