About the Role

We are looking for an ambitious, experienced, and driven individual to join our product and platform development team. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design and develop large and complex product features that are delivered to 820 million monthly active users and can scale to 100K+ RPS.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop large and complex product features that are delivered to 820 million monthly active users and can scale to 100K+ RPS.
• Lead cross-team projects and collaborate with developers, QAs, and other departments.
• Take ownership of the product's architecture, performance, and quality. Ensure that the right architecture, design, and technical decisions are taken by the developers in the team.
• Take initiatives to ensure that the best practices for software development are followed by the team.
• Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability.
• Contribute to hiring and onboarding processes.

Requirements

• 8+ years of medium to large-scale software development experience.
• Strong knowledge of designing and architecting complex systems.
• Experience with benchmarking systems for performance, and failure detection.
• Track record of mentoring and onboarding engineers.
• Experience with project management and related tools and frameworks.
• Knowledge of Posix compliant operating systems (we develop on Mac OS X and deploy on GNU/Linux).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to issue resolution.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or equivalent).

Nice to Have

• Exposure to project management and related tools.
• Experience of working with Product Managers and Designers.

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