Principal Software Engineer

Principal Software Engineer (Backend)

Who we are:

• We are a series E funded unicorn, an online marketplace for pre-owned cars, founded in 2015.
• Backed by marquee investors like Tiger Global, ADQ Abu Dhabi, General Catalyst, Accel & Elevation.
• One of the most trusted names in the used car market due to our focus on quality, transparency, and customer obsession.
• Served 2,00,000+ happy customers across 40+ cities in the country.

Why this role matters:

This role will be part of the team that designs and delivers high performance, distributed & scalable systems for the organization. The role will be critical in ensuring optimal website/app performance with deep focus on databases, back-end logic, APIs, and architecture.

Who you are:

• You are a master of coding and can build any application end-to-end.
• You can work at any company in the world, but you choose us because we’re obsessed about Technology.
• You like working in a team, because you believe the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
• You have high integrity and strong work ethics; you are brilliant, yet humble.
• Even better if you have experienced startup environments earlier and delivered high-quality solutions.

What will you do:

• Contribute to all aspects of an agile software development lifecycle including design, architecture, development, documentation, testing and deployment.
• Build cutting-edge scalable systems by writing simple and efficient code.
• Push your design and architecture limits for new product development.
• Collaborate with Front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic.
• Mentor a small team of top developers.

What you need to succeed:

• Bachelors/Master’s degree in Computer Science engineering, preferably from Tier 1/2 Institutes.
• 6+ years of hands-on experience in developing, designing (LLD+HLD), testing, and deploying applications on various backend technologies for large scale cloud-based applications.
• 1+ year of experience in mentoring or leading a small team and leading projects end-to-end.
• Strong understanding of Data structures, algorithms, system design along with exceptional problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Python (preferred) / Java / Golang / Node.Js / ROR etc.
• Experience with database design; SQL (MySQL / PostgreSQL), & NoSQL (MongoDB/DynamoDB).