Senior Backend EngineerTechnical Lead
Senior Backend EngineerTechnical Lead
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Senior Backend Engineer / Technical Lead
Location: Mumbai Corp Office
Experience: 7 years
About the Role:
We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer / Technical Lead to lead the development of scalable high-performance backend systems that support critical airline operations and customer-facing applications. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in technical leadership enjoys mentoring teams and is passionate about building reliable cost-efficient systems using modern backend technologies. While the primary focus of this role is backend engineering and technical leadership experience or familiarity with AI/ML concepts and data engineering practices is a plus. You may occasionally collaborate with data teams to support intelligent features and data-driven systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the design development and deployment of backend services and APIs.
- Drive technical architecture design reviews and engineering best practices.
- Manage and mentor a team of backend engineers ensuring high-quality delivery and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product infrastructure and business stakeholders.
- Ensure systems are optimized for scalability performance and cost-efficiency.
- Define and track technical KPIs including system uptime latency and resource utilization.
- Evaluate and adopt appropriate streaming technologies and orchestration tools to support real-time and batch processing needs.
Required Skills & Experience:
- 7 years of backend development experience using Python Java JavaScript or similar languages.
- Strong understanding of backend architecture API design and microservices.
- Experience with relational databases (e.g. MySQL PostgreSQL) and data modeling.
- Proven ability to lead engineering teams and manage project delivery.
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms especially AWS and GCP.
- Familiarity with streaming platforms (e.g. Apache Kafka Google Pub/Sub) and workflow orchestration tools (e.g. Apache Airflow Prefect).
- Experience with performance monitoring benchmarking and cost optimization.
Good to Have:
- Prior experience in the airline travel or transportation domain.
- Exposure to observability tools (e.g. Prometheus Grafana Datadog).
- Experience working in agile environments and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Educational Qualification:
Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field.
What We Offer:
- A leadership role in shaping the future of airline technology platforms.
- A collaborative and innovation-driven work culture.
- Competitive compensation and benefits.
- Opportunities for career growth and technical ownership.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
