Senior Software Engineer

Scalio; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Scalio seeks a seasoned software engineer to lead backend design and development for highly scalable systems. You will architect APIs, optimize queries, and manage asynchronous processing to ensure reliability and performance in production environments.

The role emphasizes diagnosing production failures, preventing regressions, and improving system observability. A strong track record in building robust APIs is essential.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience as a software engineer in professional settings.
• Experience designing clear, maintainable APIs.
• Strong foundation with relational databases and query optimization.
• Experience building and troubleshooting asynchronous processing systems.
• Proven ability to diagnose and fix production failures.
• Experience identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks in live systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of backend systems at scale.
• Architect and implement APIs to serve diverse client needs with reliability.
• Optimize database queries and system performance to remove bottlenecks in production.
• Oversee asynchronous job processing to ensure timely execution and error handling.
• Investigate and resolve production issues with root cause analysis and prevention.

Skills

APIs design

Relational databases

Asynchronous processing

Production issue diagnosis

Performance bottlenecks

Tools

Observability tools

Monitoring

AI services integration

Payment processing systems

Job description

Batch: 2019/2020/2021/2022/2023.

About the role

• Lead the design and development of robust backend systems handling significant scale
• Architect and implement APIs that serve diverse client needs while maintaining consistency and reliability
• Optimize database queries and system performance to eliminate bottlenecks in production environments
• Oversee asynchronous job processing to ensure timely execution and error handling
• Investigate and resolve production issues with a focus on root cause analysis and prevention

What we're looking for

• Minimum 4+ years working as a software engineer in professional settings
• Demonstrated expertise in designing clear, maintainable APIs
• Strong foundation with relational databases and complex query optimization
• Proven ability to build and troubleshoot asynchronous processing systems
• Track record of diagnosing and fixing production failures
• Experience identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks in live systems

Bonus skills

• Background managing high-volume background job systems
• Integration experience with AI services and platforms
• Working knowledge of payment processing systems
• Hands-on experience with observability tools and monitoring