Principal Backend Engineer ()

For WEN WOMENTECH PRIVATE LIMITED

6 - 10 Years

Up to 30 Days

Up to 38 LPA

1 Position(s)

Bangalore / Bengaluru

Posted By : WEN WOMENTECH PRIVATE LIMITED

Posted 5 Days Ago

Job Skills

Job Description

Own backend architecture for large-scale distributed systems, building high-performance APIs, SDKs, and data platforms. The role drives core platform reliability, scalability, and developer experience while working closely with frontend and ML engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities:

Architect scalable microservices with low latency and high availability
Design secure, versioned REST and gRPC APIs with p95 latency tracking
Build and maintain a production-grade Python SDK for external developers
Implement Kafka-based distributed messaging for asynchronous processing
Own database schemas ensuring performance, integrity, and scalability
Ensure observability through metrics, logging, and system monitoring
Mentor engineers while enforcing testing, security, and code quality standards

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The Expertise We Require

These details define the concrete, demonstrable capabilities necessary to take full ownership of the role’s responsibilities.

Must Have's

6–10 years backend engineering experience in production systems
Should have a product based company experience
Expertise in distributed systems and microservices architecture
Strong proficiency in Python
Hands-on experience with REST and gRPC API design
Experience building and maintaining Python SDKs
Kafka or equivalent high-throughput message brokers experience
Strong SQL and NoSQL database design experience
Production exposure to Docker and Kubernetes
Cloud platform experience on AWS, GCP, or Azure