Staff Engineer

Nutanix; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Eightfold is seeking a senior engineering leader to own broad backend problem spaces, design scalable server-side solutions, and mentor a high-impact team. You will work cross-functionally to shape roadmaps, implement robust architectures, and enhance testing and tooling.

A strong emphasis on quality, performance, and user-focused design guides this role. The ideal candidate brings 10+ years in backend/full-stack development, experience with microservices, Python/React, and familiarity with

Qualifications

• Solid grounding in computer science fundamentals.
• At least 10 years of backend/full-stack development experience.
• Experience with distributed systems and microservices.
• Passionate about coding, designing, building, launching, and maintaining products.
• Attention to user experience details.
• Familiar with Claude or similar AI-assisted development tools.
• Proficient in at least one mainstream language (Python preferred).
• Strong cross-team communication.
• Self-starter and proactive.

Responsibilities

• Own broad problem space, design solutions & execute implementation.
• Act as technical lead & mentor team members.
• Code and design review.
• Design and develop robust, scalable server-side applications and modules.
• Work cross-functionally with PM, design, and engineering to develop solution and roadmap.
• Build for customization and generalization via configuration management.
• Improve code coverage and drive automated testing.
• Develop internal tools for administration, monitoring, and altering.

Skills

CS fundamentals

Experience: 10y+ backend/full-stack

Distributed systems

Microservices

Coding & design

AI-assisted development

Python & React

Communication

Self-starter

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

Claude

Python

React

Job description

About the Team:

You will be joining a pivotal team at Eightfold responsible for our flagship Talent Acquisition (TA) product line, a major revenue generator that has been integral to our success from the start. Our prestigious global clients rely on this product, and our engineering team is at the heart of all product development activities.

Key outcomes for this team include:

• Reducing time-to-hire for our customers.
• Innovating and enhancing product capabilities, from new feature development to improving existing features' maturity and performance.
• Integrating cutting-edge technologies such as Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI into our product architecture.
• Building new product lines as needed to deliver a robust and comprehensive customer experience.

The work done by this team is directly tied to Eightfold's overall success. If you're eager to be part of a dynamic, high-impact product development environment and grow with the team, this is the perfect opportunity.

What you’ll do:

Responsible for owning a broad problem space, designing solutions & executing the implementation. Act as a technical lead & mentor the team members. Code and design review Design and develop robust, scalable, and configurable server-side applications and modules with an emphasis on quality, performance, design, and reusability. Work cross-functionally with PM, design, and the engineering team to develop a solution and roadmap, and execute delivery. Build for customization and generalization powered by configuration management. Improve code coverage and drive up automated unit and Selenium testing. Develop and improve internal tools for effective administration, monitoring, and altering.

What we need:

• A solid grounding in Computer Science fundamentals
• At least 10 years of experience in back-end/full-stack development.
• Experience working in distributed systems, microservices, and highly scalable backend systems.
• Passionate about coding, designing, building, launching, and maintaining products
• Cares about the details in the user experience
• Familiarity with modern AI-assisted development tools, such as Claude or similar, to accelerate coding workflows.
• Ability to develop software/code in one mainstream programming language (brownie points if you have worked on Python and React)
• Communicates and collaborates effectively across teams
• Self-starter

About Eightfold :

Eightfold is a global leader in an AI-native enterprise talent platform, trusted by the world’s largest & most respected Fortune 500 organizations. Our platform is built from the ground up, operating at scale across Azure and AWS, deployed in multiple regions globally, including IL4-compliant environments for US Government, supporting users in 100+ countries and 30+ languages. Today, Eightfold is at the forefront of agentic AI, delivering intelligent agents that actively drive outcomes across hiring and talent workflows, while much of the industry is still experimenting with prototypes. Backed by over $410M in funding and valued at $2B+, we are defining the next era of agentic talent systems. What sets Eightfold apart is not just the technology & our mission, but the team behind it. We are a deeply technical, execution-driven organization that values ownership, collaboration, and high standards. Our engineers, product leaders, and go-to-market teams work closely together in person and across functions to build systems that scale in the real world. If you’re excited to work on hard problems, move with urgency, raise the bar every day, and help build agentic systems that transform how the world works, Eightfold is the place to do it. You may want to refer to the media coverage on TechCrunchand Reuters. Our customers Press Founders: Varun Kacholia ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/varunkacholia/ ) & Ashutosh Garg ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashutoshgarg893/ )

Engineering culture at Eightfold:

We are a team of self-starters who excel in their fields. We believe in giving you responsibility, not a task. We want you to have ownership and pride in your work and see your work's positive impact on our colleagues, our customers, and the world. We believe in providing transparency and support so you can do the best work of your career.