Software Engineer(Backend)

Role: Software Engineer-1(Backend)Location: Sector 48, GurgaonWork from office: 5 days a weekWho we are: ? A series E funded unicorn, we are an online marketplace for pre-owned cars, founded in 2015. ? Backed by marquee investors like Tiger Global, ADQ Abu Dhabi, General Catalyst, Accel & Elevation. ? One of the most trusted names in the used car market due to our focus on quality, transparency, and customer obsession. ? Served 2,00,000 happy customers across 50 cities in the country. Why this role matters: This role will be part of the team that designs and delivers high performance, distributed & scalable systems for the organization. The role will be critical in ensuring optimal website/app performance with deep focus on databases, back-end logic, APIs, architecture.Who you are: ? You are a master of coding and can build any application end-to-end. ? You can work at any company in the world, but you choose us because were obsessed about customer experience/Tech. ? You like working in a team, because you believe the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. ? You have high integrity and strong work ethics; you are brilliant, yet humble. ? Even better if you have experienced startup environments earlier and delivered high-quality solutions. What will you do: ? Contribute to all aspects of an agile software development lifecycle including design, architecture, development, documentation, testing and deployment. ? Build cutting-edge scalable systems by writing simple and efficient code. ? Push your design and architecture limits for new product development. ? Collaborate with Front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server side logic. What you need to succeed: ? Bachelors/Masters degree in Computer Science engineering, preferably from Tier 1 Institutes. ? 1 3 years of hands-on experience in developing, testing, designing (LLD) and deploying applications on backend technologies for large scale cloud-based applications. ? Strong understanding of Data structures, algorithms, system design along with exceptional problem-solving skills. ? Proficiency in Python (strongly preferred) / Java / GO / Node.Js / ROR etc. ? Experience with database design; SQL (PostgreSQL / MySQL), & NoSQL (MongoDB/Cassandra).

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