Senior Software Engineer—Backend

Pocket FM; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Pocket FM in Bengaluru is hiring a Senior Software Engineer - Backend to build high-performance APIs, scalable microservices, and robust infrastructure powering our audio platform.

The role demands strong technical skills, ownership mindset, and the ability to work in a fast-paced product environment with peak traffic handling and end-to-end ownership of critical components. You will collaborate with product, design, and analytics teams to deliver features at scale and improve reliability.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years backend development experience in Python or Golang.
• Proven REST API development experience with scalable systems.
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and networking.
• Experience with cloud platforms and container technologies.
• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services using Python or Golang.
• Develop and manage RESTful APIs for mobile/web platforms and internal tools.
• Collaborate with product, design, and analytics teams to deliver features at scale.
• Optimize performance, ensure high availability, and handle large-scale traffic.
• Lead debugging, production issue resolution, and post-mortem analysis.
• Participate in code reviews and drive technical improvements.

Skills

Backend ownership

Scale experience

Problem solving

End-to-end ownership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Docker

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Redis

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

CI/CD pipelines

Monitoring (Prometheus/Grafana/ELK)

Git

Job description

• At our core, we are an AI-powered entertainment company with a deeply human-first philosophy.
• We believe technology should amplify creativity. Our proprietary AI systems work alongside writers, voice artists, and creative teams to help stories scale globally, faster, smarter, and with cultural depthand emotional integrity intact.
• Today, Pocket FM is home to a vibrant community of 250+ million listeners, 300,000+ creators, and 100,00+ audio series. With over 140 billion minutes streamed annually, we have emerged as one of the fastest-growing media-tech companies in the world, and we are just getting started.
• We operate at a massive global scale, but with a startup mindset: curious, fast-moving, and deeply owner-driven.
• At Pocket FM, teams are encouraged to think boldly, move with intent, and build for long-term impact as we shape the future of audio-first storytelling worldwide

Our unique model combines free listening with micropayments for premium content, powering strong business growth. In FY25, we reached an ARR of INR 2,000 crore, with over 100,000hours of content on the platform. We're also at the forefront of innovation, leveraging AI-generated content to scale efficiently.

Role Overview:

We are hiring for a Senior Software Engineer - Backend who will be responsible for building high-performance APIs, scalable microservices, and robust infrastructure powering our audio platform.This is a high-ownership role that requires strong technical skills, problem-solving abilities, and a mind set to work in a fast-paced product environment.

Note: What We’re Looking For

We are looking for senior engineers who have worked on highly scalable systems and have experience handling peak traffic at scale.

Candidates should ideally have:

• Built and owned consumer/user-facing products where their work had a direct impact on end users and the ability to handle significant traffic and scale.
• OR worked on high-scale B2B platforms serving massive traffic, data, or enterprise workloads.
• Demonstrated experience in owning projects end-to-end, from architecture and design to implementation, deployment, and scaling.
• Had opportunities to build systems/features from scratch, make key technical decisions, and drive them independently.
• Proven ability to take strong technical ownership and solve complex scalability, reliability, and performance challenges.

The expectation is not just experience working on large systems, but someone who has personally driven meaningful parts of those systems end-to-end and has had hands-on exposure to scale and peak traffic.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services using Python or Golang
• Develop and manage RESTful APIs for mobile/web platforms and internal tools
• Collaborate closely with product, design, and analytics teams to deliver features at scale
• Optimize performance, ensure high availability, and handle large-scale traffic
• Write clean, modular, and testable code adhering to software best practices
• Lead debugging efforts, production issue resolution, and post-mortem analysis
• Participate in code reviews and continuously drive technical improvements

Skills & Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of backend development experience in Python or Golang
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, OOP, operating systems, and networking.
• Proven experience developing and managing REST APIs
• Proficient in working with databases like PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms - AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Experience with Docker or other container technologies
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and deployment best practices
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK stack
• Experience with Git and version control workflows
• Contributions to open-source projects or a strong personal backend project portfolio
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• Strong communication skills and a proactive, ownership-driven mindset

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