As a Staff Server Engineer, you'll be responsible for the entire application lifecycle architecture, design, coding, debugging and maintaining using industry leading technologies. Your goal is to gain a deep understanding of Spendgos Loyalty Platform and ensure quality and efficient delivery of projects using best in class SDLC processes and tools. Location This full-time position is available as fully remote within India with a preference for candidates based in Bengaluru; eventually you will transition to work from the corporate office in Bengaluru, India as soon as it reopens. Responsibilities and duties Technology, Design & Architecture: Design and develop highly scalable and efficient backend systems using Java / Scala, while maintaining and enforcing application architecture that aligns with business goals and objectives. Process & Standards: Practice proper coding standards, best practices and design patterns to increase efficiency and quality. Product & Platform Expertise: Build and maintain Spendgo platform and services using best in class development standards and practices. Quality: Ensure the deliverables meet a high level of quality and continuously work to improve the quality standards using automation. Support & Troubleshooting: Work with various teams to understand and debug production, support and development issues. Communication: As a senior member of the team, be able to maintain a high level of communication within and across the other teams in the organization. Will need to work across geographies US and India. Production System: Ensure high availability and uptime of production systems including maintaining production systems. Customer Focused and 360 degrees view: Ensure that all deliverables are customer focussed and meet the expectations while maintaining the highest standards of delivery. Hands On and Detail Oriented: In a fast-paced environment, the person needs to be detail-oriented and hands-on, who can efficiently debug and also build proof-of-concepts. Distributed Team: Comfortable with working and delivering projects in a distributed team setup across geographies (US and India). Keys to being successful at this job Technical Proficiency: Ability to stay current with the latest technologies and frameworks, and adapt to emerging technologies quickly. Customer Focused: Knowing what the customer really needs and being able to meet the deliverables in a timely manner with a high level of quality. Continuous Improvement: Be able to differentiate between what’s working and what needs improvement, and be able to bring about change. Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey technical and analytical concepts in an easy-to-understand manner - within team, across team and across geographies. Problem Solving: Ability to troubleshoot complex issues through critical thinking and provide creative solutions. Empathy & Patience: A service-oriented mindset, with the ability to remain calm and professional when addressing client, project and personnel concerns. Organizational Skills: Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously, while maintaining attention to detail in an efficient manner. Team Player: Team is first! You need to be able to work well with both senior and junior members and ensure that the team spirit is not compromised. Flexible: In a fast paced environment, being flexible is important to ensure a healthy and motivated environment can be maintained. Winning Mindset: Challenge boundaries and look at creative solutions to address problems. Above all, the one thing that will differentiate success in this position is the ability to take on challenges, be flexible and confident about delivering as a team! Qualifications 7 - 9 years of relevant experience building and debugging complex enterprise systems using Java / Scala. Experienced in server side frameworks like Spring, J2EE, Play / Akka, Hibernate or JPA or any other ORM technologies. Comfortable with DB technologies (like MySQL, Redshift, Open Search, NoSQL). Comfortable with Cloud Based Systems (like AWS). Being able to differentiate between platform and services. Handled Production Setup in a true enterprise product. Ability to work independently in an IC role. Meticulous analysis and execution skills. Good communication skills. Education: B.E. / B.Tech degree or equivalent. Bonus points for Experience in server technologies. Experience in Big data analytics. Experience in Scala. Candidates from a Product company / Startup Environment. Being able to join immediately. About Spendgo Spendgo, Inc., headquartered in San Francisco, CA, is a fast-growing, loyalty and customer engagement company, offering a platform that helps restaurants and retailers’ market to customers in-store, online, and via mobile. Spendgo's platform provides tools for loyalty programs, messaging, and identity management to help brands engage, retain, and grow their customer base. Our comprehensive platform empowers marketers to design, launch, and optimize customer loyalty programs. We are looking for a dedicated, analytical, customer-centric and tech-savvy Engineer to join our team to be a part of building the next generation of our platform to empower our clients to make the most of their loyalty programs through Spendgo. This is a great opportunity for someone who likes working with the latest technologies, solving, architecting and building solutions for complex business problems. We’re in the process of exponential growth as we take on new opportunities and target new segments. It’s a great time to be joining us.