Backend Engineer

Invoq Loop Insurance Brokers; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Invoq Loop Insurance Brokers in Bengaluru is seeking a skilled Software Engineer to own backend architecture and design, collaborate with teams, and mentor other engineers. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s/Master's degree in Computer Science and 4+ years of experience. Expertise in programming languages like Node, Java, or Python, along with strong cloud and database skills, is essential. The role emphasizes performance, reliability, and security in the infrastructure while solving complex technical challenges in the healthcare domain.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Strong experience with at least one NoSQL or SQL database.
• Experience writing high-quality design documentation with architecture diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Own backend architecture, design and implementation.
• Design and evolve database schema to comply with business requirements.
• Collaborate with frontend engineers and product managers.
• Mentor, lead, hire other engineers.

Skills

Expertise in application programming languages (Node, Java, Python)

Building and scaling systems

Building microservices and secure APIs

Experience with cloud service providers (AWS, GCP)

Database schema design (NoSQL, SQL)

Knowledge of modern auth mechanisms

Continuous integration and delivery

Interpersonal skills

Cost analysis and optimization

Education

Bachelor’s/Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

• Own backend architecture, design and implementation
• Design and evolve database schema to comply with business requirements
• Work with teams consuming backend APIs in adopting new changes and improvements
• Improve performance, reliability, and security of the infrastructure
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and to anticipate future needs while architecting systems
• Collaborate with other Loop employees including frontend engineers and product managers
• Collaborate with technical leadership to prioritize long-term technical investments and get them on the engineering roadmap
• Educate engineers about new findings and technology best practices through setting up brainstorming, Knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Build cadence in the team around code quality through code reviews, release guidelines and ensure no disruption of core business flows.
• Mentor, lead, hire other engineers.

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s/Master's degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field of study
• 4+ years of relevant industry experience
• Expertise in any application programming language like Node, Java, Python
• Demonstrated ability to build and scale systems
• Strong experience building microservices; scalable and secure APIs
• Strong experience with CSPs like AWS, GCP. Strong experience with at least one of NoSQL (Firestore, MongoDB etc), SQL (MySQL/Postgres) databases and schema design
• Knowledge of modern auth mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token, OAuth, etc
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery
• Experience writing high-quality design docs with architecture diagrams
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to do cost analysis and optimization of software systems
• Ability to own and lead work on complex technical problems Excitement towards our mission and a strong desire to solve problems in the healthcare domain
• Ability to mentor, lead, and interview other engineers