Senior Software Engineer

Eloelo; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Eloelo is looking for an SDE-II (Backend) in Bengaluru to design, build, and scale backend systems for live interactive entertainment. You will collaborate with various teams to ensure the successful delivery of features and improve system performance. Candidates should have 3-5 years of backend engineering experience, strong knowledge of Java and Kafka, and familiarity with real-time systems. Join us to contribute to innovative live streaming experiences!

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of hands-on experience in backend engineering.
• Strong fundamentals in Data Structures, Algorithms, and OOP concepts.
• Solid understanding of concurrency, multithreading, and asynchronous systems.
• Proven experience designing low-latency, high-throughput backend services.
• Experience building real-time systems using WebSockets.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end backend feature delivery and system design.
• Build scalable, fault-tolerant, low-latency services.
• Integrate LLM/agentic AI workflows into backend systems.
• Collaborate with infra teams to improve system reliability.

Skills

Backend engineering experience

Data Structures and Algorithms

Concurrency and multithreading

Java

Kafka

Microservices

WebSockets

Relational databases

Cloud infrastructure

Job description

Joining eloelo means being a key contributor in shaping the future of live interactive entertainment. As an SDE-II (Backend), you will play a critical role in designing, building, and scaling backend systems that power live streaming and real-time user experiences. You will work closely with product, game, and infrastructure teams, taking ownership of features end-to-end while contributing to system design and architectural decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end backend feature delivery and system design.
• Build scalable, fault-tolerant, low-latency services.
• Design event-driven systems using Kafka.
• Build and operate microservices and real-time systems (WebSockets, pub-sub).
• Deliver HLD & LLD for complex backend and infra problems.
• Integrate LLM/agentic AI workflows, embeddings, and vector databases into backend systems.
• Collaborate with infra teams to improve performance, scalability, and reliability.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of hands-on experience in backend engineering.
• Strong fundamentals in Data Structures, Algorithms, and OOP concepts.
• Solid understanding of concurrency, multithreading, and asynchronous systems.
• Strong experience with Java; familiarity with GoLang or Python is a plus.
• Proven experience designing and implementing low-latency, high-throughput backend services.
• Strong experience with Kafka or similar distributed queue systems.
• Hands-on experience with microservices, service-to-service communication, and failure handling.
• Experience building real-time systems using WebSockets, streaming, or pub-sub architectures.
• Strong experience in data modelling using Relational (PostgreSQL/MySQL) and NoSQL databases.
• Working knowledge of vector databases, embeddings, and semantic search systems.
• Experience integrating or supporting LLM-based systems or agentic AI workflows.
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS / GCP) and production environments.
• Experience building and maintaining large-scale production systems.
• Strong ownership mindset and passion for solving complex technical problems.
• Experience working in fast-growing startups.
• Exposure to microservices architectures.
• Familiarity with real-time systems (WebSockets, streaming, pub-sub models).
• Experience improving system performance, scalability, and reliability at scale.