Software Development Engineer (Backend)

Quantbot; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Quantbot in Bengaluru, India is seeking backend engineers with strong experience in Java or Golang to build scalable backend systems, REST APIs, and microservices. You will work on databases, distributed systems, caching, and cloud technologies, applying AI-assisted development tools such as Claude or Cursor, and contribute hobby projects or open-source work.

You should possess a product engineering mindset and take end-to-end ownership of features, collaborating with cross-functional teams to

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Java or Golang.
• Expertise building scalable backend systems, REST APIs, and microservices.
• Solid knowledge of databases, distributed systems, caching, and cloud technologies.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude or Cursor.
• Hobby projects, side projects, open-source contributions, or active GitHub activity.
• Product engineering mindset with end-to-end ownership.
• React or full-stack experience (Nice to Have).
• Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, Redis, AWS/GCP (Nice to Have).
• Strong problem-solving and system design skills (Nice to Have).

Skills

Java

Golang

Backend

REST APIs

Microservices

Databases

Distributed systems

Caching

Cloud

AI tools

Open-source

GitHub

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

Redis

AWS

GCP

Job description

Batch: 2021/2022/2023/2024.

What we’re looking for:

• Strong experience in Java or Golang
• Experience building scalable backend systems, REST APIs, and microservices
• Good understanding of databases, distributed systems, caching, and cloud technologies
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude or Cursor
• Hobby projects, side projects, open-source contributions, or active GitHub projects
• Product engineering mindset with end-to-end ownership

Nice to Have:

• React or Full Stack experience
• Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, Redis, AWS/GCP
• Strong problem-solving and system design skills