Senior Software Engineer

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs 4000000 - Rs 8000000 (ie INR 40-80 LPA)

Requirements

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and build multi-tier, scalable, high-performance, and reliable applications that operate around the clock.
• Write well-tested, resilient, and maintainable code that enhances developer productivity and system reliability.
• Lead best engineering practices and drive cross-functional, high-impact projects.
• Mentor junior engineers, promote a culture of technical excellence, and support team development.
• Architect and scale distributed systems using relevant design patterns and principles.
• Ensure objective and constructive performance feedback is provided regularly to peers.
• Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to drive improvements in customer metrics through iterative development.
  

Expected Outcomes:

• Customer Impact: Understand key customer metrics and deliver measurable improvements through product iterations.
• Project Leadership: Own the technical roadmap for your team and lead execution as a subject matter expert.
• Engineering Velocity: Maintain high development velocity while navigating complex codebases.
• Quality Delivery: Consistently deliver robust, well-architected, and high-quality solutions.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Ensure effective communication and alignment with stakeholders for planning and delivery.
• System Reliability: Build scalable, monitored, and highly available services with comprehensive alerting systems in place.
  

Qualifications:

Must-Have:

• Proven experience working with MongoDB at scale.
• Strong product and user focus with an ability to deliver performant, accessible, and scalable features.
• Demonstrated ability to write clean, structured, and efficient code.
• Hands-on experience with message queues and background job processing.
• Strong monitoring and metrics exposure (e.g., GCP Logs, Prometheus, NewRelic).
  

Nice-to-Have:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Proficiency in general-purpose programming languages such as Python, Go, Ruby, or Java.
• Experience integrating with third-party APIs including rate limiting, error handling, and monitoring best practices.
  

Skills: