Backend Engineer Lead

TRUSTKLUB Consulting; Pune District, Chennai District, Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

TRUSTKLUB Consulting in Pune is seeking an experienced Backend Engineer to design, develop, test, and maintain scalable backend systems using Node.js, Python, Kafka, and cloud-native tools. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet business needs and ensure high availability, performance, and reliability.

The role emphasizes mentoring junior engineers, participating in code reviews, and applying best practices across the development lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in backend engineering with API design and CI/CD pipelines.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Engineering; Master's degree preferred.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native architecture with hands-on AWS and Azure.
• Proficiency in microservices development using Kafka, event streaming, and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable backend systems using Node.js, Python, Kafka, and cloud tooling.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify requirements and implement solutions for business needs.
• Ensure high availability and performance via monitoring and resource optimization.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to knowledge sharing initiatives.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure coding standards and best practices.

Skills

API design

CI/CD

Monitoring

Code reviews

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS

Azure

Kafka

Event streaming

Distributed systems

Backend engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

AWS

Azure

Kubernetes

Terraform

Kafka

Job description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable backend systems using Node.js, Python, Kafka, Event Streaming, Temporal, Durable Workflow Systems, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS/Azure.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify requirements and implement solutions that meet business needs.
• Ensure high availability and performance of the system by implementing monitoring tools and optimizing resource utilization.
• Develop technical leadership skills through mentoring junior engineers and contributing to knowledge sharing initiatives.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices.

Desired Candidate Profile

• 5-7 years of experience in Backend Engineering with expertise in API design, data contracts, CI/CD pipelines.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) or related field; Master's degree preferred.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native architecture principles with hands-on experience on AWS/Azure platforms.
• Proficiency in Microservices development using technologies like Kafka/Event Streaming/Distributed Systems.