Software Engineer

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About Authify

large-scale intelligence and data platforms

product-first

Role Overview

Software Development Engineer – I (SDE-1)

engineering high-performance backend systems

hands-on role

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain

  backend services and APIs

  using

  Python

  as the primary language.
• Contribute to

  scalable system design

  capable of handling high throughput and large datasets.
• Work on

  data ingestion, processing, and integration layers

  across multiple services.
• Build and maintain services that integrate with

  databases, object storage, and streaming systems

  .
• Optimize backend services for

  performance, reliability, and fault tolerance

  .
• Debug and resolve production issues related to

  latency, memory usage, failures, and data consistency

  .
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and architectural decisions.
• Take ownership of individual services or subsystems over time.

Required Qualifications

• 1–4 years of professional experience

  building backend or data-driven systems.

• Strong proficiency in Python

  for backend development.

• Working knowledge of Golang

  or proven ability to learn and deliver production code in Go.
• Experience building and consuming

  RESTful APIs

  .
• Experience working with

  SQL databases

  (PostgreSQL / TimescaleDB or equivalent).
• Experience with

  message queues or streaming platforms

  such as

  Kafka

  .
• Understanding of

  distributed system fundamentals

  (scalability, concurrency, failure handling).
• Experience using

  Docker

  for containerized applications.
• Familiarity with

  Kubernetes

  for deployment or strong understanding of container orchestration concepts.
• Strong grasp of

  data structures, algorithms, and backend engineering fundamentals

  .
• Comfortable working in

  Linux environments

  and using

  Git

  for version control.
• Demonstrated experience working on

  production systems.

What We Look For

• Engineers who are

  hands-on builders

  with a strong ownership mindset.
• Ability to reason about

  system bottlenecks

  across CPU, memory, storage, and network layers.
• Engineers who care about code quality, reliability, and long-term maintainability.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently.
• Willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-moving, engineering-driven startup.