# Senior Development Engineer

**Company:** [Weekday AI](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/pxG9rDgnvZm2c86JUchT1j.md)
**Location:** Bengaluru, India
**Workplace:** hybrid
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** Weekday's Client via platform

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## Description

**This role is for one of the Weekday's clients**

**Salary range: Rs 1200000 - Rs 2200000 (ie INR 12 - 22 LPA)**

Min Experience: 5 years

Location: Bengaluru

JobType: full-time

We are seeking a skilled Software Development Engineer (SDE-2) to design, develop, and scale reliable backend systems.  
In this position, you will take full ownership of features from start to finish, contribute to the system architecture, and lead a small team to deliver high-performance, scalable, and dependable applications.

## Requirements

### **Key Responsibilities**

-   Design and implement scalable backend systems and services
-   Take full ownership of features, including design, development, testing, and deployment
-   Participate in system design and architecture (HLD & LLD) for applications with high traffic
-   Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code adhering to best practices
-   Enhance system performance, scalability, and reliability through optimization
-   Resolve complex problems using Data Structures & Algorithms (DSA)
-   Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams such as Product, Design, and DevOps
-   Lead and mentor junior engineers while promoting engineering best practices
-   Implement logging, monitoring, and analytics solutions for production environments
-   Design and manage databases, including executing data migration across systems

### **Required Skills & Experience**

-   5 to 6 years of professional experience in backend development
-   Strong proficiency in Node.js and/or Python is preferred
-   Practical experience with MongoDB (NoSQL), PostgreSQL (SQL), and Redis/Memcache; familiarity with Cassandra is a plus; candidates should be comfortable working with these technologies regardless of prior experience
-   Solid understanding of database design, including indexing and query optimization
-   Experience with performing data migration tasks
-   Competency in system design, both High-Level and Low-Level
-   Background in building scalable and distributed systems
-   Strong knowledge of API design and microservices architecture
-   Previous experience managing or mentoring engineering teams
-   Worked on high-traffic or large-scale production systems
-   Exposure to payment systems or fintech integrations
-   Familiar with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
-   Experience with monitoring, logging, and analytics tools
-   Understanding of database scaling, replication, and performance tuning

### **Why Join Growth-school?**

-   Collaborate with top-tier instructors and industry leaders
-   Opportunity to develop products that impact thousands of learners worldwide
-   Work in a fast-paced environment that encourages high ownership

### Must-have Skills

Node.js

Python

AWS

### Preferred Skills

Backend Engineering

Software Engineering

Backend Development