Software Engineer - Backend

Company Overview:

GoodScore is on a mission to make financial literacy and credit access simple, actionable, and inclusive for over 150 million Indians who are credit-underserved.

From starting personalized credit consulting in 2023 to now empowering over 1 million users to take control of their credit health, we are one of India’s fastest-growing credit score & credit management apps.

We are backed by top VC funds in India, ranked among the top 10 finance apps in India, and are on the 1x to 100x journey. We’re building a team that shares our vision of transforming how India manages credit.

Role Description:

We are looking for a talented Backend Developer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will build robust and scalable web-based applications, solve high-level business and technical problems, and contribute to the design and architecture of our systems. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the seamless integration of new features and improvements while fostering a collaborative environment.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Application Development: Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable web-based applications.
• High-Level Design: Perform high-level design with guidance, including functional modeling and module breakdown.
• Performance Optimization: Conduct performance tuning and improvements in large-scale distributed systems.
• Architecture Improvement: Make incremental changes to the architecture and perform impact analysis.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with product managers and broader stakeholders to track project impacts and iterate on improvements.

Requirements:

• Experience: 0-2 years of experience in coding and solving large-scale problems.
• Educational Background: B.Tech in Computer Science or a related technical discipline (or equivalent) from a tier-1 institute.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in at least one general programming language (e.g., Java, Node.js, Golang, Python, C, C++) and database experience (e.g., MySQL, NoSQL).
• Problem-Solving Ability: Strong desire and capability to solve complex and interesting real-world problems.
• Communication Skills: Excellent communication skills, including the ability to share thoughts openly, listen intently, and accept constructive feedback.
• Location: Bellandur office, working 5 days a week from the office.