Senior Software Engineer

XCaliber Inc.; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

XCaliber Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer – Database Specialist in Bangalore. The role focuses on robust, scalable data layers, performance tuning, and automation within a startup culture. You will work in a hybrid environment to optimize the platform’s data layer for real-world healthcare workloads.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with Aurora, Iceberg, and Redis, plus strong coding skills in Python, Node.js, or Go, and a collaborative mindset to mentor peers.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in database fundamentals and performance tuning.
• Experience with Aurora, Iceberg and Redis at scale in production.
• Mentor junior engineers in database design and query optimization.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, optimize, and fine-tune queries to ensure optimal performance at scale.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve database performance issues across environments.
• Design capacity planning strategies for Aurora, Iceberg, and Redis.
• Develop tools and scripts in Python, Node.js, or Go to automate ops.
• Collaborate with developers to design scalable database schemas.
• Mentor junior engineers in database design principles.

Skills

Database fundamentals

Indexing

Query optimization

Python

Node.js

Go

Capacity planning

Disaster recovery

Communication

Tools

Aurora

Iceberg

Redis

Job description

Senior Software Engineer

Bangalore, Hybrid

Location: Bangalore, Hybrid

Type: Full Time

Experience : 2 - 4 Years

About Us

XCaliber is the operating platform for healthcare and health tech organizations, enabling real-time decision-making and autonomous workflows. Our platform powers healthcare-specific copilots through three core products: an Interoperability Gateway (out-of-the-box access to Epic, athena, Elation, eCW, and more), a Healthcare Data Fabric for clean, connected data, and Agentic Workflows for automation at scale. The result: faster integrations, lower costs, and improved patient care.

We are looking for a highly motivated Senior Software Engineer – Database Specialist who thrives in a startup culture, is a self-learner, demonstrates a strong sense of ownership, and communicates effectively across technical and non-technical teams. You will play a critical role in ensuring our platform’s data layer is robust, scalable, and optimized for real-world healthcare workloads.

What You Will Work On

• Database Performance & Optimization:
  
  
  
  • Analyze, optimize, and fine-tune queries to ensure optimal performance at scale.
  
  
  • Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve database performance issues across production, staging, and development environments.
  
  


• Architecture & Capacity Planning:
  
  
  
  • Design and execute capacity planning strategies for Aurora, Iceberg, and Redis to meet scalability and availability requirements.
  
  
  • Work with infrastructure teams to plan and execute upgrades, migrations, and scaling events.
  
  


• Development & Automation:
  
  
  
  • Develop tools and scripts in Python, Node.js, or Go to automate monitoring, performance tuning, and operational workflows.
  
  
  • Implement best practices for indexing, partitioning, caching, and replication strategies.
  
  


• Collaboration & Mentorship:
  
  
  
  • Partner with application developers to design database schemas that align with business and performance goals.
  
  
  • Mentor junior engineers in database design principles and query optimization.
  
  

What We’re Looking For

• Strong proficiency in database fundamentals, indexing, query optimization, and execution plan analysis.


• Proven experience managing and tuning Aurora, Iceberg and Redis (or similar technologies) in production at scale.


• Solid coding proficiency in Python, Node.js, or Go.


• Experience with capacity planning, replication strategies, and disaster recovery planning.


• Familiarity with high-availability architectures and distributed database concepts.


• Knowledge of security best practices for data handling, including encryption, RBAC, and audit logging.


• Self-driven, eager to learn, adaptable to changing priorities, and capable of delivering in a fast-paced startup environment.


• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in healthcare or other highly regulated data domains.


• Exposure to streaming data pipelines and integration with analytical workloads.


• Experience with observability tools for database performance monitoring.


• Background in multi-tenant SaaS environments.

Join The Team

Build the Future of Healthcare With Us - We’re looking for ambitious minds, builders, operators, creatives, and domain experts who want to shape how AI transforms healthcare from the ground up. If you’re passionate about impact, we want to hear from you! Work on cutting-edge agentic AI tech redefining healthcare infrastructure Collaborate with a mission-driven team of builders and problem-solvers Join at an inflection point — early enough to shape the company’s future Our clients trust us