We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Backend Engineer (SDE-3) with 5 to 8 years of experience to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in backend development and a passion for designing and deploying high-performance, highly scalable distributed systems.

Roles and Responsibility

Own, architect, and deliver large backend features and subsystems end-to-end.
Design scalable, backward-compatible REST/GraphQL APIs that support diverse internal and external clients.
Lead architectural decisions for distributed systems, data pipelines, and service-to-service communication patterns.
Manage, tune, and evolve distributed systems deployed in the cloud, ensuring fault tolerance and resilience.
Prototype, experiment, and validate new approaches to enhance performance or expand product capabilities.
Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, data, and platform engineering teams to drive impact.
Mentor and coach mid-level engineers to elevate team capabilities and technical depth.

Job Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
5-8 years of experience in backend development.
Deep understanding of architecting distributed systems, event-driven designs, and microservices.
Experience with Python programming languages.
Knowledge of Reactjs is a plus.
Detailed problem-solving approach and knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and complexity analysis.
Demonstrated ability to write clean, extensible, highly maintainable code.
Experience working in hyper-growth or rapidly scaling startup environments.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to write technical specs, design docs, and RFCs.
Proven ability to decompose complex problems into scalable, modular services.
Passion for designing and deploying high-performance, highly scalable distributed systems with extensive monitoring and logging practices.
Passion for driving continual improvement initiatives on engineering standard methodologies like coding, testing, or monitoring.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write detailed technical documents.
Cross-collaborating with multiple teams to drive impact.
Understanding of distributed storage and database systems (SQL or NoSQL).
Ability to decompose complex problems into clean, extensible, performant services and systems.

Perks and Benefits

Hybrid Working Environment: Work both from the office and remotely as needed for a better work-life balance.
Flexible Hours: Choose to work in the hours you feel the most productive.
Innovate and Evolve: Were building a high-growth, high-autonomy culture. We rely less on job titles and more on cultivating an environment where anyone can contribute, the best ideas win, and personal growth is driven by expanding impact and less by title.

About Company

Phyllo is a high-growth, fast-paced company that values innovation and autonomy. We invest in our people and believe in hiring for high-potential and humble individuals who can rapidly grow their responsibilities as the company scales. You will infuse insights and ideas into business decision-making, solutions strategy, and the innovation roadmap for each product. Do you truly want to make a difference and revolutionise the creator economy through data? If yes, Phyllo is the perfect place for you.

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Senior Backend Engineer (SDE-3)