Senior Software Engineer

Drive Capital; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Drive Capital is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Gurugram, India, for a 6-month contract to develop cloud-native applications. Responsibilities include managing backend services with Node.js and AWS, and designing APIs. Candidates should have over 8 years of experience in backend development and familiarity with automation tools like Playwright. The role demands strong communication skills and the ability to lead project initiatives in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years building backend services with Node.js.
• Experience with AWS including Lambda and ECS.
• Familiarity with automation tools like Selenium and Playwright.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product Managers on requirements gathering.
• Architect and implement Node.js services optimized for AWS.
• Implement automation for customer experience using Playwright.
• Design and integrate REST and event-driven APIs.

Skills

Node.js (TypeScript/JavaScript)

AWS ecosystem

Selenium/Playwright

API and microservices

Strong communication skills

Event-driven and message-based integrations

Comfortable in fast-paced environments

Tools

AWS Lambda

DynamoDB

CloudFormation/CDK/Terraform

Playwright

EventBridge

Job description

Senior Software Engineer (6‑month contract)

We’re hiring a Senior Software Engineer to help us scale cloud‑native applications that power our internal enterprise teams. This is a 6‑month contract role, with a possibility to extend based on performance and business needs.

What You’ll Be Doing Every Day

• Partner with Product Managers through discovery, requirement gathering and shaping end‑to‑end solutions in an agile SDLC.
• Architect and implement Node.js services / TypeScript—optimized for AWS runtimes such as Lambda, ECS, and containerized workloads.
• Implement automation for our customer experience department using Playwright to automate UI browser based tasks.
• Design and integrate REST and event‑driven APIs, orchestrating data flows between internal and third‑party systems (including higher‑ed platforms and SaaS tools).
• Improve reliability, performance, and observability across distributed services using AWS‑native tooling (CloudWatch, X‑Ray, EventBridge) and modern DevOps practices.
• Own production support for critical services, driving root‑cause analysis and preventive improvements.

What You Bring to the Table

• 8+ years building backend services with Node.js (TypeScript/JavaScript), including experience leading project teams or initiatives.
• Experience with AWS ecosystem (Lambda, API Gateway, ECS/Fargate, DynamoDB/RDS, S3, Step Functions, IAM) and infrastructure‑as‑code (CloudFormation, CDK, or Terraform).
• Experience working with browser automation tools such as Selenium, Playwright, cypress.
• A track record of delivering scalable, resilient APIs and microservices with strong observability, security, and automated test coverage.
• Familiarity with event‑driven and message‑based integrations (SNS/SQS, EventBridge) and data transformation pipelines.
• Comfortable operating in fast‑paced, high‑growth environments with agile processes.
• Strong communication skills—able to translate complex scenarios for technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Ability to document architectures, operational runbooks, and development workflows clearly.

Nice to Have

• AI automation tooling including but not limited to: Cursor, Codex, MPC servers, agentic frameworks.
• Exposure to domain‑driven design, serverless‑first architectures, or event‑sourcing patterns.
• Familiarity with front‑end stacks (React, Vue) for full‑stack collaboration.
• Certifications or hands‑on experience with AWS security, compliance, or cost‑optimization best practices.

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