Software Development Engineer II

The candidate will have responsibilities across the following functions:

System Design and Architecture:

• Lead the design and development of scalable, resilient, and high-performance distributed systems.
• Drive High-Level Design (HLD) and Low-Level Design (LLD) for complex software solutions.
• Architect cloud-native, microservices-based applications using Node.js and React.js .
• Design service-oriented and event-driven architectures for enterprise-scale systems.

Full Stack Development:

• Build scalable backend services and responsive front-end applications.
• Develop secure, high-performance applications using Node.js and React.js .
• Optimise application performance, database efficiency, and overall system scalability.
• Ensure code quality through engineering best practices and design standards.

Cloud and Distributed Systems:

• Design and deploy cloud-native applications on AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Work with messaging platforms such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar event-streaming technologies.
• Implement caching, load balancing, fault tolerance, and performance optimisation strategies.
• Build highly available and reliable distributed systems.

Technical Leadership and Collaboration:

• Lead architecture discussions and technical design reviews.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Business stakeholders to define scalable technical solutions.
• Provide architectural guidance across engineering teams.
• Mentor software engineers and establish engineering best practices.

Engineering Excellence:

• Drive engineering standards, coding guidelines, and design patterns.
• Review code, improve development processes, and ensure maintainable architecture.
• Identify opportunities to improve scalability, security, and system reliability.
• Support long-term technical roadmap and platform evolution.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of Full Stack Development experience using Node.js and React.js .
• Strong expertise in designing scalable distributed systems and Microservices Architecture.
• Hands-on experience with High-Level Design (HLD) and Low-Level Design (LLD).
• Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and scalability principles.
• Experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar messaging systems.
• Experience with caching, load balancing, database optimisation, and fault-tolerant systems.
• Hands-on experience building cloud-native applications on AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Strong technical leadership, problem-solving, and mentoring capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading architecture discussions and technical reviews.
• Strong understanding of distributed system design and event-driven architecture.
• Experience mentoring engineering teams.
• Exposure to high-scale product environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.