Software Engineer

Alation

India

On-site

INR 1,000,000 - 2,000,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A leading software development company seeks a Mid-Senior level Software Engineer in India to design and optimize crucial features and services. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience and be proficient in programming languages like Golang, Python, or Java. This role requires strong problem-solving abilities and excellent communication skills, as well as familiarity with micro-services, Kubernetes, and Docker. The position offers the opportunity to contribute significantly to key projects and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of professional experience designing, developing, and shipping software products.
  • Proficiency in any object-oriented language, preferably Golang, Python, or Java.
  • Experience in developing, deploying, maintaining micro-services.

Responsibilities

  • Own the design, development, and optimization of features and services.
  • Solve challenging technical problems with minimal guidance.
  • Develop, maintain and evangelize scalable, maintainable, and resilient source code.

Skills

Object-oriented programming
Problem-solving
Collaboration
Analytical skills
Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or similar

Tools

Golang
Python
Java
Airflow
Kafka
Kubernetes
Docker

Job description

Alation is pioneering the next era of data intelligence — powered by AI agents and trusted data. Organizations around the world rely on Alation to drive self-service analytics, cloud transformation, data governance, and AI innovation. Our technology helps enterprises connect people and data to make faster, smarter, and more confident decisions. With more than $340M in funding – valued at over $1.7 billion and more than 650 customers, including 40% of the Fortune 100.

As data becomes the foundation of every business, Alation is leading the way in helping organizations unlock their full potential. By bringing intelligence, automation, and trust to every interaction, we empower customers to scale data-driven innovation with confidence and speed.

Joining Alation means being part of a winning team shaping the future of AI-powered data intelligence. We move fast, think big, and deliver results together.

Job Description
About the Role

Independent contributor role who is one of the pillars of the team. Opportunity to own business critical components and services, powering key use cases for Alation’s customers. The role is one of high ownership, large business impact and executing on a future vision that will be loved by the customers.

Key Responsibilities
  • Own the design, development, and optimization of features and services
  • Solve challenging technical problems with minimal guidance
  • Develop, maintain and evangelize scalable, maintainable, and resilient source code
  • Maintain and improve development best practices, code quality, and testing strategies
  • Enhance automation by reducing execution time for faster feedback and reliable regression detection
  • Identify technical risks and propose mitigation strategies
  • Contribute to architectural discussions and provide input to ensure technical clarity across the team
Required Qualifications
  • 5+ years of professional experience designing, developing, and shipping software products and/or n-tier services
  • Proficiency in any object-oriented language, preferably Golang, Python or Java
  • Experience in developing, deploying, maintaining micro-services
  • Experience working with AI Code assistants to create code, tests and review changes
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills
  • Ability to learn through collaboration and apply the knowledge to the assigned tasks
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or similar
  • Experience with Airflow, Kafka
  • Working experience in Kubernetes and/or Docker

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Alation, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to that individual’s race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The Company will strive to provide reasonable accommodations to permit qualified applicants who have a need for an accommodation to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a job interview) if so requested.

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Seniority level
  • Mid-Senior level
Employment type
  • Full-time
Job function
  • Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
  • Software Development

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