Senior Backend Engineer

Improva; Tamil Nadu; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Improva in Tamil Nadu is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to design, build, and scale robust backend services and APIs that power data-intensive products.

You will own database architectures, optimize queries, and collaborate with data and product teams, applying cloud skills across AWS/Azure/GCP and automation through scripting.

Experience with scheduling, observability tooling, and IaC will help you thrive in this role.

Qualifications

• Proficient in building backend services using .NET
• Deep knowledge of SQL databases (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL) and query optimization
• Strong RESTful API design and service-oriented architecture
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Scripting skills for automation (Python, Bash, or PowerShell)
• Familiarity with observability tooling and job scheduling systems

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs
• Own database architecture — schema design, indexing, backup/restore, HA across environments
• Monitor jobs, workflows, and alerts; diagnose issues before users are affected
• Perform SQL performance tuning and query optimization at scale
• Integrate AI tools into daily development and troubleshooting workflows
• Automate tasks through scripting and infrastructure-as-code practices
• Collaborate with data and product teams to translate requirements into robust backend systems

Skills

Dotnet

SQL databases

Backend development

API design

Cloud platforms

Scripting

Observability

Job description

Job Title: Senior Backend Engineer

What you'll do

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs that power data-intensive products
• Own database architecture — schema design, indexing strategy, backup/restore procedures, and high availability across environments
• Monitor scheduled jobs, workflows, and alerts; proactively diagnose and resolve issues before they impact users
• Perform SQL performance tuning and query optimization to keep systems fast at scale
• Integrate AI tools (Copilot, Cursor, Claude) into your daily development and troubleshooting workflow to accelerate delivery
• Automate operational tasks through scripting and infrastructure-as-code practices
• Collaborate with data and product teams to translate requirements into robust, well-tested backend systems

What we're looking for

• 4+ years in backend engineering with significant hands‑on database administration experience (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or MySQL)
• Strong proficiency building backend services with dotnet
• Deep expertise in database internals — execution plans, indexing, partitioning, replication, and disaster recovery
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design, service architecture, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Experience with job scheduling systems, alerting pipelines, and observability tooling
• Strong scripting skills for automation (Python, Bash, or PowerShell)