Software Engineer

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated Member of Technical Staff (MTS-2) with 2+ years of software development experience to join our API Platform Engineering team. The ideal candidate will contribute to the design, development, testing, and maintenance of scalable cloud-based services and APIs. The engineer will work closely with senior engineers, product managers, and QA teams to deliver high-quality solutions using REST APIs, GraphQL APIs, AWS cloud technologies, and modern software development practices.

This role is ideal for engineers with a strong coding foundation, a passion for distributed systems, and a desire to grow expertise in cloud-native application development.

Key Responsibilities

- Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable backend services using Node.js and Python.

- Develop and enhance RESTful APIs and GraphQL APIs that support customer-facing and internal applications.

- Participate in feature design discussions and contribute to technical solutions for product requirements.

- Build and deploy cloud-native applications and services using AWS technologies.

- Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code while following engineering best practices.

- Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve production and customer-reported issues.

- Collaborate with Product Management, QA, UX, and other engineering teams to deliver high-quality features.

- Participate in code reviews and continuously improve software quality, reliability, and performance.

- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, automation, and development productivity initiatives.

- Create and maintain technical documentation for APIs, services, and design decisions.

- Support Agile development processes using Jira and source code management using Bitbucket.

Job Requirements

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

- 2+ years of software development experience.

- Strong programming skills in Node.js and Python.

- Hands-on experience developing and consuming REST APIs and GraphQL APIs.

- Experience working with AWS cloud services.

- Proficiency with Git-based version control systems, Bitbucket, and Jira.

- Understanding of the software development lifecycle, testing methodologies, and Agile practices.

- Strong debugging, problem-solving, and analytical skills.

- Effective written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with GraphQL schema design and API gateway technologies.

- Exposure to microservices architecture and distributed systems.

- Experience with container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

- Familiarity with CI/CD tools and deployment automation.

- Knowledge of authentication and authorisation mechanisms such as OAuth2 and JWT.

- Experience with database technologies such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or DynamoDB.

- Understanding of observability tools, logging, and monitoring solutions.

Education

Typically requires a minimum of 2 years of related experience.

Bachelors or Masters degree holder

Originally posted on Himalayas