Staff Engineer - Backend

TELUS Digital; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

TELUS Digital is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer in Bengaluru, India with over 7 years of experience in backend software engineering. The role requires proficiency in backend languages like Go, Java, or Python, and a good grasp of distributed systems and microservices. The ideal candidate will collaborate across teams and support the development of scalable, secure systems, ensuring high performance and observability.

The position offers a chance to drive significant architectural decisions in a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience in backend software engineering.
• Proven experience designing and scaling backend systems in production.
• Advanced proficiency in one or more backend languages such as Go, Java, or Python.
• Strong understanding of servers, database metrics, and observability.

Skills

Backend software engineering

Distributed systems

Microservices

Cloud-native architectures

Data modeling

API design

CI/CD pipelines

Excellent communication

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub workflows

CircleCI

Job description

Minimum Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience in backend software engineering, with at least 1+ years operating at a staff level or equivalent.
• Proven experience designing and scaling backend systems in production — with a strong grasp of distributed systems, microservices, and service-oriented architecture.
• Advanced proficiency in one or more backend languages from Go, Java, and Python.
• Good understanding of cloud-native architectures (AWS, GCP, or Azure), containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Deep knowledge of data modeling, API design (REST/GraphQL/RPC), caching, SDKs, developer tooling and asynchronous systems (queues, event buses).
• Strong understanding of servers, database metrics, and observability.
• Experience implementing secure, observable, and testable systems.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, and deployment tooling (GitHub workflows, CircleCI, etc.).
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; able to drive alignment across teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on data-intensive SaaS platforms, scalable backend services, or high-throughput data processing systems.
• Familiarity with event-driven and domain-driven design.
• Deep understanding of data structures, algorithms, system design, and architectural patterns.
• Background in leading technical initiatives across multiple teams and contributing to org-level architecture.
• Strong bias for action and ownership; comfortable making architectural decisions with long-term impact.
• Experience in mentoring up to SDE 3 engineers and participating in technical hiring loops.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

At TELUS Digital, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. All aspects of employment, including the decision to hire and promote, are based on applicant's qualifications, merits, competence and performance without regard to any characteristic related to diversity.