Senior Software Engineer – Hybrid

Jobtailor; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Chennai, India, seeks an experienced Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable backend services, APIs, and distributed systems. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and clients to deliver robust technical solutions and mentor junior engineers.

You should have 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, strong OOP, architectural vision, and hands-on experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong object-oriented programming skills.
• Experience building scalable production applications.
• Knowledge of software architecture, design patterns, and modern development practices.
• Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to quickly learn and work with new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and maintain high-quality software applications.
• Develop scalable backend services, APIs, and distributed systems.
• Build and maintain data pipelines and event-driven applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and clients to deliver technical solutions.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.
• Participate in architecture discussions and technical design.
• Review code and mentor other engineers.
• Troubleshoot production issues and continuously improve application performance.
• Work across multiple technology stacks depending on client needs.

Skills

OOP

Communication

Learning agility

Education

BSc Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and maintain high-quality software applications
• Develop scalable backend services, APIs, and distributed systems
• Build and maintain data pipelines and event-driven applications
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and clients to deliver technical solutions
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code
• Participate in architecture discussions and technical design
• Review code and mentor other engineers
• Troubleshoot production issues and continuously improve application performance
• Work across multiple technology stacks depending on client needs

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong object-oriented programming skills
• Experience building scalable production applications
• Strong knowledge of software architecture, design patterns, and modern development practices
• Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to quickly learn and work with new technologies

Core Competencies: Demonstrates expertise in designing and building scalable backend services, APIs, and distributed systems while maintaining high-quality software applications. Proficient in object-oriented programming, software architecture, and modern development practices, with a strong ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with cross-functional teams.