Backend - Senior Software Engineer

3 - 6 years

5 - 9 Lacs

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Backend - Senior Software Engineer

About the role:
1) You will design , build , scale, code , and optimize systems that operate at massive transaction volumes (120 million transactions per day).
2) Youll go deep into systems thinking, microservices, caching, messaging, and scalable data architectures.
3) Youll also be encouraged to actively use AI tools (like GPT and others) in your development workflow to code faster, smarter, and better .

What We''re Looking For:
1) 3 to 6 years of backend development experience in Java.
2) Real-world experience with high-TPS, large-scale systems (or a burning desire to master them).
3) Hands-on with Kafka, Redis, RDBMS , and distributed microservices architectures
4) Exposure to AWS Cloud Infrastructure and cloud-native patterns.
5) Passion for scaling , performance tuning , and system optimizations
6) Someone who loves to experiment with AI tools (like GPT, Copilot, OpenHands) for code generation, optimization, or workflow improvement.
7) You love writing clean, efficient, production-ready code but you are even more obsessed with system performance, uptime, and user impact .

Preferred Qualifications :
Bachelor''s/Master''s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Skills that Will Help You Succeed :
1) Languages: Java /
2) Databases: Postgres, MySQL, CASSANDRA
3) Messaging Systems: Kafka, RabbitMQ
4) Caching: Redis, Aerospike
5) Platforms: AWS, Microservices
4) Monitoring : Elastic Search, Kibana, Graphana
5) Obsessed with low latency, high throughput systems.
6) Fluent with AI-powered coding assistance (a big plus).

Why You Should Join Us:
1) Youll build at true scale systems handling millions of transactions per day , sub-100ms latencies , and five 9s availability .
2) Youll work in a team that is serious about engineering , no fluff, just deep tech, deep impact .
3) Youll be encouraged to use AI tools daily coding, debugging, testing and even invent new ways of using AI in software development.
4) Youll work alongside engineers who love tech deeply , and where innovation is the default expectation.
5) Paytm offers you a career not just a job to become a next-gen tech leader .

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