Backend Engineer

Skydrop; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Skydrop is looking for a skilled Software Engineer to take ownership of backend architecture and implementation in Bengaluru, Karnataka. You will design and evolve database schemas, improve infrastructure performance, and collaborate with teams on adopting backend APIs. The ideal candidate has 4+ years of experience, expertise in languages like Node, Java, Python, and strong knowledge of modern authentication mechanisms. This role includes mentoring and leading other engineers in a dynamic environment focused on healthcare solutions.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Strong experience writing high-quality design docs with architecture diagrams.
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery.

Responsibilities

• Own backend architecture, design and implementation.
• Improve performance, reliability, and security of the infrastructure.
• Mentor, lead, and hire other engineers.

Skills

Expertise in programming languages like Node, Java, Python

Experience with microservices and scalable APIs

Experience with CSPs like AWS, GCP

Strong database schema design

Excellent interpersonal skills

Education

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

Tools

NoSQL databases (Firestore, MongoDB)

SQL databases (MySQL/Postgres)

Job description

What you will be doing:

• 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