Plum - Technical Lead - Java/Node.js/Python

Plum Benefits; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Plum is seeking a senior backend engineer in Bengaluru to design and ship high-performance APIs. You will own features from concept to production, and work with product and frontend/UX teams to keep quality at a high standard.

You should have 7–9 years of backend experience with Node.js, Java, Python or Go, experience with Express/Spring Boot/Django, and the ability to integrate multiple data sources into scalable API infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 7–9 years of experience shipping backend applications.
• Experience with Node.js, Java, Python, or Go and related frameworks.
• Ability to integrate multiple data sources and design scalable APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement low-latency, high-availability APIs.
• Write reusable, testable code to build features and improvements to the Plum product in a secure, well-tested, and performant way.
• Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering teams to maintain a high bar for quality.
• Advocate for improvements to product quality, security, and performance.

Skills

Backend development

Node.js

Java

Python

Go

Express

Spring Boot

Django

APIs

Data integration

Job description

About Plum

Plum is an employee insurance and health benefits platform focused on making health insurance simple, accessible and inclusive for modern organizations.

About Plum

Plum is an employee insurance and health benefits platform focused on making health insurance simple, accessible and inclusive for modern organizations.

Healthcare in India is seeing a phenomenal shift with inflation in healthcare costs 3x that of general inflation.

A majority of Indians are unable to afford health insurance on their own; and so as many as 600mn Indians will likely have to depend on employer-sponsored insurance.

Plum is on a mission to provide the highest quality insurance and healthcare to 10 million lives by FY2030, through companies that care.

Plum is backed by Tiger Global and Peak XV Partners.

Role Responsibilities

• Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant APIs.
• Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code to build features and improvements to the Plum product in a secure, well-tested, and performant way.
• Collaborate with Product Management and other stakeholders within Engineering (Frontend, UX, etc.) to maintain a high bar for quality in a fast-paced, iterative environment.
• Advocate for improvements to product quality, security, and performance.

Role Requirements

• 7-9 years of experience in shipping backend applications with expertise in one or more backend technologies such as Node.js, Java, Python, Go, or similar.
• Experience with frameworks like Express (Node.js), Spring Boot (Java), Django (Python), or equivalent.
• Able to integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system.
• Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable API infrastructure.
• Shows the drive for owning a project from concept to production, including proposal, discussion, and execution.
• Self-motivated and self-managing, with strong organizational skills.
• Having experience maintaining a production-grade open-source project is a plus.