Backend Architect

ConveGenius; Dadri; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

On-ground presence across India

Growth opportunities

Ownership culture

Job summary

ConveGenius, an AI-native education infrastructure company, is seeking a Backend Architect to own end-to-end backend systems across millions of learners in India. You will lead architecture decisions, design scalable APIs, and ensure reliability at scale.

You will architect service decomposition, choose data stores, and guide DevOps, CI/CD, and observability practices, while mentoring engineering squads through distributed systems patterns.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in solution architecture, system design, and application development.
• Expertise in designing scalable and reliable systems using open‑source technology stacks.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and best practices.
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment automation.
• Knowledge of test automation, quality assurance, and system reliability.
• Experience integrating multiple systems, platforms, and technologies.
• Strong problem‑solving, stakeholder management, and technical leadership skills.
• Experience guiding engineering teams and driving architecture decisions.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the backend architecture: service decomposition, inter‑service communication, and failure isolation strategies.
• Design high‑throughput, low‑latency APIs and microservices for learner‑facing and internal product features.
• Build event‑driven systems using Kafka for async workflows, real‑time notifications, and data pipeline integration.
• Own reliability engineering: SLAs, SLOs, circuit breakers, retry strategies, and graceful degradation patterns.
• Lead database selection and design: PostgreSQL, MongoDB or DynamoDB, Redis — trade‑off decisions and schema design.
• Establish Kubernetes‑based deployment architecture: service mesh, autoscaling, health management, and resource governance.
• Define observability standards: distributed tracing (OpenTelemetry), logging aggregation, alerting (Prometheus, Grafana).
• Drive API design decisions (REST, gRPC, GraphQL) and integration patterns with AI/ML inference services.
• Mentor engineering teams on distributed systems patterns, code quality, and architectural best practices.
• Define and govern DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines: automated testing, deployment automation, and release reliability.
• Establish test automation and quality assurance standards across backend services: unit, integration, contract, and performance testing.
• Drive integration of multiple systems, platforms, and third‑party technologies — including AI/ML inference services and government APIs.
• Guide engineering teams on architecture decisions and drive technical excellence across all backend squads.

Skills

Solution architecture

System design

Scalable architecture

DevOps & CI/CD

Reliability engineering

API design

Distributed systems

Leadership

Problem-solving

Tools

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

DynamoDB

Redis

Kafka

OpenTelemetry

Prometheus

Grafana

REST/gRPC/GraphQL

Terraform

Job description

Does working for 150+ million children of Bharat excite you?

Then this opportunity is for you!

About us:

ConveGenius is an AI-native education infrastructure company transforming how governments, enterprises, and social institutions deliver learning and governance outcomes at population scale. Operating across B2G and B2B segments, the company partners with state governments, CSR funders, philanthropies, and social enterprises to build intelligent education ecosystems that are both impactful and commercially sustainable.

At its core, ConveGenius runs two synergistic business lines:

• SwiftAI – the intelligence and automation layer that powers citizen engagement, governance efficiency, and real-time decision‑making for governments and institutions.
• SwiftSchool – the learning infrastructure layer that integrates adaptive learning, digital classrooms, and analytics to drive measurable student and system outcomes.

This dual‑engine model enables ConveGenius to serve as the technology backbone for education reform — connecting classrooms, communities, and command centres through a unified AI‑powered framework. Unlike traditional edtech companies that deliver content, ConveGenius builds infrastructure — platforms that integrate deeply into public delivery systems while enabling private and philanthropic partners to scale their missions with measurable results.

With operations across 22+ Indian states and partnerships with multilaterals, CSR alliances, and government departments, ConveGenius has established itself as a partner‑friendly enterprise trusted for aligning policy priorities with social and financial returns. Supported by institutional investors and guided by a double bottom line philosophy, the company consistently delivers impact at scale and profitability with purpose.

As ConveGenius enters its next phase of growth, it is shaping the future of AI‑led public education infrastructure — where technology, partnerships, and governance intelligence converge to redefine how nations learn and thrive.

Role Overview: As the Backend Architect at ConveGenius, you will act as the Backend Lead with complete end‑to‑end ownership of all backend systems — from architecture and API design to deployment, reliability, observability, and team leadership. You design and own the scalable backend systems, APIs, and distributed services powering millions of learners across India. This person sets the technical direction for how services are built, deployed, and operated at scale, and owns reliability, performance, and architectural evolution of the backend platform. This role is part of a 0‑to‑1 vertical build. The person joining should be comfortable with ambiguity, high ownership, rapid iteration, hands‑on execution, team building, and periods of high‑intensity work during the early setup phase

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own the backend architecture: service decomposition, inter‑service communication, and failure isolation strategies.
• Design high‑throughput, low‑latency APIs and microservices for learner‑facing and internal product features.
• Build event‑driven systems using Kafka for async workflows, real‑time notifications, and data pipeline integration.
• Own reliability engineering: SLAs, SLOs, circuit breakers, retry strategies, and graceful degradation patterns.
• Lead database selection and design: PostgreSQL, MongoDB or DynamoDB, Redis — trade‑off decisions and schema design.
• Establish Kubernetes‑based deployment architecture: service mesh, autoscaling, health management, and resource governance.
• Define observability standards: distributed tracing (OpenTelemetry), logging aggregation, alerting (Prometheus, Grafana).
• Drive API design decisions (REST, gRPC, GraphQL) and integration patterns with AI/ML inference services.
• Mentor engineering teams on distributed systems patterns, code quality, and architectural best practices.
• Define and govern DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines: automated testing, deployment automation, and release reliability.
• Establish test automation and quality assurance standards across backend services: unit, integration, contract, and performance testing.
• Drive integration of multiple systems, platforms, and third‑party technologies — including AI/ML inference services and government APIs.
• Guide engineering teams on architecture decisions and drive technical excellence across all backend squads.

Must‑Have Skills

• Strong experience in solution architecture, system design, and application development
• Expertise in designing scalable and reliable systems using open‑source technology stacks
• Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and best practices
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment automation
• Knowledge of test automation, quality assurance, and system reliability
• Experience integrating multiple systems, platforms, and technologies
• Strong problem‑solving, stakeholder management, and technical leadership skills
• Experience guiding engineering teams and driving architecture decisions

What We Offer and Why You Should Join ConveGenius

At ConveGenius, we create an environment where purpose meets growth. You will be part of a mission driven organization that is transforming how learning reaches children across India, especially at scale and where it matters most.

• Work with a diverse and passionate team spread across India, bringing together people from different backgrounds, perspectives, and expertise.
• Be part of an organization with a strong on‑ground presence across more than two thirds of India, giving you exposure to large scale, real world impact.
• Play a meaningful role in strengthening the education ecosystem and contributing directly to learning outcomes for millions of children.
• Gain experience working at the intersection of education, technology, and public systems, building skills that are highly relevant and future focused.
• Work in a culture that values ownership, learning, and collaboration, with space to take initiative and grow professionally.
• Enjoy stability and peace of mind with employee friendly benefits, including health insurance coverage and other supportive policies.
• If you are driven by purpose, enjoy solving complex problems, and want your work to create visible impact, ConveGenius offers a place to grow while making a difference.