Senior Software Engineer

Imagine Learning; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Imagine Learning in Bengaluru is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and operate cloud-native platforms and services with a focus on reliability, scalability, and performance. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams across engineering, product, and platform to drive technical initiatives.

Responsibilities include designing and maintaining distributed services on Kubernetes, developing in Java/Kotlin/TypeScript, and managing AWS workloads (EKS, Lambda, VPC).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of relevant software experience.
• Master's degree with 4+ years of experience.
• Deep knowledge of Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Proficiency in Java, Kotlin, .NET, and TypeScript/JavaScript.
• Extensive AWS experience (EKS, EC2 IAM, VPC, Lambda).

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain distributed, cloud-native services on Kubernetes.
• Develop software using Java and Kotlin, and TypeScript/JavaScript.
• Architect and operate workloads on AWS (EKS, EC2 IAM, VPC, Lambda).
• Implement observability with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, New Relic, OpenSearch.
• Build infrastructure using Pulumi and Crossplane; follow GitOps workflows.

Skills

Kubernetes

Java

Kotlin

TypeScript/JavaScript

AWS

OpenTelemetry

Prometheus

New Relic

OpenSearch

GitOps

ArgoCD

Argo Workflows

Pulumi

Crossplane

IaC

Security

Networking

Microservices

Containerization

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Master's degree in relevant field

Tools

Pulumi

Crossplane

ArgoCD

Argo Workflows

Job description

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to join our engineering team in Bangalore, India. In this role, you will design, build, and operate cloud-native platforms and services with a strong focus on reliability, scalability, and performance. You will work closely with cross-functional teams across engineering, product, and platform to drive impactful technical initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain distributed, cloud-native services running on Kubernetes.
• Develop software using Java and Kotlin. NET, TypeScript/JavaScript as the Primary Language, ensuring high code quality and maintainability.
• Architect and operate workloads on AWS, with a focus on services such as EKS, EC2 IAM, VPC, Lambda, and related cloud-native components.
• Implement observability using tools such as OpenTelemetry, New Relic, Prometheus, and OpenSearch for tracing, monitoring, and logging.
• Build and maintain cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Pulumi and Crossplane, following GitOps workflows.
• Use Argo Workflows and ArgoCD to orchestrate and automate deployments across environments.
• Contribute to architectural decisions, design reviews, and technical direction of platform engineering initiatives.
• Develop secure, high-performance microservices and containerised applications following best practices.
• Participate in incident response, perform root-cause analysis, and contribute to SRE practices such as defining and measuring SLOs/SLIs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, ensure alignment, and drive projects to completion.
• Mentor junior engineers, contribute to code reviews, and promote engineering best practices.
• Work effectively in Agile environments and contribute throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Master's degree and 4+ years of experience.
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture, components, and best practices for container orchestration.
• Proficiency in Java, Kotlin, NET, TypeScript/JavaScript.
• Strong experience with AWS, especially EKS, EC2 IAM, VPC, and Lambda.
• Strong expertise in modern monitoring and logging stacks (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, New Relic, OpenSearch).
• Experience with GitOps, ArgoCD, Argo Workflows, and cloud-native CI/CD practices.
• Proficiency with IaC using Pulumi or Crossplane.
• Strong understanding of networking and security concepts, tools, and best practices.
• Hands-on experience with microservices architecture and containerization patterns.
• Experience contributing to or working with cloud-native and open-source ecosystems.

Competencies:

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, highly collaborative engineering environment.
• Experience working with Agile methodologies and SDLC processes.
• Comfort participating in on-call rotations and incident response activities.