Software Engineer II

Kirana Club Pte Ltd; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Kirana Club Pte Ltd in Bengaluru is seeking a hands-on backend engineer to build and operate production systems powering our platform. You will work across the stack, own technical decisions, and review code and documentation to guide the team.

The ideal candidate has 2–5 years of production backend experience, strong SQL and data modeling skills, and practical knowledge of queues, caching, and asynchronous workflows. You’ll also adapt to AI-assisted coding tools and evolving testing practices.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of hands-on experience building and running production backend systems.
• Mastery of at least one backend language and ability to move across technologies as needed.
• Deep knowledge of relational databases: schema design, indexing, query optimization.
• Practical expertise with message queues, caching layers, and asynchronous workflows.
• A mindset that catches user experience gaps and acts on them instead of creating tickets.
• Comfort using AI-assisted coding tools, paired with clear judgment about their strengths and limitations in your workflow.
• Skill in adapting code review practices and testing strategies as AI tooling evolves.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate backend systems that power Kirana Club's platform in a production environment
• Take ownership of technical decisions and guide the team through trade-offs via documentation and code review
• Work across the full stack, moving fluidly between backend and frontend work without depending on specialists
• Refine user journeys by identifying friction points and shipping improvements directly

Skills

Backend development

Backend language mastery

SQL optimization

Messaging queues

Caching

Asynchronous workflows

AI-assisted coding

Code review practices

Job description

Batch: 2020/2021/2022/2023.

About the role

• Build and operate backend systems that power Kirana Club's platform in a production environment
• Take ownership of technical decisions and guide the team through trade-offs via documentation and code review
• Work across the full stack, moving fluidly between backend and frontend work without depending on specialists
• Refine user journeys by identifying friction points and shipping improvements directly

What we're looking for

• 2-5 years of hands-on experience building and running production backend systems
• Mastery of at least one backend language, with the ability to move across technologies as the problem demands
• Deep knowledge of relational database fundamentals: schema design, indexing strategies, query optimization
• Practical expertise with message queues, caching layers, and asynchronous workflows
• A mindset that catches user experience gaps and acts on them instead of creating tickets
• Comfort using AI-assisted coding tools, paired with clear judgment about their strengths and limitations in your workflow
• Skill in adapting code review practices and testing strategies as AI tooling evolves