Software Development Engineer - II

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services using Node.js and NestJS, with Go for selected services.
• Build and optimize distributed systems using PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, and Kafka.
• Own event-driven architectures, ensuring high throughput, reliability, fault tolerance, and scalability.
• Drive architectural decisions, document technical trade-offs, and improve system design across services.
• Deliver end-to-end features, contributing to frontend development in React or Svelte where required.
• Strengthen CI/CD pipelines, observability, monitoring, and cloud infrastructure on AWS.
• Debug production issues, improve system performance, and ensure high service reliability.
• Review code, mentor Associate Engineers and SDE I engineers, and elevate engineering standards across the team.
• Take ownership of ambiguous technical problems and independently drive them from design through production deployment.

• Strong backend engineering experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, and NestJS.
• Working knowledge of Go or the willingness to learn and build production services with it.
• Strong understanding of PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, and distributed data systems.
• Experience designing and scaling event-driven architectures using Kafka or similar messaging systems.
• Comfortable working across the stack, including frontend technologies such as React or Svelte.
• Strong understanding of scalability, reliability, maintainability, and software architecture principles.
• Experience mentoring engineers, conducting code reviews, and driving engineering best practices.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Required Skills