Senior Software Engineer-Systems

Role: Senior Software Engineer-Systems

• Experience: 3 - 6 Years
• Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
• Relocation benefits are provided to outstation candidates
• Mode of work: Work from office
• Budget: ₹25 LPA - ₹35 LPA
• Notice period: Immediate to 30 days
• Looking candidates from SaaS or Product company
• Relocation benefits are provided to outstation candidates
  

About company:

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What will you do?

• Drive the design, development, and enhancement of core features and functionalities of our observability platform, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to deliver scalable and reliable solutions
• Act as a subject matter expert, guiding and mentoring a team of talented software engineers to achieve technical excellence and deliver high-quality code
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement robust, scalable, and efficient systems that meet the demands of our growing customer base
• Stay ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies, constantly researching and experimenting with innovative solutions to enhance our observability platform
• Work closely with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions, advocating for best practices and promoting a collaborative work environment
• Be proactive in identifying and addressing performance bottlenecks, applying optimizations, and maintaining the stability and availability of our platform
• Encourage a culture of continuous learning, improvement, and innovation within the engineering team, sharing knowledge and promoting professional growth
  

You should apply if:-

• 3+ years of experience in backend, DevOps, or platform engineering roles.
• Proficient in one or more of: Go, Python, Java, Rust.
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and system design patterns.
• Experience with distributed systems, microservices, messaging queues (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Deep understanding of Linux internals, networking concepts, and containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or ArgoCD.
• Strong grip on monitoring & observability tools: Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or equivalent.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi).
• Proficiency with Git, version control workflows, and collaborative development tools.
• Strong debugging skills and ability to analyze logs, metrics, and traces to identify root causes of issues
  

Good To Have

• Experience with service mesh (e.g., Istio, Linkerd), API gateways, and load balancing strategies.
• Knowledge of SRE principles, incident response, and on-call practices.
• Familiarity with performance profiling tools (pprof, perf, flame graphs, etc.).
• Exposure to secrets management (e.g., Vault, AWS Secrets Manager).